Chapter 3 test Flashcards
The Initiating phase includes which task?
A. Assigning work to project team members
B. Sequencing project activities
C. Approving a project and authorizing work to begin
D. Coordinating resources to complete the project work
C
Which person is responsible for authorizing the project to begin and for signing the project charter?
A. Project sponsor
B. Executive in the organization who requested the project
C. Program manager
D. Project manager
A
You have identified all the key stakeholders on the project. You’ve listed their names, departments, interests in the project, and level of influence. What have you created? (Choose two.)
A. A stakeholder contact list
B. A stakeholder register
C. An artifact
D. A business case with a list of key stakeholders
E. A preliminary scope statement with a list of key stakeholders
B, C
Zoe is a key resource for the project. She has certifications on the PaaS product you are implementing. She will help determine duration estimates, cost estimates, and perform application development. What type of stakeholder is Zoe?
A. Tester/QA technician
B. SME
C. Business analyst
D. Architect
B
Zack is a key resource for the project. He is responsible for designing the overall technology infrastructure, network, storage, and security for the cloud application the IT team is developing.
What type of stakeholder is Zack?
A. QA technician
B. Developer/engineer
C. End user
D. Architect
D
Your project’s objective is to implement a new financial system. Ravi is a key stakeholder on the project. He, along with others from his team, will provide critical input on the functioning of the system. One of the objectives Ravi would like to see is reducing the amount of clicks it takes to process and invoice. He’d really like to see this process streamlined. What type of stakeholder is Ravi? (Choose two.)
A. Architect
B. Developer/engineer
C. End user
D. QA technician
E. SME
C, E
You are using a document from the Discovery phase to help you write a document produced in the Initiating phase. You have documented the objectives of the project as well as the business problem the project is attempting to resolve, which you know are the primary purposes for this document. Which document are you writing?
A. Business case
B. Objectives
C. Project charter
D. Preliminary scope statement
D
Which of the following does a PMO provide to the overall project management processes?
(Choose three.)
A. Preliminary scope statement
B. Business case
C. Tools
D. Governance process
E. Change control
F. Templates
C, D, F
The project sponsor (who is also the project champion in this question) provides which of these functions to the project? (Choose three.)
A. Preparing the stakeholder matrix
B. Marketing the project
C. Removing roadblocks
D. Preparing the project charter
E. Defining the business justification
F. Managing project artifacts
B, C, E
Your project team members and key stakeholders are confused about the project you are all working on. What is the most compelling reason for this?
A. The problem or need generating the project request was not defined well in the preliminary scope statement.
B. The project sponsor has not signed the project charter document authorizing the project to begin.
C. The business case is not well documented.
D. The project team members don’t understand their roles and responsibilities.
A
Which of the following are true regarding the project baseline? (Choose four.)
A. The project baseline is approved by the project manager.
B. The project baseline includes the approved project scope.
C. The project baseline includes the approved business justification.
D. The project baseline includes the approved project quality plan.
E. The project baseline includes the approved project request.
F. The project baseline includes the approved project schedule.
G. The project baseline is approved by the project sponsor.
B, D, F, G
Which of the following is true concerning the project charter?
A. Describes the project schedule
B. Contains cost estimates for each task
C. Authorizes the start of the project work
D. Lists the responsibilities of the project selection committee
C
Which of the following is performed once the project charter is signed?
A. You should hold a project kickoff meeting.
B. You should write the preliminary scope statement.
C. You should begin the Planning phase.
D. You should develop the project schedule.
A
This software system manages the life cycle of these items that starts with creation, use, maintenance, and archival or disposal.
A. Enterprise resource planning system
B. Customer relationship management system
C. Records management system
D. Cloud management system
C
This stakeholder analysis tool is most useful on small projects where it’s easier to identify the relationship. It’s a quadrant that describes how to maintain relationships, including whether you should meet expectations, maintain good relationships, keep stakeholders updated, or keep them engaged and informed.
A. Salience model
B. Prioritization model
C. Stakeholder cube
D. Power/interest grid
D
