PM Chap 3 T/F
Initiating processes are not required to end a project
F
12. The DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control) methodology of the Six Sigma projects, is used to improve an existing business process.
T
14. Identifying the project sponsor is a pre-initiation task.
T
18. The WBS provides a basis for creating the project schedule and performing earned value management for measuring and forecasting project performance.
T
20. In the Scrum method, team members work as a self-directed group coached by the ScrumMaster.
T
22. A sprint review is a meeting in which the team demonstrates to the product owner what it has completed during the sprint.
T
24. The two main items for monitoring and controlling in the Scrum framework are the daily Scrum and the sprint retrospectives.
T
25. Kick-off meeting agendas are usually recorded in a Word document.
T
10. Agile methods are used when deliverables have a low degree of change.
F
11. The Rational Unified Process (RUP) framework is incompatible with the PMBOK process.
F
13. An organization's project management plan expresses the vision, mission, goals, objectives, and strategies of the organization.
F
15. The output of the stakeholder management strategy results is a project charter.
F
16. The kick-off meeting is always held before the business case and project charter are completed.
F
17. A milestone list is an output associated with the Project Scope Management knowledge area.
F
19. Project initiation involves taking the actions necessary to ensure that activities in the project plan are completed.
F
21. The burndown chart is a Scrum created artifact that provides a list of features prioritized by business value.
F
23. The pre-initiation phase of a project using the Scrum method does not involve project charters, stakeholder management strategy, and kick-off meetings.
F
5. Initiating and closing tasks are usually the longest and require the most amount of resources and time.
F
8. Key outcomes of the executing process group are formal acceptance of the work and creation of closing documents.
F
Decisions and actions taken in one knowledge area at a certain time rarely affect other knowledge areas. a. True b. False
F
6. The executing process group generally requires the most resources.
T
7. Monitoring and controlling processes overlap all of the other project management process groups.
T
9. Many project management activities occur as part of the planning process group.
T
Initiating processes take place during each phase of a project. a. True b. False
T
The level of activity and length of each process group varies for every project
T
