Which statement best describes a project?

Who approves the business case for a project? Project sponsor Project manager Senior management Chief Executive Officer

Project Sponsor

matrix and functional

matrix - pm authority ranges from weak to strong functional - weak

You have moved into executing the project plan for the Customer Resource Management (CRM) system and the vendor you selected has split its company into two organizations. What will likely happen to your project? A It will continue with a contract with the new company. B It will be canceled. C You and your team will be fired. D The project will be put on hold.

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Which of the following terms is used to describe issues that can influence the process of planning procurements, such as market conditions and supplier information? A Enterprise environmental factors B Activity resource requirements C Organizational process assets D Teaming agreements

A Enterprise environmental factors

During product testing, the team identifies a problem and needs to trace it back to its root cause. Which quality tool would they use? A Fishbone diagram B Statistical sampling C Gantt chart D Scatter chart

A Fishbone diagram

The project manager is responsible for "all" work relating to the project. Does this responsibility include approving the high-level requirements? A No, they are approved by the sponsor. B No, they are always approved by the client. C Yes D No, they are approved by the Project Management Office (PMO).

A No, they are approved by the sponsor.

Which statement best describes a project? A Something that produces a unique product, service, or result and has a start date and end date B Something that produces a unique product, service, or result and is ongoing C Something that produces a unique product, service, or result and does not have a start date or end date D Something that produces multiple products, services, or results

A Something that produces a unique product, service, or result and has a start date and end date

You are working on an update to the corporate website and project execution has started. As your team members work with one another, what is an advantage of communicating via instant messaging? A The communication is immediate. B The communication cannot be saved or forwarded. C The communication is considered unofficial. D The communication content is limited.

A The communication is immediate.

When are the requirements for a project using Agile methodology determined? A At the beginning of each sprint B Continuously C Before high-level design D Before the project begins

B Continuously

The project manager is beginning to prepare the scope. At this time, which is the most important activity of this process? A List the resources. B List project risks. C Confirm that key stakeholders have provided their input. D Create the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).

C Confirm that key stakeholders have provided their input.

You are working on moving the in-house Human Resources Management System (HRMS) to a cloud self-service provider. One of your team members has submitted a change request. What is the next step in the process? A Validate change/quality check B Document the change C Evaluate impact and justification D Implement the change

C Evaluate impact and justification

Teams go through an evolutionary process as they become more developed. What are the steps in this process? A Forming, re-forming, performing, norming, adjourning B Forming, storming, re-forming, norming, adjourning C Forming, storming, informing, performing, adjourning D Forming, storming, norming, performing, adjourning

D Forming, storming, norming, performing, adjourning

The new project manager of the WingTip Toys mini-drone project is meeting with the planning team after the charter was approved. One of the team members has asked what they will be doing before actually getting started designing the mini-drone. Which deliverable is the main output of the Planning phase of a project? A Charter B Contract C Deliverables D Project management plan

D Project management plan

You are working on a project to upgrade the enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, which includes a purchasing system and a new sales system. The project will take nearly a year, and three months in, management decides that implementation can proceed with up to 10% of the code malfunctioning. This is an example of what type of change? A Scope change B Resource change C Risk event D Quality change

D Quality change

The scheduler on the WingTip Toys mini-drone project needs to compress the schedule for the project. What are the two schedule compression techniques—fast-tracking and crashing—used for? Planning activity sequence Shortening total project schedule duration Estimating activity duration Developing an activity schedule

Shortening total project schedule duration