Project Management Test 1 Chapter 3

T or F Initiating and closing tasks are usually the longest and require the most amount of resources and time.

False

T or F In the Scrum method, team members work as a self-directed group coached by the ScrumMaster.

True Because Scrum implies that team members work as a self-directed group, coached by the ScrumMaster, a team charter should not be necessary Descriptions of work are identified in the product and sprint backlogs More detailed work is documented in technical stories Team must estimate a velocity or capacity for each sprint

T or F Monitoring and controlling processes overlap all of the other project management process groups.

True Changes can occur at any time.

T or F Identifying the project sponsor is a pre-initiation task.

True Pre-initiation Tasks It is good practice to lay the groundwork for a project before it officially starts Senior managers often perform several pre-initiation tasks Determine the scope, time, and cost constraints for the project Identify the project sponsor Select the project manager Develop a business case for a project Meet with the project manager to review the process and expectations for managing the project Determine if the project should be divided into two or more smaller projects

T or F Many project management activities occur as part of the planning process group.

True Because each project is unique, project teams are always trying to do something that has not been done before. To succeed at unique and new activities, projects teams must do a fair amount of planning.

T or F Decisions and actions taken in one knowledge area at a certain time rarely affect other knowledge areas.

False Project management is an integrative endeavor; decisions and actions taken in one knowledge area at a certain time usually affect other knowledge areas.

T or F The output of the stakeholder management strategy results is a project charter.

False The output of the stakeholder management strategy results is a stakeholder register.

True or False The burndown chart is a Scrum created artifact that provides a list of features prioritized by business value.

False A burndown chart shows the cumulative work remaining in a sprint on a day by- day basis.

True or False A milestone list is an output associated with the Project Scope Management knowledge area.

False A milestone list is an output associated with the Project Schedule Management knowledge area.

The pre-initiation and initiation phase of a project using the Scrum method does not involve project charters, stakeholder management strategy, and kick-off meetings.

False A project charter, stakeholder register, stakeholder management strategy, and kick-off meeting would be created as part of pre-initiation and initiation in a project using the Scrum method.

T or F The Rational Unified Process (RUP) framework is incompatible with the PMBOK process.

False According to RUP expert Bill Cottrell, "RUP embodies industry-standard management and technical methods and techniques to provide a software engineering process particularly suited to creating and maintaining component-based software system solutions." Cottrell explained that you can tailor RUP to include the PMBOK process groups because several customers asked for that capability.

T or F Agile methods are used when deliverables have a low degree of change.

False Agile is an adaptive product life cycle used when deliverables have a high degree of change and a high frequency of delivery.

T or F The kick-off meeting is always held before the business case and project charter are completed.

False A kick-off meeting is a meeting held at the beginning of a project so that stakeholders can meet each other, review the goals of the project, and discuss future plans. The kick-off meeting is often held after the business case and project charter are completed, but it could be held sooner, as needed.

T or F An organization's project management plan expresses the vision, mission, goals, objectives, and strategies of the organization.

False The organization's strategic plan expresses the vision, mission, goals, objectives, and strategies of the organization.

Executing the project involves taking the actions necessary to ensure that activities in the project plan are completed.

True Executing the project involves taking the actions necessary to ensure that activities in the project plan are completed. It also includes work required to introduce any new hardware, software, and procedures into normal operations.

T or F Initiating processes take place during each phase of a project.

True Initiating processes include defining and authorizing a project or project phase. Initiating processes take place during each phase of a project.

T or F A sprint review is a meeting in which the team demonstrates to the product owner what it has completed during the sprint.

True Scrum ceremonies Sprint planning session: meeting with the team to select a set of work from the product backlog to deliver during a sprint Daily Scrum: short meeting for the development team to share progress and challenges and plan work for the day Sprint reviews: meeting in which the team demonstrates to the product owner what it has completed during the sprint Sprint retrospectives: meeting in which the team looks for ways to improve the product and the process based on a review of the actual performance of the development team

T or F Initiating processes are not required to end a project.

False Initiating processes are also required to end a project. Someone must initiate activities to ensure that the project team completes all the work, documents lessons learned, assigns project resources, and that the customer accepts the work.

True or False The WBS provides a basis for creating the project schedule and performing earned value management for measuring and forecasting project performance.

True The WBS is a very important tool in project management because it provides the basis for deciding how to do the work. The WBS also provides a basis for creating the project schedule and performing earned value management for measuring and forecasting project performance.

T or F The DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control) methodology of the Six Sigma projects, is used to improve an existing business process.

True Two main methodologies are used on Six Sigma projects: DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control) is used to improve an existing business process, and DMADV (Define, Measure, Analyze, Design, and Verify) is used to create new product or process designs to achieve predictable, defect-free performance.