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Project risk is highest during the:


A) termination stage of the project life cycle.
B) concept stage of the project life cycle.
C) implementation stage of the project life cycle.
D) development stage of the project life cycle.

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The first step in the risk management process is ________.

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Every one of the nine phases of the PRAM methodology has a deliverable.

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Garman yawned as he sat at his kitchen table.His plans to corner the world's supply of peanut valves required detailed planning and an honest assessment of the risks involved in this highly speculative venture.He first identified the primary factors that might contribute to the project's failure.These factors were employee-related;market maturity-related;and health-related.The best estimates he could come up with for these probabilities were 0.6,0.2 and 0.3,respectively.The consequences of failure were less certain,but he finally decided that the cost consequences rated a 0.2,the schedule consequences rated a 0.4,the reliability consequences rated 0.1,and the company goodwill consequences were a robust 0.6.What is the overall project risk factor for this undertaking?

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The overall project risk factor is 0.572...

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Which of these statements about the project risk analysis and management program is best?


A) If a choice between accepting and transferring risk presents itself,risk should be transferred.
B) Different risk management strategies should be deployed at various points in the project life cycle.
C) The project manager should choose a small subset of all risk management tools.
D) Risk management is best handled using an ad hoc approach.

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Risk and opportunity:


A) both increase throughout the project life cycle.
B) vary inversely throughout the project life cycle.
C) both decrease throughout the project life cycle.
D) do not vary throughout the project life cycle.

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The deliverable from the focus step of the project risk analysis and management model is:


A) a clear,unambiguous,shared understanding of all key aspects of the project documented,verified,and reported.
B) a clear,unambiguous,shared understanding of all relevant key aspects of the RMP documented,verified,and reported.
C) a clear understanding of the implications of any important simplifying assumptions about relationships between risks,responses and base plan activities.
D) clear ownership and management allocations,effectively and efficiently defined,legally enforceable in practice where appropriate.

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The probability that project revenues will not be sufficient to repay the debts is:


A) financial risk
B) cost estimate risk.
C) market risk.
D) promotion risk.

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The Farm Fresh Egg project was too great for one person to pull off.The construction costs for the coop and chicken run were enormous and the sinister threat of avian flu hung over the area like a black cloud.It was only through the combined efforts of Matsushita Chickenworks and the City of Edmond that the project would be undertaken,since they would be able to:


A) accept the risk.
B) minimize the risk.
C) transfer the risk.
D) share the risk.

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A method for conducting risk factor identification that generates ideas but doesn't focus on decision making is:


A) a brainstorming meeting.
B) the Delphi method.
C) past history.
D) multiple assessments.

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The PRAM methodology contains an embedded feedback loop after which step?


A) focus
B) plan
C) evaluate
D) identify

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Twenty-thousand dollars was budgeted for the office renovation that had a task contingency multiplier of 1.3.The estimated cost of the task must be:


A) about $15,400.
B) about $26,000.
C) about $22,800.
D) about $18,600.

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Project risk is lowest during the:


A) concept stage of the project life cycle.
B) implementation stage of the project life cycle.
C) termination stage of the project life cycle.
D) development stage of the project life cycle.

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An agreement between two firms that has provisions for fixed costs or liquidated damages contains an element of ________

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Risk is a function of the probability of an adverse event occurring and its ________.

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A rule of thumb for project risk score calculations is that a risk score of ________ is considered high risk.

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Contingency reserves require a construction company to hold back some funds in an account just in case something happens that increases the overall project cost.

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The peak of the combined risk impact curve is during the ________ and ________ phases of the project.

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At each phase,the project risk analysis and management program should produce:


A) alternatives.
B) a budget.
C) deliverables.
D) meetings.

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The PRAM model for risk management proposes a "pick and choose" approach to risk management.

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