Past but not Forgotten
Define This
It's All in the Scope
Break It Down
Jumping Ahead
100
The need for this is one of the major driving forces for communication in a project. Optimization, integrity, integration, or differentiation
What is Integration The project manger is an integrator. This question is about your role as an integrator and communicator.
100
It is does not have a silver lining but customers love it.
What is gold plating.
100
This is when scope verification occurs
What is at the end of each phase of the project.
100
A project manager may use this to make sure the team clearly knows what work is included in each of their work packages.
What is WBS dictionary. Work packages are described in the WBS dictionary.
100
The amount of time that an activity may be delayed without extending the critical path is
What is Slack or Float
200
A proejct is plagued by changes to the project charter. Who has the primary responsibility to decide if these changes are necessary?
What is the Sponsor
200
The lowest hierarchical level of the work breakdown structure.
What is a Work Package. Work packages represent deliverables on the project and should be small enough to estimate for cost and duration. Work packages are further decomposed into activites for further estimating and scheduling purposes.
200
A project team member wants to add functionality for the customer and suggest enhancing the scope of the project. The project manager points out that the team needs to focus on completing all the work and only the work required. What is this an example of?
What is Scope Management The team member is suggesting an enhancement outsdie of the project charter. Scope management focuses on do the work and onnly the work in the project management plna that meets the needs of the project charter. There for the project manager is performing Scope Management
200
A number identifier Related Control Account for cost A statement of the work to be done Who is responsible for doing the work Any schedule milestones
What are elements in a WBS Dictionary.
200
This is the best tool to calculate crtiical path on a project
What is The Project Network Diagram as it shows duration and dependencies.
300
Integration is done by the: Project manager, team, sponsor or stakeholders
What is the Project Manager. This is a primary responsibililty
300
Something needed or used by a process to creat the outputs for that process
What is Inputs
300
The construction phase of a new software product is near completion. The next phase is testing and implementation. The project is two week ahead of schedule. What should the project manager be Most Concerned with before moving on to the final phase? Scope Verfication, Quality Control, Performance Reports, or Cost Control
What is Scope Verification This deals with customer acceptance. Without acceptance you will not be able to move onto the next phases of the project.
300
Helps prevent work from slipping through the cracks. Provides the project team with an understanding of where their pieces fit into the overall project management plan and gives them an indication of the impact of their work on the project as a whole. Facilitates communication Help to prevent changes Provides PROOF of need for staff, cost and time
What is the WBS
300
If you were creating duration estimates for a schedule activity, which of the following tools or techniques would Not be appropriate for use? Expert Judgement, reserver analysis, Threepoint estimating, or Least squares estimating
What is Least Squares Estimating This term was made up
400
Approved corrective action is an input to: Scope verification, Direct and Manage Project execution, develop project charter, or schedule development
What is Direct and Manage Project execution
400
This is a technique, for general data gathering and creativity that cn be used to identify risks, ideas or solutions to issues by using a group of team members or subject matter experts
What is brain storming
400
You are managing a 6 month project and have held bi weekly meetings with yoru project stakeholders. After 5.5 months of work, the project is on schedule and budget, but the stakeholders are not satisfied with the deliverables. The sitation will delay the project completion by a month. the MOST important process that could have prevented this situation is? Risk monitoring and control, schedule control, scope planning, or scope control
What is Scope Planning The other choices are in monitoring and controling process group. This situation asks how to prevent the problem.
400
You can use this to decompose the project.
What is the WBS.
400
This is what you would show to senior management when they ask to review the progress of your project and discuss critical issues. Project Network Diagram, Milestone Chart, Expert from each functional area to answer all questions, or project status reports from team members.
What is Milestone Chart
500
All of the folling are parts of an effective change control system except: Procedures, standards for reports, meetings, or lessons learned
What is Lessons Learned which are reviews of the processes and procedures to improve them and are not part of the system.
500
an information gathering technique used as a way to reach a consensus of experts on a subject. Experts on the subject participate in this technique anonymously.
What is Delphi Technique
500
Which of the following activities are done first? Creation of the requirements documentation. Creation of the work breakdown structure. Creation of an activity list. Creation of the scope baseline.
What is Creation of the requirements documentation
500
This is a graphical picture of the hierarchy of the project. This does not show dependencies.
What is the WBS
500
One of your team members makes a change to the budget with your approval. In what process is he engaged?
What is Control Costs Change is the key word, approved change means this is a control process.
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