ISEB-PM1 Exam Questions
637 real ISEB-PM1 exam questions with expert-verified answers and explanations. Page 1 of 13.
- Question #1Organizational Aspects of Project Management
The Java development of a project is outsourced to India. The project schedule is starting to slip. What is the LEAST likely cause of the slippage?
outsourcingschedule slippageinternational projectsrisk factors - Question #2Project Control
A project manager has made a change to the project. What should she do NEXT?
change managementproject management planchange process - Question #3Project Control
A work authorization system can be used to:
work authorization systemwork sequencingschedule management - Question #4Project Control
A project team member tells you that she went to her project manager with a good idea for a useful change to the project. Instead of giving her approval to make the change, the pro...
change controlbenefit cost analysischange request process - Question #5Project Control
A project manager has finished the project. He knows that the project scope has been completed ISEB ISEB-PM1 Exam and is within cost and time objectives set by management. Manageme...
project baselineproject success criteriaschedule management - Question #6Organizational Aspects of Project Management
Your company has just presented its new five-year strategic plan. You have received a new product request from a customer that is in line with the previous five-year strategic plan...
strategic alignmentproject selectionPMOproject initiation - Question #7Organizational Aspects of Project Management
The performing organization is trying to decide whether to split the contracts department and assign procurement responsibilities to departments directly responsible for the projec...
centralized contractingdecentralized contractingprocurement organization - Question #8Business Concepts
Linear programming is an example of what type of project selection criteria?
project selectionlinear programmingconstrained optimizationdecision methods - Question #9The Project Management Lifecycle
A project manager has just been assigned to a new project and has been given the approved project charter. The FIRST thing the project manager must do is:
project charterstakeholder engagementscope managementproject initiation - Question #10The Project Management Lifecycle
A person is writing a document identifying the business need for a project and is including a description of the product created by the project. She includes a list of stakeholders...
project charterproject sponsorproject initiationstakeholders - Question #11Project Planning
Generally, when is the BEST time to create a procurement management plan?
procurement management planprocurement planningprocess timing - Question #12Project Planning
All the following are needed to create the WBS EXCEPT:
WBSwork breakdown structureplanning inputs - Question #13Project Control
Which of the following is a KEY output of the Verify Scope process?
verify scopescope validationcustomer acceptancedeliverables - Question #14Project Control
A project manager discovers that two team members discussed what was needed to complete a work package on the project and made many changes to the project scope. The work package i...
scope controlunauthorized changeswork packagechange control - Question #15Project Control
You are the project manager on an information technology project on which you and the sponsor have already approved the scope. An information specialist on your team, after having...
change controlscope creepunauthorized changeschange management process - Question #16Project Control
Which of the following is NOT included in a schedule change control system?
schedule change control systemchange controlschedule management - Question #17Project Planning
ISEB ISEB-PM1 Exam Which of the following is generally the MOST CORRECT use of a project network diagram?
network diagramactivity dependenciesproject scheduling - Question #18Project Planning
In an activity-on-node diagram, the nodes represent:
activity-on-nodeAON diagramnetwork diagramproject scheduling - Question #19Project Planning
A project has seven activities: A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. Activities A, B, and D can start anytime. Activity A takes 3 weeks, Activity B takes 5 weeks, and Activity D takes 11 weeks...
float calculationcritical pathnetwork diagramschedule analysis - Question #20Project Planning
An activity-on-node (AON) network diagram shows the following activities on two critical paths; Start, D, E, J, L, End and Start, D, E, G, I, L, End. Each activity is at least thre...
critical path compressionschedule compressionfloatnetwork diagram - Question #21Project Planning
ISEB ISEB-PM1 Exam A project manager has increased project costs by US $100,000, but completed the project four weeks earlier than planned. What activity is BEST described here?
schedule compressioncrashingcost-time tradeoffschedule management - Question #22Project Planning
The project manager has performed schedule network analysis, compressed the schedule, and completed a Monte Carlo analysis. What time management activity should be done NEXT?
schedule network analysisMonte Carlo analysisschedule compressionresource requirements - Question #23Resource Management
If project time and cost are not as important as the number of resources used each month, which of the following is the BEST thing to do?
resource levelingresource constraintsschedule optimization - Question #24Project Planning
A team member from research and development tells you that her work is too creative to provide you with a fixed single estimate for the activity. You both decide to use the average...
parametric estimatingactivity duration estimationhistorical data - Question #25Risk Management
In attempting to complete the project faster, the project manager looks at the cost associated with crashing each activity. The BEST approach to crashing would also include looking...
schedule crashingrisk impactschedule compressioncost-risk tradeoff - Question #26Communication Management
Based on the chart, while completing the project, a team member tells you that the team forgot something during planning. Activity F needs the results of activity E before it can b...
network diagramactivity dependenciescritical pathcommunication complexity - Question #27Project Planning
Using the chart, what is the lowest cost of crashing this project to save four weeks?
schedule crashingcost analysiscritical pathcrash cost - Question #28Resource Management
Based on the network diagram in the chart, the resource working on activity G is replaced with another resource with 50 percent of the productivity of the previous resource. How lo...
resource productivityactivity durationnetwork diagramcritical path - Question #29Project Planning
Instead of celebrating the end of the project, the stakeholders are breathing a sigh of relief. None of them were confident the project would meet the end date. Which of the follow...
milestonescommunications planstaffing planproject planning gaps - Question #30Project Control
A project manager for a small construction company has a project that was budgeted for US $130,000 over a six-week period. According to her schedule, the project should have cost U...
cost varianceschedule varianceproject accountabilityproject manager role - Question #31Project Control
While reviewing project performance, the project manager determines that the schedule variance is -500. What is the BEST thing to do?
schedule varianceearned value managementcorrective actionproject performance - Question #32Resource Management
The sponsor has informed you that the resources for your project will be cut. The sponsor wants to know how long the project will take if only nine resources each month are committ...
resource levelingresource constraintsschedule techniques - Question #33Project Control
A project has experienced significant delays due to equipment problems, staff attrition, and slow client reviews. The project is 40 percent complete and has used 60 percent of the...
schedule delaysroot cause analysiscorrective actionproject recovery - Question #34Resource Management
To accommodate a new project in your department, you need to move resources from one project to another. Because your department is currently working at capacity, moving resources...
resource allocationbenefit cost ratioproject prioritizationportfolio management - Question #35Risk Management
Who has the cost risk in a fixed price (FP) contract?
fixed price contractcontract typescost riskprocurement - Question #36Project Control
The project management office is worried about the quality of the company's various projects. They want to know which projects are having problems and which ones are doing well. If...
benefit cost ratioproject performance metricsproject health - Question #37Business Concepts
Earned value measurement is an example of:
earned value managementperformance reportingproject metrics - Question #38Quality Management
A project manager and team from a firm that designs railroad equipment are tasked to design a machine to load stone onto railroad cars. The design allows for two percent spillage,...
quality management planquality controlquality assurancequality documentation - Question #39Quality Management
All of the following are inputs to the quality process EXCEPT:
quality planning inputsquality processorganizational process assets - Question #40Quality Management
A quality management plan is created during which of the following?
quality management planPlan Qualityquality planning process - Question #41Quality Management
Which of the following is an example of a tool used in Plan Quality?
Plan Quality toolsbenchmarkingquality planning techniques - Question #42Quality Management
You are in the middle of a major new facility construction project. The structural steel is in place and the heating conduits are going into place when a senior manager informs you...
quality assurancemid-project quality reviewquality teamcorrective action - Question #43Quality Management
Management wants to be sure that the project is following defined quality standards. Which of the following should they look at?
quality auditquality standardsquality assurancemonitoring - Question #44Quality Management
All of the following are tools of Perform Quality Control EXCEPT:
quality control toolscost of qualityinspectioncontrol charts - Question #45Quality Management
Which of the following helps a project manager determine possible causes of problems on a project?
fishbone diagramcause and effectroot cause analysisquality tools - Question #46Risk Management
If two events cannot both occur in a single trial, they are:
mutually exclusive eventsprobabilitystatistical independencerisk concepts - Question #47Quality Management
The customer's expectations for quality are shown on a control chart as the:
control chartsspecification limitsquality measurementcustomer expectations - Question #48Resource Management
Co-location can help with:
co-locationteam buildingteam developmentcolocation - Question #49Resource Management
A project involves arranging for the closing of the company office where the team works and relocating everyone to a new city. The BEST thing the project manager can do is:
reward systemsteam motivationresource managementteam relocation - Question #50Resource Management
A team member is not performing well on the project because she is inexperienced in system development work. There is no one else available who is better qualified to do the work....
team trainingskill gapresource developmentperformance management