AUG Flashcards
Does the resource requirements have details concerning when and where resources are needed?
No. This is contained in the project schedule
If both vendors are EQUALLY capable AND you have 2 TASK for them to work
Should you choose one for each?
No. It is more expensive.
How can Master Services Agreement help the project?
- In larger projects, allows you to combine different approaches without modifying contract when you need to change something.
ALWAYS REMEMBER
“THERE IS A CHANGE LOG”
Where does the change log is updated
In Perform integrated change control
or when a change is done…
can development approach be updated at will?
No
the development approach should not be taken to better manage changes that occur
on a project. This is because the project development approach is an additional component of the project management plan that describes the product, service, or result development approach.
These include predictive, iterative, agile, or hybrid-based approaches. As part of the project management plan, which is a controlled document, the project development approach cannot be
updated at-will by the project manager.
Where can I find the contact info of the team
Project team directory
“A documented list of project team members, their project roles, and communication information.”
Where can I find the overall project risk
In the risk report
CRASHING VS FAST TRACKING
Crashing
Crashing assigns more resources to an activity to decrease the overall time to complete it. The cost benefits of this activity have to be explored in order to make it a useful technique. The trade-off between cost and schedule must be understood to get the best possible schedule compression.
Fast Tracking
Fast Tracking is the process of executing activities or phases that were originally schedule sequential in parallel. Activities can be overlapped, started earlier than proposed, start activities that require different resources, and maybe combined activities in the schedule. This process does add risk to the schedule and program and must be executed with care.
In which document would you store information about holidays. (Days off)
Project Calendar.
Who can serve as sponsor if there is none to approve the charter?
PMO. The project initiator should be at a level that is appropriate to procure funding and commit resources.
Describe Parkinson law
Bureaucracy law - work expand so as to fill the available time for it’s the completion
McClelland’s expectancy-value theory
every person has at least 1 out of 3 motivators.
- Need for Achievement
- Affiliation
- Power
Remember PMP needs to be approved.
By who?
Depends on matrix org.
Conflict resolution
- LOSE - LOSE =
- WIN - WIN = ?
- Compromise/Reconcile everybody loses something. No one gets what they wanted —- Is there something to reconcile/compromise? between A and B there is no middle ground. but between AB and AC, they can choose A as there is something in common?
- Collaborate/Problem Solve is win-win. Usually is the best way to resolve a problem.
“Find the facts to help the team make an objective decision and work collaboratively to work out a solution”
Remember
DOCUMENTS are not PART of the PLAN!!
Remember
DOCUMENTS are not PART of the PLAN!!
What are the 5 stages of team development
new
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FORMING: Positive and polite. make and effort
STORMING:: Push against boundaries. discover conflicts against personalities. may question team goals
NORMING: Start to resolve the difference. learned strengths and respect the project manager
PERFORMING: They are able to archive goals. PM focus on the development
ADJURNING: Team says goodbye
What is the configuration management plan?
management of specification. (SPECs)
What the deliverable should have to archive the customer acceptance
How do you manage the specifications in the configuration management plan? (3)
- Identification of items to be configured and managed
- Status accounting. Record particular items that need to be configured. Report changes to certain specs. Report status of changes
- Verification/Audit - Ensure proper management of configuration items.
What is the difference between the configuration management plan and the change management plan
Where these focus, One is on specs and processes while the other on how changes are managed
*** REMEMBER ** NOT A QUESTION **
DONT FORGET the DIFFERENCE between
- accept deliverables
- Confirmation of the acceptance of the deliverables
one is for validating scope, the other is for CLOSE
What project document would you reference in order to get information on the resources required for an activity?
activity attributes
*** Note that this Question do not ask “ what document would you use to get the requirements for the resources?”
** Which would be the RBS.
What is the best technique to get confidential information?
Interview one on one
- In which process can you find the procurement strategy
2. What is the output of the procurement strategy
- in the procurement management plan
2. Delivery Methods, Type of agreements, and procurement phases
Describe each:
1. Functional Organization
- Matrix Org (in general, without the 3 sub-types)
- Projectized org
- Organic or Simple
- Authority belongs to the functional manager. The role of PM is limited
- Combination of org structures for dynamic environment. they are agile to respond to market demand. Authority of the functional manager is Vertical while PM’s is sideways
- PMs are the bosses, but no security
- This structure is found in the very early stages of an organization;
