10. Integration Management (Knowledge Area 1)

Question 1

BCR

Answer 1

(benefit cost ratio) compares the gains to the cost of a project; Any number higher than 1 is good, the higher BCR would return the company more money.

Question 2

tacit knowledge

Answer 2

beliefs, insights, and experiences

Question 3

CCB

Answer 3

(change control board) group that helps the project manager to assess and deny or approve changes; the project team may only help assess the change

Question 4

A company has a few projects it would like to get done, but due to budget constraints, the company can only choose one project. Project A has a BCR of 1.5 and Project B has a BCR of 2.5.

Which project should the company choose?

Answer 4

Project B because the higher BCR would return the company more money

Question 5

What are the two parts of the business documents?

Answer 5

the business case and the benefits mgmt plan

Question 6

The CEO of a small business has requested that the company’s accounting software be upgraded to better support their financial records. He has requested that the software include a report that can forecast the following month’s expenses.

Where would be the best place the CEO can outline why this project needs to get done?

Answer 6

business documents > business case = explain why the project would need to get done

Question 7

Project manager Mike worked with the sponsor, Chris, to get the project charter approved for the new office reorganizing project. While reviewing the requirements, both Mike and Chris are sure that there is no need to upgrade the office’s current wireless network.

Where is the best place for Mike and Chis to store this information?

Answer 7

assumption log = used to track all assumptions made throughout the project

Question 8

While working on creating a project management plan, the project manager has brought a group of expert programmers and a planner to ensure it is created correctly.

What tool best describes this approach?

Answer 8

Tool: focus group (part of data gathering)

Question 9

When a project has been executed, what input would best help the project manager determined how to manage changes to the project?

Answer 9

change management plan (contained in project management plan)

Question 10

Company XYZ has been executing a new business development project for the last 4 months. A few stakeholders have requested changes to the scope and have gotten them approved.

When a change is approved, what is the next best step to conduct on a project?

Answer 10

Execute the approved change request in the ….

Question 11

A change control board has informed the project manager that a change request made by stakeholder Mark to reduce the project schedule by 2 weeks was rejected.

What is the first step the project manager should take?

Answer 11

Update the change log to reflect the status of the change.

Question 12

The deliverable for the product improvement project has been accepted by the sponsor.

What should the project manager do next?

Answer 12

Move to the close project or phase process.

In that process the project manager will discuss the lessons learned and release or reassign the project team. A project manager should never leave a project without formally closing it.

Question 13

Project team member Josh has learned a new method to program the financial application by reading a book about functions in applications.

What kind of knowledge is this?

Answer 13

explicit knowledge = gained from words, pictures, and numbers, such as reading books.

Question 14

While executing a project, the project manager has learned that an IT vendor will delay the delivery of the server needed to implement the phone system. This problem will need to be resolved soon.

What should the PM do first?

Answer 14

Update the issue log

From there, the PM can get a change request to either change the vendor or add more time to the project. Once a change request has been approved, then the PM can update the project management plan.

Question 15

The project team is currently working on the office move project, and they have completed moving one of the floors to the other building.

While the work is progressing, what document would be best for the project manager to update?

Answer 15

work performance data = describes what is haappening to the deliverable as it is being done

Question 16

A company has plans to improve one their products. They have started to work with Mary to get this project authorized by the board of directors.

What is the output of this process?

Answer 16

Output: Project Charter

= used to authorize a project

Question 17

When creating a project management plan what component will address how to approve changes on a project?

Answer 17

change management plan

The change management plan is part of the project management plan that will describes how to manage changes on a project. That includes getting them requested, assessed, approved, or rejected

Question 18

A project team has just completed a major module in a new application. They were able to complete it in about half the time that was approved for them using a new method from a recent programmers’ publication.

What should the project manager do first with this new programming method?

Answer 18

Update the lessons learned register.

This will ensure that the knowledge is saved and can be used throughout the project, as well as on future projects.

Question 19

While executing a large project for building a bridge, the PM has received a request that would affect the structure of the bridge and may need it to be completely redesigned. The change came from the local transportation department.

What should the PM do next?

Answer 19

assess the changes and understand how it would affect the project

Never take action without first reviewing and assessing your information.

Question 20

A phase of a long software development project has been completed. The phase was considered very successful: the team was able to complete the deliverables in about half the time and under budget. The deliverables were successfully transferred to the next phase of the project.

What should the project manager do next for this phase?

Answer 20

Create the final report.

The final report is an output of the close project or phase process that will document what happened on the project.

Question 21

While monitoring and controlling the project, the project manager notices that the project has been behind schedule for 2 out of the 3 weeks. The PM thinks it will also be behind schedule this week.

What kind of data analysis is this?

Answer 21

trend analysis

used to analyze when a trend might be forming and where it’s going