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It is estimated that ___ percent of all projects are not seriously reviewed or audited. |
| | A) | 90 |
| | B) | 80 |
| | C) | 50 |
| | D) | 40 |
| | E) | 20 |
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Which of the following are common mistakes that occur regarding project audits? |
| | A) | Audits are conducted by non-team members. |
| | B) | The organization is too busy to conduct audits. |
| | C) | Audits are conducted primarily on failures or disasters. |
| | D) | both B and C are correct |
| | E) | A, B, and C are all correct |
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| 3 | |
A good benchmark to use as a time limit for conducting a project audit is |
| | A) | one day |
| | B) | one week |
| | C) | two weeks |
| | D) | one month |
| | E) | two months |
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To improve the chances for a successful audit, all of the following should be done except to |
| | A) | complete the audit as quickly as is reasonable |
| | B) | data accuracy should be verifiable |
| | C) | include comments about groups or individuals as appropriate |
| | D) | give the audit leader access to management above the project manager |
| | E) | provide the audit team with access to all data, team members, and customers |
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A major tenant of the project audit is that |
| | A) | all problems are identified |
| | B) | the outcome represents an independent, outside view of the project |
| | C) | only verifiable, non-judgmental, non-subjective data be used |
| | D) | the identities of the audit team are kept secret |
| | E) | a minimum number of people know that the audit is being conducted |
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| 6 | |
In the Snapshot from Practice the project to use Global Positioning Systems to collect truck tolls was cancelled by: |
| | A) | France |
| | B) | Poland |
| | C) | Spain |
| | D) | Germany |
| | E) | Italy |
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The section of the Audit report that new project teams are likely to find most useful is the: |
| | A) | Analysis |
| | B) | Recommendations |
| | C) | Classification of project |
| | D) | Lessons learned |
| | E) | Strategic objectives |
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In the Snapshot from Practice, the results of analyzing the Katrina hurricane resulted in a new evaluation plan from: |
| | A) | the state legislature |
| | B) | the governor of Louisiana |
| | C) | the city of New Orleans |
| | D) | the federal government |
| | E) | the national guard |
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| 9 | |
Project closures can fall into all of the following categories except |
| | A) | premature |
| | B) | perpetual |
| | C) | failed |
| | D) | changed priority |
| | E) | all of these are categories for project closure |
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| 10 | |
In the Research Highlight, Chaos: Software Projects, the criterion which was deemed the most important for project success was |
| | A) | realistic expectations |
| | B) | hard-working, focused staff |
| | C) | user involvement |
| | D) | proper planning |
| | E) | clear vision and objectives |
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| 11 | |
More and more companies are discarding the traditional superior-subordinate performance feedback process and replacing it with |
| | A) | critical incidences review |
| | B) | management by objectives |
| | C) | the 360-degree feedback |
| | D) | both B and C are correct |
| | E) | A, B, and C are all correct |
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The project closure process includes all of the following except |
| | A) | shutting down resources and releasing to new uses |
| | B) | reassigning project team members |
| | C) | conduct an audit |
| | D) | getting delivery acceptance from the customer |
| | E) | closing accounts and seeing all bills are paid |
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