MGS425 Chapter 3

The level of activity and length of each process group varies for every project. (T/F)

True

When creating a lessons-learned report, it is best practice to include only elements that went well during the project. (T/F)

False

Opponents to a project would not be good project stakeholders (T/F)

False

Initiating processes are not required to end a project. (T/F)

False

Which planning process is within the Project Scope Management knowledge area?

Creation of a WBS

Which is an example of a pre-initiation task?

Developing a Business Case for a project

Decisions and actions taken in one knowledge area at a certain time rarely affect other knowledge areas. (T/F)

False

The 2017 survey by VersionOne found that organizations using agile reported that the top three benefits of using this methodology were (check all correct answers):

Increased team productivity ability to manage changing priorities

What processes include defining and authorizing a project or project phase?

Initiating

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?

Monitoring and Controlling

Additional time spent on planning has been shown to have a direct correlation to a reduction in time spent on executing. (T/F)

True

Monitoring and controlling processes overlap all of the other project management process groups. (T/F)

True

The executing process group generally requires the most resources. (T/F)

True

What important Scrum artifact is used to graphically display progress on each sprint during the monitoring and controlling process?

burndown chart

What is one of the main outputs of the initiation process?

developing the project charter

Which process includes measuring progress toward project objectives and taking corrective action to match progress with the plan?

monitoring and controlling

What is often the most difficult and unappreciated process in project management?

planning

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

A _____ is usually not necessary to the Scrum method, because Scrum implies that team members work as a self-directed group.

team charter