Ch5 - Planning / Dev PjM Plan (5.1)

Question 1

What process group consists of those processes that establish the total scope of the effort, define and refine the objectives, and develop the course of action required to attain those objectives.?

Answer 1

Planning Process Group

Question 2

What is the key benefit of the Planning Process Group?
(ES, DO, DAOO)

Answer 2

• Establish scope
• Define objectives
• Develop the course of action required to obtain objectives

Question 3

What is the process of defining, preparing, and coordinating all
plan components and consolidating them into an integrated project management plan called?

Answer 3

Develop Project Management Plan

Question 4

What is the key benefit of the Develop Project Management Plan process?
(CDDBPW)

Answer 4

The production of a comprehensive document that defines the basis of all project work and how the work will be performed.

Question 5

Name 4 inputs of the Develop Project Management Plan process?

Answer 5

1. Project charter
2. Outputs from other processes
3. Enterprise environmental factors (EEF)
4. Organizational process assets (OPA)

Question 6

What is a document issued by the project initiator or sponsor that formally authorizes the existence of a project and provides the project manager with the authority to apply organizational resources to project activities called?

Answer 6

Project Charter

Question 7

What are 2 standard ‘outputs from other processes’?

Answer 7

• Subsidiary plans
• Baselines

Question 8

What is an EEF?

Answer 8

Enterprise Environmental Factor
Conditions, not under the immediate control of the
team, that influence, constrain, or direct the project, program, or portfolio

Question 9

What is an OPA?
(P,P, D, T, KR)

Answer 9

Organizational Process Assets
The plans, processes, documents, templates, and knowledge repositories specific to and used by the performing organization. These assets influence the management of the project.

Question 10

Name 4 Tools & Techniques used in the Develop Project Management Plan process?

Answer 10

1. Expert judgement
2. Data gathering
3. Interpersonal and team skills
4. Meetings

Question 11

What is expert judgement when used as a technique in project planning?

Answer 11

A technique in which judgment is provided based upon a specific set of criteria and/or expertise that has been acquired in a specific knowledge area, application area, or product area, a particular discipline, an industry, etc.

Question 12

Name 8 possible sources of Expert Judgement that can be used in project planning?
(TM, C, S, A, IG, SME, PMO, S)

Answer 12

1. Team members
2. Consultants
3. Stakeholders - including customers and sponsors
4. Professional and technical associations
5. Industry groups
6. Subject matter experts (SME)
7. Project management office (PMO)
8. Suppliers

Question 13

Brainstorming, Checklists, Focus Groups and Interviews are 4 areas of what Tools & Techniques of the Develop Project Management Plan process?

Answer 13

Data gathering

Question 14

Name 9 data gathering techniques used in project planning?
(Be, Br, CS, CL, SL, FG, I, MR, QS, SS)

Answer 14

1. Benchmarking
2. Brainstorming
3. Check sheets
4. Checklists
5. Focus Groups
6. Interviews
7. Market Research
8. Questionaires and surveys
9. Statistical Sampling

Question 15

Conflict Management, Facilitation, and Meeting Management are areas of what Tools & Techniques of the Develop Project Management Plan process?

Answer 15

Interpersonal and Team Skills

Question 16

What is the output of the Develop Project Management Plan process?

Answer 16

Project Management Plan

Question 17

Any baselines or component plans are part of what input of the Develop Project Management Plan process?

Answer 17

Outputs from other processes

Question 18

EEFs and OPAs are part of what input of the Develop Project Management Plan process?

Answer 18

Enterprise / Organization

Question 19

Once a project is baselined it may only be changec by what?

Answer 19

the Performance Integrated Change Control process