DIS Technology Project Management 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: During a digital imaging lab upgrade, a stakeholder requests adding color calibration hardware after the project scope was finalized. This is best handled through:
- Immediate implementation to satisfy the stakeholder
- A formal change control process (Correct answer)
- Ignoring the request until project close
- Verbal approval from the project sponsor
Correct answer: A formal change control process
Formal change control ensures scope additions are evaluated for impact on budget, schedule, and resources before approval.
Question 2: A project manager tracking a DIS lab rollout notices the CPI (Cost Performance Index) is 0.85. This indicates:
- The project is 15% under budget
- The project is receiving 85 cents of value for every dollar spent (Correct answer)
- The project is ahead of schedule
- The project will finish 15% early
Correct answer: The project is receiving 85 cents of value for every dollar spent
A CPI below 1.0 means the project is over budget relative to work completed.
Question 3: Which risk response strategy is most appropriate when a digital imaging project team decides to purchase insurance for equipment damage during transit?
- Avoid
- Accept
- Transfer (Correct answer)
- Mitigate
Correct answer: Transfer
Transferring risk shifts the financial consequence of a risk event to a third party, such as an insurer.
Question 4: A Gantt chart used in a digital imaging deployment project is primarily useful for:
- Calculating earned value metrics
- Visualizing task durations and dependencies over time (Correct answer)
- Identifying critical path float
- Estimating resource costs
Correct answer: Visualizing task durations and dependencies over time
Gantt charts display project tasks against a timeline, making schedule visualization intuitive.
Question 5: When planning a multi-site digital imaging system rollout, the project manager uses a RACI matrix to:
- Track project costs by department
- Define roles and responsibilities for each task (Correct answer)
- Schedule resource availability
- Document risk likelihood and impact
Correct answer: Define roles and responsibilities for each task
A RACI matrix clarifies who is Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, and Informed for each project activity.
Question 6: A digital imaging project is in execution when key team members resign unexpectedly. The project manager's first response should be to:
- Immediately request scope reduction
- Assess impact on schedule and resource plan, then escalate (Correct answer)
- Replace the team members without notifying stakeholders
- Close the project and restart
Correct answer: Assess impact on schedule and resource plan, then escalate
Assessing impact before acting ensures an informed response and proper communication to stakeholders.
Question 7: The critical path in a project network diagram is defined as the sequence of tasks that:
- Has the most tasks
- Determines the shortest possible project duration (Correct answer)
- Contains only mandatory milestones
- Has the highest total cost
Correct answer: Determines the shortest possible project duration
The critical path is the longest path through the project network, setting the minimum time to completion.
DIS Technology Project Management 2
During a digital imaging lab upgrade, a stakeholder requests adding color calibration hardware after the project scope was finalized.
This is best handled through: