Week 1: Quiz - Chapters 1, 3, and 4

The Standard for Project Management ANSI/PMI 99-001-2021 describes the twelve principles that provide general guidance for behavior on projects. Which of the principles listed below is characterized by the team's use of change control, short feedback loops, continuous learning, transparent and engaged planning, and testing of ideas and approaches?

c. Embrace adaptability and resiliency.

In which type of organizational structure do members of the project team have two bosses?

d. Matrix

The chief projects officer (CPO) ensures that the steering team does all of these EXCEPT:

d. approves the project charter.

Which of the information below would NOT be part of a milestone schedule?

b. Assumptions and constraints

The signing of the project charter marks the transition between which two phases of the project life cycle?

b. Initiating and planning

A variety of organizational culture themes make project success more likely. All but one of the answers below reflect organizational culture themes that are helpful in achieving project success. Which of these is NOT one of those culture themes?

b. Unity of command

During these decades, techniques for planning and controlling schedules and costs were developed, primarily on huge aerospace and construction projects, and project management emerged as a formal discipline.

c. 1950s and 1960s

The majority of the "hands-on" tasks are typically completed during what stage of a project life cycle?

c. Executing

Which of the situations described below would NOT lead to the creation of a new project?

c. Operating the assembly line in a factory on a day-to-day basis

Which of these is NOT one of the project executive-level roles?

WRONG b. Project manager

Project management emerged as a formal discipline to be studied and practiced in the 1950s and 1960s, primarily in which types of projects/industries?

a. Aerospace and construction

Check My Work A project charter should be thought of as being similar to a contract. Which of these is one of the characteristics of a contract that would apply to a charter as well?

a. Agreement entered into freely by both parties

Typical project charter elements, paired with the questions that they answer, are listed below. Which of these is NOT correct?

a. Background —answers the question "Who?"

Project manager, functional manager, and facilitator are all what level of traditional project management roles?

a. Manager-level roles

________ serve(s) as a moral compass to guide us and provide a frame of reference to set priorities and determine right and wrong.

c. Values

Agile is a form of adaptive or change-driven project management that largely reacts to what has happened in the early or previous stages of a project rather than planning everything in detail from the start. All of these are characteristics of an Agile life cycle model that distinguish it from other life cycle methodologies EXCEPT:

c. a plan-driven model with phases including: selecting and initiating, planning, executing, and closing and realizing benefits.

In projectized organizations, project team members are often moved to alternate locations to allow them to better work with one another and on the project in general. This is called _________.

c. co-location

When the values and principles of Agile influence a leader's thoughts and beliefs they are "being Agile." When they use the tools and metrics that spring from these values and principles, they are _____________.

c. doing Agile

PMBOK 7e emphasizes the need for project leaders—and, ideally, all project team members—to have a high degree of _________. This is comprised of self-awareness, self-management, social awareness (i.e., empathy), and social skills.

c. emotional intelligence (EQ)

Which of these does NOT describe the work of a project?

d. Project managers have all of the power and authority for getting the project done.

This is defined as an incremental increase in the work of a project without corresponding adjustments to resources, budget, or schedule.

d. Scope creep

Which of the ten knowledge areas in the PMBOK Guide 6e is defined as the "processes to ensure that the project includes all the work required, and only the work required?"

d. Scope management

Which of the managerial roles below would NOT be found in a traditional plan-driven project?

d. Scrum master

The project charter is a good tool for leaders to share a project vision and objectives and begin to create an environment that encourages team members to work collaboratively. Team roles and methods may be enumerated in a project charter or in an associated __________.

d. team charter

Which of the characteristics below does NOT describe a project?

Permanent

Which of these is NOT a managerial role in an Agile project?

a. Project management/scrum office

There are similarities and differences between the chartering process in an Agile environment versus a traditional plan-driven environment. Four typical questions answered in a project charter are shown below, along with the corresponding Agile approach to that chartering question. One of these answers is incorrect, as it does not reflect an Agile project approach. Pick the incorrect answer.

d. Chartering question: When will it be done? Agile approach: defined set of schedule milestones

All projects go through predictable stages called a project life cycle, where the project moves through a series of phases from project initiation to project closure. During which of these phases are loose ends tied up?

d. Closing and realizing

_______ are the small group of people who are on the project from start to finish, and who jointly, with the project manager, make many decisions and carry out many project activities.

d. Core team members

Which of the answers below does NOT describe one of the four core values of Agile that were set forth in the Agile Manifesto?

WRONG c. Value working software more than documentation

Which of the statements below DOES NOT accurately describe one of the four major purposes for a project charter?

WRONG.a. Helps the project manager, sponsor, and team members develop a common understanding of the project

Project planning teams use project life cycle models because various types of projects have differing demands. Between the two extremes of a traditional, plan-driven life cycle and an Agile life cycle is a range of other, alternative life cycle approaches. Which of these is NOT an alternative life cycle approach?

d. Construction

Which of these scenarios would NOT be considered a cause of project failure?

c. Project participants learn new skills

Which of these is one of the associate project roles?

c. Scope overview

Which of these is NOT one of the desirable behaviors and temperaments for a project sponsor?

b. Promotes a role culture

The rough draft of the project charter is typically written by the __________.

b. project manager

The project charter reflects a common understanding and collaboration between the ________ and the project manager.

b. sponsor

In an Agile project, the scrum master is _______.

b. the project manager who serves and leads in a collaborative, facilitating manner

The project charter is formally presented to the ________ for approval.

sponsor

Project managers are entrusted with delivering project results. As such they must possess integrity, competency, and requisite skills. Below is a list of behaviors that should be exhibited by the project manager in four of the ten knowledge areas. Which of these behaviors is associated with the quality knowledge area?

c. Learns customer expectations and how they relate to organizational objectives, insists project decisions be based upon facts, ensures effective work processes are used.

The executive leadership of a Fortune 100 organization approved a major initiative to build a new corporate headquarters in the upcoming fiscal year. During the selection and initiating stage of the construction project, the project manager worked with the Project Sponsor on a Project Charter. The sponsor signed the charter, authorizing the project manager to commit company resources to the project. The PM and team used this high-level information as a basis for preparing detailed project plans, including a detailed schedule and project end date, a time-phased budget, and other plans for all of the 10 PMBOK® 6e Knowledge Areas. Before starting project execution, the project manager obtained final sign-off on the baselines for scope, schedule, and cost and for the other plan documents. What life cycle was being used by the project manager and the team?

c. Predictive

Which of these would be considered an adequate description of project success?

c. Project resulted in market share growth, new products launched, and new technology capabilities.

Tri-Health has developed both full and mini charters for large and small projects. Under which of the conditions below would they recommend that a full project charter be completed?

c. Requires large team of multiple departments for improvement

As with other Microsoft Office applications, the ___________ along the top of the interface contains the controls (or access to controls) used to develop and manipulate your project data.

c. Ribbon Bar

The charter should indicate the development approach to be taken. The development approach will largely depend on the project type and uncertainty associated with requirements. Which of these is NOT an example of a development approach?

c. Roadmap

The series of predictable stages that a project goes through from its initiation to its closure are referred to as the ____________.

c. project life cycle

Projects are different from ongoing operations, in that:

c. projects are unique, temporary efforts that have a definite beginning and a definite ending.

The term _________ is a broad label that describes the people and groups who can impact a project or might be impacted by either the work or the results of the project.

c. stakeholders

What does the term "tailoring" mean in a project management context?

a. Choose a development approach and then tailor everything we do first for the organization and then for the project itself.

Project management is best described as including administrative and technical/managerial tasks for planning, documenting, and controlling work, as well as __________.

b. leadership tasks for visioning, motivating, and promoting work associates

All but one of the projects described below would be best planned using an adaptive or change-driven life cycle. For which of these examples would adaptive or change-driven planning NOT be appropriate?

c. Construction of a new parking garage

The ratification of the project charter requires negotiation between the project manager and project sponsor. The textbook outlines a six-step process to serve as a guide to charter ratification. In step number two, the project manager is advised to understand the ________ from the negotiation.

c. minimum acceptable result

A project charter helps everyone involved in the upcoming project to develop a common understanding of what the project entails. Once everyone has a common understanding of clear project goals, several additional benefits occur. Which of these would NOT be a benefit of creating a project charter?

d. Ability of the team to get started with project execution based on the details in the charter

Which of these is NOT an issue for the project manager regarding the use of subject matter experts (SMEs) on a project?

d. Infighting

While the term project charter is a widely used standard, some organizations use other names. Which of the below would NOT be an alternative name for a project charter?

d. Project management plan

Which of these is NOT one of the four purposes of a project charter?

d. Provide a detailed blueprint to guide project execution.

According to Tri-Health's decision matrix, there are a number of project conditions under which no project charter would be required. Other situations require either a mini charter or a full project charter. Under which of the conditions below would a mini charter be appropriate?

b. Improvement will be tracked.

Which of these is NOT one of the five project management process groups defined by the Project Management Institute in A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge® (PMBOK Guide 6e)?

b. Managing

Idea generation, idea screening, concept development, validation, and transition are all phases in what type of life cycle model?

b. Research and development (R&D) project life cycle

The first draft of which two sections of the charter should be provided by the sponsor or leadership team?

b. Scope overview and business case

Which of these is NOT one of the four core values of Agile set forth in the Agile Manifesto, published in 2001?

b. Value following a plan over response to change.

For a traditional project, milestones or major achievement stages are articulated in the project charter. However, Agile projects describe product releases, and the entire project is executed in ______.

a. sprints

These individuals are department or division heads, and they are sometimes called resource managers. They are responsible for the ongoing business of the organization.

a. Functional managers

All but one of these is a type of resource that might be included in the Resources Needed section of the charter. Which type of resource would typically NOT be included in this section?

a. Office supplies

With a blank, new project open in MS Project, click File tab>>Options>>Schedule. In the "Scheduling options for this project" section, change the dropdown to "All New Projects." Then change the "New tasks created" option to __________ and click OK. This will cause the program to calculate the projects' running schedule based on task start and finish dates.

b. Auto Scheduled

The PMBOK Guide 7e introduces eight performance domains, groups of critical, related, even overlapping activities needed on all projects. In which of the performance domains would the project manager and team do the work to choose whether the project will be conducted using a predictive, hybrid, or adaptive methodology?

b. Development Approach and Life Cycle Performance Domain

The __________ is a commonly used tool to represent a project schedule. Project tasks are inputted into the table on the left-hand side of the view. Horizontal bars populate the right side to graphically represent each task against a calendar along the top of the view.

b. Gantt Chart