QUESTION: 97

Tom is the project manager of the GHQ Project for his organization. He is working on recovering the project schedule. As Tom examines his schedule he is especially aware of project activities with soft logic.
What is soft logic?

Soft logic describes activities that do not have particular resources assigned to them.
Soft logic describes activities that can be completed in any order.
Soft logic describes activities that can have lead time added to them.
Soft logic describes activities that can be crashed because they are effort-driven.

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

Soft logic can be completed in any order without affecting the outcome of the deliverables. Soft logic is also known as preferential logic, preferred logic, and discretionary dependency. It is defined on the basis of knowledge of best practices and standard procedures for the particular application area. Soft logic is defined by the project management team based on well- known practices in a specific desired sequence.
Answer options A, D, and C are incorrect. These are not valid definitions of soft logic.

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QUESTION: 98

Which of the following components of the change control system includes the documentation, tracking systems, and defined approval levels necessary for authorizing and controlling changes?

Scope Verification
Configuration Management System
Project Management Information System
Integrated Change Control

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

The change management system comprises several components that guide the change request through the process.
When a change request is made, it will affect the project scope. The Configuration Management System evaluates the change request, and documents the features and functions of the change on the project scope.
What is Configuration Management System?
Configuration Management System is a subsystem of the overall project management system. It is a collection of formal documented procedures used to identify and document the functional and physical characteristics of a product, result, service, or component of the project. It also controls any changes to such characteristics, and records and reports each change and its implementation status. It includes the documentation, tracking systems, and defined approval levels necessary for authorizing and controlling changes. Audits are performed as part of configuration management to determine
if the requirements have been met.
Answer option D is incorrect. Integrated Change Control, part of the change control system, does not document changes to the features and functions of the project scope. It evaluates the change's impact on eight knowledge areas: scope, time, cost, quality, human resources, communication, risk, and procurement.
What is Perform Integrated Change Control?
Perform Integrated Change Control is the process of reviewing all change requests, approving changes, and controlling changes to the deliverables and organizational process assets in a project. Perform Integrated Change Control has to do with influencing the things that cause change, determining that the change is required or has happened, and managing the change.
Answer option A is incorrect. Verify scope is a process of formalizing acceptance of the completed project deliverables. It is an inspection- driven process the stakeholders will complete to inspect the project scope deliverables. It is typically performed at the end of the phase and at the end of the project.
Answer option C is incorrect. The Project Management Information System (PMIS) is an information system consisting of the tools and techniques used to gather, integrate, and disseminate the outputs of project management processes. It is used to support all aspects of the project from initiating through closing, and can include both manual and automated systems. It is the parent of the change control process. It is a system that includes all of the change control processes for scope, time, cost, and procurement. Configuration management is part of the PMIS.

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QUESTION: 99

You are the project manager for your organization. You are meeting with your customers to discuss the project performance. In this meeting, you will have eight project customers, the project sponsor, and ten members of your project team.
What type of communication method are you using in this instance?

Interactive communication
Active communication
Pull technique
Push technique

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

Any meetings, phone calls with multiple participants, or conferences are examples of the interactive communications.

Answer option B is incorrect. Active communication is not a PMBOK term for project management.
Answer option D is incorrect. A push technique describes a distribution from the project manager out to the message recipients, such as email.

Answer option C is incorrect. A pull technique describes a distribution method where the recipients of the message pull the message from a
source, such as a Web server.

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QUESTION: 100

Holly is the project manager of the NDS project and she is 85 percent complete with her project though she should be 95 percent complete. Her project has a BAC of $9,850,400 and she has spent $8,011,221 to date.
What is Holly's schedule performance index for this project?

1.07
0.98
0.89
Ten percent

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

The schedule performance index is found by dividing the earned value by the planned value. For Holly's project, it would be as follows:
SPI = EV/PV
= (0.85*9,850,400)/(0.95*9,850,400)
=8,372,840/9,357,880
=0.89
Schedule performance index (SPI) is the measure of schedule efficiency on a project. It is used in trend analysis to predict future performance.
SPI is the ratio of earned value to planned value. The SPI is calculated based on the following formula:
SPI = Earned Value (EV) / Planned Value (PV)
If the SPI value is greater than 1, it indicates better than expected performance, whereas if the value is less than 1, it shows poor performance. The SPI value of 1 indicates that the project is right on target.
Answer option D is incorrect. Ten percent is not a valid calculation for this question.
Answer option B is incorrect. 0.98 is the cost performance index.
Answer option A is incorrect. 1.07 is the to-complete performance index based on the BAC.

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