08 Practice Exam Quality Mng.

Pareto diagramms help the project manager: A. Focus on the most critical issues to improve quality. B. Focus on stimulating thinking. C. Explore a desired future outcome. D. Determine if a process is out of control. {Ans: A. ?}All of the following are parts of the Perform Quality Control process EXCEPT: A. Pareto diagrams and process maps. B. Inspection and histograms. C. Control charts and cause and effect diagrams. D. Cost of quality and checklists {Ans: D. Cost of quality and checklists Cost of quality is only used in the Plan Quality Management process. It involves looking at what the costs of conformance and nonconformance to quality will be on the project and creating an appropriate balance.}A manager notices that a project manager is holding a meeting with some of the team and some stakeholders to dicsuss the quality of the project. The project schedule has been compressed, and the CPI is 1.1. They have worked hard on the project, the team has been rewarded according to the reward system the project manager put in place, and there is a strong sense of team. The manager suggests that the project manager does not have enough time to hold