Project Management Exam 1
As part of the project definition, Bisa identifies risks for the project. What is the purpose
of doing this during project initiation? - Question and answersso management can
decide whether the risks are serious enough to warrant denying the project
The sponsor of Project T5 assigned you as the project manager, and the project has
already been approved. What is the first thing you need to do as the project manager? -
Question and answersReview what has been done and complete any tasks not
addressed.
After the plan is approved and project work begins, Tara's boss is not happy about a
project delay for an upgrade. The vendor thought Tara's team would do the upgrade,
and Tara thought the vendor would do it. What was missed in this situation? - Question
and answersAn assumption was not identified.
You are the project manager for a healthcare system implementation project. The
sponsor has asked you to create a project definition. What will the sponsor use this
document for? - Question and answersto decide whether to approve the project
Why is it important to document the project scope? - Question and answersto remind
stakeholders what they agreed to and to prevent scope creep
Several stakeholders for a project disagree on the priorities of many project objectives.
Who would you ask first for help resolving this issue? - Question and answersthe project
sponsor
Sakait has done some extra work to appease a client. Now the client is asking her to do
one more task, which is significant and not part of project scope. What should Sakait
do? - Question and answersSakait should tell the client the task is not within scope and
add the task using the change control process.
You are managing a project that is implementing a new financial system. You need to
include some of the finance department's resources on the team. Which stakeholder
should you approach? - Question and answersa functional or line manager
Krisha is gathering information on her stakeholders, such as department names, factors
that motivate them, who they listen to, and their contributions on the project. What is this
document called? - Question and answersa stakeholder analysis
Your boss has asked you to be the project manager of an approved software
implementation project. Which project document identifies your authority and
responsibilities? - Question and answersa project charter
, Your client has asked for a project that will fix productivity concerns with the customer
service department. After asking "why" several times, you are able to determine the
cause and create a _____. - Question and answersproblem statement
Project objectives help you flesh out a project by _____. - Question and
answersdefining project scope
Ramesh is creating objectives for his project. Which SMART step will help him identify
actual progress? - Question and answersmeasurable
Your team has identified possible strategies for a project. The team is now evaluating
them using a decision matrix. What is the purpose of weighting the objectives? -
Question and answersidentifying the importance of each objective
Which technique would you most likely use to gather valid requirements and get buy-in
from various departments? - Question and answersfocus groups
Rudolph, the project manager, is trying to obtain customer approval of project
deliverables. It is taking longer than he anticipated because the customer wants to
discuss the results. What is the most likely reason for these delays? - Question and
answersThe success criteria aren't clear and quantifiable.
Banton is defining his project deliverables. Which statement describes what a project
deliverable is? - Question and answersDeliverables are the results that the project
delivers and help define the project scope.
Your organization runs numerous projects and wants to choose the most appropriate
resources for each project team. Which of the following is the best tool for identifying
project resources? - Question and answersenterprise project management software
During which process group does the project manager orient team members to the
project and expectations? - Question and answersexecuting
Tiko and Camille's boss has a project in which the solution is a bit unclear. Tiko wants to
use a waterfall approach and Camille wants to use the Agile approach. Which approach
is best and why? - Question and answersAgile is best because it delivers partial
solutions at regular intervals.
What are the components that differentiate a project from operational work? - Question
and answersa unique goal, a temporary endeavor, and usually a budget
Ravi took on a system implementation project that he estimated would take six months
to complete, but the work keeps continuing. What is the likely cause? - Question and
answersThe project is not clearly defined.
As part of the project definition, Bisa identifies risks for the project. What is the purpose
of doing this during project initiation? - Question and answersso management can
decide whether the risks are serious enough to warrant denying the project
The sponsor of Project T5 assigned you as the project manager, and the project has
already been approved. What is the first thing you need to do as the project manager? -
Question and answersReview what has been done and complete any tasks not
addressed.
After the plan is approved and project work begins, Tara's boss is not happy about a
project delay for an upgrade. The vendor thought Tara's team would do the upgrade,
and Tara thought the vendor would do it. What was missed in this situation? - Question
and answersAn assumption was not identified.
You are the project manager for a healthcare system implementation project. The
sponsor has asked you to create a project definition. What will the sponsor use this
document for? - Question and answersto decide whether to approve the project
Why is it important to document the project scope? - Question and answersto remind
stakeholders what they agreed to and to prevent scope creep
Several stakeholders for a project disagree on the priorities of many project objectives.
Who would you ask first for help resolving this issue? - Question and answersthe project
sponsor
Sakait has done some extra work to appease a client. Now the client is asking her to do
one more task, which is significant and not part of project scope. What should Sakait
do? - Question and answersSakait should tell the client the task is not within scope and
add the task using the change control process.
You are managing a project that is implementing a new financial system. You need to
include some of the finance department's resources on the team. Which stakeholder
should you approach? - Question and answersa functional or line manager
Krisha is gathering information on her stakeholders, such as department names, factors
that motivate them, who they listen to, and their contributions on the project. What is this
document called? - Question and answersa stakeholder analysis
Your boss has asked you to be the project manager of an approved software
implementation project. Which project document identifies your authority and
responsibilities? - Question and answersa project charter
, Your client has asked for a project that will fix productivity concerns with the customer
service department. After asking "why" several times, you are able to determine the
cause and create a _____. - Question and answersproblem statement
Project objectives help you flesh out a project by _____. - Question and
answersdefining project scope
Ramesh is creating objectives for his project. Which SMART step will help him identify
actual progress? - Question and answersmeasurable
Your team has identified possible strategies for a project. The team is now evaluating
them using a decision matrix. What is the purpose of weighting the objectives? -
Question and answersidentifying the importance of each objective
Which technique would you most likely use to gather valid requirements and get buy-in
from various departments? - Question and answersfocus groups
Rudolph, the project manager, is trying to obtain customer approval of project
deliverables. It is taking longer than he anticipated because the customer wants to
discuss the results. What is the most likely reason for these delays? - Question and
answersThe success criteria aren't clear and quantifiable.
Banton is defining his project deliverables. Which statement describes what a project
deliverable is? - Question and answersDeliverables are the results that the project
delivers and help define the project scope.
Your organization runs numerous projects and wants to choose the most appropriate
resources for each project team. Which of the following is the best tool for identifying
project resources? - Question and answersenterprise project management software
During which process group does the project manager orient team members to the
project and expectations? - Question and answersexecuting
Tiko and Camille's boss has a project in which the solution is a bit unclear. Tiko wants to
use a waterfall approach and Camille wants to use the Agile approach. Which approach
is best and why? - Question and answersAgile is best because it delivers partial
solutions at regular intervals.
What are the components that differentiate a project from operational work? - Question
and answersa unique goal, a temporary endeavor, and usually a budget
Ravi took on a system implementation project that he estimated would take six months
to complete, but the work keeps continuing. What is the likely cause? - Question and
answersThe project is not clearly defined.
