| PMP Questions 141 - 160 141. A project manager is in need of a solution to a problem. He decides that the best thing will be to arrange a meeting to solve the problem rather than solve the problem himself or by having one of the project team members solve it individually. Generally, this will result in: a. The group taking more time than one individual b. The solution to the problem being less accurate c. The group taking less time than one individual d. In depends on the specific problem 142. A project manager will manage a large complicated project that is located in a remote part of Africa. The project will last for five years and will have the product of producing a nuclear reactor that will generate 900 megawatts of power at start-up. The best kind of organization for managing this project is: 144. A project manager wants to do as much as she can to help in developing her project team. A key barrier to project team development is which of the following? 145. Which of the following media can a communicator use to present information? 146. The three principal interests in maintaining good document control are: 147. A project manager wants to handle communications well in his project. In order to do this he has chosen to write a communication plan. Of the items listed below, which one is not part of the communication plan? 148. Which of the following are filters that the receiver uses to filter messages? 149. A project manager has many different ways of communicating. Which of the following is a good communication tools for the project manager to use? 151. Which of the following techniques allows for the participants to be anonymous? 152. Which of the following is not a standard type of communication? 153. During a project meeting a disagreement between two members of the project team began. The disagreement was over a technical detail of the project. The project manager was in attendance in the meeting. It is important that the conflicting opinion of the two team members be resolved as quickly as possible. It is even more important that the 154. In the communication model, communications between the sender and the receiver often are affected by communications barriers. These include all of the following except: 155. A project manager has one member of the project team working on a critical problem. The person working on the problem verbally communicates to the manager that this correction to the problem will probably cost $1,000. Which form of communication should the project manager use to respond to the team member? 157. Statements such as “It’s never been done before: or “It will cost a fortune” are examples of: 158. The project manager has a very complex communication to prepare for the program manager. In order to ensure that the communication will be understood as completely as possible, what method of communication should be used? 159. There are many ways to organize projects. The persons involved with these projects have several titles that describe their management responsibilities. Which of the following titles describes a person who has a primary responsibility for communications? 160. A project manager is responsible for performance reporting. Which of the following is not one of the tools and techniques that the project manager can use for performance reporting?
Answers: 141.A 142. C 143. A 144. C 145. D 146. C 147. D 148. D 149. A 150. A 151. C 152. D 153. C Lack of a communications device 155. B 156. C 157. B 158. D 158. D 160. D |
