Tenner for the day (7/27/12)

Submitted by krantikumar50 on Fri, 07/27/2012 - 11:28

Hi All,


 


Please find the ten questions (Tenner), as promised, for 7.27.12 below. The answers would come after I receive few inputs and then one can see how well are they doing. Self analysis, as they term it.


 


Warmly, Kranti Kumar aka KK....


 


 


1.       A  PM must have a good understanding of the mechanics of power and politics to be effective. Power includes all of the following EXCEPT-------


A.      Ability to get people to do things that they would not otherwise do


B.      Ability to handle power struggle e and organizational games


C.      Potential to change the course of events and overcome resistance D.Potential to influence behaviors



 



2.      As a project nears completion, you notice that the FMs are more interested in trying to find out a new position than in concentrating on work. What is this motivation?

A.      Physiological


B.      Safety


C.      Self-esteem D. Social



 



3.       What is an input to Determine Budget?


A.      Proposal


B.      Contracts


C.      SOW


D.      Procurement Management Plan


 


 


4.       When your objective is to get a lasting win-win solution to a problem, which conflict resolution technique should you use?


A.      Avoiding


B.      Confronting


C.      Smoothing


D.      Withdrawing


 


5.     What should you use to anticipate management’s approval of the amount of risk you plan to take on with your chosen project approach?


A.      Probability Analysis


B.      The company’s risk tolerance level


C.      The Delphi Method


D.      The Monte Carlo Method


 


 


6.       Which statement is FALSE regarding procurement negotiations?


A.      It includes responsibilities, contract finding, and technical and business management approaches.


B.      The main consideration of both buyers and seller should be to maximum monetary return


C.      Price is an important consideration during negotiation.


D.   The primary objective should be to build a lasting relationship


 


7.       Which statement is TRUE about the close project or phase process if a project ended prematurely?


A.      It documents reasons for actions taken if a project is terminated before completion


B.      It formalizes acceptance of deliverables


C.      It formalizes acceptance of deliverables and document deliverables.


 D.     It verifies and documents deliverables


 


 


8.      All of the following are advantages to using templates to create activity lists EXCEPT---


A.      Encouraging creative thinking


B.      Indicating required skills


C.      Reduced risks


D.      Saving planning time


 


 


9.       What is the most common type of dependency relationship?


A.      Finish-to-finish


B.      Finish-to-start


C.      Start-to-finish


D.      Start-to-start


 


 


10.       Which statement is TRUE concerning the PDM?


A.      It requires dummy activities to properly represent dependencies


B.      It uses boxes or rectangles to represent activities


C.      It uses directed arrows to indicate activities


D.      Only finish-to-start dependencies can be represented




 






 




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karthik21

Fri, 07/27/2012 - 11:40

1.D

2.C
2.C
4.B
5.B
6.B
7.C
8.A
9.B
10.C

rrbhandare

Fri, 07/27/2012 - 11:44

1 B
2 B
3 C
4 B
5 B
6 A
7 D
8 A
9 B
10 D

Ramana_99

Fri, 07/27/2012 - 11:54

 

1 B
2 D
3 B
4 C
5 B
6 D
7 A
8 B
9 B
10 B

krantikumar50

Fri, 07/27/2012 - 12:06

Hi Both,


 


Lets go to Q # 7!


 


PMI expects answers as 1st thing to do or the best to do. Chances are we may find 2 answers right and that is when we have to decide which is more right. Close and just close.


 


Likewise, let us suppose a project started but got closed in 24 hours ( a la Britney Spears marriage). Would we have any deliverable to document or verify it? So the best answer is "A" and that is we need to document the precise reason for project closure. This would be most important. The other reason are good too but not the BEST.


 


Ramana is true. A is correct.


 


Please do think about it mates.


 


Warmly, KK...

karthik21

Fri, 07/27/2012 - 12:16

Hi  KK

Since the question does not talk about the time of closure, we may not say with certainity that there were no deliverables.(not exactly a la Britney scenario :-)

As per the closure process, whethere the project is closed properly or pre closed(doe to lack of fund), the Deliverables need to verfied.

 Its also important to take stock of the deliverable since if the project reopens(due to fund availability), it will not be a fresh one and we need to know what were delivered so far

Mr.Pawar/Mr.Saket Others... do you have any thoughts?

Regards

Karthik

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prashant.spce

Fri, 07/27/2012 - 12:20


1 A
2 C (Just a guess)
3 C
4 B
5 B
6 D
7 A
8 A
9 B
10 C

krantikumar50

Fri, 07/27/2012 - 12:35

Yes, true Karthik Anna,


 


I agree with you. You are right.


 


However, I still would go with "A". Just a small bit, very small Anna,  where I fail to agree. Sorry :(


 


BTW, what does post-mortem of a project mean? It means the project ended prematurely. Its not written anywhere. Its plain and simple assumption. Likewise, when a project ends prematurely means it ended 1 hour after the allocation or 1 day before it was supposed to be handed over. But, I agree with you Anna. Dont think I am defying you. I cant even if I want to Anna.


 


Warmly, KK....


 


 

RaviDatt

Fri, 07/27/2012 - 13:07


  1. B

  2. A

  3. B

  4. B

  5. B

  6. B

  7. A

  8. B

  9. B

  10. B

taureantushar

Fri, 07/27/2012 - 13:25

1. c

2 b

3 b

4 b

5 b

6 d

7 d

8 a

9 b

10 b

krantikumar50

Fri, 07/27/2012 - 13:42

Hi All,


 


Anyone who loves his wife will get most of the answers right since the maximum answers were "BB" :)


 


Here are the answers:


 


1. B


2. B


3. B


4. B


5. B


6. B


7. A


8. A


9. B


10. B


 


Warmly, KK...


 

RaviDatt

Fri, 07/27/2012 - 13:57

got 8/10 not bad :-)


Thanks KK for these excellent questions .

Ramana_99

Fri, 07/27/2012 - 13:58

 mine is 6 correct...

sspawar

Fri, 07/27/2012 - 15:00

q 7

you have to peak one the most pin pointed.

others having  possiblity in both the cases whether it is premature or not.

I am agree at all answers:

except NO 8

Reduces risks

means it leaves some risk, in place of this it would be better -

to write - "eliminates risks of wrong doing"

Other wise in PMBOK terminology : it differs its meaning

and option would be C

krantikumar50

Fri, 07/27/2012 - 15:25

Respected Pawarji Sir,


 


No matter what you do one can never say "All Risks are Eliminated". Risks are an integral part of any project. No matter what you do it remains respected Pawarji Sir. The very nature is quite residual.


 


So, if you use teamplates you just as might reduce and  project risks are innate and one can not wither away from it.


 


Warmly, KK...