ITPEC IT Passport Project Management Questions with Answers — Page 2

Project Management

66 questions · IT Passport · 51–66

Oct 2021 · Question 57

After the detailed design of an information system is complete, it is decided to outsource programming to an outsourcing contractor with clearly defined specifications, deliverables, and scope of work. Which of the following is the most appropriate management activity of the project manager of the ordering company?

a)Checking the quality of the completed program along with requesting the outsourcing contractor for periodic progress reportsb)Checking the details of activities performed by the outsourcing contractor and requesting the substitution of staff members with a low productivityc)Managing the clock-in and clock-out of staff members at the workplace of the outsourcing contractor, and checking the operation statusd)Directly requesting staff members to perform the programming activities associated with the change in specifications, if there are surplus staff members with the outsourcing contractor

Apr 2020 · Question 56

Which of the following is the most appropriate case where project management methods are applied?

a)Applied to routine operations of a computer systemb)Applied as price setting standards when system development work is outsourcedc)Applied as a framework when the roles in a systems development department are definedd)Applied when a team is created to construct a system

Apr 2020 · Question 57

In a system development project, the installation of PCs for development is delayed. However, a plan was created beforehand to use old PCs as an alternative in the case of a delay, so it is possible to start the development activities according to the plan. In this case, which of the following is implemented as project management?

a)Estimate for the critical pathb)Scope definitionc)Identification of stakeholdersd)Execution of a risk response plan

Oct 2020 · Question 52

Which of the following is the most appropriate description concerning risk management in a project?

a)Since a project has a predetermined deadline, all risks must be identified at the time of start of the project.b)Since problems can occur in a project if any risk is realized, risk measures are planned so that all risks are avoided.c)In order to plan risk measures, risks are prioritized on the basis of the probability of occurrence and level of impact.d)In order to cut down the cost involved in taking action against a risk, risk measures are planned when a risk is realized.

Oct 2020 · Question 55

The development of 50 programs is outsourced either to Company A or Company B. Which of the following is the combination of a company with a short development period and a company with a low development cost?

[Assumptions]• Company AProductivity: Creation of one (1) program in two (2) days Cost: 40,000 yen/day• Company BProductivity: Creation of one (1) program in three (3) days Cost: 30,000 yen/day

• One (1) program is created at a time in a sequence

Short development periodLow development cost

a)Company ACompany Ab)Company ACompany Bc)Company BCompany Ad)Company BCompany B

Oct 2020 · Question 57

Which of the following items must be clarified in order to determine the appropriate assignment of the project members?

a)Cost estimation methodb)Reporting method of activity progressc)Acceptance standards of deliverablesd)Roles and responsibilities to be allocated

Apr 2019 · Question 55

Which of the following is an appropriate description of WBS creation in project management?

a)Lowest level works are defined by decomposing a work into the one that can certainly be completed in one (1) day by one (1) person.b)Higher level works are defined by accumulating smaller units of work one by one.c)Works needed to create deliverables are decomposed and defined.d)All works are defined at the same depth of hierarchy in one (1) project.

Oct 2019 · Question 51

Knowledge areas in project management include project cost management, project human resource management, project time management, and project quality management. In project quality management of system development, which of the following is an appropriate activity for quantitatively analyzing the quality of deliverables?

a)Calculating the rate of progress on the basis of the number of units in completed deliverables, and performing a comparison with the planned rate of progressb)Clarifying the skills that are required by a member who creates a design documentc)Performing a comparison of the actual number and the target number of the defective cases that are found in a testd)Estimating the development cost in consideration of the scope and the productivity of a program

Apr 2018 · Question 54

At the request of a user department, the development department launches a project of system development. Which of the following is the most appropriate role of the project manager?

a)Monitoring the progress to take preventive measures against problemsb)Preparing a proposal for the project on behalf of the user departmentc)Presenting the requirements of the system to the user departmentd)Raising funds to carry out the project on behalf of both departments

Apr 2018 · Question 55

The project management knowledge areas include project cost management, project human resource management, project time management, and project procurement management. In a system development project, which of the following is an appropriate activity of project procurement management when a device is purchased for testing?

a)Creating a schedule so as to start the test using the purchased device after the delivery of the deviceb)Providing training in device operations to the person in charge of performing the test by using the purchased devicec)Adding the purchase cost of the device for testing to the project budget, and managing the estimated and actual total costd)Presenting the specifications of the device for testing to several candidate suppliers, evaluating the proposals, and deciding on the appropriate supplier accordingly

Apr 2018 · Question 56

When the progress of a project is managed, which of the following is an appropriate item to be considered?

a)The amount of delay in progress can be adjusted based on the judgment of the administrator.b)Qualitative items are set as the control items of progress management.c)Quantitative items and their target values are set in order to evaluate the progress quantitatively.d)A radar chart is used to facilitate the understanding of progress.

Oct 2018 · Question 51

Which of the following is the first task to be performed when a project is initiated?

a)Progress managementb)Schedulingc)Clarification of the project goalsd)Budget planning

Oct 2018 · Question 52

In the arrow diagram below, what is the maximum number of days that can be allowed as a delay of the activity “C→F” on condition that the total number of days required for activities from A through G is not affected?

a)1b)2c)3d)4

Oct 2018 · Question 54

In a system development project, as a measure for improving the productivity of program creation, a training to improve skills for using development tools is planned for new members. Which of the following is the most appropriate indicator to evaluate the effect of this measure?

a)The total number of participants in trainingb)The number of times training is providedc)The amount of programming created in one day by each memberd)Total time of participation in training by each member

Oct 2018 · Question 56

Which of the following is an appropriate explanation of component decomposition that is performed to create the WBS of a system development project?

a)The cost and time required to create development deliverables can be estimated, and it is desirable that decomposition be performed up to the manageable level.b)When system development is outsourced, all decomposition of deliverables should be entrusted to the outsource that creates the deliverables.c)Since a project’s progress report meetings are a means of communication, they are not subject to decomposition.d)If there are some experiences in developing similar systems, it is not necessary to perform decomposition again.

Oct 2018 · Question 88

The table below shows the relationship between the standard number of staff and the number of days required to complete preparation activities A through E of an event. The preparation activities started 35 days before the event and have been conducted according to the table; however, only one staff member was assigned during the first 20 days. In order to complete the remaining activities to meet the original deadline, what is the minimum number of staff members that must be reserved per day for the remaining period? Here, the preparation activities can be performed in any sequence, any staff member can achieve the same productivity in each activity, and any number of staff members can be assigned to an activity at one time.

Preparation activity	Standard number of staff(persons)	Number of days required(days)
A	2	5
B	2	5
C	3	10
D	2	5
E	5	10

a)4b)5c)6d)7