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1.
A small sample of your project’s critical path is shown in the following table. Assuming each activity must finish before the next activity can begin, which of the following options is not correct?
| Activity | Duration | Early Start | Early Finish |
| 1 | 22 | 5/1 | 5/22 |
| 2 | 5 | 5/23 | 5/28 |
| 3 | 7 | 5/9 | 6/4 |
| 4 | 1 |
Select one
2.
A small sample of your project’s PERT calculations is shown here. Activity 2 is particularly important to the project, and your stakeholders are asking for a confidence level for this activity. You tell them there is a 95.44 percent chance of completing activity 2 within how many days?
| Activity | Optimistic | Pessimistic | Likely Expected Value |
| 1 | 10 | 14 | 12 |
| 2 | 20 | 30 | 23 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Select one
3.
Match the project life cycle with its corresponding goal.
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| Project Life Cycles | ||
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Predictive
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Correctness of solution
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Iterative
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Customer value via frequent deliveries and feedback
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Incremental
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Speed
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Agile
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Manage cost
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4.
Crystal is a family of methodologies intended to support a wide range of projects, depending on project size and criticality. Match the Crystal Method used when basing the selection solely on the range of stakeholders involved.
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| Crystal Method Name | Number of Stakeholders Involved | |
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Crystal Clear
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20 to 40 people
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Crystal Yellow
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5 to 100 people
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Crystal Orange
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6 to 20 people
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Crystal Red
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1 to 4 people
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5.
Match the leadership style with its description.
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| Leadership Styles | ||
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Servant Leader
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Focuses on management by exception; rewards based on goals, feedback, and accomplishments
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Transactional
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Uses a combination of transactional, transformational, and charismatic
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Charismatic
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Enthusiastic, high-energy, and able to inspire others
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Interactional
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Allows the team to make their own decisions and establish their own goals
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Laissez-faire
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Puts others first and demonstrates commitment to serve
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6.
Match the conflict resolution technique with its description.
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| Types of Conflict Resolution Techniques | ||
| Type | Description | |
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Avoid
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To push one’s viewpoint at the expense of others. This is considered a win-lose situation.
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Reconcile
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To search for a temporary solution that satisfies all parties. This is considered a lose-lose situation.
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Direct
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To incorporate multiple viewpoints and lead to consensus and commitment. This is considered a win-win situation.
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Problem Solve
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To emphasize agreement and concede one’s position to maintain harmony or relationships. This is considered a win-lose situation.
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Accommodate
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To retreat from the conflict situation. This is considered a lose-lose situation.
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7.
Match the Agile approach with its description.
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| Agile Approaches | ||
| Approach | Description | |
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Kanban
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A pull-based concept where work progresses to the next step only when resources are available
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Scrum
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Focuses on delivering software that’s ready when the customer needs it
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Feature-driven development
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Focuses on delivering usable, working software continually in a timely manner
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eXtreme Programming (XP)
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A family of methodologies designed to scale to the project needs
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Crystal methods
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A single-team process framework typically used to manage product development
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8.
Match the domains that make up the Five-Factor Model with their corresponding aspects.
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| Five-Factor Model Domains and Spectrums | ||
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Openness to experience
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Outgoing vs. reserved
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Conscientiousness
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Efficient vs. careless
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Extraversion
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Inventive vs. easy-going
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Agreeableness
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Sensitive vs. confident
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Neuroticism
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Compassionate vs. detached
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9.
Match the theory with the name of the individual responsible for developing it.
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| Motivational Theories | ||
| Theory | Theorist | |
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Theory of X and Y
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David McClelland
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Hygiene Theory
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Victor Vroom
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Achievement Theory
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Douglas McGregor
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Expectancy Theory
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Frederick Herzberg
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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
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Abraham Maslow
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10.
Match the power type with its description.
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| Power types | ||
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Punishment
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When a person being influenced believes the manager, or the person doing the influencing, is knowledgeable about the subject
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Expert
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When power comes about as a result of the influencer’s position
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Legitimate
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When power is inferred to the influencer by their subordinates
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Referent
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When the employee is threatened with consequences if expectations are not met
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