CPHIMS CPHIMS Project Management Questions and Answers 3

Question 1

A project kickoff meeting in a healthcare IT implementation serves PRIMARILY to:

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Align all stakeholders on project goals, roles, and plan

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Finalize vendor contract negotiations

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Conduct user acceptance testing

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Present the final system to end users

Question 2

Which type of project organizational structure gives the project manager the MOST authority?

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Projectized

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Functional

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Weak matrix

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Balanced matrix

Question 3

When managing a healthcare IT project budget, a cost baseline is BEST described as:

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The approved time-phased budget used to measure cost performance

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The initial rough estimate before planning begins

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The vendor's quoted price for software licenses

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The contingency reserve set aside for unknown risks

Question 4

In healthcare IT, a project management office (PMO) is PRIMARILY responsible for:

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Standardizing project governance, methodologies, and oversight across the organization

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Providing direct patient care support tools

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Negotiating vendor contracts for all departments

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Managing the hospital's operational IT help desk

Question 5

Which quality management concept focuses on building quality into processes rather than inspecting defects after the fact?

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Quality assurance

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Quality control

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Benchmarking

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Gold plating

Question 6

A healthcare IT project is considered in 'scope creep' when:

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Unauthorized features or work are added without going through change control

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The project finishes ahead of schedule

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The budget is reduced mid-project by the sponsor

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Vendors deliver components earlier than planned