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questions with verified answers ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
A Firm begins it's strategic business initiative of developing a new business model that will
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allow the firm to deliver an efficient, tailored service
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to its customers. To accomplish this, the firm initiates a business management project.
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Which aspect of project management applies to this firm's project? - correct
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answer✔✔Interdependent Tasks ||\\//||
A firm begins its strategic business initiative of developing a new business model to
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enhance its competitiveness. ||\\//|| ||\\//||
What can be identified as a strategic business initiative for this firm? - correct
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answer✔✔Environment scanning ||\\//||
A firm begins a strategic business initiative of developing a new business model that will
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allow the firm to deliver an efficient, tailored service
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to its customers.
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Which stakeholder would have triggered this strategic business initiative?
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YOUR - correct answer✔✔Project Sponsor ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Which group is included in the five process groups? - correct answer✔✔Communication
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Process Group ||\\//||
What does PRINCE2 stand for? - correct answer✔✔PRojects IN a Competitive Environment
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Which PMBOK process group is described as the delivery part of project management
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where the main activity happens? - correct answer✔✔Executing
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,Which advantage does the functional (departmentalized) organizational structure provide ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
for a firm with multiple projects? - correct answer✔✔It is efficient for collaboration and
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cooperation between departments. ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Which two organizations are examples of organizations with the functional organizational ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
structure?
Choose 2 answers - correct answer✔✔The U.S. Department of State & The U.S. Department ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
of Energy
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An organization expects to use a project management office (PMO) to support multiple
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projects that will be implemented within a projectized ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
organizational structure. ||\\//||
Which implied effect is a benefit to this organization? - correct answer✔✔Project team ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
member gain access to historical data from other projects. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Regardless of the organizational structure used to manage a project, an organization elects ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
to use a project management office (PMO).
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Which benefit will this organization gain? - correct answer✔✔Projects will coordinate ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
resource usage by monitoring the status of shared resources. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
During a certain project phase, specific blueprints are drawn and approved, materials and ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
labor costs are estimated, prototypes are created, ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
and work activities and tasks are identified. Also, quality expectations, measurements, and
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costs are defined. ||\\//|| ||\\//||
During which project phase do these activities occur? - correct answer✔✔Planning ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Place the project activities in order of occurrence from first (1) to last (5). - correct
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answer✔✔1. Collecting customer requirements ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
, 2. Developing the work breakdown structure
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3. Working to produce project deliverables
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4. Customers evaluating the project outcomes
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5. Capturing lessons learned
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During which life cycle phase is the vast majority of the actual work to produce the project's
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deliverables completed? - correct answer✔✔Executing
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What is the correct term for an intermediate outcome of project work, such as a signed
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contract or obtaining a construction permit? - correct answer✔✔Deliverable ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Which deliverable from a work breakdown structure (WBS) is not specific enough to
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measure its completion at project closure? - correct answer✔✔User Training ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
The following table shows the Level 1 work breakdown structure (WBS) for Project A.
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WBS ID Description ||\\//|| ||\\//||
0.0 Project A ||\\//|| ||\\//||
1.0 Project started ||\\//|| ||\\//||
2.0 Feasiblity ||\\//||
3.0 Design ||\\//||
4.0 Development ||\\//||
5.0 Manufacturing ||\\//||
6.0 Distribution ||\\//||
7.0 Project completed ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Which approach did the project manager use to structure the WBS? - correct
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answer✔✔Sequence of project phases ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
questions with verified answers ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
A Firm begins it's strategic business initiative of developing a new business model that will
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allow the firm to deliver an efficient, tailored service
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to its customers. To accomplish this, the firm initiates a business management project.
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Which aspect of project management applies to this firm's project? - correct
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answer✔✔Interdependent Tasks ||\\//||
A firm begins its strategic business initiative of developing a new business model to
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enhance its competitiveness. ||\\//|| ||\\//||
What can be identified as a strategic business initiative for this firm? - correct
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answer✔✔Environment scanning ||\\//||
A firm begins a strategic business initiative of developing a new business model that will
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allow the firm to deliver an efficient, tailored service
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to its customers.
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Which stakeholder would have triggered this strategic business initiative?
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YOUR - correct answer✔✔Project Sponsor ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Which group is included in the five process groups? - correct answer✔✔Communication
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Process Group ||\\//||
What does PRINCE2 stand for? - correct answer✔✔PRojects IN a Competitive Environment
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Which PMBOK process group is described as the delivery part of project management
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where the main activity happens? - correct answer✔✔Executing
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,Which advantage does the functional (departmentalized) organizational structure provide ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
for a firm with multiple projects? - correct answer✔✔It is efficient for collaboration and
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
cooperation between departments. ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Which two organizations are examples of organizations with the functional organizational ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
structure?
Choose 2 answers - correct answer✔✔The U.S. Department of State & The U.S. Department ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
of Energy
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An organization expects to use a project management office (PMO) to support multiple
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projects that will be implemented within a projectized ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
organizational structure. ||\\//||
Which implied effect is a benefit to this organization? - correct answer✔✔Project team ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
member gain access to historical data from other projects. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Regardless of the organizational structure used to manage a project, an organization elects ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
to use a project management office (PMO).
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Which benefit will this organization gain? - correct answer✔✔Projects will coordinate ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
resource usage by monitoring the status of shared resources. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
During a certain project phase, specific blueprints are drawn and approved, materials and ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
labor costs are estimated, prototypes are created, ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
and work activities and tasks are identified. Also, quality expectations, measurements, and
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costs are defined. ||\\//|| ||\\//||
During which project phase do these activities occur? - correct answer✔✔Planning ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Place the project activities in order of occurrence from first (1) to last (5). - correct
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answer✔✔1. Collecting customer requirements ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
, 2. Developing the work breakdown structure
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3. Working to produce project deliverables
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4. Customers evaluating the project outcomes
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5. Capturing lessons learned
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During which life cycle phase is the vast majority of the actual work to produce the project's
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deliverables completed? - correct answer✔✔Executing
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What is the correct term for an intermediate outcome of project work, such as a signed
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contract or obtaining a construction permit? - correct answer✔✔Deliverable ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Which deliverable from a work breakdown structure (WBS) is not specific enough to
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measure its completion at project closure? - correct answer✔✔User Training ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
The following table shows the Level 1 work breakdown structure (WBS) for Project A.
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WBS ID Description ||\\//|| ||\\//||
0.0 Project A ||\\//|| ||\\//||
1.0 Project started ||\\//|| ||\\//||
2.0 Feasiblity ||\\//||
3.0 Design ||\\//||
4.0 Development ||\\//||
5.0 Manufacturing ||\\//||
6.0 Distribution ||\\//||
7.0 Project completed ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Which approach did the project manager use to structure the WBS? - correct
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answer✔✔Sequence of project phases ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
