Ch3.4 - Planning Process Group

Question 1

Question

Answer 1

Answer

Question 2

What is the planning process group?

Answer 2

Processes required to establish the scope of the project, define and refine the objectives, develop the course of action required to attain the objectives

Question 3

What is the process name for the following? establish scope of project, define/refine objectives, develop course of action required to attain the objectives

Answer 3

Planning process

Question 4

Deliverables in planning process group

Answer 4

Project management plan, project docs used to carry out project

Question 5

What may be required in planning process group due to complex nature of pm-ing

Answer 5

Repeated feedback loops

Question 6

What happens when significant changes are introduced throughout PLC

Answer 6

trigger need to revisit planning process and maybe initiating process

Question 7

What is progressive detailing of pm plan

Answer 7

Progressive elaboration

Question 8

What is progressive elaboration

Answer 8

planning and documentation are iterative and ongoing activities

Question 9

What is the benefit of the Planning process gorup

Answer 9

Delineate the strategy and tactics and course of action to successfully complete project or phase

Question 10

What will deliverables of Planning process group explore?

Answer 10

Scope, time, cost, quality, communications, HR, risks, procurement, stakeholder engagement

Question 11

What happens when approved changes are made during monitor/control

Answer 11

May significantly impact parts of PM plan and project docs –> makes them more precise

Question 12

When does initial planning end

Answer 12

Set by procedures dictated by organization

Question 13

Within planning process group, when do other interactions take place among the processes (depends on….)

Answer 13

depends on nature of project (ie. risks may not arise until end of planning)