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project management
section 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| PMBOK 5 Process Groups | Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring & Controlling, Closing. |
| Initiating (process group) | Formally authorizes a project/phase and defines high-level purpose. |
| Initiating (process group) Outputs | Project Charter, stakeholder identification. |
| Initiating (process group) | authorize, charter, approve, high-level scope |
| Planning (process group) | Defines how the project will be executed, monitored, controlled, and closed. |
| Planning (process group) Outputs | scope baseline, WBS, schedule baseline, budget baseline, risk plans. |
| Planning (process group) | WBS, baselines, requirements, scope statement, schedule/budget. |
| Executing (process group) | Performs the project work and produces deliverables. |
| Executing (process group) | implement plan, create deliverables, manage team. |
| Monitoring & Controlling (process group | Track performance vs plan; identify variances; approve changes; corrective actions. |
| Monitoring & Controlling (process group | variance, baseline comparison, change control, performance |
| Closing (process group) | Formally completes project/phase and documents results. |
| Closing | acceptance, lessons learned, close contracts, archive, release team. |
| Which two processes are considered iterative processes? | Planning& Executing |
| During which life cycle phase is the vast majority of the actual work to produce the project’s deliverables completed? | Executing |
| Which PMBOK process group is described as the delivery part of project management where the main activity happens? | Executing |
| Which advantage does the functional (departmentalized) organizational structure provide for a firm with multiple projects? | Lines of authority are clear. |
| Which two organizations are examples of organizations with the functional organizational structure? | The U.S. Department of State& The U.S Department of Energy |
| What is the correct term for an intermediate outcome of project work, such as a signed contract or obtaining a construction permit? | Deliverable |
| Which deliverable from a work breakdown structure (WBS) is not specific enough to measure its completion at project closure? | User training |
| Which activity is accomplished as part of the planning process of a project? | Finalizing the project budget |
| Which process involves determining who the project’s stakeholders are? | The initiating process |