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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.

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.

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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.

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.

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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.

The correct answer is C

Assumptions and constraints are very important items that impact the schedule. The Project Scope Statement contains this information.

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The Six Sigma process uses which of the following quality cycles?

a.Plan-Do-Check-Actb.Plan-Perform-Verify-Actc.Plan-Execute-Monitor-Rund.Plan-Do-Control-Act

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HINT: Deming proposed this quality cycle.

The correct answer is A

The Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle was proposed by Deming, which uses Six Sigma processes.

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Which of the following relates to a quality excellence award and also to a quality improvement model?

a.Philip Crosbyb.Joseph Juranc.Malcolm Baldridged.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.

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.

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