A project manager presented Earned value analysis data in a tabular format while providing a performance report. An alternative way in which the project manager could have presented the Earned value analysis data is by using:
A. A linear graph
B. An S-curve
C. A logarithmic curve
D. An Epsilon graph
You are an inexperienced project manager who has been appointed to manage a project in a matrix organization. Because of this you can expect the communication in this project to be:
A. Open and Accurate
B. Easy to Automate
C. Simple
D. Complex
Emily has recently been asked to manage the deployment of an enterprise resource planning system for her organization. Emily has sent her project sponsor a meeting request to discuss her project’s stakeholder management plan. The sponsor believes that the stakeholder management planning is not relevant for such internal projects. The sponsor believes that only the scope, schedule and cost management plans are sufficient for such projects. The sponsor has asked Emily to describe the objective of the meeting. Which of the following is the best response to this question?
A. The objective of the meeting is to develop the project stakeholder register.
B. The objective of the meeting is to develop strategies to effectively keep the project stakeholder engaged and committed to the project.
C. The objective of the meeting is to conform to the PMBOK standards.
D. The objective of the meeting is to identify and classify project stakeholders.
You are a Project Manager creating the final project file. Which information would you NOT include in this file?
A. Project calendars
B. Lessons learned from previous similar projects
C. Risk response actions
D. Scope management plan
Debbie, an IT project manager, is in the planning phase of a shopping website development project. A junior project manager, who has been working under her authority, started developing procedures to indicate how the integrity of cost and schedule performance baselines should be maintained in the project. Where should the junior project manager store these procedures?
A. In the project human resource plan
B. In the project scope statement
C. In the project management plan
D. In the project communication plan
A project team is currently assessing the project stakeholder management plan for its validity. The project documents are essential inputs to this process. Which of the following project documents must be used by the project team during this process?
A. All project documents prepared during the project so far.
B. Project documents prepared during the project planning.
C. Project documents prepared during the project execution.
D. Project documents prepared during the project initiation.
John’s project is in execution. During the monitoring and controlling of the project, John finds out that the current stakeholder engagement strategy needs to be thoroughly reviewed. He invites selected key stakeholders and some subject matter experts to brainstorm on new ideas and approaches that can be used. John is planning to facilitate the session himself. The planed session in this scenario is an example of?
A. Project status update meeting
B. Integrated change control
C. Project quality control
D. Expert judgment obtained through a focus group
You are in the execution stage of your project and you have been informed that “corporate” will be sending in a team of consultants to review whether your project activities comply with company’s and PMI’s policies, standards and procedures. This is an example of?
A. Quality Audit
B. Organizational Process Assets
C. Process Analysis
D. Recommended Corrective Actions
A research project needed to be carried out under largely undefined, uncertain and rapidly changing environmental conditions. If this project is carried out as a multi-phase project, which of the following phase-to-phase relationships best suits it?
A. Overlapping relationship
B. Sequential relationship
C. Iterative relationship
D. Boxed relationship
When does the Close Project or Phase process need to be performed in case of multi-phased projects?
A. The Close Project or Phase process needs to be done at the end of each phase of the project; however, it is left to the project manager’s discretion on whether he/she wants to perform this process in between phases. It necessarily needs to be done at the end of the project.
B. The Close Project or Phase process is done at the end of the project in case the work is contracted out to external performing organizations.
C. The Close Project or Phase process needs to performed at the end of the project and involves closing out the entire project scope.
D. The Close Project or Phase process needs to be performed at the end of each phase of the project and involves closing out the portion of project scope applicable to that phase.