Section 3: Project Management Processes (Quiz/questions)

You have collected processes, procedures and historical information in your project, identified stakeholders and developed a management strategy for these stakeholders. In which process group are you in? A)Initiating B)Planning C)Execution D)Monitoring & Controlling

A)Initiating

Which of the following project management knowledge areas have processes in all project management process groups? A)Integration Management B)Scope Management C)Stakeholder Management D)Risk Management

A)Integration Management

You are in the monitoring & controlling process group of your project. Which of the following is an activity that you should do in this process group? A)Perform integrated change control B)Complete procurement closure C)Gain formal final acceptance of the project D)Determine all roles & responsibilities

A)Perform integrated change control

You are performing risk identification, qualitative and quantitative risk analysis and risk response planning activities in your project. In which process group are you in? A)Planning B)Closing C)Monitoring & Controlling D)Initiating

A)Planning

Which of the following BEST describes "Rolling Wave Planning"? A)You might not be able to plan a phase of your project in detail until the phase is finished B)Planning is completed in planning process group C)Initial plans deviate maximum 10% throughout the project D)If planning is not possible in projects, execution can start directly

A)You might not be able to plan a phase of your project in detail until the phase is finished

The high-level project risks have just been determined. What project management process group are you in? A-) Initiating B-) Planning C-) Executing D-) Monitoring & Controlling

A-) Initiating

Which of the following is a characteristic of project management processes? A-) Iterative B-) Unique C-) Unnecessary D-) Standardized

A-) Iterative

Performance of the project is measured in monitoring and controlling process group. All of the following about this process is correct EXCEPT: A)Project Manager is accountable for meeting performance measurement baseline B)If a project is deviating from baselines, customer must be informed immediately C)Project Manager takes actions to correct any variances D)Project Manager must prevent the reasons of changes in a project

B)If a project is deviating from baselines, customer must be informed immediately

All of the following activities are done in Executing Process Group EXCEPT: A)Give recognition and rewards B)Measure performance C)Use issue logs D)Select sellers

B)Measure performance

All of the following are major outputs of initiating process group EXCEPT: A)Project Charter B)Project Management Plan C)Identified Stakeholders D)Strategy for Managing Stakeholders

B)Project Management Plan

All of the following about project management process groups are true EXCEPT: A)Project Manager is assigned as early as possible in the process B)Project team is acquired in initiating process group C)Business case is the reason why project started D)High-Level planning is done in initiating

B)Project team is acquired in initiating process group

Which of the following is NOT a project management process? A)Initiating B)Starting C)Planning D)Execution

B)Starting

During a team meeting, a team member asks about the measurements that will be used on the project to judge performance. The team member feels that some of the measures related to activities assigned him are not valid measurements. The project is BEST considered in what part of the project management process? A-) Initiating B-) Executing C-) Monitoring & Controlling D-) Closing

B-) Executing

In which project management process group is the detailed project budget created? A-) Initiating B-) Before the project management process C-) Planning D-) Executing

C-) Planning

There are different reasons for initiating process to start in projects. Which of the following is an example of business need? A)Analysis phase of the project has ended, and development phase will start B)Customer requested new change requests during project execution C)A car manufacturer started to a new project to produce a new car model for women D)Problems occurred during project had to be resolved

C)A car manufacturer started to a new project to produce a new car model for women

Which of the following activities does NOT happen in Initiating Process Group? A)Select the project manager B)Divide large projects into phases C)Create activity list D)Create measurable objectives

C)Create activity list

Your colleague in project management office is managing a project. During your discussion with him, he mentioned that he is performing quality assurance and audits. In which process group is your colleague in? A)Initiating B)Planning C)Executing D)Monitoring & Controlling

C)Executing

Which of the following activities is done as LAST step in closing process group? A)Confirm work is done to requirements B)Update lessons learned documentation C)Release Resources D)Index and archive records

C)Release Resources

Organizing meetings are important during the execution process group. All of the following about these meetings are true EXCEPT: A)Risks are reviewed B)Contingency plans for upcoming risks are reevaluated C)Tasks of each team member must be reviewed D)Agenda must not be only status or what is done

C)Tasks of each team member must be reviewed

The BEST time to assign a project manager to a project is during: A-) Executing B-) Closing C-) Initiating D-) Planning

C-) Initiating

Which process groups must be included in every project? A-) Planning, executing, and closing B-) Initiating, planning and executing C-) Initiating, planning, executing, monitoring & controlling, and closing D-) Planning, executing, and monitoring & controlling

C-) Initiating, planning, executing, monitoring & controlling, and closing

A team member notifies the project manager that the activities comprising a work package are no longer appropriate. It would be BEST for the project manager to be in what part of the project management process? A-) Corrective action B-) Integrated change control C-) Monitoring and controlling D-) Project closing

C-) Monitoring and controlling

All of the following are activities done in Monitoring & Controlling Process Group EXCEPT: A)Administer Procurements B)Manage Reserves C)Create forecasts D)Hand-off completed product

D)Hand-off completed product

Activities in planning process group must be followed in a sequence. Which of the following activities is done at LAST in planning process group? A)Determine what topurchase B)Estimate time and cost project activities C)Determine critical path D)Hold kick-off meeting

D)Hold kick-off meeting

You are in planning process group in your project. All of the following are activities you will do in this process group EXCEPT: A)Finalize requirements B)Create a project scope statement C)Develop Schedule D)Manage People

D)Manage People

All of the following are reasons for entering closing process group EXCEPT: A)A Project phase is complete B)Project has been completed C)Project has been terminated D)Market need

D)Market need

All of the following about planning process group is true EXCEPT: A)Project Management Plan and documents are compiled by Project Manager B)Major outputs of the process are project management plan and project documents C)Planning is iterative D)Only project manager and executives ofthe company are involved in planning

D)Only project manager and executives ofthe company are involved in planning

A project manager gets a call from a team member notifying him that there is a variance between the speed of a system on the project and the desired or planned speed. The project manager is surprised because that performance measurement was not identified in planning. If the project manager then evaluates whether the variance warrants a response, he is in what project management process? A-) Initiating B-) Planning C-) Executing D-) Monitoring & Controlling

D-) Monitoring & Controlling

Which of the following is NOT an input to the initiating process group? A-) Company processes B-) Company culture C-) Historical WBSs D-) Project scope statement

D-) Project scope statement

The project sponsor has just signed the project charter. What is the NEXT thing to do? A-) Begin to complete work packages. B-) Verify Scope. C-) Start integrated change control D-) Start to create management plans

D-) Start to create management plans