Chapter 3
Which processes include acquiring and developing the project team, performing quality assurance, distributing information, managing stakeholder expectations, and conducting procurements? Hint:include coordinating people and other resources to carry out the various plans and create the products
Executing
Agile methods are used when deliverables have a low degree of change.
False
An organization's project management plan expresses the vision, mission, goals, objectives, and strategies of the organization.
False
Decisions and actions taken in one knowledge area at a certain time rarely affect other knowledge areas.
False
Initiating processes are not required to end a project.
False
The Rational Unified Process (RUP) framework is incompatible with the PMBOK process.
False
The output of the stakeholder management strategy results is a project charter.
False
The organization recognizes that a new project exists and completes a project charter during which processes for a new project? the organization recognizes that a new project exists, and completes a project charter as part of this recognition.
Initiating
What processes include defining and authorizing a project or project phase?
Initiating
The project management plan is the output of which project planning process?
Integration management
Many project management activities occur as part of the planning process group.
True
Monitoring and controlling processes overlap all of the other project management process groups.
True
The DMAIC, methodology of the Six Sigma projects, is used to improve an existing business process.
True
The executing process group generally requires the most resources.
True
What is Project integration management?
the coordination of all elements of a project
Initiating and closing tasks are usually the longest and require the most amount of resources and time.
False
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 which processes? Hint: include formalizing acceptance of the project or project phase and ending it efficiently
Closing
Which planning process is associated with project scope management?
Collecting Requirements
Which planning process is within the Project Scope Management knowledge area?
Creation of a WBS
Reporting performance, where project stakeholders can identify any necessary changes that may be required to keep the project on track, is a common part of which process? Hint: the project team meets the project objectives.
Monitoring and controlling
What process group does the project integration management knowledge area map to through the activities of developing project charters?
Monitoring and controlling
What is often the most difficult and unappreciated process in project management?
Planning
What processes include devising and maintaining a workable scheme to ensure that the project addresses the organization's needs? Hint: include devising and maintaining a workable scheme to ensure that the project addresses the organization's needs
Planning
What is developed in the Project Integration Management knowledge area? Hint: a planning process falling under
Project Management Plan
Project Quality Management
Project Quality Management includes the processes and activities of the performing organization that determine quality policies, objectives, and responsibilities so that the project will satisfy the needs for which it was undertaken.
Which framework is an iterative software development process that focuses on team productivity and delivers software best practices to all team members?
Rational Unified Process
What tool provides a basis for creating the project schedule and performing earned value management for measuring and forecasting project performance?
Work breakdown structure
Which is an example of a pre-initiation task? Hint: lay the groundwork for a project before it officially starts.
Developing a business case for a project
What is one of the main outputs of the initiation process?
Developing the project charter
What is the definition of DMAIC?
Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control
Which are outputs of the executing process of project integration management?
Deliverables
What is the main purpose of project plans?
Guide project execution
Project Procurement Management
Includes the processes necessary to purchase or acquire products, services, or results needed from outside the project team.
Project Human Resource Management
Includes the processes that organize, manage, and lead the project team.
Initiating processes take place during each phase of a project.
True