MIS 4310 Chapter 3

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.

The project scope management knowledge area maps to the _____ process group through the activities of scope validation and scope control

Monitoring and controlling

_____ includes measuring progress toward project objectives and taking corrective action to match progress with the plan.

Monitoring and controlling

The most difficult and unappreciated process in project management is often

Planning

The project cost management knowledge area maps to the _____ process group through the activities of estimating costs and budget determinations.

Planning

_____ processes include devising and maintaining a workable scheme to ensure that the project addresses the organization's needs.

Planning

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

Which of the following project parameters would be compatible with the use of the agile approach?

Projects that have more flexible scheduling

_____ is an iterative software development process that focuses on team productivity and delivers software best practices to all team members.

Rational Unified Process

The improvement of the product and process on the Scrum method is discussed at the _____.

Sprint reflection meeting

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 a WBS

_____ are an output of the executing process of project integration management.

Deliverables

Which of the following is a pre-initiation task?

Developing a business case for a project.

One of the main outputs of the initiation process is _____

Developing the project charter

A _____ is an important Scrum artifact used to graphically display progress on each sprint during the monitoring and controlling process.

Burndown chart

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

The main purpose of project plans is to

Guide project execution

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 integration management knowledge area maps to the _____ process group through the activities of developing project charter.

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

The _____ provides a basis for creating the project schedule and performing earned value management for measuring and forecasting project performance.

Work breakdown Structure

Examples of _____ processes include acquiring and developing the project team performing quality assurance, distributing information, managing stakeholder expectations, and conducting procurements.

Executing