Project Management Chapter 3

One of the drawbacks in using a milestone chart is that ________. a) it does not show if project activities are connected to one another b) it does not show when activities were actually completed c) it does not show how many activities a project should include d) it cannot show how many product increments have been completed

a) it does not show if project activities are connected to one another

Why would some rows on a milestone chart have both an empty diamond and a filled diamond? a) because the project missed an expected completion date b) because the activity in that row is not scheduled to begin yet c) because additional work has been added to the activity in the row d) because more than one person is working on that task

a) because the project missed an expected completion date

Jamie has just inserted a filled diamond into the milestone chart to indicate that Activity 3 is complete. What does this suggest about Activity 4 in the chart? a) Activity 4 can now be started. b) Activity 4 can now be completed. c) An empty diamond should now be inserted to account for Activity 4. d) No assumptions about Activity 4 can be made.

d) No assumptions about Activity 4 can be made.

Which characteristic do all of the following people or groups of people share with respect to the tools and techniques of the processes in the Project Integration Management knowledge area? other units within the organization industry groups subject matter experts customers a) They can all provide expert judgment. b) They are always involved as part of a change control board. c) Their roles should all be outlined in the SOW. d) They should all attend change control meetings.

a) They can all provide expert judgment.

Who issues the project charter? a) a project initiator or sponsor b)a project manager c)the project team d)the project management team

a) a project initiator or sponsor

Which section of the charter summarizes the project scope? a. the project purpose section b. the project objectives section c. the business case section d. the risks section

a. the project purpose section

Why is a milestone chart helpful when communicating with stakeholders? a) It shows the interdependencies between project activities. b) It helps describe project progress at a high level. c) It shows how long each team member will be working on a specific project activity. d) It only shows the activities that a specific stakeholder would be interested in.

b) It helps describe project progress at a high level.

Which of the following inputs may be optional in the Develop Project Charter process? a) organizational process assets b) a contract c) a business case d) enterprise environmental factors

b) a contract

What is a milestone chart? a) a detailed description of product attributes b) a quick summary of a project's imposed due dates c) a bar graph that shows how much work has been completed on a project d) a plot that shows the correlations between cost and work progress

b) a quick summary of a project's imposed due dates

Mildred is looking at a document that lists the roles, power, and influence of all of the people involved in her project. What is she looking at? a) a project charter b) a stakeholder list c) a milestone chart d) a work breakdown structure

b) a stakeholder list

All of the following statements are true about changing a baseline except ________. a) changes to the baseline should only create changes going forward in the project b) changes to the baseline will create changes throughout the entire project c) changing a baseline might need the approval of a change control board d) changes to the baseline can sometimes be approved by a project manager

b) changes to the baseline will create changes throughout the entire project

Where is a project leader's power and authority documented? a) in the stakeholder list b) in the project charter c) in the company organizational chart d) in the power-interest-authority grid

b) in the project charter

Work in the Initiating stage connects ________ to ________. a) the Planning stage; the Closing stage b) key high-level goals; organizational objectives c) customers; external stakeholders d) milestones; the project schedule

b) key high-level goals; organizational objectives

The _______________ is the document that provides the project manager with the authority to apply organizational resources to project activities. a) contract b) project charter c) budget d) management charter

b) project charter

A milestone chart could also be described as a ________. a) budget overview b) summary schedule c) risk template d) quality control document

b) summary schedule

A row in a milestone chart includes both an empty diamond and a filled diamond. This suggests that ________. a) there are two start dates for the activity b) the activity was not completed as expected c) there are two finish dates for the activity d) there are two different people working on the activity

b) the activity was not completed as expected

Why would a project practitioner want to categorize or classify stakeholders? a) to know which stakeholders to avoid b) to develop an efficient strategy for dealing with similar stakeholders c) to limit the number of stakeholders in each category on a project d) to ensure that all stakeholders receive identical amounts of attention

b) to develop an efficient strategy for dealing with similar stakeholders

Which input of the Perform Integrated Change Control process is not an input in any other process in the Project Integration Management knowledge area? a) project management plan b) work performance reports c) enterprise environmental factors d) organizational process assets

b) work performance reports

True or False? The best way to avoid problems that past projects have faced is to increase the project budget. a. True b. False

b. False

Which of the following would NOT be asked to create a project charter? a. a project sponsor b. a project team member c. a project initiator d. a senior executive

b. a project team member

Who should be recruited when building a project team? a. generalists b. specialists c. both generalists and specialists d. neither specialists nor generalists

c. both generalists and specialists

The _________ is a foundational document that sets the initial expectations for your project. a. stakeholder list b. project charter c. milestone chart d. project schedule

b. project charter

To prevent disruptions to project work by individuals who are looking for project information, you should ________. a. send progress reports regularly to all stakeholders b. provide information in a format that they can access directly without asking team members for it c. review the stakeholder list periodically d. tell stakeholders that they will have to wait until regularly scheduled meetings for the information

b. provide information in a format that they can access directly without asking team members for it

Which of the following statements is false? a) A milestone chart can be an effective tool to show project progress to the project team. b) A project charter should contain a high-level description of the potential risks that may occur on a project. c) A stakeholder list contains only those people outside of the project team who may be affected by the project. d) A milestone chart that shows only filled diamonds at the project's end would have met its scheduling objectives.

c) A stakeholder list contains only those people outside of the project team who may be affected by the project.

A project management information system (PMIS) is a tool that the project management team should use for which process in the Project Integration Management knowledge area? a) Develop Project Charter b) Perform Integrated Change Control c) Direct and Manage Project Work d) Close Project or Phase

c) Direct and Manage Project Work

Which of the following would likely not be included in the project charter? a) a description of how the project aligns with organizational goals b) an explanation of the final product or service that the project will produce c) a detailed breakdown of the project budget d) a description of the criteria that stakeholders will use to judge whether the project met its objectives

c) a detailed breakdown of the project budget

What is the project charter? a) a list of suppliers and vendors that will be used on the project b) a record of the responses that will be implemented if risks occur c) a document that outlines the project goal, objectives, and deadlines at a high level d) a detailed plan of all of the processes that the project manager will use to complete the project

c) a document that outlines the project goal, objectives, and deadlines at a high level

Which of the following is used to show that an activity in a milestone chart has been completed? a) an empty circle b) a filled circle c) a filled diamond d) an empty square

c) a filled diamond

What does an empty diamond on a milestone chart signify? a) a recently added milestone b) an abandoned milestone c) an incomplete milestone d) a completed milestone

c) an incomplete milestone

Why would you review the lessons learned from previous projects when you are initiating a new project? a) because the project charter demands it b) because a project leader cannot be chosen until a review is done c) because you would not want to repeat the mistakes that occurred on previous projects d) You would not review the lessons learned from previous projects in the Initiating stage.

c) because you would not want to repeat the mistakes that occurred on previous projects

Which of the following is not an example of a business case that would necessitate a project's initiation? a) market demand b) social need c) excess funding d) technological advancement

c) excess funding

Chapter 4's knowledge area is crucial because it ________ the multiple processes of a project. a) disarticulates b) differentiates c) integrates d) externalizes

c) integrates

All of the following items are organizational process assets that should influence the development of the project charter except for ________. a) templates b) standard process definitions c) marketplace standards d) historical project closure information

c) marketplace standards

Margot, an executive vice president at the company you work for, wants to see how long an upcoming project is expected to take and how much it is expected to cost. You are in the Initiating stage of the project so which document would you show her to provide her with the information she is looking for? a)the milestone schedule b) the stakeholder list c) the project charter d) None of the documents used in the Initiating stage would include the information Margot is looking for.

c) the project charter

Which of the following questions would likely not be answered in the Initiating stage? a)What are the project's boundaries? b)Which project stakeholders are essential for project success? c)What type of contract should we use to procure materials and services? d)How will we know the project is "done"?

c)What type of contract should we use to procure materials and services?

Rafaela notices that Activity 4 on the milestone chart has been delayed by three weeks so she adds three weeks to the expected completion dates for the remaining activities on the chart. Why could this cause a problem? a. Once completion dates are determined, they cannot be changed. b. The completion dates should be changed for all of the activities, not just the ones after Activity 4. c. The remaining activities may not be dependent on the completion of Activity 4. d. This would not cause a problem.

c. The remaining activities may not be dependent on the completion of Activity 4.

Milestone charts are effective communication tools because ________. a. they record information about the stakeholders on the project b. they show connections among project events c. they show summary information about important project events without getting into too much detail d. they provide extensive details about project events and activities

c. they show summary information about important project events without getting into too much detail

Brijesh is developing a stakeholder list for a new project. He has written down the names of all of the stakeholders; documented their role on the project; gauged their interest in the project; and categorized them as supporting, opposing, or neutral about the project. What must he do before he can place them in a stakeholder prioritization grid? a) He needs to create a milestone chart. b) He needs to determine if the stakeholders have read the project charter. c) He needs to estimate how often each stakeholder will need to be involved in the project. d) He needs to determine how much power each stakeholder has.

d) He needs to determine how much power each stakeholder has.

A project manager is preventing a team member from adding two new customers to a previously developed stakeholder list. Why? a) because the stakeholder list cannot be changed once it has been developed b) because stakeholders can only be added to the list one at a time c) because a stakeholder list would not include customers d) The project manager is making a mistake; the customers should be added to the list.

d) The project manager is making a mistake; the customers should be added to the list.

Why would a project practitioner use a milestone chart instead of a project schedule in a meeting to update senior management? a) because the milestone chart shows dependencies between project activities b) because the milestone chart would also include budgeting information c) because the project schedule would only show activities that have been completed d) because the project schedule may be too complicated or contain more information than is necessary

d) because the project schedule may be too complicated or contain more information than is necessary

Which configuration management activity is not listed in the PMBOK® Guide as an activity important to the integrated change control process? a) configuration identification b) configuration status c) configuration verification and audit d) configuration evolution

d) configuration evolution

Which part of the project charter explains why a project has been initiated? a) the project deliverables section b) the project objectives section c) the project risks section d) the business case section

d) the business case section

Which of the following project parameters would be best illustrated by using a milestone chart? a) cost b) resource allocation c) risk d) time

d) time

A stakeholder list does not generally include which of the following? a. the stakeholder's role in the project or organization b. information that a stakeholder is highly interested in the project c. a classification that shows that a stakeholder opposes a project d. a description of the reporting relationships among stakeholders in the project

d. a description of the reporting relationships among stakeholders in the project

Which of the following would not be included in clarifying the project's boundaries? a. defining the acceptance criteria b. setting a release date to prevent unlimited revisions to the project scope c. clearly defining what it means for the project to be "done" d. using job shadowing

d. using job shadowing