Ch 3 Project Management

T/F: Decisions and actions taken in one knowledge area at a certain time rarely affect other knowledge areas

false

T/F: Initiating processes take place during each phase of a project

true

T/F: Initiating processes are not required to end a project

false

T/F: The level of activity and length of each process group varies for every project

true

T/F: Initiating and closing tasks are usually the longest and require the most amount of resources and time

false

T/F: The executing process group generally requires the most resources

true

T/F: Monitoring and controlling processes overlap all of the other project management process groups

true

T/F: Key outcomes of the executing process group are formal acceptance of the work and creation of closing documents

false

T/F: Agile methods comprise of 45 subprocesses which are organized into eight process groups

false

T/F: The Rational Unified Process (RUP) framework is incompatible with the PMBOK process

false

T/F: The DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control) methodology of the Six Sigma projects, is used to improve an existing business process

true

T/F: An organization’s project management plan expresses the vision, mission, goals, objectives, and strategies of the organization

false

T/F: Identifying the project sponsor is a pre-initiation task

true

T/F: The output of the stakeholder management strategy results is a project charter

false

T/F: The kick-off meeting is always held before the business case and project charter are completed

false

T/F: A milestone list is an output associated with the Project Scope Management knowledge area

false

T/F: The WBS provides a basis for creating the project schedule and performing earned value management for measuring and forecasting project performance

true

T/F: Project initiation involves taking the actions necessary to ensure that activities in the project plan are completed

false

T/F: The burndown chart is a Scrum created artifact that provides a list of features prioritized by business value

false

T/F: A sprint review is a meeting in which the team demonstrates to the product owner what it has completed during the sprint

true

T/F: The pre-initiation phase of a project using the Scrum method does not involve project charters, stakeholder management strategy, and kick-off meetings

false

T/F: In the Scrum method, team members work as a self-directed group coached by the ScrumMaste

true

T/F: The two main items for monitoring and controlling in the Scrum framework are the daily
Scrum and the sprint retrospectives

true

T/F: Details of kick-off meetings and the stakeholder details are usually recorded in a Word document

true

_____ processes include defining and authorizing a project or project phase.
a.
Initiating
b.
Planning
c.
Executing
d.
Monitoring and controlling

A

_____ processes include devising and maintaining a workable scheme to ensure that the project addresses the organization’s needs.
a.
Initiating
b.
Planning
c.
Executing
d.
Monitoring and controlling

B

Examples of _____ processes include acquiring and developing the project team, performing quality assurance, distributing information, managing stakeholder expectations, and conducting procurements.
a.
monitoring and controlling
b.
executing
c.
planning
d.
initiating

B

A common _____ process is reporting performance, where project stakeholders can identify any necessary changes that may be required to keep the project on track.
a.
executing
b.
closing
c.
monitoring and controlling
d.
planning

C

Administrative activities, such as archiving project files, closing out contracts, documenting lessons learned, and receiving formal acceptance of the delivered work as part of the phase or project, are often involved in _____ processes.
a.
monitoring and controlling
b.
executing
c.
initiating
d.
closing

D

During _____ processes for a new project, the organization recognizes that a new project exists, and completes a project charter as part of this recognition.
a.
initiating
b.
planning
c.
opening
d.
controlling

A

The project integration management knowledge area maps to the _____ process group through the activities of developing project charters.
a.
initiating
b.
planning
c.
executing
d.
monitoring and controlling

A

The project scope management knowledge area maps to the _____ process group through the activities of scope validation and scope control.
a.
initiating
b.
planning
c.
executing
d.
monitoring and controlling

D

The project time management knowledge area maps to the _____ process group through the activity of schedule control.
a.
initiating
b.
planning
c.
executing
d.
monitoring and controlling

D

Developing a _____ is a planning process that occurs in the Project Integration Management knowledge area.
a.
schedule management plan
b.
project management plan
c.
WBS
d.
quality management

B

_____ is a planning process that is within the Project Scope Management knowledge area.
a.
Schedule development
b.
Developing a project management plan
c.
Creation of a WBS
d.
Quality planning

C

The project cost management knowledge area maps to the _____ process group through the activities of estimating costs and budget determination.
a.
initiating
b.
planning
c.
executing
d.
monitoring and controlling

B

The project stakeholder management knowledge area maps to the _____ process group by identifying stakeholders.
a.
initiating
b.
planning
c.
executing
d.
monitoring and controlling

A

_____ is an iterative software development process that focuses on team productivity and delivers software best practices to all team members.
a.
Agile Unified Process
b.
Dynamic Systems Development Method
c.
Rational Unified Process
d.
Six Sigma

C

Which of the following is a pre-initiation task?
a.
Drawing up a work breakdown structure
b.
Developing a business case for a project
c.
Drafting the project charter
d.
Identifying stakeholders

B

One of the main outputs of the initiation process is _____.
a.
creating the work breakdown structure
b.
selecting the project manager
c.
developing the project charter
d.
identifying the project sponsor

C

The project management plan is the output of the planning process of project _____.
a.
integration management
b.
quality management
c.
scope management
d.
procurement management

A

Which of the following is a planning process associated with project scope management?
a.
Collecting requirements
b.
Performing qualitative risk analysis
c.
Planning schedule management
d.
Estimating costs

A

The _____ provides a basis for creating the project schedule and performing earned value management for measuring and forecasting project performance.
a.
scope statement
b.
cost management plan
c.
work breakdown structure
d.
project charter

C

_____ are an output of the executing process of project integration management.
a.
Deliverables
b.
Issue logs
c.
Resource calendars
d.
Enterprise environmental factor updates

A

Enterprise environmental factors are an output of the executing process of _____.
a.
project integration management
b.
project quality management
c.
project human resource management
d.
project procurement management

C

The _____ process involves gaining stakeholder and customer acceptance of the final products and services and bringing the project, or project phase, to an orderly end.
a.
executing
b.
closing
c.
planning
d.
monitoring

B

Organizational process assets update is the output of the closing process of _____.
a.
project integration management
b.
project quality management
c.
project procurement management
d.
project time management

A

Which of the following is true about the agile method?
a.
It is often used when a project team can express the scope early in the product life cycle.
b.
It is used when a project team wants to provide a potentially shippable product earlier rather than later.
c.
It uses several iterations or deliveries of software instead of waiting until the end of the project to provide a product.
d.
It is used when project teams want to use the predicative approach to a project.

C

Which of the following project parameters would be compatible with the use of the agile approach?
a.
Projects with inexperienced and dispersed teams
b.
Projects that have a fairly rigid completion date
c.
Projects with clear-up front requirements
d.
Projects that have more flexible scheduling

D

Which of the following activities is a part of the planning process of the Scrum?
a.
Determining how many sprints will compose each release
b.
Demonstrating the product during a sprint review meeting
c.
Completing tasks each day during sprints
d.
Creating sprint backlog

D

The improvement of the product and process in the Scrum method is discussed at the _____.
a.
sprint reflection meeting
b.
sprint review meeting
c.
kick-off meeting
d.
daily Scrum meeting

A

A _____ is usually not necessary to the Scrum method.
a.
team contract
b.
velocity estimate
c.
Gantt chart
d.
product backlog

A

A _____ is an important Scrum artifact used to graphically display progress on each sprint during the monitoring and controlling process.
a.
WBS
b.
sprint backlog
c.
burndown chart
d.
product backlog

C