CH 8 Intro to Project Management, Schwalbe 5e

A validated deliverable has been completed and checked for correctness as part of quality control.

A. True

Change requests are outputs of every knowledge area involved in monitoring and controlling.

A. True

If the earned value of a task is higher than its actual cost, the cost variance will be positive, which is usually good

A. True

Pareto analysis is sometimes referred to as the 80/20 rule.

A. True

Project managers often cite schedule control as one of their biggest challenges because schedule problems often cause more conflict than other issues.

A. True

If a project is running behind schedule and over budget, where will the estimate at completion point be on the earned value chart relative to the budget at completion point?

A. above and to the right

Changes related to procured items should be _________________.

A. approved in the same way that the original part of the plan was approved

If seven data points in a row are all below the mean, above the mean, increasing, or decreasing, it is a violation of __________________.

A. the seven run rule

A milestone chart graphically displays bars for planned and actual project schedule information by task.

B. False

If the cost or schedule performance index is less than one, then the project is under budget or ahead of schedule.

B. False

In earned value management, a baseline includes scope, time, and quality information.

B. False

It is normally a good practice to have a lot of workarounds on a project.

B. False

To calculate the estimate at completion for a project, you need to divide the BAC by the SPI.

B. False

Which one knowledge area does not include tasks related to monitoring and controlling?

B. project human resource management

A ____________ chart compares planned and actual project schedule information.

B. tracking Gantt

____________ is an estimate of the work performed expressed in terms of the budget authorized for that work.

C. Earned value

People with this Myers-Briggs dimension prefer detailed schedules and focus on task completion.

C. J (judgment)

You want to see if there is a relationship between two variables, like time of day and worker productivity. What type of quality control tool could you use to visualize this information?

C. scatter diagram

If the budget at completion for a project is $200,000 and the cost performance index is .5, what is the estimate at completion?

D. $400,000

A _______________ deliverable has been completed and checked for correctness as part of quality control.

D. validated

____ change orders are oral or written acts or omissions by someone with actual or apparent authority that can be construed to have the same effect as a written change order.

a. Constructive

_______ predict future project status and progress based on past information and trends.

a. Forecasts

A ________ chart is a histogram that can help you identify and prioritize problem areas.

a. Pareto

____ involves formal acceptance of the completed project scope by the stakeholders?

b. Scope validation

When a process is out of control, variations in the results of the process are caused by _____ events?

b. nonrandom

______ is a project performance measurement technique that integrates scope, time, and cost data.

c. Earned value management

____ are unplanned responses to risk events.

c. Workarounds

____ issues cause the most conflict over the life of projects

d. Schedule

Which of the following is not true concerning controlling stakeholder engagement?

d. The myki transportation smart card project in Australia provides an excellent example of controlling stakeholder engagement.