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3. Cost of Quality refers to the total cost of all efforts related to quality
throughout the Product Life Cycle. Organizations should invest in
product quality improvement to reduce which of the following?
a.Internal Cost of Quality
b.Prevention Costs
c. Appraisal Costs
d.External Cost of Quality
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HINT: If organizations don’t invest in product quality improvements, the cost of
product returns, warranty claims, and recall campaigns increases.

4. The correct answer is D
Organizations should invest in reducing
the External Cost of Quality by improving
product quality. This will result in reduced
product returns and warranty claims.
Answer and Explanation

5. Joe is working as a project manager in a highway construction
project. He wants to use a fixed price contract instead of cost-plus
contract. The risk response strategy he is using in this case is an
example of?
a.Risk Avoidance
b.Risk Transference
c. Risk Mitigation
d.Risk Acceptance
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HINT: The project manager in this example is currently
performing the Conduct Procurements process but the
answer is in the Plan Risk Responses process.

6. The correct answer is B
Risk Transference requires shifting some
or all of the negative impact of a
threat, along with the ownership of the
response. A fixed price contract may
transfer risk to the seller, whereas a cost-
plus contract may transfer cost risk to the
buyer.
Answer and Explanation

7. Maintaining a realistic project schedule is very important for the
successful execution of a project. When you develop a
schedule, which of the following items from the Project Scope
Statement will impact the schedule?
a.Work Packages
b.Activity List
c. Assumptions and Constraints
d.Activity Attributes
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HINT: Think about different parts of the Project
Scope Statement.

8. The correct answer is C
Assumptions and constraints are very
important items that impact the schedule.
The Project Scope Statement contains
this information.
Answer and Explanation

9. The Six Sigma process uses which of the following quality cycles?
a.Plan-Do-Check-Act
b.Plan-Perform-Verify-Act
c. Plan-Execute-Monitor-Run
d.Plan-Do-Control-Act
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HINT: Deming proposed this quality cycle.

10. The correct answer is A
The Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle was
proposed by Deming, which uses Six
Sigma processes.
Answer and Explanation

11. Which of the following relates to a quality excellence award and also
to a quality improvement model?
a.Philip Crosby
b.Joseph Juran
c. Malcolm Baldridge
d.Edwards Deming
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HINT: This is the only formal recognition of the quality
performance excellence of U.S. organizations given by the
President of the United States.

12. The correct answer is C
Process improvement models include Malcolm
Baldridge, Organizational Project Management
Maturity Model (OPM3®), and the Capability
Maturity Model Integrated (CMMI®).
Crosby, Juran, and Deming are quality
champions, not process improvement models.
Malcolm Baldridge is the only formal
recognition of the quality performance
excellence of U.S. organizations given by the
President of the United States.
Answer and Explanation