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GCPM GIAC Certified Project Manager Certification Practice Test Questions and Answers

Questions 4

Which of the following techniques is defined in the statement given below?

"It is a technique where a project team is placed in a single location where they can work in a face-to-face environment to enhance their ability to perform as a team."

Options:

A.

Recognition and rewards

B.

Team-building activities

C.

Training

D.

Co-location

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Questions 5

Which of the following documents is described in the statement below?

"It is an exchange of promises between two or more parties to do an act which is enforceable in the court of law."

Options:

A.

Resource calendar

B.

Risk register

C.

Project calendar

D.

Contract

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Questions 6

Which of the following models is used to determine, implement, monitor, control, and maintain Information Security Management System or ISMS?

Options:

A.

RACI model

B.

Continual Service Improvement Model

C.

Service Model

D.

PDCA model

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Questions 7

You work as a project manager for PassGuide Inc. You are starting a project. Which of the following elements must be included while initiating a project?

Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

Options:

A.

Comparison of actual project performance against the project management plan

B.

Stakeholder needs analysis

C.

Clarification of the project purpose and justification

D.

Designation of user requirements

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Questions 8

You are the project manager for the NQK Project for your organization. Your project team has both internal employees and contract-based employees. What document should define how the contract based employees will be managed?

Options:

A.

Resource calendar

B.

Project calendar

C.

Project management plan

D.

Contract

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Questions 9

Kelly is the project manager for her organization and is managing a project to create new software. In this project some of the project team members have misunderstood the project requirements and have added features to the software that were not requested. Kelly needs to examine the amount of time it took to create these features and determine if the changes should be kept or discarded. What scope control tool and technique would help Kelly determine the magnitude of this variation?

Options:

A.

Variance analysis

B.

Configuration management system

C.

Replanning

D.

Change control system

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Questions 10

The figure given below demonstrates the communication model for a project. What role does the component E play in the communications model?

Options:

A.

Static

B.

Noise

C.

Deterrent

D.

Barrier

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Questions 11

Hank is a project manager for the NHY Project. His project has a very tight budget with little room for project overruns on costs. Hank needs to control costs and reduce expenses as much as possible within the project in order for the project to be deemed successful in the organization. On the NHY Project, Hank is using many contractors that are integrated into the project team. What can Hank do to keep project costs down in this scenario?

Options:

A.

Release the project contracted employees as soon as they have fulfilled their project obliga tions.

B.

Trim the project scope.

C.

Increase the quality control testing activities.

D.

Release the project contractors and hire full-time employees.

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Questions 12

You, with your team, are performing the work defined in the project management plan to achieve the project's objectives. In which of the following processes are you working on?

Options:

A.

Perform Quality Assurance

B.

Develop Project Team

C.

Manage Project Team

D.

Direct and Manage Project Execution

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Questions 13

In which of the following process groups is the initial scope defined and are the initial finances committed?

Options:

A.

Executing

B.

Monitoring and controlling

C.

Initiation

D.

Planning

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Questions 14

In which of the following process groups is the project manager responsible for authorizing and applying organization resources to the subsequent project activities?

Options:

A.

Executing

B.

Initiating

C.

Planning

D.

Monitoring and controlling

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Questions 15

You have been assigned as the Project Manager for a new project that involves deployment of a new software application to all your organization's users. The timeline is aggressive, and this software is being deployed on your company's architecture for the first time. In addition, your project steering committee has specified an allowable budget for your project. You plan to use an outside company for this deployment. Which of the following contract types is BEST suited for you to negotiate?

Options:

A.

Time and material

B.

Cost reimbursable

C.

Fixed price

D.

Lowest bid

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Questions 16

All of the following are examples of project resources, which can be procured except for which one?

Options:

A.

Facilities for the project war room

B.

Contractors

C.

Quality metrics

D.

Laptop computers

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Questions 17

Which of the following tasks are performed by the scope development process?

Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

Options:

A.

To facilitate clear responsibility assignments

B.

To define a baseline for performance measurement and control

C.

To determine whether a scope change has occurred

D.

To improve the accuracy of cost, duration, and resource estimates

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Questions 18

You work as a project manager for PassGuide Inc. You have to evaluate the performance efficiencies of a project. The table given below has the following related values: Which of the following will be the cost variance (CV) of the project at the current point of time?

Options:

A.

25

B.

-25

C.

30

D.

-30

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Questions 19

You work as a project manager for PassGuide Inc. You are performing a task to generate a hierarchical list of resources related by function and resource type that is used to facilitate planning and controlling of project work. Which of the following components of project management will you use to accomplish the above task?

Options:

A.

PERT chart

B.

RBS

C.

Gantt chart

D.

WBS

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Questions 20

Which of the following models is used to determine, implement, monitor, control, and maintain Information Security Management System or ISMS?

Options:

A.

Continual Service Improvement Model

B.

RACI model

C.

Service Model

D.

PDCA model

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Questions 21

Which of the following are the characteristics of a project?

Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

Options:

A.

Its success is measured by evaluating whether it meets or exceeds expectations of the stakeholders.

B.

It is temporary in nature and has a definite beginning and ending date.

C.

It is completed when the project goals are achieved.

D.

It is common in nature.

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Questions 22

You are using the PDCA model to determine, implement, monitor, control, and maintain Information Security Management System or ISMS. You have to evaluate the new processes and match up to the results against the probable results to determine the differences. In which of the following phases of the PDCA are you working?

Options:

A.

Act

B.

Do

C.

Check

D.

Plan

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Questions 23

You work as a project manager for PassGuide Inc. Two of your team members are held in a conflict on a module of the project assigned to them. You have told them to work together to find a mutually beneficial solution. Which of the following conflict resolution techniques will your team members follow to achieve the solution?

Options:

A.

Compromise

B.

Collaboration

C.

Avoidance

D.

Competition

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Questions 24

You work as a project manager for PassGuide Inc. You are working on several projects. Your projects vary in size and budget. You have to calculate the ratios of schedule and cost compared to plan, so that you can compare relative schedule and cost performance of each project. Which of the following components of EVM provide measures of schedule and cost performance that are not affected by the size of the project?

Options:

A.

BAC and EAC

B.

CPI and SPI

C.

CV and SV

D.

PV and EV

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Questions 25

You are the project manager of the NHQ Project and are trying to determine which seller you should choose for the project. You have received proposals from six vendors and they are all very good proposal, qualified to complete the project work, and the prices are close to the same. You would like to create method of ranking each vendor based and assign a score value to several

different categories. Because the project is a high-profile project, you have assigned 25 points to experience and 10 points for all of the other categories to judge the vendors. This is considered what type of source selection process?

Options:

A.

Screening system

B.

Weighting system

C.

Preferred vendor list

D.

Benefits-cost analysis

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Questions 26

Amy works as a project manager for PassGuide Inc. She has to develop a visual diagram which can depict the resources that will be used within the project. Which of the following diagrams will Amy create to accomplish the task?

Options:

A.

WBS

B.

RACI

C.

RBS

D.

Gantt chart

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Questions 27

Which of the following types of organizational structures represents a hierarchy where every member has one leader and the employees are grouped by the area of expertise?

Options:

A.

Matrix

B.

Functional

C.

Jury

D.

Projectized

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Questions 28

Which of the following are inputs of the Acquire Project Team process?

Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

Options:

A.

Resource calendars

B.

Organizational process assets

C.

Enterprise environmental factors

D.

Project management plan

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Questions 29

Mark works as a project manager for PassGuide Inc. His project is in an emergency situation. For this reason, he has hired a trader who is about to join immediately. Which of the following types of contract is needed in such a situation?

Options:

A.

Incentive-based contract

B.

Letter contract

C.

Fixed fee contract

D.

Time and materials contract

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Questions 30

You work as a project manager for PassGuide Inc. You are in the project kickoff meeting. Which of the following documents are reviewed during the project kickoff meeting?

Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

Options:

A.

Project budget

B.

Project WBS

C.

Project charter

D.

Project scope

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Questions 31

Which of the following is built by aggregating the costs of the individual work elements and then joining them at time intervals where meaningful actual cost information will be available?

Options:

A.

Cost baseline

B.

Cost estimation

C.

Cost controlling

D.

Cost budgeting

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Questions 32

Which of the following are outputs of the Control Scope process?

Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

Options:

A.

Work performance measurement

B.

Project management plan update

C.

Change request

D.

Requirement documentation

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Questions 33

Which of the following conflict resolution techniques can bring the problem into the open and have the third person present?

Options:

A.

Compromise

B.

Collaboration

C.

Avoidance

D.

Accommodation

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Questions 34

Which of the following processes improves the competencies and interaction of the team?

Options:

A.

Acquire project team

B.

Develop project team

C.

Project human resource plan process

D.

Manage project team

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Questions 35

Which of the following is a method of planning and managing projects that puts more emphasis on the resources required to execute project tasks?

Options:

A.

Critical Path Method (CPM)

B.

Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM)

C.

Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM)

D.

Linear scheduling method (LSM)

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Questions 36

Which of the following techniques is used for estimating a variety of project parameters and measures of scale?

Options:

A.

Parametric estimating

B.

Analogous estimating

C.

Bottom-up estimating

D.

Activity duration estimating

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Questions 37

Which of the following is an overlap between tasks that have a dependency?

Options:

A.

Mean time

B.

Lead time

C.

Fixed time

D.

Lag time

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Questions 38

Amy works as a project manager for PassGuide Inc. She wants to determine those risks that may affect the project. Which of the following processes should Amy use to accomplish the task?

Options:

A.

Perform qualitative risk analysis

B.

Plan risk responses

C.

Perform quantitative risk analysis

D.

Identify risk

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Questions 39

You work as a Project Manager for PassGuide Inc. You are developing the schedule for your project. Your project deals with the construction of a new building for PassGuide Inc. You want to break the project into small, individual, and manageable components. Which of the following tasks will you perform in the above scenario?

Options:

A.

Create a Gantt chart.

B.

Create WBS.

C.

Create an activity diagram.

D.

Create a PERT chart.

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Questions 40

You work as a project manager for PassGuide Inc. You are working on a project where there is a limited amount of detailed information about the project or program. Which of the following estimation techniques will you use to accomplish the task?

Options:

A.

Three-point

B.

Analogous

C.

Bottom-up

D.

Parametric

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Questions 41

Which of the following is described in the statement below?

"It measures the quality objectives of the project. It provides the foundation for measuring and reporting quality performance as part of the performance measurement baseline."

Options:

A.

Cost baseline

B.

Scope baseline

C.

Schedule baseline

D.

Quality baseline

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Questions 42

Which of the following processes is performed to develop a detailed description of the project and product?

Options:

A.

Initiation

B.

Scope definition

C.

Planning

D.

Scope verification

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Questions 43

You are the project manager of the NNH project. In this project you have created a contingency response that the cost performance index should be less than 0.93. The NHH project has a budget at completion of $945,000 and is 45 percent complete - though the project should be 49 percent complete. The project has spent $455,897 to reach the 45 percent complete milestone. What is the project's cost performance index?

Options:

A.

1.06

B.

-$30,647

C.

0.92

D.

0.93

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Questions 44

Don has hired Jerry, a contractor, to complete a portion of his project work. The contract used was a cost-plus contract. If Don was to perform a risk audit, who would carry the risk in this scenario?

Options:

A.

Jerry would because he is the hired contractor.

B.

Don would because he is the project manager.

C.

Don would because of the contract type.

D.

Jerry would because of the contract type.

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Questions 45

You work as a project manager for PassGuide Inc. You are working on a project that has a budget of $805,000 and you have completed 45 percent of the project work. Due to some errors, however, you have actually spent $430,000 of the budget. Management wants to know the project's cost performance index. Which of the following values will you report?

Options:

A.

0.87

B.

0.84

C.

0.86

D.

0.80

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Questions 46

Rick is the project manager for TTM project. He is in the process of procuring services from vendors. He makes a contract with a vendor in which he precisely specify the services to be procured, and any changes to the procurement specification will increase the costs to the buyer.

Which type of contract is this?

Options:

A.

Fixed Price Incentive Fee

B.

Cost Plus Fixed Fee Contract

C.

Firm Fixed Price

D.

Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustment

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Questions 47

Billy is the project manager of the PQW Project and she has an assigned project budget of $655,000. Currently she is 80 percent complete with the project though she was scheduled to be 100 percent done by this date. She has spent $490,000 to date and other than the project schedule, which was delayed because of a vendor, the project is going well. What should Billy report as her schedule performance index for this project?

Options:

A.

1.23

B.

$524,000

C.

.80

D.

100 percent because the vendor caused her lateness

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Questions 48

Lamont is the project manager of a project that has recently finished the final project deliverables. The project customer has signed off on the project deliverable and Lamont has a few administrative closure activities to complete. In the project, there were several large risks that could have wrecked the project but Lamont and his project team found some creative methods to resolve the risks without affecting the project costs or project end date. What should Lamont do with the risk responses he identified during the project's monitoring and controlling process?

Options:

A.

Include the risk response in the project risk management plan.

B.

Include the responses in the project management plan.

C.

Include the risk responses in the organization's lessons learned database.

D.

Nothing. The risk responses are included in the project's risk register already.

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Questions 49

Of the following, which best describes the elements in the work breakdown structure (WBS)?

Options:

A.

The elements are the description of the required work.

B.

They are deliverables.

C.

They analyze the risk.

D.

Elements are part of a weak matrix.

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Questions 50

You work as a project manager for PassGuide Inc. You are using market risk, value at risk (VaR), historical simulation (HS), and extreme value theory (EVT) so as to analyze a portfolio and make forecasts of the likely losses that would be incurred for a variety of risks. Which of the following processes are you using to accomplish the task?

Options:

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Questions 51

You are the project manager of the UTN Project and are working on the roles and responsibilities for your project. You'll need to define four aspects of the roles and responsibilities. All of the following must be defined except for which one?

Options:

A.

Management

B.

Competency

C.

Role

D.

Responsibilities

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Questions 52

Jenny is the project manager for her organization. Her project is not doing well on project schedule performance, and management wants her to predict how the project schedule and cost will end. Management has asked Jenny to report and forecast her project's performance based on the Judgmental methods. Which of the following judgmental methods will Jenny use to accomplish the task?

Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

Options:

A.

Scenario building

B.

Technology forecasting

C.

Autoregressive moving average

D.

Forecast by analogy

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Questions 53

Which of the following statements about Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) are true?

Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

Options:

A.

It defines a project and groups the project's discrete work elements in a way that helps to organize and define the total work scope of the project.

B.

It cannot be revised and updated as needed by the project manager.

C.

It provides a framework for detailed cost estimating and control along with providing guidance for schedule development and control.

D.

It is an important project management tool.

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Questions 54

Which of the following are the tools and techniques of the Plan Procurements process?

Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

Options:

A.

Contract types

B.

Expert judgment

C.

Make-or-buy analysis

D.

Probability and impact matrix

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Questions 55

Mark works as a project manager for PassGuide Inc. The change control board has approved several scope changes that will drastically alter his project plan. There are also some changes caused to the project risks, communication, and vendors. Which of the following should also be updated based on the above scope changes?

Options:

A.

Process improvement plan

B.

Quality baseline

C.

Vendor selection process

D.

Stakeholders identification

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Questions 56

Kelly is the project manager of her organization. She is reviewing the project network diagram to confirm that the resource she has identified is available to complete the project assignments without conflicting with other activities in the project node. The availability of resources will help Kelly determine the final finish date for the project. What scheduling technique is Kelly using?

Options:

A.

Critical Path method

B.

Critical Chain method

C.

Resource utilization

D.

Resource leveling heuristics

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Questions 57

Which of the following processes is described in the statement below?

"It is involved with many kinds of process design and with implementation and improvement to the IT infrastructure and service processes."

Options:

A.

Risk Management

B.

Change Management

C.

Configuration Management

D.

Continual Process Improvement Management

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Questions 58

Fill in the blank with the appropriate term.

_______emphasizes on bringing out the best in a team to make sure that self development, positive communication, leadership skills, and the skill to work together as a team to resolve problems are built within the team.

Options:

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Questions 59

Which of the following is an input to the Identify Risk process?

Options:

A.

The project scope statement

B.

Residual risks

C.

Return on investment

D.

Referent power

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Exam Code: GCPM
Exam Name: GIAC Certified Project Manager Certification Practice Test
Last Update: Dec 22, 2024
Questions: 397

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