2.4 - Project Management Basics - Intro to PMBOK Guide - Quiz

Which of the following is the least likely project consideration regarding tailoring? 1. Project manager's skills and competency 2. Level of project governance varies 3. Addressing competing constraints 4. Each project is unique

1. Project manager's skills and competency Tailoring is necessary because each project is unique. Tailoring should address the competing constraints of scope, schedule, cost, resources, quality, and risk. In tailoring project management, the project manager should also consider the varying levels of governance that may be required and within which the project will operate, as well as considering the culture of the organization. See Section 1.2.5 Tailoring in the PMBOK® Guide - Sixth Edition for full citation.

Which of the following describes project tailoring? 1. A partially complete document in a predefined format that provides a defined structure for collecting, organizing, and presenting information and data. 2. Determining the appropriate combination of processes, inputs, tools, techniques, outputs, and life cycle phases to manage a project. 3. Project documents that describe the activities used to determine if the product meets the quality objectives stated in the quality management plan. 4. A component of the resource management plan that describes when and how team members will be acquired and how long they will be needed.

2. Determining the appropriate combination of processes, inputs, tools, techniques, outputs, and life cycle phases to manage a project. The project manager and the project management team select and adapt the appropriate artifacts for use on their specific project. The term artifact in this context includes project management processes, inputs, tools, techniques, outputs, EEFs, and OPAs. This selection and adaptation activity is known as tailoring. See Section 1.11 Tailoring the Project Artifacts in The Standard for Project Management in Part 2 of the PMBOK® Guide - Sixth Edition for full citation.

What is the purpose of the Standard for Project Management? 1. Provides specific instruction on how to tailor project management practices to your specific project. 2. Identifies the processes that are considered good practices on most projects, most of the time. 3. Describes the history of project management. 4. Compares various project management methodologies.

2. Identifies the processes that are considered good practices on most projects, most of the time. Because project management needs to be tailored to fit the needs of the project, the standard and the guide are both based on descriptive practices, rather than prescriptive practices. Therefore, the standard identifies the processes that are considered good practices on most projects, most of the time. See Section 1.1.1 The Standard for Project Management in the PMBOK® Guide - Sixth Edition for full citation.

The PMBOK® Guide is the standard for: 1. Managing all projects most of the time. 2. Managing most projects most of the time. 3. Managing some projects some of the time. 4. Managing all projects all of the time.

2. Managing most projects most of the time. The guide is based on The Standard for Project Management. Because project management needs to be tailored to fit the needs of the project, the standard and the guide are both based on descriptive practices, rather than prescriptive practices. Therefore, the standard identifies the processes that are considered good practices on most projects, most of the time. See Section 1.1.1 The Standard for Project Management in the PMBOK® Guide - Sixth Edition for full citation.

Why is project tailoring necessary? 1. Projects take a long time to complete 2. Projects are expensive 3. Resources have different skills and competencies 4. Each project is unique

4. Each project is unique Tailoring is necessary because each project is unique; therefore, not every process, input, tool, technique, or output is required on every project.