PM Chapter 3
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.
Closing
Examples of _____ processes include acquiring and developing the project team, performing quality assurance, distributing information, managing stakeholder expectations, and conducting procurements
Executing
A milestone list is an output associated with the Project Scope Management knowledge area.
False
Agile methods comprise of 45 subprocesses which are organized into eight process groups.
False
Initiating and closing tasks are usually the longest and require the most amount of resources and time
False
Initiating processes are not required to end a project.
False
Key outcomes of the executing process group are formal acceptance of the work and creation of closing documents.
False
Project initiation involves taking the actions necessary to ensure that activities in the project plan are completed.
False
The burn down chart is a Scrum created artifact that provides a list of features prioritized by business value
False
The output of the stakeholder management strategy results is a project charter.
False
The project integration management knowledge area maps to the _____ process group through he activities of developing project charters.
Initiating
Monitoring and controlling processes overlap all of the other project management process groups
True
The DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control) methodology of the Six Sigma projects, is used to improve an existing business process.
True
The WBS provides a basis for creating the project schedule and performing earned value management for measuring and forecasting project performance.
True
The executing process group generally requires the most resources.
True
The two main items for monitoring and controlling in the Scrum framework are the daily Scrum and the sprint retrospectives.
True
The project time management knowledge area maps to the _____ process group through the activity of schedule control.
Monitoring and Controlling
A sprint review is a meeting in which the team demonstrates to the product owner what it has completed during the sprint
True
Details of kick-off meetings and the stakeholder details are usually recorded in a Word document
True
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.
Closing
Which of the following is a planning process associated with project scope management?
Collecting Requirements
Which of the following activities is a part of the planning process of the Scrum?
Creating a sprint backlog
_____ is a planning process that is within the Project Scope Management knowledge area.
Creation of WBS
_____ are an output of the executing process of project integration management.
Delivarables
Which of the following is a pre-initiation task?
Developing a business case for a project
_____ is an iterative software development process that focuses on team productivity and delivers software best practices to all team members.
Dynamic System Development Method
Identifying the project sponsor is a pre-initiation task.
True
Which of the following is true about the agile method?
It uses several iterations or deliveries of software instead of waiting until the end of the project to provide a product.
A common _____ process is reporting performance, where project stakeholders can identify any necessary changes that may be required to keep the project on track.
Monitoring and Controlling
The project scope management knowledge area maps to the _____ process group through the activities of scope validation and scope control.
Monitoring and Controlling
Enterprise environmental factors are an output of the executing process of
Project Human Resource Management
Organizational process assets update is the output of the closing process of _____.
Project Integration Management
Developing a _____ is a planning process that occurs in the Project Integration Management knowledge area.
Project Management Plan
Which of the following project parameters would be compatible with the use of the agile approach
Projects that have more flexible scheduling
The improvement of the product and process in the Scrum method is discussed at the __
Sprint Reflection Meeting
A _____ is usually not necessary to the Scrum method.
Team Contract
The _____ provides a basis for creating the project schedule and performing earned value management for measuring and forecasting project performance.
Work Breakdown Structure
A _____ is an important Scrum artifact used to graphically display progress on each sprint during the monitoring and controlling process.
Burndown Chart
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
The Rational Unified Process (RUP) framework is incompatible with the PMBOK process.
False
The pre-initiation phase of a project using the Scrum method does not involve project charters, stakeholder management strategy, and kick-off meetings.
False
During _____ processes for a new project, the organization recognizes that a new project exists, and completes a project charter as part of this recognition.
Initiating
The project stakeholder management knowledge area maps to the _____ process group by identifying stakeholders.
Initiating
_____ processes include defining and authorizing a project or project phase.
Initiating
In the Scrum method, team members work as a self-directed group coached by the ScrumMaster
True
Initiating processes take place during each phase of a project.
True
The level of activity and length of each process group varies for every project.
True
The project management plan is the output of the planning process of project
Intigration Management
The project cost management knowledge area maps to the _____ process group through the activities of estimating costs and budget determination.
Planning
_____ processes include devising and maintaining a workable scheme to ensure that the project addresses the organization's needs.
Planning
One of the main outputs of the initiation process is _____.
developing the project charter
The kick-off meeting is always held before the business case and project charter are completed.
False
