Project Management – Week 3

Question 1

Portions of the project will be performed by resources outside the organization. This requires a written document from an outside vendor indicating the type of work that needs to be done and the steps necessary to do them, along with the cost. What is this document called?

• Selected: SOWThis answer is correct.
• RFP
• RFI
• RFQ

You are correct!  The statement of work (SOW) is a document that indicates the requirements of the project and outlines the type of work that needs to be completed. All the other options describe procurement documents that notify sellers of the option to bid on the project.

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Question 2

Project initiation involves developing a project charter, which is part of the project integration management knowledge area.

• Selected:TrueThis answer is correct.
• False

You are correct!  To officially initiate the project management project, at the main tasks is to identify all of the project stakeholders and to develop the project charter. Project management process groups and knowledge area mapping shows that integration management knowledge area mapped to initiation involve developing a project charter.

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Question 3

Which of the following outputs is often completed before initiating a project?

• Stakeholder register
• Selected: Business caseThis answer is correct.
• Project charter
• Kick-off meeting

You are correct!  It is good practice to lay the groundwork for a project before it officially starts. Senior managers often perform several tasks, sometimes called pre-initiation tasks, which include the following:
Identify the project sponsor
Select the project manager
Develop a business case for a project
Determine the scope, time, and cost constraints for the project
Meet with the project manager to review the process and expectations for managing the project
Determine if the project should be divided into two or more smaller projects

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Question 4

Beginning one phase of a project before another has finished is an example of what?

• Sequencing
• Compression
• Selected: Fast trackingThis answer is correct.
• Constricting

You are correct!  Fast tracking involves starting the next phase of the project before the prior phase is completed in order to shorten the project schedule.

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Question 5

______ involves measuring progress toward project objectives and taking corrective actions.

• Initiating
• Planning
• Executing
• Selected: Monitoring and controllingThis answer is correct.
• Closing

You are correct!  Monitoring and controlling processes measure progress toward the project objectives, monitor deviation from the plan, and take corrective action to match progress with the plan. Performance reports are common outputs of monitoring and controlling.

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Question 6

Many people use ______ to have a standard format for preparing various project management documents.

• Methodologies
• Project management software
• Selected: TemplatesThis answer is correct.
• Standards

You are correct!  Templates are used to have a standard format for preparing various project management documents and illustrate how project teams prepare various project management documents.

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Question 7

Which three of the following options are process groups in the project management process groups?

• Risk
• Selected: InitiatingThis answer is correct.
• Selected: Monitoring and ControllingThis answer is correct.
• Procurement
• Scope
• Selected: PlanningThis answer is correct.

You are correct!  The five process groups are initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing. Options a, d, and e are Knowledge Areas.

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Question 8

You receive a confusing request from the marketing department to develop a new billing system. What is the first step you should take?

• Selected: You meet with the marketing person to identify and clarify the request.This answer is correct.
• You write the project charter.
• You submit a request to the project selection committee.
• You request the finance department to do a cost-benefit analysis.

You are correct!  You must clarify the project request to determine exactly what the marketing person needs. You need to understand the problem that needs to be addressed so that you can define the high-level requirements and write the project charter.

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Question 9

The process of ________ is where the work of the project is performed.

• Planning
• Monitoring and Controlling
• Initiating
• Selected: ExecutingThis answer is correct.

You are correct!  The Executing process is where the work of the project is performed.

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Question 10

In the field of IT project management, a process group can be defined as a series of actions directed toward a particular result.

• TrueThis answer is incorrect.
• False

A process is a series of actions directed toward a particular result. Project management process groups progress from initiating activities to planning activities, executing activities, monitoring and controlling activities, and closing activities

 

 

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Question 1

Beginning one phase of a project before another has finished is an example of what?

• Sequencing
• Compression
• Selected: Fast trackingThis answer is correct.
• Constricting

You are correct!  Fast tracking involves starting the next phase of the project before the prior phase is completed in order to shorten the project schedule.

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Question 2

Project initiation involves developing a project charter, which is part of the project integration management knowledge area.

• Selected:TrueThis answer is correct.
• False

You are correct!  To officially initiate the project management project, at the main tasks is to identify all of the project stakeholders and to develop the project charter. Project management process groups and knowledge area mapping shows that integration management knowledge area mapped to initiation involve developing a project charter.

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Question 3

Which of the following outputs is often completed before initiating a project?

• Stakeholder register
• Selected: Business caseThis answer is correct.
• Project charter
• Kick-off meeting

You are correct!  It is good practice to lay the groundwork for a project before it officially starts. Senior managers often perform several tasks, sometimes called pre-initiation tasks, which include the following:
Identify the project sponsor
Select the project manager
Develop a business case for a project
Determine the scope, time, and cost constraints for the project
Meet with the project manager to review the process and expectations for managing the project
Determine if the project should be divided into two or more smaller projects

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Question 4

You receive a confusing request from the marketing department to develop a new billing system. What is the first step you should take?

• Selected: You meet with the marketing person to identify and clarify the request.This answer is correct.
• You write the project charter.
• You submit a request to the project selection committee.
• You request the finance department to do a cost-benefit analysis.

You are correct!  You must clarify the project request to determine exactly what the marketing person needs. You need to understand the problem that needs to be addressed so that you can define the high-level requirements and write the project charter.

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Question 5

The process of ________ is where the work of the project is performed.

• Planning
• Monitoring and Controlling
• Initiating
• Selected: ExecutingThis answer is correct.

You are correct!  The Executing process is where the work of the project is performed.

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Question 6

What methodology was developed in the United Kingdom, defines 45 separate subprocesses, and organizes them into eight process groups?

• Six Sigma
• RUP
• PMBOK® Guide
• Selected: PRINCE2This answer is correct.

You are correct!  Originally developed for IT projects, PRINCE2 was released in 1996 as a generic project management methodology by the U.K. Office of Government Commerce (OCG). PRINCE2 defines 45 separate sub processes and organizes them into eight process groups from Starting up to closing a project:

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Question 7

In the field of IT project management, a process group can be defined as a series of actions directed toward a particular result.

• True
• Selected:FalseThis answer is correct.

A process is a series of actions directed toward a particular result. Project management process groups progress from initiating activities to planning activities, executing activities, monitoring and controlling activities, and closing activities.

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Question 8

Which three of the following options are process groups in the project management process groups?

• Risk
• Selected: InitiatingThis answer is correct.
• Selected: Monitoring and ControllingThis answer is correct.
• Procurement
• Scope
• Selected: PlanningThis answer is correct.

You are correct!  The five process groups are initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing. Options a, d, and e are Knowledge Areas.

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Question 9

Initiating involves developing a project charter, which is part of the project ______management knowledge area.

• Selected: IntegrationThis answer is correct.
• Scope
• Communications
• Risk

You are correct!  To officially initiate the project management project, one of the main tasks is to identify all of the project stakeholders and to develop the project charter. Project management process groups and knowledge area mapping show that integration management knowledge area mapped to initiation involves developing a project charter.

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Question 10

Initiating processes pertains to defining and authorizing a project or project phase.

• Selected:TrueThis answer is correct.
• False

Initiating processes include defining and authorizing a project or project phase. We cannot equate process groups with project phases. Recall that a project can have different project phases, but all projects will include all five process groups