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AE1 Project Management Exam

Test your knowledge and understanding of project management principles with our comprehensive AE1 Exam. This quiz consists of 50 multiple-choice questions designed to evaluate your proficiency in key project management concepts.

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50 Questions12 MinutesCreated by ManagingStar425
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a project?
A. Unique objectives
B. Defined start and finish times
C. Maintaining corporate standards
D. Has deliverables
The fundamental purpose of project management is:
A. Delivering change
B. Planning tasks
C. Controlling progress
D. Leading teams
The project management processes are:
A. Those processes defined by the project manager
B. Processes consistently applied to all projects
C. Company management processes
D. Those processes implemented by the project sponsor
Why manage in programmes?
A. To get more enjoyment from the management process
B. To reduce the risks involved
C. To enable prioritisation of resources across the programme
D. To give better career prospects
Which one of the following is clearly a programme rather than a project?
A. Related projects to implement a strategic goal
B. Build a nuclear submarine
C. Develop and implement an IT system
D. A large complex project
Your sponsor has given you the names of the key people with an interest in the project that you are managing and asked you to conduct a stakeholder analysis. This will primarily involve:
A. Assessing the returns of the project to the stakeholders
B. Finding out how much each key person will help or hinder the project
C. Analysing the resource levels of the key team members
D. Identifying the responsibilities of the stakeholders
What is the likely impact of NOT understanding properly the context/environment of the project?
A. The project will be late
B. The scope will be wrongly defined
C. The performance will be reduced
D. There will be an overspend
What is used to measure the health of a project at the end of its lifecycle?
A. Milestones
B. Key events
C. Success criteria
D. Return on investment
How is the Business Case used on a project?
A. To enable the project sponsor to have a direct influence over the project
B. To review the continued viability of a project
C. To determine the correct project manager
D. To provide a definition of the project support requirements
Which of the following is NOT an essential organisation role in a project?
A. Project sponsor
B. Specialist Project planner
C. Project manager
D. Project team
Who will approve the project to progress to the next phase or stage?
A. Project manager
B. Project sponsor
C. Project team manager
D. Finance manager
Which of the following defines the activities in a project?
A. Functional breakdown structure (FBS)
B. Product breakdown structure (PBS)
C. Cost breakdown structure (CBS)
D. Work breakdown structure (WBS)
Which of the following statements is false regarding the integrated Project Management Plan (PMP)?
A. The sponsor owns the PMP
B. The project manager owns the PMP
C. The project manager should involve the project team to develop the PMP
D. The sponsor approves the PMP
Who should ideally develop the integrated Project Management Plan (PMP)?
A. The project sponsor
B. The project manager
C. The project manager and the project team
D. The project team
Which is best definition of scope in a project?
A. All work needed to produce the business case
B. All activities which need to be done and activities which do not need to be done
C. All those working on the project
D. The project’s objectives
What is the definition of RACI?
A. Responsible, Accountable, Consult, Inform
B. Relevant, Achievable, Consultative, Inform
C. Responsible, Achievable, Consult, Inform
D. Relevant, Accountable, Controlled, Inform
Which of these is NOT a project management process?
A. An operations process.
B. A starting or initiating process.
C. A monitoring and controlling process
D. A defining and planning process.
Which statement best describes a key responsibility of the project sponsor?
A. Monitoring progress and use of the project resources.
B. Analysing the project team’s productivity.
C. Planning project evaluation reviews for lessons learned.
D. Ensuring the benefits of the project are realised.
Project life cycles:
A. Always uses the same phases and the same stages.
B. Has phases which are the same duration.
C. Allows the budget to be divided up.
D. Consists of several distinct phases and sometimes stages.
The relationship between time, cost and quality is usually illustrated by a:
A. Venn diagram.
B. Histogram.
C. Mind map.
D. Triangle.
Which of the following best describes a project’s business case?
A. The reason why the project sponsor wants the project to proceed.
B. A statement of what the project will deliver in terms of products/deliverables.
C. The definition of why the project is required and the desired benefits.
D. A statement as to how the project fits into the long term aims of the project sponsor.
The primary purpose of a gate review is to:
A. Decide if the project is on schedule and within budget.
B. Decide whether to continue with the project.
C. Decide if the project manager and team are performing well.
D. Decide if stakeholders are satisfied.
Project context can be defined as:
A. The needs of influential and powerful project stakeholders.
B. The technical difficulties of the project being undertaken.
C. The environment within which a project is undertaken.
D. The skills of the project manager.
Which of the following statements about the role of project sponsor is false?
A. A project sponsor is an advocate for the project and the change it brings about.
B. A project sponsor writes and owns the project management plan.
C. A project sponsor can work across functional boundaries within an organisation.
D. A project sponsor is prepared to commit sufficient time and effort to support the project
Controlling or influencing project success factors will:
A. Ensure project completion.
B. Measure progress towards a successful conclusion.
C. Increase the likelihood of a successful project.
D. Ensure senior management support.
A person or group who has an interest in or is impacted by the project is best described as:
A. A stakeholder.
B. A member of the project board.
C. A key player.
D. A project team member.
The document that captures the why, what, where, when, how, how much and who, for the project is called:
A. Project schedule.
B. Project definition and delivery report.
C. Integrated project management plan.
D. End of feasibility report.
The main purpose of a Product Breakdown Structure (PBS) is to:
A. Define all the products that the project will produce.
B. Define the structure of the products that the project will produce.
C. Define the aim of the products that the project will produce.
D. Define the processes for the products that the project will produce.
The business case is owned by:
A. The project manager
B. The project sponsor.
C. The managing director/chief executive of the organisation.
D. The project support office manager.
Portfolio management is particularly concerned with avoiding:
A. Costly programmes.
B. Ineffective information management.
C. Ineffective usage of resources.
D. Risks on business as usual.
What is the purpose of post project review?
A. To find the problems and who caused them
B. To identify lessons learned
C. To use it to identify who would work on the next project
D. To see if the business benefits were realised
When should lessons learned be formally captured?
A. Every week
B. At the end of major stages or phases
C. In the monthly project reports
D. During post project review
Why undertake risk management on projects?
A. It is part of company management procedures
B. It reduces uncertainty in the cost and time estimates of the project
C. Without it, the project will fail to deliver to cost or time
D. Without it, communication will be poor between team members.
Which is the best definition of a risk?
A. Something that could be to the benefit of the project
B. Something that could be of benefit or detriment to the project
C. Something that could be to the detriment of the project
D. A risk is a fact that is detrimental to the project
After analysing the risks what does risk management involve?
A. Responding to risks by transferring them
B. Responding to risks by either reducing or transferring them
C. Responding to risks by controlling them
D. Responding to all risks appropriately
At what stage should the quality management system (QMS) of an organisation be considered in project quality?
A. Quality planning
B. Quality control
C. Quality audit
D. Quality assurance
A problem which needs resolving on a project and cannot be resolved by the project manager is:
A. A risk
B. An assumption
C. A control
D. An issue
You are the project manager and have been asked to make a change which does not affect budget. What should you do after logging it?
A. Implement the change
B. Reject the change
C. Ask the sponsor to decide if to implement the change
D. Assess the full impact of the change
What is the definition of procurement?
A. The resolution of an external disagreement
B. The agreement of internal project resources
C. The management of procurement officers
D. The securing of services and products
A key member of your team has a personal problem which is affecting their work. What should you do?
A. Discuss how best to meet their own and the project’s timescales
B. Ask HR to find a replacement
C. Get their line manager to remove them from the project
D. Tell them to meet the deadlines
It was decided to keep the key member with the personal problem on the team. You have agreed to review their progress regularly. What would be the best way of doing this?
A. Standard monthly project report
B. Weekly written report
C. Face to face weekly meeting
D. Email report
Leadership is about:
A. Seeing opportunities to the project rather than threats.
B. Generating enthusiasm and motivation to achieve.
C. The ability to motivate people for their own gain.
D. The delegation of work with no clear objectives.
Which of the following statements best describes procurement?
A. The process of negotiating with potential suppliers of goods and services to put suitable contracts in place
B. The generic term for placing a contract with a supplier.
C. The process by which the resources (goods and services) required by a project are acquired.
D. The generic term for the delivery of materials to a project site.
The purpose of managing project handover is best described as a mechanism:
A. To control the introduction of the product or service into routine operations.
B. To satisfy the project sponsor that there is an audit trail of documentation in place.
C. To pass on the responsibility for the project to operational managers.
D. To verify that the project deliverables are fit for purpose.
Which of the following processes do NOT form part of quality management?
A. Quality accounting.
B. Continuous improvement.
C. Quality planning.
D. Quality assurance.
Ensuring the implementation of formal change control is a prime responsibility of:
A. The project sponsor.
B. The project manager.
C. The project team.
D. Key stakeholders.
Teamwork can be defined as:
A. A process whereby team members communicate effectively.
B. A process whereby people work independently to complete project tasks.
C. A process whereby team members’ technical competence is utilised effectively.
D. A process whereby people work collaboratively towards a common goal.
Which of the following could be considered as a risk to a project?
A. We have never done a project of this kind before.
B. We might not have sufficient people with the right experience to undertake the project.
C. We always find that design verification takes longer than planned.
D. We have never worked in that country before.
Project reporting can be best defined as a process that:
A. Gathers information to be used as the basis of the post project review.
B. Considers the impact of changes in project performance on the business case.
C. Presents project information in an appropriate format and formally communicates it to stakeholders.
D. Gathers and issues reports from technical specialists to stakeholders
Which of the following best describes a project issue?
A. An uncertain event that may or may not occur.
B. An opportunity that occurs through change control.
C. An event that has happened and it is a threat to the project which cannot be resolved by the project manager.
D. A problem that the project manager must deal with on a day to day basis.
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