PMP SET 1.6.Quality

1. The line in the middle of a control chart is called the:

• A. Rule of seven
• B. Mean
• C. Control limit
• D. Specification limit

2. A project manager is using a cause-and-effect diagram with the team to determine how various factors might be linked to potential problems. In which step of the quality management process is the project manager involved in?

• A. Manage quality
• B. Plan quality management
• C. Control quality
• D. Quality troubleshooting

3. During project execution, a new version of a standard is issued. The project team meets with the quality department to determine how this updated standard will be applied to the current project. Which part of the quality process is this under?

• A. Manage quality
• B. Plan quality
• C. Perform quality control
• D. Value engineering

4. Which of the following BEST describes the results of an increase in quality?

• A. Increased productivity, increased cost effectiveness, and increased cost risk
• B. Increased productivity, decreased cost effectiveness, and increased cost risk
• C. Increased productivity, increased cost effectiveness, and decreased cost risk
• D. Increased productivity, decreased cost effectiveness, and decreased cost risk

5. The project has had a major defect and the project manager has gotten the project team and the process engineers involved in analyzing the situation. Two groups disagree where the fault lies. One of the groups says that the real fault is the age of the equipment. Another says it is the lack of a material for the correct quality. The project manager decides to use a fishbone diagram to help the process. Which of the following would BEST describe what the group is involved in?

• A. manage quality
• B. marginal analysis
• C. control quality
• D. quality analysis

6. All of the following are quality planning tools and techniques except ___

• A. Cost-benefit analysis
• B. Design of experiment
• C. Cost of quality (COQ)
• D. Quality audit

7. The actual testing results for the new computer virtualization project have arrived from the seller. The results indicate the project is not meeting the overall quality requirements. If the project manager meets with team members to analyze the problem, the project manager is involved in:

• A. Manage Quality
• B. Quality planning
• C. Quality control
• D. Quality management

8. All of the following are outputs of quality planning process except ___

• A. Quality Management Plan
• B. Quality Checklists
• C. Work Performance Information
• D. Process Improvement Plan

9. A control chart helps the project manager:

• A. focus on the most critical issues to improve quality.
• B. focus on stimulating thinking.
• C. forecast or predict future outcome.
• D. determine if a process is functioning within set limits.

10. Which statement is TRUE of quality planning?

• A. Quality planning should be performed regularly throughout the project.
• B. Quality planning should be performed only at quality planning process.
• C. Quality planning is done to compile a risk management plan.
• D. Quality planning does not output the quality baseline