RCDDv14.1 BICSI Registered Communications Distribution Designer Actual Questions

1. A municipal agency manages a city's water and wastewater infrastructure. A regulation requires the replacement of sewer lines throughout the city at a cost of US$2 billion over 30 years

The city has been managing this program with various program teams, and has a project controls office In place to track protects separate from the program management team A program manager is hired to standardize all deliverables from component projects under the program.

What should the program manager do next?

2. What is the derating factor for a 24 AWG (0.51 mm) stranded cords?

3. Which two of the following apply during a project’s close out process? (Choose two.)

4. Which type of protection for electrical power stations provide isolation against a rise in potential of station ground and also provide drainage protection against longitudinally-induced voltages?

5. Company A recently signed a contract with a strategic business partner, Company B, to jointly roll out a new technology Company B is excited about the joint marketing opportunity Company A's component Quality Assurance team has expressed concerns to you the program manager, Ural the product is being rolled out prematurely and has identified potential issues with backend support systems. QA, however, assures you that a manual work around is possible, but not ideal Company B requests an enhancement to the new product. In a meeting with Company B, you determine that additional funding will be required and resources allocated and scheduled

What is your MOST appropriate next step?

6. Several issues are identified on one component project in a program During a meeting with that component's project manager, the program manager offers several suggested resolutions Two weeks later, they meet again to review progress. The project manager had reviewed the issues and suggested resolutions, but delayed a decision. This two-week delay in taking action caused delays in the project schedule

What should the program manager do?

7. When planning a telecommunication termination area, what is the estimated space needed to terminate 144 strands of optical fiber?

8. DRAG DROP

Identify the fibers below as either single mode (SM) or multi-mode (MM) by dragging the appropriate term into each oval.

9. Component project managers create project management plans for all component projects in a program. The program manager notices that some project managers prefer one status report template while others prefer another

How should the program manager decide which template is appropriate?

10. Which two of the following items MUST be included in a detailed SoW? (Select two options.)

11. Which two of the following are means in which radiated interference primarily enters electronic devices? (Select two options.)

12. A regional finance program is impacted by a new currency regulation issued by a country in the region. The new regulation requires changes to the financial statements of that country's branches by the end of the fiscal year Failing to comply with the regulation may result in fines and/or closure of the branches. A branch general manager immediately meets with the program manager to select and secure a local fiscal expert to support the regulation as these types of resources are in high demand. There is a high risk that the changes will not be completed on time if the resource is not secured

What should the program manager do to address the risk?

13. One of the constituent project managers asks a new program manager to obtain approval for an additional key project requirement.

A tolerance range is set, if the tolerance range is too narrow on a program what effect will multiple minor changes have on the program?

14. As a project manager, what should the FINAL task be at of the end of each project?

15. A program manager initiates a new global program to create a higher level of protection for a company's intellectual property. The company exhibits a relaxed culture and environment and is intolerant of processes to the point of being considered process-adverse However, the company's culture is tolerant of long-term program activities, and provided there is continuous progress on improving the protection of its intellectual property Expectations for rapid progress are low

What should the program manager do next?

16. A software company's program manager is conducting closing procedures for a program. At the last steering committee meeting, realized benefits were presented to the program governance board.

What should the program manager do next?

17. An organization is embarking on a new program aligned with its strategic objectives. The new program has a High level of risk due to the rapidly changing technical landscape in which the organization operates. The organization has mature program management capabilities, as measured by its resources, intellectual assets, and management processes.

Given the organization's history of delivering successful programs, what should the program manager do as part of the planning process?

18. An ICT distribution designer is reviewing a client's site information (spaces and pathways) to determine network technology and equipment selection. This is referred to as a___________design process

19. A natural disaster shuts down operations for two days. The program has a major milestone that includes a timed payment of USS1 million.

Since the shutdown was not anticipated, what should the program manager do first?

20. A program manager recognizes that a successful resource being used in project A could also be used in project B.

What should the program manager do first to leverage the utilization of this resource?

21. Throughout a multiyear program, component projects are transitioned to the customer. During the project acceptance phase, a potential risk is identified and brought to the program team's attention.

What should be done with the identified potential risk?

22. A project's installation start involves a Kickoff Meeting and the General Contractor's Coordination Meeting.

As part of the designer's responsibilities, which two of the following ate key elements of the Kick-off Meeting? (Select two options.)

23. The new performance financial system is delivered lo all business entities on time following a one-year implementation program After six months of utilization the global finance department one of the main beneficiaries of the program, determines that quality and level of granularity of the financial data is not sufficient for them to analyze the key performance indicators (KPIs) defined Additionally, the global finance department is missing the analytical tools required to understand the causes of discrepancies

To address these shortcomings the global finance department submits a request for a follow-up initiative through the process defined by which of the following documents?

24. The customer of a three-year program does not want to receive any intermediate details on the program. The program appears to be in trouble and the customer is concerned about a

new system's cost. The program manager has provided monthly performance reports throughout the program's lite cycle.

Which of the following would the customer be interested in reviewing?

25. A company's marketing department Tails an internal compliance audit. To comply with the auditor's remediation plan the legal department mandates that a content management system (CMS) be implemented After initiating the program for CMS implementation the program manager discovers that the marketing department has already preselected which CMS technology will be implemented.

What should the program manager do to ensure the success of the program?

26. An ICT distribution designer is preparing a price quote for a building design with multiple floors originally sized at 40.000 ft (3716 m2). While the designer is preparing the quote, the structural engineer indicates the building has been increased in size to accommodate an additional 40,000 ft2 (3716 m3) per floor. The designer's recommendation to the engineer will be to increase the slot area by_____for each additional 40,000 ft3 (3716 m2)

27. Which stakeholder of a project team is responsible to provide closeout documentation to the client? Architect

28. CORRECT TEXT

A program manager joins a team during its preparation phase.

What should the program manager do lo obtain formal sponsor approval to begin the benefits delivery phase1?

29. A program manager concurrently implements a software program at four client locations.

The client's objective is to maintain quality while shortening the software implementation timeline

What key elements should be included in the benefits register to achieve this goal?

30. A three-year program using vendor contracts, incorporating related projects, and each with specific stakeholders is coming to an end.

What should be completed first to close all appropriate contracts?

31. A program manager is appointed to manage a new program. The organization's leadership has specified a list of benefits (hat the program should deliver and has requested that the program manager determine when incremental benefits can be realized.

What should the program manager do first?

32. The HR area-assuring the new organization best fits the diversity of the countries and functional domains, while offering equivalent compensations for comparable functions

You have selected your team and you are preparing the business case to support 1) the team selections you made and 2) your recommendation to proceed to the program's next phase

Which document should be present m your business case?

33. The project manager of project A develops a communications management plan. The project manager of project B is new and is uncertain how to develop appropriate communications for the company's staff

What should the program manager do to ensure communications on the component projects are consistent?

34. An R&D group director approves a major program's charter although the director has a high level of understanding of the program's scope (hoy are unsure of how the program manager can be successful in delivering the program's commitments

What should the program manager do to align stakeholders with planning and monitoring the program's progress?

35. What is the MAXIMUM recommended length for A in the image below?

36. A program will generate revenue for several years after it ends. The program manager and the operations manager, who are accountable for managing the benefits after program closure, are in disagreement. The operations manager is concerned that information necessary for managing the processes and benefits after program closure will be unavailable. The program manager expresses that managing the benefits after program closure is not within the scope and must be managed through the scope management plan.

What should the program sponsor do?

37. The type of apparatus housed in ERs varies greatly in size, purpose and function.

Which two of the following active equipment is included? (Select two options.)

38. The program manager leads a medical billing system integration program for company A. a health services provider Company A acquires smaller company X. which delivers health services strategically aligned with company A Company X uses a different billing approach than company A. Company A's chief information officer (CIO) seeks counsel on which solution would be the better option moving forward requesting the program manager's assistance.

How should the program manager respond to the ClO's request1?

39. A program manager at a pharmaceutical company plans a new drug development effort. The development is slated to yield three drug variants. The program manager articulates the program scope boundaries.

Which of the following deliverables captures these items?

40. The program manager takes over a poorly performing program After a review of the documentation and interviews with the program sponsor, stakeholders and program constituents, the program manager realizes that the program is not aligned with the corporate/organizational goals. The program manager must realign the constituent protects and components to meet the program's needs

What action should the program manager take to realign the program?

41. A hotel chain initiates a program to expand meeting offerings to include telecommunications technology and virtual meetings. The program has component projects, each of which requires team members to have different technical skills and expertise. The program manager assembles a team of project managers to lead each of the projects, and learns that the desired resources will not be available at the start of the program

As a result, the program manager must do which of the following'?

42. During the last steering committee meeting, a program manager presented the benefits register to the program governance board. Since the intended benefits of the program were realized the program manager was asked to transition the program into operations.

At this stage, what is expected during the post-review session organized by the program manager?

43. A program receives initial approval from the selection committee to proceed with the program development.

What should the program manager do next"?

44. Placement of a buried OSP pathway in public Rights of Way may require a permit based on which of the following?

45. During bidding the ICT distribution designer should review the bid responses for compliance and completeness. Afterwards, the designer should report the findings and recommendations to the

46. A global financial system is being delivered by the program learn to allow access from anywhere in the world Following a new cross-border regulation applying to privacy of local banking data accessed from abroad, the CEO of the bank requests that an external audit be conducted lo validate compliance with this new regulation. This event, which was not anticipated al this phase of the program, will generate additional work tor the program learn. This effort Is not included in the current program roadmap and benefits delivery plan

What immediate actions should the program manager take?

47. In a contiguous properly environment (e. g., where campus backbone cables exist), which two of the following are CRITICAL factors to understand for maintenance and growth purposes? (Select two options.)

48. A program is midway through the program delivery phase when a key stakeholder asks if the program is meeting its defined objectives.

How should the program manager demonstrate the program's progress"?

49. A MINIMUM separation distance of 305 mm (12 in) between telecommunication cables and power cables with EMI exceeding 5 kVA is acceptable in which of the following cases?

50. A large program consists of several component projects and six project managers. The program governance board requests that all components within the program undergo user acceptance testing before being released to the production environment

Where should the program manager document this?

51. A multiyear program is ready to conclude. It has achieved all business objectives and is delivering its intended benefits. However the program sponsor is not willing to sign the formal program closure acceptance document and the program continues to incur operational costs.

What should the program manager do next?

52. In a transformational program, all projects are on track and delivering their objective. However stakeholders are hesitant to take on the new processes because performance in the current environment may not be representative of actual performance Stakeholders fear that the program will fail to provide the service required.

To assure positive performance in the current environment, the program manager should do which of the following?

53. The program sponsor returns from a board of directors meeting alter identifying a significant risk to the program schedule. This may Impact the program's benefits realization

What should the program manager do next?

54. A program manager assigns project managers lo five component projects and continues to develop the program team.

Which of the following represents the program manager's strategy?

55. An ICT distribution designer is reviewing design documents with the owner to gam approval for an ER design.

Which of the following information about the site shall be included?

56. Which two of the following items should be considered for inclusion in a comprehensive working outline of a SoW? (Select two options.)

57. A program manager learns that their company's organizational strategy has changed This change impacts one component project of a program misaligning it with both the program objectives and the new organizational strategy This component project, however, is already 90 percent complete.

What should the program manager do next?

58. How does a portfolio’s collection of work differ from that of a program's collection of work?

59. The program manager must define the program and understand the organization's target market and customer needs.

What should the program manager do first?

60. In a RFI, an ICT distribution designer instructs the contractor to test all the fibers In a PON Installation.

Which of the following testing requirements does the designer include?

61. What is the FIRST step in quality evolution (focused on physical quality) when developing a quality plan?

62. Alter a company's senior executive management meeting the CEO issues a mandate to automate a new-client on-boarding process that would effectively eliminate the current manual paper-based process. The assigned program sponsor selects a program manager

Both the program sponsor and the program manager must ensure that the program charier contains which of the following?

63. When designing a video communications network, which type of video communication link is two-person videoconferencing?

64. An initiative involves the development of new technology and leverages existing technologies It is determined critical by the program governance board and the program sponsor that a comprehensive risk management plan be put in place.

In what phase is the nsk management plan created?

65. The chief executive officer (CEO) informs the program manager that the delivery dale for protect A must be compressed by two months to accommodate market needs Project A relies upon deliverables from projects B and C.

Which of the following should the program manager do first?

66. A newly appointed country manager suggests that the regional program manager use a social media platform to expedite communications and address questions. The new country manager used this social media platform at a previous job.

What should the regional program manager do to address the country manager's request?

67. The marketing department of a firm has tasked the organization to design a structured cabling system allowing them to support either 10G6aseT or HDBASE-T. The budget requires that only one cable type be installed and that it be MINIMUM compliant.

Of the following choices, what is the choice with the MINIMUM solution/solutions for the client?

68. What is the MINIMUM distance from the edge of a pool or other water hazards for a weatherproof enclosure?

69. Which of the following is TRUE for tele communications spaces?

70. Company A acquires company B. which leads to a two-year program lo integrate the processes and systems Company B uses a different project management process, and the company's staff is unhappy about the acquisition As a result company B's project team fails to provide status and cost data in a format that conforms to the program standards.

What should the program manager do first?

71. A program manager is responsible for constructing a USS50 million building Management suggests it will take three years to complete. The program manager can select a design-build option to optimize the construction schedule to 1 5 years However heavy demand for steel is causing price increases and delivery delays. II this trend continues, it could take as long as 4.5 years to complete construction. You learn that a new technology can yield a definitive delivery schedule of 1 25 years

What is the expected time of delivery?

72. A request for proposal (RFP) yields a bid with a better delivery schedule and a lower cost, but originates from a vendor not on the prequalified vendor list During the final review of the RFPs the program manager is informed that the new bidder is a relative of the project manager. Although the bid meets all company policies, the program manager is concerned about a conflict of interest.

What should the program manager do?

73. A software development program will launch iterative versions of new software called Alpha over two years Following that, a program will be released to the program team and developers to create new software called Beta While the program manager prepares the program closure plan tor Alpha, the program sponsor expresses concern about its support after program closure.

What should the program manager do as part of Alpha's program closure plan?

74. Program manager B leaves the program and program manager A takes over the program responsibilities Program manager A wants to ensure that all expected benefits of the program are realized.

What is used to assess the program cost/benefit justification?

75. An organization must accelerate a product to market. The program manager completes the preliminary program slaps and holds a kick-off meeting Project managers submit their preliminary schedules for review

What should the program manager do next?

76. What is the lightest-weight metallic conduit manufactured?

77. When responding to a submittal that has been rejected and/or has comments written by a reviewer, the ICT distribution designer may need to perform which two of the following actions? (Select two options.)

78. A program manager has a multiple-project program that is scheduled to be completed by year's end. During the program delivery phases of the protects several mandatory changes are identified that would extend the program's completion date

What is the next step for the program manager?

79. Which of the following statements Is CORRECT concerning best practice for horizontal cable management panels?

80. The chief executive officer reminds a program manager that a program must deliver a 30% reduction in customer complaints by the end of the year. Where is this expectation documented1?

81. Program A is dependent upon program B lo complete benefits sustainment for two benefits Program A is on track to meet program benefits However program B's program manager has just advised that program B has been closed.

What should program A's program manager update and review first with the stakeholders?

82. Close out documentation is initially discussed in which of the following meetings?

83. For a backbone distribution system serving a usable floor space of 8,920 m2 (96,000 ft2), the MINIMUM slot area to be used for this back bone is

84. Which two of the following components are included in a backbone distribution system (BDS)? (Choose two.)

85. A program manager prepares the program for review to secure funding by senior management.

Which of the following must the program manager identify when creating the program charter?

86. A country is in the process of strengthening its defense program. A key project is not meeting its specified performance objectives. The project manager initiates a change request to address this issue.

What should the program manager do NEXT?

87. An ICT distribution designer is designing a backbone cabling network that is specified for a campus network including several links approaching 2000 m (6562 It) and data rates of 100 Gb/s

What optical fiber type(s) should be used?

88. Which of the following terms is often used to describe two parallel paths that have identical conductive terminations to two separate grounding reference points?

89. Near the completion of a transformation program, the operations manager is concerned that their department failed lo be notified in advance of the new service being transitioned into operations. They claim that their department did not approve this service and is now unprepared and untrained to support the transformation.

What should the program manager have done first to prevent this?

90. The program manager has a global program with live component projects. The program sponsor wants the management plans, processes/procedures and technology to be uniform across the program. The requirements will create issues and result in increased costs. The program sponsor is new and has imposed these new requirements six months into a three-year program.

What should the program manager do next?

91. The project managers for component projects A and B schedule the same resource to perform tasks during the same timeframe, resulting in an over-allocation. The program manager reviews the program resource management plan determine that project. A can wait until the resource becomes available, and assigns the resource to project B.

This is an example of which of the following?

92. Coupling with electrical circuits can create inductive interference to telecommunications facilities.

Which of the following can decrease the coupling effect?

93. XYZ Company hires you to make its transitioning procedure more effective in meeting close-out requirements. You review XYZ's transitioning procedures to eliminate any that do not belong in the close-out phase.

Which of the following procedures should you removed?

94. When sizing an underground entrance facility, what is the MINIMUM amount of 103 metric designator conduits (4 trade size) that should be specified by the ICT distribution design?