Project Management Professional (PMP)
You have been developing a project and you are meeting with the customer to ensure it meets all of the requirements. After inspection, the customer says the LCD screen doesn't meet specifications. Which result from this problem is most likely to occur?
A change request
WBS Dictionary
A document that provides detailed deliverable, activity, and scheduling information about each component in the work breakdown structure.
Herzberg's Motivation-Hygiene Theory
A need theory that distinguishes between motivator needs (related to the nature of the work itself) and hygiene needs (related to the physical and psychological context in which the work is performed) and proposes that motivator needs must be met for motivation and job satisfaction to be high.
You are a project manager and have created a chart to track the amount of warranty replacements for each month over the last two years. Which document has been prepared in this example?
A run chart to track the rising trend
Fast Tracking
A schedule compression technique in which activities or phases normally done in sequence are performed in parallel for at least a portion of their duration. heightened risk due to increased chance of having to redo work
Resource Leveling
A technique in which start and finish dates are adjusted based on resource constraints with the goal of balancing demand for resources with the available supply.
Adjusting Leads and Lags
A technique used modify the relationship that exists between predecessor and successor activities. Applying a lead starts a process earlier and applying a lag causes a delay in a successor activity.
RACI chart
A type of responsibility assignment matrix that describes the resources needed for the task and their role for that task using the following descriptors: responsible, accountable, consult, or inform. It also denotes the person in charge of a certain work package
You need to choose a balanced risk response strategy. Which is best for negative and positive project risks
Accept
You are trying to identify high level risks, assumptions, and constraints. You interview key stakeholders that have expertise in this area and look at your current environment. What other activity should you perform to complete your task?
Access the corporate knowledge base This includes your org's lessons learned and best practices
Carmen is a project manager working on the development of a new sleep aid, which is an enterprise wide project. The reports to the program manager that oversees the development of five different sleep aids. What is Carmen's most applicable responsibility?
Achieving the objectives of the sleep aid As a project manager in a an enterprise wide project, Carmen is responsible for achieving the objectives of her specific project. She must have skills such as problem solving, communicating, negotiating, facilitating, budgeting, organizing, and planning.
You have determined that some project objectives will exceed the risk thresholds set by the organization. What should you do first?
Advise the project sponsor of the situation It is the project sponsors responsibility to decide on a course of action when the projects' objectives are going to be exceeded
You have a team member that is getting conflicting guidance from another manager. You meet with their manager and confirm the other requirements that they are telling you they have. Which action should you carry out next?
Analyze the situation and determine the available options
You are involved in controlling procurements on a mission critical project. A seller has been contracted to provide a high load winch system. Which input to this process should have been given special consideration by both the buyer and seller?
Approved change requests
A customer formally accepts a project and deliverables are met. you ensure contracts are closed, documentation updated, and lessons learned are gathered. What still needs to be done before the project is officially closed?
Archive Knowledge Gained
You are closing out a project. Which task should be completed last?
Archive Project Information
You are satisfied with the work and product that a Seller has provided and would like to use their services in the future. How might this information be documented?
As part of the organizational process asset update
You want the minutes from a meeting recorded. Where are the minutes saved?
As part of the project records
You are overseeing a project that requires 11 mm long torx bolts. These bolts are unavailable and back ordered. There are 10 mm torx bolts that will meet or exceed strength requirements. Which action should you take next?
Assess the impact that this could have on the project
You must provide management with a project schedule that displays the project as a summary of the work packages only. The schedule also needs to display the progress of each work package. What is the best way to display this information?
Bar Chart Used to present schedules. The length of each bar corresponds to the duration of the work package it represents. They are generally easy to read and commonly used in management presentations
You are an expat working in a foreign country. You have been asked to offer a cash payment gift to the procurement manager at a company with whom you are bidding work on. How best should you interpret this request?
Base your interpretation of the request on an understanding of the norms of the country you are in
A boss responds by agreeing that a training seminar is important and needs to be attended by one of the project members. Which part was the boss playing?
Being accommodating
You need to confirm that the project you are undertaking aligns with the organization's business strategy. What is best used to accomplish this?
Benefit Analysis
You are project manager in charge of a mission critical project and need to identify as many potential risks as possible. What is the best way to help do this?
Brainstorming
You are closing a project. Upon receiving payment the seller requires a formal sign-off on the contract to close the project. Which of the following best describes who is required to sign off on the project?
Buyer
Calvin asks Jane and Lou to come up with a solution. Which action is Calvin taking?
Calvin is retreating from the situation
You have received formal acceptance of deliverables and completed the performance reviews of the current phase of your project. A project review meeting is scheduled. Which task still needs to be performer before the current project phase can be closed?
Collect Lessons Learned
You are the project manager and have attained formal acceptance of the current project that you are managing. You are documenting all of the positive and negative processes used during the life of the project and the corresponding results. Which of the following best describes the task you are currently completing?
Collecting Lessons Learned One of the final tasks in closing the project. Used to help ensure oversights are not repeated and that best practices are used for the future.
You are the newly appointed project manager for an internal project. The project charter and the project management plan have been formally approved. What should you do next?
Conduct a Kickoff Meeting Once you have received approval you should hold a kickoff meeting. This meeting will introduce team members, identify the purpose of the project, discuss the project plan, identify the ground rules expected of the project members
A project manager is asking you to find any negative trends appearing in a process. Which tool should you use?
Control Chart used in QA to check the performance of a given process
What is the main purpose for creating a management reserve?
Create a reserve for unidentified risks on the project that may or may not occur
You have determined a number of defects related to a component for a project deliverable. The project manger needs you to determine the impact of each defect in a meaningful way. What should you do?
Create histogram this can help determine the impact of each defect by quantitatively charting the results as bars. The longer or higher the bar, the greater the impact of the defect.
A team is geographically dispersed across multiple continents. The communication management plan identifies the tech to be used by team members when communicating amongst each other. Which is the greatest obstacle that must be overcome to build an effective team?
Cultural differences
As a project manager you have been asked to develop a proposal for a potential project. The project goal, objectives, and strategy have already been documented. Which action should you take next?
Define broad requirements Once you have the goal, objectives, and strategy you can begin gathering requirements. At this stage, you will want to define define broad requirements because the project hasn't been approved yet. You wouldn't want to waste time gathering detailed requirements and then have the proposal rejected.
Scope Management Plan
Defines the process for preparing the scope statement and the WBS. This also documents the process that manages project scope and changes to project scope.
You are taking over for another project manager. You see that they have completed schedule, budget, quality specifications, and communications management plan. What should you do next?
Determine if the project risks have been identified
You are a project manager and you are conducting the project procurement process. One of your friends is a seller on the list. The bid is the most experienced, lowest price, and has the best reputation. What should you do?
Discuss the situation with the stakeholders before awarding the contract
As a project manager you have completed planning for the project and are two month into project execution. You have scheduled a project team meeting with four items on the agenda. Which item should have the highest priority?
Discussing risks not considered before and review risk response strategies
A file for a 500 page training manual has grammatical errors. This is from the previous author who wrote the majority of the manual.. The project team member indicates that they have time to make the corrections to the manual. What should the project manager do next?
Document the defect and recommend a solution
Which statement is true concerning decomposition?
Each deliverable may not necessarily have the same level of decomposition
You are managing a landscaping project. You are currently in the Monitor Risks process to address a problem that resulted with a flower provider. Besides monitoring and controlling risk, what is a secondary purpose of this process?
Ensure that project assumptions are still valid You make sure risks are still relevant , you have to make sure risk management policies are being followed and that the contingency plan is in line with the current assessments
A project leader has led a stem for several months. A team member speaks up and syas the work package requires ten additional widgets. The leader wants to determine the work will be completed within the time period. What should they do first?
Evaluate the impact of the change
Which process group corresponds to the "do" component from the plan-do-check-act cycle
Executing
Which cost of quality category is related to the cost of developing a product fix for a product that the customer received?
External failure costs
To save time you are working two parts of a project concurrently rather than one at a time. Which technique is this an example of?
Fast Tracking the schedule
One of the projects you manage is ready to begin the processes involved in the closing of the project. Which is not an input for the close the project phase of the project?
Final Report The final report summarizes the project performance and is an output for the close the project phase
The project manager has asked you to review a process to see how it can be made more efficient. Which tool or technique would best meet your needs
Flowcharting
A customer verbally agrees that a database you made meets the agreed upon criteria and schedules a meeting for the next day tp sign off on the project deliverables. Which describes the process being completed once the customer signs off on the new database.
Formal Acceptance
You are managing a project for a major golf club manufacturer. You are doing a project similar to last year and notice that you are three weeks behind schedule. This could affect the project completion date. As part of the monitor communications process, stakeholders were informed of this problem. Which option is a possible outcome of the problem?
Generate a Change Request
You are a newly appointed project manager. The project manger and change management plans have been completed. Which activities do you now need to perform as part of the Direct and Manage Project Work Process
Generate work performance data, implement corrective actions, document lessons learned
Preliminary Estimate
Has an accuracy range between -10% and +20% a cost estimate developed after some design is known and decisions are still being made
Ishikawa/Fishbone Diagram
Helps establish cause-and-effect by identifying factors that contribute to outcomes or problems; the factors are categories as People, Machines, Methods, Measurements, Materials, and Environment and include intentional and unintentional consequences and influence quality performance.
I am no different than anyone else. Status and security matter a lot to me. But I also feel rewarded when my manager recognizes my personal contribution to a project. Which motivational theory does his statement best characterize?
Herzberg's Motivation-Hygiene Theory
Motivating the project team using recognition and reward systems is essential to the successful completion of a project. Which concept is part of Herzberg's Motivation Hygiene Theory?
Hygiene factors do not act as motivators by themselves
You are the project manager for constructing a new shopping center. Which of the following activities will you perform when directing and managing project work?
Identifying and updating risks
where would you find estimated attendance in the project charter from the previous year?
In the section that lists any assumptions for the project
You are managing a new project and have been asked to help develop the project charter. You have been given the business case and the project benefits management plan from the project sponsor. Which activity should be performed before moving forward?
Interview stakeholders to gather information about the requirements for the project This is one of the activities to establish the project charter. This interview will help you determine the influences and risk tolerances of high level stakeholders at this stage of the project
You have just identified risks that associated with a project you are managing. You want to associate risks with their roots cause. Which method best achieves this?
Ishikawa diagram / Fishbone Diagram Shows cause and effect
You are currently in the closing phase of the project. As the project manager you are tasked with providing the successful completion of the projected deliverable to the customer. Which option describes the most important purpose of receiving formal acceptance from a customer?
It identifies the customer has accepted the deliverables
YOU are in the process of selecting a vendor for a project. Which of the following statements are true regarding the prequalified seller list?
It is part of the project management plan Prequalified sellers for a project are entered into the procurement management plan. the prequalified sellers list is part of the project management plan and is an output of the plan procurement management process
Kaizen
Japanese term for continuous improvement
You work in an organization with multiple project managers who get together to relax. One of them starts to discuss the need for some processes and practices to be more efficient. What approach is taken to achieve the results the project manager is talking about?
Kaizen
You are a project manager and need to introduce project ground rules to the team. How should you convey these to the team?
Kickoff Meeting
A seller provides you a deliverable that is needed for assembling the final deliverable. It does not meet requirements. What is the most likely reason for the seller's deliverable not meeting specifications?
Lack of work breakdown structure and work breakdown structure dictionary by the seller
After completing several tasks involved with the process of officially closing a project, all that remains is to archive project information. Which of the following is information that is archived during this process.
Lessons Learned This information is always archived at the end of a project. Some of the information would include lessons learned, new techniques, what went wrong, and what went right
You are involved in documenting an approach that will be used to acquire widgets needed for a project that you are managing. Which methods are MOST likely to help you achieve this?
Make or buy analysis Expert Judgement Market research These tools and techniques are utilized within the plan procurement management process
You are a project manager for an organization that has work on simple projects in the past. Your organization has merged with an organization that works on complex projects. You have been selected to work on a new complex project and you want to use lessons learned from the new company. You implement a process change request as part of your change control procedures for the current project. What does this situation describe?
Making use of knowledge gained from previous experience and documentation for deciding a new procedure.
You are the project manager and you have noticed that project efficiency and effectiveness levels have decreased. Which process is MOST closely associated with continuous process improvement?
Manage Quality Manage quality is the means by which you audit the quality requirements established during the Plan Quality Management process.
You are a project manager for a large project oriented organization. You are currently working on a project proposal and are considering potential stakeholders that may influence the project. Which stakeholders are the most critical at this point in the project?
Managing Stakeholders They are the most critical stakeholders in the early stage of the project. Managing stakeholders include the project manager, project sponsor, and portfolio manager
A stakeholder brings up a problem. You tell them you will check on it. You communicate with them after you do and let them know you are working towards a solution . What are you engaged in with the stakeholder?
Managing expectations of a stakeholder
You are managing a project that has been underway for several months. An issue has been encountered that will delay the project and possibly prevent it from finishing on time. A corrective action has been identified that will ensure the project is able to be completed on time. Where will the corrective action be tracked as it is implemented?
Monitor and Control Project Work
You learn that a marketing company owned by a friend is making a bid for the contact to handle the project's advertising. What should you do>
Notify the group awarding the contract of the possible conflict
You are managing a project and a lot of the high level requirements have been determined. With the stakeholders you determine project organization, milestones required, success criteria, and how the scope is to be controlled . Which activity should be completed before proceeding with the project?
Obtain Project Charter Approval Must be signed by project sponsor or initiator
You are not getting the results you want from a plastic mold used to make one of the deliverables on a project. You request the audit team to investigate the the thermoforming process. They look at how temperature affects the pliability of plastic. What should they do?
On a scatter diagram, plot the temperature against the percentage of pliability Used to illustrate the relationship be tween two variables. In this case you can look at the relationship between temperature and pliability of the plastic
You are in the earliest stages of the development and involves providing a water purifying system for a small town in a developing country. You company has completed similar projects in the past. Where would be the best place to get information to document the preliminary scope of the project?
Organizational Process Assets these can be used to influence the projects success
You work as a supervisor for the Engineering department of an organization that mainly performs operational activities with the occasional project on the side. The organization is made up of both union and nonunion workers and most of the revenue is derived from the operational side of the business. The projects for your organization are normally handled by an external company that specializes in project work. However, due to budget constraints, you are currently working on a new project for your organization. The project charter has been created, identifying you as the project manager. However, no other team members have been assigned to the project. You have been working closely with the Human Resources department to identify the project roles and responsibilities that are going to be required on the project team. Which of the following is a possible constraint to this scenario
Organizational Structure
You need to determine relevant information about each stakeholder. This information includes their level of knowledge, their interest in the project, and their contributions to the project. What should you do?
Perform Data Analysis Stakeholder analysis is a data analysis technique that involves gathering relevant information about each stakeholder and used to create the stakeholder register. This tells you the role that each stakeholder plays, their role in the project, their attitudes, their expectations, their stake in the project, and interests.
Which action should you take to organize the list of stakeholder so that they receive the appropriate amount of attention from you?
Perform Stakeholder Analysis
You are a project manager for a construction company that offers prefabricated modular homes. Four months into the project the house has been completed and some minor landscaping need to happen. Which action should now take place with the customer?
Perform a walkthrough of the finished project
A project is several weeks in. One process is imposing constraints on what can be achieved by the project team. What should be used to determine the strategy to improve the process?
Process analysis
You are managing a mission critical porject. You asked for a 1,000 lb winch but got an 800 lb winch. You can't reach any type of agreement with the seller over the issue. This claim will be handled in accordance with the alternative dispute resolution procedures. Which item lists these procedures
Procurement Contract
You are reviewing the restrictions or limitations that are internal and external to a project. These will affect the project performance. Which option does this best identify?
Project Constraint
When evaluating the completion of a project, against which document is project completion measured?
Project Management Plan Used to measure the scope of a project to ensure project completion. Contains information from previous project phases. Evaluating this information ensures that all of the project objectives have been mat and that all project work is complete
Which document outlines the actual dates for project milestones?
Project Schedule
You are currently defining the work that will be required to complete a product that will be produced by a project that you are managing. Which item are you currently working on?
Project Scope Project scope describes the project deliverables and the work that must be performed to create this product, service, or result for the stakeholders. This includes the work needed to fulfill any specified features and functions outlines. Once the project scope is determined, the project statement can be created
You are a project manager on a team. Your team works on the activities outlined for the project from 9-5 daily. Funding and resources are always available to you. You meet with your staff monthly for a night out. Which type of organization is this
Projectized
Which distinguishing factors are inherent to a portfolio manager?
Provides governance for a group of projects, leads project selection process, identifies the project ROI
You and your project team use websites to post updates and progress reports for the project. Which method of communication does this portray?
Pull communication
Sam is performing checks on her portion of code to determine if they are performing as indicated. Alice creates and runs automated tests to ensure the older code still works as new code is added
Quality control on an agile project
You need to identify all activities each team member is associated with. Which of these best meets your needs.
RACI Chart
You need to identify the person in charge of a work package so that you can contact them. What is the best resource to use to locate this info?
RACI Chart
You are showing a team meber a hierarchical chart that tracks project resources. It shows things like all of the electricians and all of their associated equipment. Which type of chart are you showing them?
RBS Resource Breakdown structure
You are managing a product and require a seller that has a particular product and capabilities. Which source of information is best for conducting procurements.
RFI responses from potential sellers Best source for information about potential sellers, their products, and services they provide
Your organization is looking to implement an agile approach to an upcoming project. Which tool or technique can you sue to determine if an agile approach is suitable?
Radar Chart
You are the project manger for your office. You are currently in the final stages of project closure and creating the final project report. Which information should you include?
Recommendations provided by the team members
A project manager takes over for another project manager. They are told by the outgoing project manager that several members need specialized training. What should the new project manager do next to help guide them through selecting the appropriate training
Refer to the resource management plan
You are at a critical stage in your project. You have just been informed that the parts you require are no longer available from the supplier with whom you have signed a contract to supply those parts. What should you do first?
Refer to the risk register to determine the appropriate risk response Look to see if the appropriate risk response is already documented. This designated response can allow for quicker reaction to mitigate the impact
Evan is leading a project. He sees a potential issue with the interface that the customer wants, but he is unsure if the customer will support the necessary changes to the product as it will add additional time to the project schedule. Evan needs to address these concerns before it becomes an issue. What should he do first?
Refer to the stakeholder management plan
A team member takes 100 random samples when conducting quality control and quality assurance. Out of the 100 measurements there are 35 measurements not within specifications. The team leader realizes this and knows that this number is too high. What should they do next
Request assistance from the company's quality assurance team
One of your project stakeholders is moderately interested, provides high power, supports the project, and carries a number of activities on the project. What is the best strategy to engage the stakeholder?
Request that the stakeholder formally join the project team
Change Request
Requests to expand or reduce the project scope, modify policies, processes, plans, or procedures, modify costs or budgets, or revise schedules.
You are a project manager currently in the Validate scope process. You need to refer to the user acceptance criteria for the project deliverable. What is the best document to consult to quickly locate this information?
Requirements Documentation Lists all project, product, and technical requirements that must be met
You are the project manager for a new mobile device. The working model has features you weren't informed about. This could result in a higher cost for the device than originally templated. You need to determine if these features were formally requested by a specific stakeholder. Which item would you refer to in order to verify this information?
Requirements Traceability Matrix This matrix can be used to trace the origin of a project requirement to a soiurce. This is an input to the Control Scope process
It is important to manage stakeholder expectations throughout the life of a project. What does the project manger do to achieve this?
Resolve conflict among stakeholders
Your organization is developing a project selection criteria based on cost, benefits, and feasibility. Which selection criteria would fall under the benefits category?
Return on Investment
Ian is attaining necessary resources and equipment for the next phase of the project. Ian is looking for the right contractor that can perform the necessary specialized work. How should Ian evaluate potential contractors?
Review Proposals
You are sending a message to stakeholders. You need to identify the stakeholders that a report should go to and the method they want the report delivered. What should you do next.
Review the communication plan
You are managing a project that is designed to create a new database system that will be used by members of the sales team. You have been informed that one of the team leads in the sales department is concerned that the system will not provide all of the required functionality. What should you do first?
Review the stakeholder engagement plan to determine how to manage Carl's expectations
You work for an organization with a strong matrix structure. They are looking for ideas for innovative projects that will help them stay competitive. What should you do first to develop relevant ideas?
Review your organizations strategic goals.
As a project manager you need to identify and categorize as many potential risks as possible. Which of the following would not be helpful for this?
Risk Register This would be an output of this process
As a project manager you are responsible for determining project costs. Early in the project you develop an estimate with an accuracy range of 50%. Which type of estimate are you developing?
Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) has an accuracy range of -25% to +75% it is used in the early stages of the project. It is not the most accurate estimation technique.
Trying to monitor the schedule is a daunting task as there are many variables. Which of the following would be determined as part of monitoring the project schedule.
SPI Schedule Performance Index
You are brainstorming a project's strengths an weaknesses. You need to further analyze these factors to identify opportunities and threats. What should you use to perform this action?
SWOT Analysis
Which line in the project scope statement includes a project assumption?
Sales increases
You have completed the project charter and are working on identifying potential stakeholders. Company policy states that stakeholders should be organized based on power, urgency, and legitimacy. Which classification method is best?
Salience Model Organizes stakeholders in teh following categories -ability to impose will (power) -need for immediate attention (urgency) - their involvement is suitable (legitimacy)
You are a project manager for a project that is off to a rocky start and is behind schedule. Employees have agreed to work overtime. Which technique is overtime an example of?
Schedule Crashing
You are the project manager for a top golf equipment producer. Through comparison, it has been determined your project is behind schedule. Which option was compared to the actual project performance?
Schedule baseline
You need to select a vendor to create an application for your organizations accounting department. Which of the following statements are true about conducting procurements?
Simple procurements only require acceptance on the sellers part
You require building materials before you can continue with a project. While procuring the needed materials, which document are you responsible for creating
Source Selection Criteria This details how you choose the winning proposal or bid
You are analyzing the communication requirements for a project you are managing. You need to identify the main expectations of stakeholders and ensure their communication needs are satisfied. Which resource should you consult to locate this information?
Stakeholder register
You have been asked to create an image that will display how long a project will take. You must show logical relationships that exist between activities. Which method will be best to achieve this?
The Critical Path Method (CPM) calculates the earliest and latest possible start and finish dates for work activities.
Before you can begin checking the quality of the process, what other piece of information do you require?
The Data Standards for the Given Process The data standards or quality metrics for a given process are one of the inputs needed when managing quality. Quality metrics are specific measurement values
You have already identified stakeholders using the key stakeholder list. What additional information can be used to help identify stakeholders?
The Issue Log This is one of the documents complete at this time that denotes who raised an issue and when.
You are developing the resource management plan for a project. Which is the best tool for linking work packages from the projects work breakdown structure to the resources listed in the organizational breakdown structure?
The Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM) A high level of responsibility assignment matrix may show key project phases or deliverables only and list departments rather than individuals
Scope Baseline
The approved version of a scope statement, work breakdown structure (WBS), and its associated WBS dictionary, that can be changed only through formal change control procedures and is used as a basis for comparison.
You are involved in controlling the procurements on a mission critical project for your organization. A seller was supposed to provide a 1,000 pound winch but that is unavailable and they are supplying a 800 pound model instead. This has created a conflict. Which item should you refer to to determine the proper procedure to handle the dispute?
The procurement contract This is a formally and legally binding document. This will have a section that discusses how to handle disputes
You are on a project. You contracted for a 1,000 lb winch but the it is unavailable so it is replaced with a 1,200 lb model. This will result in a change to the contract. Who would be eligible to make a change in the contract?
The procurement office
You are a project manager for a major tire distributor. You have created a document that includes all the WBS elements and value, variance, and index comparisons. Work Package 1: SPI= .92 CPI= .95 2: SPI= .85 CPI = 1.02 3: SPI=.99 CPI = .99 4: SPI= .88 CPI= 1.04 What conclusions can be drawn
The project is behind schedule and on budget
You have been asked to assist with the creation of the initiation documentation. The project sponsor has provided you with a completed business case, project benefits management plan, access to lessons learned ans a signed contract. Based on all of this, which is true?
The project is being completed for an external customer You are developing a project charter and this is only required for a project with an external customer
A team member asks which documents are typically referenced during the closing a project phase. Which of the following best answers this question?
The project management plan Best tool when measuring the project completion status
A program manger is overseeing three projects and notices that one is behind schedule. The program manager submits a change request to have a resource named Alice moved to this project from one of the other projects. This should get the project back on schedule. As a result of the change, what should happen?
The resource breakdown structures for affected projects
You are in the process of creating the scope baseline for a project you are managing. You need to include all of the following except
The scope management plan
Stakeholder Management Plan
The stakeholder management plan is a subsidiary plan of the project management plan that defines the processes, procedures, tools, and techniques to effectively engage stakeholders in project decisions and execution based on the analysis of their needs, interests, and potential impact.
Which indicator best shows that a work package is decomposed to an appropriate level?
The work can be completed with a reporting period Other Criteria Can cost and time be estimated without further break down? Can a result be measured and verified
You have taken over as a project manager for a project that was already underway. You need to quickly determine whta activities have started and their current progress. Which item is the best source for this information?
The work performance data This is one of the inputs to the Control Schedule process. This input contains information including what activities have started, their progress, and what activities have finished. This can be compared with the schedule baseline to determine the overall status of the project
Which type of cost estimate focuses on improving accuracy by factoring in the amount of risk related to the original estimate
Three part estimate
You are a project manager and are creating the stakeholder register. You do not have specialized knowledge of this project. You seek out advice from subject matter experts. What is the main reason to use subject matter experts.
To ensure that relevant stakeholders are identified and a comprehensive list is compiled
You are in the process of classifying the people and groups whose interests should be considered during the project. What is the main purpose of this activity?
To ensure that the effort used to manage stakeholder expectation is efficient
The cost performance of a project is becoming a major concern to the sponsor. As the project manager you begin to monitor this risk. Which tool can be used to view whether the cost performance has worsened since the beginning of the project?
Trend Analysis Shows data over a period to attempt to determine a pattern
Your current phase of a project is in the process of closing. You have updated the necessary project documentation including the project management plan, received formal acceptance of deliverables, and completed performance reviews. Which task still needs to be performed before the current project phase can be closed.
Update the lessons learned repository
One of your peers suggests that everyone involved be able to rank the requirements that are most important to them. Which action should you take?
Use the nominal group technique
Radar Charts (Spider Charts)
Use to asses the suitability of an agile approach
You are managing a project for a top golf equipment producer. The teams creating the woods is ahead of schedule and the team creating the irons is behind schedule As the project manager you consider the ramifications of moving personnel from the woods team to the irons team. Which technique have you applied in this example?
What-if scenario analysis What-if scenario analysis is a control schedule process technique that presents different scenarios that could bring the project back in line with the plan. Considering the ramifications of moving personnel from one team to another is a what-if scenario analysis
You are re-evaluating cost related risks. Which documentation would include project costs that have been incurred?
Work Performance Data The costs incurred would be a part of the work performance data, which is an input of monitor risks. Other information included with the work performance data includes the status on deliverables and schedule progress
SWOT analysis
a planning tool used to analyze an organization's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
Schedule crashing
a technique that is commonly used to get a project back on schedule. It does this by having employees work overtime by adding resources to the project. Although crashing helps shorten the schedule duration it typically increases costs at the same time
gold plating
exceeding expectations and giving them more than was agreed. This can increase risk and uncertainty
Flowcharting
quality planning tool that often uses a diagram and checkpoints to assess the quality of a particular activity before the next step is started.
Pull Communication
used for very large volumes of information, for very large audiences, and requires the recipients to access the communication content at their own discretion.
