Quiz 2 Flashcards

All of the following may be included as additional integrative components of the PM Plan EXCEPT:

a) Schedule for management reviews and audits
b) Change control process to be used
c) Business case
d) Developmental approach to be used

Cassie's project is coming to an end. The post-project review has concluded and she is finalizing the Lessons Learned Register. The knowledge recorded in this register is an example of:

a) Tacit knowledge
b) Explicit knowledge
c) Subjective knowledge
d) Implicit knowledge

Lorelai is beginning work on her project plan, and starts by reviewing the project charter. The charter states a high-level requirement that the project's benefits to society should outweigh any costs to society. This implies the project needs to include:

a) A regulatory impact assessment
b) An environmental impact assessment
c) A societal welfare impact assessment
d) A responsibility impact assessment

Manage project knowledge is part of which process group?

a) Monitoring and controlling
b) Executing
c) Planning
d) Initiating

Matt's project is in execution and change control is in place. Which of the following statements is true of controlling change?

a) Configuration control is tied to the lifecycle of the project
b) Configuration control manages the product baseline
c) A change to the PM Plan does not need to go through Change Control
d) Configuration control requires a separate change control system

Rick is assigned to lead a new project at ACME. He reviews the business case and learns that the key benefit to be realized by the project is lower production cost for a particular product. Rick's new project aims to satisfy what type of business need?

a) Technological
b) Social
c) Market
d) Organizational

The closing phase of Luke's project includes an audit to evaluate how well his project's impact on the environment was handled. Form this, we can infer:

a) The scope of the project included an environmental impact analysis
b) The project is being coordinated by a branch of the federal government
c) The scope of the project included a regulatory impact analysis
d) The project is being conducted within the manufacturing industry

The notion that certain aspects of a project become more detailed and nuanced as the project matures is known as what?

a) Project initiating
b) Project planning
c) Progressive elaboration
d) Monitoring and controlling

What baselines are included in the PM Plan?

a) Scope, Schedule, and Cost Baselines
b) Performance Measurement Baseline
c) Scope, Schedule, Cost, and Performance Measurement Baselines
d) Baselines are not a part of the PM plan; they are separate from the PM Plan

Which of the following identifies items typically available as input to the development of a project charter?

a) Benefits management plan, Business case, Baselines
b) Business case, Benefits management plan, Agreements
c) Business case, Scope statement, Agreements
d) Benefits management plan, Scope statement, Agreements

Work performance data are produced by what process(es)?

a) Direct and manage project work
b) Control scope, Control schedule, Control costs
c) Monitor and control project work
d) All of the above

Janet is an experienced project manager starting a new job at ACME. She sees that ACME uses Primavera software as its project management information system, so Janet spends some time getting familiar with the software. Here, Primavera is an example of:

a) Organizational Process Assets
b) The Integration process
c) Project Documents
d) Enterprise Environmental Factors

The 5 project management process groups are:

a) Planning, Checking, Directing, Monitoring, Recording
b) Initiating, Executing, Monitoring, Evaluating, Closing
c) Planning, Executing, Directing, Closing, Delivering
d) Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring, Closing

The linkages between the process groups are best described by:

a) They are linked by the outputs they produce - the output of one becomes an input to another
b) They are linked by their planned objectives - the objective of one becomes the detailed plan for another
c) The WBS links the process groups
d) There are no significant links between process groups

Your client has terminated your project before it is complete. Which of the following is true?

a) You should stop all work and release the project team
b) You should work with the project team to document lessons learned
c) You should update the project management plan to reflect this change
d) You should keep the team working on the project to give your senior management time to talk to the client

Which of the following best describes the main purpose of the project charter?

a) It identifies the sponsor and describes his or her role on the project
b) It authorizes the project manager to work on the project
c) It provides the requirements for the end product
d) It contains a list of all activities to be performed

Maxwell is managing a million dollar project. The project is about three-fourths done when the site engineer reports that, due to inherent complexities in a certain activity, additional work will be needed to analyze and implement a key deliverable. This is work that was not originally envisioned and it is expected to delay delivery of the end product. The site engineer requests that this work be added to the scope and that the time required be added to the schedule. You agree with the site engineer's recommendation and the two of you estimate the costs associated with doing this additional work. You have written up a change request and submitted it to the change control board. Just today, you received approval from the change control board. What should be your immediate next step?

a) Update the project baselines
b) Direct the site engineer to start the work immediately
c) Determine the impact to the project baselines
d) Add the new tasks to the responsibility assignment matrix

During the identify stakeholders process, which document may provide some initial idea of who the stakeholder are for a project?

a) Communications management plan
b) Project charter
c) Responsibility assignment matrix
d) Team charter

A company is about to begin work on a large construction project to build four new buildings for a bank that wants to open new branches. The sponsor is writing a project charter. She thinks she remembers that a previous project the company performed for another bank ran over budget because the team had underestimated the effort required to install the reinforced walls in the vault. Where should the sponsor look to determine if she is remembering right?

a) The previous project's lessons learned register
b) The project's lessons learned repository
c) The company's lessons learned repository
d) The company's lessons learned register

A change has arisen on your project. You've worked with your team to estimate the impact of the change, filled out a change request, and submitted that request to the change control board (CCB). What's the next thing that must happen on the project?

a) Stakeholders on the CCB use expert judgment to evaluate the requested change for approval
b) A senior manager decides whether or not to make the change and informs the project management team of the decision
c) The project manager meets with the team to analyze the impact of the change on the project's time, scope, and cost
d) The project manager informs the CCB whether or not to approve the change