QUIZ #2 PM, Quiz #1

The PMBOK® Guide lists over ____ documents that project teams can produce as part of project planning.

50

Which of the following is not an output of planning for project integration and scope management?

A Project Website

True

A project has a definite beginning and a definite end.

Program

A(n) ____________________ is "a group of related projects, subsidiary programs, and program activities managed in a coordinated way to obtain benefits and control not available from managing them individually."

Project

A(n) is _____________ "a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result."

Program

A(n)__________ is "a group of related projects, subsidiary programs, and program activities managed in a coordinated way to obtain benefits and control not available from managing them individually."

For agile projects, the user stories created in an initial product backlog are often elaborated in more detail at the start of each iteration in a process called _________.

Backlog Refinement

___________ is the process of teams progressively elaborating and reprioritizing the work to determine what can be accomplished during that iteration.

Backlog Refinement

A _____________ is a starting point, a measurement, or an observation that is documented so that it can be used for future comparison

Baseline

Performance in meeting project scope goals is based on the scope ____.

Baseline

Data gathering

Benchmarking and brainstorming are tools and techniques for

The __________ approach to creating a WBS is often easier when team members understand the detailed work but are not necessarily thinking of the project from the deliverable perspective.

Bottom-up

Which of the following is good wording for items on a WBS?

Constructing Site Clearing

The INVEST rule is used when ___________.

Creating Story Cards

High level items in a WBS are broken down or _______ into smaller tasks.

Decomposed

Scope statements should include, at a minimum, a product scope description, product user acceptance criteria, and detailed information on all project ____ .

Deliverables

A WBS _________ is a document that describes the deliverables on the WBS in more detail.

Dictionary

A(n) __________ is a large user story that cannot be delivered as defined within a single iteration or is large enough that it an be split into smaller user stories.

Epic

Uncertainty

Even though a company might work on similar projects over and over again, such as building houses, providing training courses, or developing specific types of products, there are unique challenges because all projects involve

The main purpose of project planning is to guide project ____.

Execution

A scope baseline is composed of an approved project charter and scope statement.

False

A theme is a large user story on an agile project.

False

Performance in meeting project scope goals is based on the scope statement.

False

The project management plan is a deliverable for the project scope management knowledge area.

False

The tasks in a WBS must be developed as a sequential list of steps.

False

Work that is not included in the scope statement should be performed as needed.

False

You should show activities on the WBS.

False

The main purpose of project planning is to:

Guide Project Execution

portfolio

In addition to project management, organizations are embracing program and ____________________ management to address enterprise-level needs.

Project ____ management involves coordinating all the project management knowledge areas throughout a project's life span.

Integration

Which of the following statements is true concerning a WBS?

It Should Show Deliverables

Knowledge Areas

Key elements of the project management framework include the project stakeholders, process groups, project management, project management tools and techniques, project success, and contribution of a portfolio of projects to the success of the entire enterprise.

True

Making ethical decisions is an important part of our personal and professional lives because it generates trust and respect with other people.

The top box in a graphical WBS is known as Level _____.

One

Quadruple Constraint

Other people focus on the " _________"of project management which adds quality along with scope, schedule, and cost.

Quadruple constraint

Other people focus on the "____________________" of project management which adds quality along with scope, schedule, and cost.

What is the first process in project scope management?

Plan Scope Management

Project management ____ facilitate communication among stakeholders and provide a baseline for progress measurement and project control.

Plans

False

Portfolio managers are required to have previous experience as project or program managers.

Strategic

Portfolio managers help their organizations make wise investment decisions by helping to select and analyze projects from a(n)____ perspective.

Project teams develop a ___________ to coordinate all other project plans.

Project Management Plan

Scope

Project ____ management involves working with all appropriate stakeholders to define, gain written agreement for, and manage all the work required to complete the project successfully.

Success

Project ____ may be defined as a test of whether a project has met scope, time, and cost goals.

Managers

Project ____________ work with the project sponsors, the project team, and the other people involved in a project to meet project goals.

Knowledge

Project management ____________________ areas describe the key competencies that project managers must develop.

False

Project management is a silver bullet that guarantees success on all projects.

Techniques

Project management tools and ___________ assist project managers and their teams in carrying out work in all nine knowledge areas.

strategic, tactical

Project portfolio management addresses __________ goals of an organization, while project management addresses ______________ goals.

Stakeholder

Project__________ management is the newest or the tenth knowledge area.

False

Projects typically finish according to the discrete scope, schedule, and cost goals originally set.

Which way of collecting requirements is commonly used for software development projects?

Prototyping

________ are conditions or capabilities that must be met by the project or present in the product, service, or result to satisfy an agreement or other formally imposed specification.

Requirements

A _____________ is a table that lists requirements, various attributes of each requirement, and the status of the requirements.

Requirements Traceability Matrix

To define the ____ of the project accurately, it is very important to ensure consistency between the project charter, scope statement, WBS, Gantt chart, and related documents.

Scope

The project manager should work with his or her team and ____ to determine the level of detail needed in the WBS dictionary.

Sponsor

The project management plan should not be _________

Static

The hierarchy for a value breakdown structure starts with an initiative at the top, then epics, and then ________.

Stories

False

Strategic goals are generally more specific and short-term than tactical goals.

Project scheduling software uses the ____ format to represent the WBS.

Tabular

Planning includes tasks related to each of the ____ project management knowledge areas.

Ten

Sponsor

The project ____ usually provides the direction and funding for the project.

True

The project management framework includes five process groups and ten knowledge areas.

True

The term "operations" refers to work done in an organization to sustain a business.

Constraint

The triple ____________ placed on every project consists of scope, schedule, and cost goals.

Five *Initiating. *Planning. *Executing. *Monitoring / Controlling. *Closing.

There are _____ project management process groups.

RTM stands for requirements _______ matrix.

Traceability

A requirements _________ __________ is a table that lists requirements, various attributes of each requirement, and the status of the requirements to ensure that all of them are addressed.

Traceability Matrix

A deliverable at the lowest level of the WBS is called a work package.

True

As more information becomes available and decisions are made related to project scope, the project team should update the project scope statement.

True

For agile projects, the scope is not completely known until the end of the project.

True

People are more likely to perform well if they know what they are supposed to do and when.

True

The INVESt rule should be followed when writing story cards.

True

The MoSCOW method is a prioritization framework for time-boxed projects.

True

The WBS is a peripheral document in project management.

True

The bottom-up approach to creating a WBS can be very time consuming.

True

The contents of scope statements can vary.

True

You can use a mind map to help create a WBS.

True

You need to plan the project scope and determine what activities need to be done before you can develop a detailed project schedule.

True

The Just-In-Time Training project team decided to use the project management process groups for the level ____ tasks in its WBS.

Two

The main groupings for the work in a WBS chart are listed in the second tier of boxes, called level ____.

Two

___________ means formal acceptance of deliverables by the customer and other identified stakeholders

Validation

A _____________ is a deliverable-oriented grouping of the work involved in a project that defines the total scope of the project.

WBS

The main planning tasks performed as part of project scope management include planning scope management, collecting requirements, defining scope, and creating the _____.

WBS

A scope baseline is composed of an approved scope statement, a WBS, and a ____.

WBS Dictionary

Project Management Professional (PMP)

What is the popular certification program called that the Project Management Institute provides?

Includes the following; *Technical Project Management *Leadership *Strategic and Business Management

What is the project management talent triangle?

Projects involve no uncertainty

Which of the following is not an attribute of a project?

meeting communications goals

Which of the following is not part of the triple constraint of project management?

Are projects on time and on budget?

Which of the following questions would not be addressed by project portfolio management but by project management?

The MoSCoW method is a prioritization framework for time-boxed projects where the acronym stands for must-haves, should-haves, could-haves, and _________.

Will Not Have

Which of the followiing is not part of a scope baseline?

Work Package

Project Stakeholder Management

__________ is the tenth project management knowledge area, according to PM.

Project Stakeholder Management

__________ is the tenth project management knowledge area, according to PMI.

Stakeholders

____________ are the people involved in or affected by project activities and include the project sponsor, project team, support staff, customers, users. suppliers, and even opponents to the project.

Tactical

individual projects often address ____ goals, whereas project portfolio management addresses strategic goals.