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1、PRM 练习题1. Since risk is associated with most projects, the best course of action is to:A. cover all project risks by buying appropriate insuranceB. ignore the risks, since nothing can be done about them and move forward with the project in an expeditious manner.C. avoid projects with clear and prese

2、nt risksD. eliminate all known risks prior to the execution phase of the projectE. identify various risks and implement actions to mitigate their potential impact2. The process of choosing/documenting the best approach to achieve the project objectives is part of:A. The scope baseline.B. Scope autho

3、rizationC. Scope definitionD. Scope planning.E. All of the above.3. Time management is the allocation of time in a projects life cycle through the process of:A. PlanningB. Estimating.C. Scheduling.D. ControllingE. All of the above.4. A comprehensive definition of scope management would be:A. Managin

4、g a project in terms of its objective through the concept, development, implementation, and termination phases of a project.B. Approval of the scope baseline.C. Approval of the detailed project charter.D. Configuration control.E. Approved detailed planning including budgets, resource allocation, lin

5、ear responsibility charts and management sponsorship.5. Risk management allows the project manager and the project team to:A. eliminate most risks during the planning phase of the projectB. identify project risksC. identify impacts of various risksD. plan suitable responsesE. B, C and D only6. A tas

6、k-oriented family tree of activities is a:A. Detailed plan.B. Linear responsibility chart.C. Work breakdown structure.D. Cost account coding system.E. Work package decription.7. The “control points“ in the work breakdown structure used for isolated assignments to work centers are referred to as:A. W

7、ork packages.B. Subtasks.C. Tasks.D. Code of accounts.E. Integration points.8. The way a project manager sends and receives information depends upon:A. How others relate to the project managerB. The project managers level in the organizational hierarchyC. the size and nature of the projectD. the pro

8、ject managers salary and ageE. the number of projects going on at one time in the company9. Uncertainty refers to a situation where:A. the outcomes are known but their probabilities are highB. the outcomes and their probabilities are knownC. neither the outcomes nor their probabilities are knownD. s

9、tates of nature can change at any timeE. probabilities of various states of nature can change at any time10. It is useful to conduct project risk assessment according to the projectsA. charterB. statement of workC. Work Breakdown structureD. networkE. budget11. Which of the following is most closely

10、 associated with business risk?A. profit and lossB. personnel turnoverC. workmens compensationD. liability insuranceE. All of the above.12. The work breakdown structure, the work packages, and the companys accounting system are tied together through the:A. Code of accounts.B. Overhead rates.C. Budge

11、ting system.D. Capital budgeting process.E. All of the above.13. Which of the following is an element of procurement management?A. inspectionB. purchasingC. estimatingD. expeditingE. A, B and D only14. Which of the following is most closely associated with pure risk?A. profit and lossB. personnel tu

12、rnoverC. insuranceD. market fluctuationsE. A and D only15. To calculate the expected value of an outcome:A. divide the value of each outcome by its probability, then add the results.B. divide the value of the desired outcome by the value all possible outcomesC. multiply the value of each outcome by

13、its probability, then add the resultsD. use linear regression to assess the expected value of the outcomeE. B and D only16. The work breakdown structure (WBS) is an excellent tool for objective control and evaluation. Which of the following is generally NOT validated through the WBS?A. Time, schedul

14、e and cost.B. Management coordination and organization structuring.C. Work methods and accountability.D. Quality of work.E. Risk and impact decision-making.17. Which of the following utility functions reflects risk-aversion?A. uniformB. increasingC. decreasingD. exponentialE. B and D only18. A proje

15、ct can best be defined as:A. Series of non-related activities designed to accomplish single and multiple objectives.B. Coordinated effort of related activities designed to accomplish a goal without a well-established end point.C. Cradle-to-grave activities which must be accomplished in less than one

16、 year and consumes human and non-human resources.D. Any undertaking with a definable time frame, well-defined objectives, and consumes both human and non-human resources with certainconstraints.E. All of the above.19. Assigning resources in an attempt to find the shortest project schedule consistent

17、 with fixed resource limits is called resource _.A. Allocation.B. PartitioningC. LevelingD. Quantification.E. None of above.20. Which of the following activities can be considered as part of risk mitigation?A. risk identificationB. purchasing insuranceC. assessment of outcomesD. assessment of probab

18、ilitiesE. C and D only21 In general, attempts to smooth out period to period resources will _ the scheduled time and _ project costs.A. Increase, decrease.B. Increase, increaseC. Increase, increase or decrease.D. Decrease, decrease.E. Decrease, increase.22. Risk management methodology should be adhe

19、red to in:A. construction projectsB. system projectsC. complex projectsD. large projectsE. All of the above.23. The most expensive phase of project life cycle costing is:A. R & D.B. Applied research.C. ProductionD. Operations and support.E. Termination.24. Giving a part of project work to a contract

20、or is an example of:A. risk mitigationB. risk assignmentC. risk delegationD. risk deflectionE. risk assumption25. The most effective means of determining the cost of a project is to price out the _.A. Work breakdown structure.B. Linear responsibility chart.C. Project charter.D. Scope statement.E. Ma

21、nagement plan.26. Total project risk can be defined as:A. the sum of the probabilities of project risks events times the sum of consequences of those risksB. the sum of the products of each project risk event times its consequencesC. the sum of the consequences of all project risk eventsD. the sum o

22、f the probabilities of all project risk eventsE. 1 - the sum of the probabilities of all project risk events.27. Which of the following actions is an example of risk response?A. adjust project parameters (scope, time, quality .)B. reduce the probability of potential project risk eventsC. reduce the

23、consequences of potential project risk eventsD. wait until a problem actually happens, then deal with it in the most effective and efficient manner.E. A, B and C only28. The WBS is:A. An organization oriented family tree of the project.B. A task oriented family tree of the project.C. A cost centered

24、 structure of the project.D. Only required on large complex projects where separately identifiable work packages are difficult to construct.E. None of the above.29. Which of the following areas are addressed in risk identification?A. environmentalB. technicalC. legalD. All of the above.E. A and B on

25、ly30. Which of the following risks are generally considered unpredictable?A. business riskB. financial riskC. inflationD. natural hazardsE. taxes31. Which of the following types of contracts allows the owner to transfer risk to the contractor?A. cost plus incentive feeB. cost sharingC. firm fixed pr

26、iceD. cost plus fixed feeE. performance guarantees32. By using Project Risk Management techniques, project managers can develop strategies that do all but which of the following:A. Significantly reduce project risksB. eliminate project risksC. provide a rational basis for better decision makingD. id

27、entify risks, their impact(s), and any appropriate responsesE. None of the above.33. The project stakeholders should be actively involved with the _ phase(s) of the life cycle.A. ConceptualB. Development.C. ExecutionD. FinishE. All of the above.34. Which phase of the project life cycle typically has

28、 the highest uncertainty and risk associated with it?A. conceptB. developmentC. executionD. conclusionE. All of the above.35. The purpose of project Risk Management is to:A. Identify those factors that will adversely impact project objectives.B. Assess the impact of adverse project factors.C. Assess

29、 the probability of adverse project factors.D. All of the above.36. An element in the WBS was estimated to require 1 month for completion with 1000 hours of labor and a burdened cost of $50K. The task was completed in 1000 hours but a burdened cost of $60K. The most likely reason for the increase wo

30、uld be:A. Higher salaried employees were assigned.B. Overtime was required.C. The overhead rate increased.D. Employee salaries had increased.E. Any of the above37. The Risk of NOT meeting project quality objectives:A. can be minimized through continuous monitoring.B. considered a long term risk.C. w

31、ill be reflected in the “in-service“ life of the product or service.D. All of the above.38. The main player in project communication is theA. sponsorB. project managerC. functional managerD. functional teamE. All of the above.39. The principles of risk management should be followed only for:A. compl

32、ex projectsB. simple projectsC. large projectsD. All of the above.40. Project Risk Management is based on which of the following premises:A. the future is unknown.B. unknowns can result in risks or opportunities.C. we cannot control risk events.D. project risk impact can be measured and controlledE.

33、 All of the above.41. Risk mitigation involves all but which of the following:A. developing system standards (policies, procedure, responsibility standards)B. obtaining insurance against lossC. identification of project risksD. performing contingent planningE. developing planning alternatives41. The

34、 sequential steps that define the process for successfully completing a project is:A. Implementation PlanB. a life cycleC. Development PlanD. a critical pathE. Management Plan42. The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is the basis for communicating:A. Project scope, cost control, schedule, qualityB. Pro

35、ject objectives, dependencies, plan, cost controlC. Project scope, schedule, staffing, cost controlD. Project scope, quality, schedule, dependenciesE. Project budget, schedule, risk factors, work assignments.43. In Project Risk Management, Risk Response may include actions to:A. reduce the probabili

36、ty of risk eventsB. change the scope, budget, schedule or quality specifications of the projectC. reduce the consequences or severity of impacts of a potential risk eventD. All of the above.44. Risk event probability is defined as:A. the total number of possible events divided into the expectations

37、or frequency of the risk eventB. the number of times the risk event may occurC. the fraction of the total project tasks which may be affected by the risk eventD. the total number of possible events divided into the consequences of the risk event.E. A and B45. A Work Breakdown Structure:A. assures al

38、l work is identifiedB. subdivides the project into manageable segmentsC. provides the project sponsor with a time-phase task summaryD. both A and BE. All of the above.46 In the project environment, the individual ultimately responsible for quality control is:A. The line workers who must strive “to d

39、o things right the first time“ to avoid quality problems.B. the companys quality control manager who must work with the project members to ensure the quality control program is effective.C. The head of the production department who retains ultimate quality control responsibility for all the companys

40、 projects.D. The project manager who has ultimate responsibility for the entire project.E. the customer who must ensure that he is receiving a quality product from the vendor.47. A work breakdown structure is most useful for:A. identifying individual tasks for a projectB. scheduling the start of tas

41、ksC. developing a cost estimateD. determining potential delaysE. A and C48. Risk Event Status is defined as _ .A. Risk Probability x Amount At Stake.B. the severity of the consequences.C. how likely the event is to occur with risk.D. (Cost + Benefit + Business Risk) / Insurable Risk.E. B and C49. The Delphi Method is _ .A. used to derive a consensus arriving at a convergent solutionB. useful in determining probability relating to future events.C. used with questionnaires based on established scenarios.D. continued as an iterative process until a solution is reached.E. All of the above.