Project Management
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| show | C: Lower cost of capital
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| show | C: Project
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| show | D: Projects involve little uncertainty
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| Which of the following is not part of the triple constraint of project management? a) meeting scope goals b) meeting time goals c) meeting communication goals d) meeting cost goals | show 🗑
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| show | A: strategic, tactical
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| The most significant characteristic or attribute of an effective project manager is that he or she_________. a) is a strong communicator b) is decisive c) is visionary d) leads by example | show 🗑
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| What document provides justification for investing in a project? a) project charter b) business case c) preliminary scope statement d) stakeholder analysis | show 🗑
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| What document formally recognizes the existence of a project and provides direction on the project's objectives and management? a) project charter b) business case c) preliminary scope statement d) stakeholder analysis | show 🗑
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| What is a crucial part of the project charter--a section in which key project stakeholders acknowledge their agreement on the need for a project? a) project objectives b) approach c) roles and responsibilities d) sign-off | show 🗑
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| show | D: Stakeholder analysis
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| show | A: An agenda
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| The tendency for project scope to increase is called_________. a) gold-plating b) incremental planning c) scope creep d) analysis | show 🗑
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| show | D: A team contract
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| show | B: Guide project execution
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| A__________ is a deliverable-oriented grouping of the work involved in a project that defines the total scope of the project. a) contract b) Gantt chart c) WBS d) network diagram | show 🗑
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| show | D: Work package
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| What is the first step in planning a project schedule? a) developing a budget b) developing an activity list c) assigning resources to the project d) determining activity sequencing | show 🗑
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| ___________ is defined as the degree to which a set of inherent characteristics fulfill requirements. a) Fitness for use b) Conformance to requirements c) Metrics d) Quality | show 🗑
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| show | B: Metrics
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| show | C: Responsibility assignment matrix
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| Topics such as who will receive project information and who will produce it, suggested methods or guidelines for conveying the information, frequency of communication, and escalation procedures for resolving issues should be described in a________. | show 🗑
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| show | A: Probability and impact
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| Fortune magazine summarized research showing that the main reason CEOs failed was due to___________. a) poor planning b) poor execution c) global competition d) low stock prices | show 🗑
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| show | D: Financial analysis
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| show | C: It's deliverables
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| show | A: Confrontation
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| ___________ includes all of the activities relate to satisfying the relevant quality standards for a project. a) Quality assurance b) Quality control c) Customer satisfaction d) ISO certification | show 🗑
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| If a project team goes from three people to six, how many more communication channels are there? a) 3 b) 6 c) 9 d) 12 | show 🗑
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| show | B: Scope verification
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| _________ issues cause the most conflict over the life of the project. a) Change control b) Scope creep c) Cost d) Schedule | show 🗑
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| show | D: Control charts
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| ________ predict future project status and progress based on the past information and trends. a) Forecasts b) Status reports c) Progress reports d) Histograms | show 🗑
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| __________ are unplanned responses to risk events. a) Contingencies b) Reserves c) Workarounds d) Over allocations | show 🗑
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| True or False: Even though many projects are canceled before completion, it is still important to formally close any project. | show 🗑
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| True or False: Closing often includes verifying that all of the deliverables are complete. | show 🗑
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| True or False: Closing often includes a final presentation and report. | show 🗑
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| show | FALSE
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| Answering questions such as "What will you do different on the next project based on this experience?" is part of a________ a) lessons-learned report b) customer aceptance/project completion form c) written notice of contract closure d) transition pla | show 🗑
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| show | D: Best practice
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| Which of the following is not a benefit of having a high project management maturity level? a) lower turnover rates b) better project performance c) lower direct cost of project management d) more predictable cost and schedule performance | show 🗑
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| show | Scope goal, Cost goal, Time goal
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| show | Quality
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| What are the nine knowledge areas of project management? | show 🗑
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| What does RACI mean and how is it used? | show 🗑
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| show | To help manage relationships with key stakeholders
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| What information should a Stakeholder Analysis include? | show 🗑
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| show | A document created to help promote teamwork and clarify team communications.
1) Code of conduct
2) Participation
3) Communication
4) Problem solving
5) Meeting guidelines
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| show | 1) Stakeholder communications requirements
2) Information to be communicated
3) Who will receive the info and who will produce it
4) Suggested methods or guidelines for conveying information
5) Glossary of common terminology used for the project
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| What are the five ways to manage conflicts? | show 🗑
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| show | 1) Purpose
2) Attendees
3) Decisions
4) Next actions
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| As part of the communication plan, what are the methods for performance reporting? Which methods address the triple constraint? | show 🗑
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| show | 1) What worked well?
2) What needs improvement?
3) Suggested actions for improvement?
4) General feedback
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| show | 1) Initiating
2) Planning
3) Executing
4) Controlling
5) Closing
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| Name four deliverables of the project management lifecycle. | show 🗑
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| What type am I? What does it mean? Challenges? Ways to mitigate? | show 🗑
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