CIV3CPM Review

Top-down estimates are most likely to occur during the ______ phase

• Conceptual

• Planning

• Execution

• Delivery

Which of the following describes the "six-tenths" rule?

• Project Evaluation based on price inflation over time

• Cost estimation method based on size or capacity

• Project Evaluation based on probability pricing

• Cost estimation method based on price index of an item

How many activity duration estimates are used for Program Evaluation & Review Technique?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

Label the work breakdown structure (WBS) according to its hierarchy level.

a

b

c

d

Project

Work package

Milestone

Task

What is the most effective communication channel?

• Email

• Face-to-face

• Social Media

• Written letter

For the PERT Analysis, the calculation of the duration of each activity follows:

• te=(2a+4m+2b)/6

• 
  te=(a+4m+b)/6

• 
  te=(a+4m+b)/3

• 
  te=(a+4m+b)/2

Which of the following key characteristics of a task is false?

• 
  Be unambiguous

• 
  Be continuous in time

• Be longer than a standard reporting period

• Be performed at a single site

Why does expected value not work as well with extreme events?

• 
  Extreme events have an immeasurable outcome

• 
  Extreme events never happen

• Past performance is not an indicator of future returns

• Probability related to extreme events are not reliable

What is true about Benefit-Cost Ratio (BCR)?

• Gives comparative value on whether a project should be taken up

• Gives a true and absolute value on whether a project should be taken up

• Gives an indication whether if the project can be completed within a given timeframe

• 
  None of the above

Types of business structure are all of these except:

• Simple

• Functional

• Network

• General