Deck 2 Flashcards
Is creating an environment in which others feel safe to tell the truth an aspirational or a mandatory standard?
Aspirational
Is making decisions in the best interest of the society an aspirational or a mandatory standard?
Aspirational
Is the protection of confidential information entrusted on us an aspirational standard or a mandatory standard?
Aspirational
By not providing equal access to information to those who are authorized to access it, which standard do we violate?
Aspirational Standard for Fairness
If we do not provide equal information to all the qualified bidders in a bidding process, which standard are we violating?
Aspirational Standard for Fairness
Which standards describe the conduct that we as project management professionals should strive to uphold?
Aspirational Standards
What are Team Performance Assessments?
Assessments of the entire project team’s performance.
Give an example of risk exploitation.
Assign an experienced resource to a project to ensure that the work is completed ahead of schedule or at a lower cost.
If you want to know a project’s assumptions and constraints, which document would you refer to?
Assumption Log
When is project/phase closure activities performed?
At the end of each project phase, at the completion of each contract, and at the end of the project.
Authority vs Responsibility
Authority is the “right” to do something, whereas Responsibility is the “obligation” to do something.
In this leadership style, the project manager is primarily focused on getting the tasks done, with little regard to the team member’s feelings. Which leadership style is this?
Autocratic
What is the Withdraw technique for conflict resolution also known as?
Avoid
Avoid vs Mitigate
Avoid is to eliminate the threat entirely, whereas Mitigate is to reduce the probability of occurrence or the impact of the threat.
What is the Cost Variance (CV) at the end of a project?
BAC minus Actual amount spent
What is the term to describe an ordered list of all the work, presented in story form?
Backlog
What is the acronym to describe the characteristics of effective feedback?
Balanced, Observed, Objective, Specific, and Timely (BOOST)
Which format is usually used to communicate project schedule progress to management?
Bar Chart
Define Obstacles.
Barriers that are movable, avoidable, or able to be overcome with some effort or strategy.
What is the project management term for the supporting documentation that provides a clear and complete understanding of how the cost estimate was derived?
Basis of Estimates
Which project document would tell you whether indirect costs are included or excluded from the project cost estimates?
Basis of Estimates
Why do contracts go through an extensive review and approval process?
Because contracts are legally binding in nature.
Are the bidder conferences held before or after the submission of the bids or proposals?
Before
BDD
Behavior-Driven Development
What is accepting an opportunity?
Being willing to take advantage of the opportunity if it comes along, but not actively pursuing it.
What is Opportunity Cost?
Benefit (monetary or otherwise) foregone by selecting one project over another.
BCA
Benefit Cost Analysis
BCR
Benefit Cost Ratio
Which type of project selection method is Murder Board?
Benefit Measurement method
Which type of project selection method uses ROI?
Benefit Measurement method
Which types of project selection methods use a comparative approach?
Benefit Measurement methods
Benefits vs Value
Benefits are gains realized by an organization or beneficiaries through portfolio, program, or project outputs and resulting outcomes. On the other hand, ‘value’ is the net result - tangible or intangible - of realized benefits less the cost of or effort for achieving those benefits.
What types of procurement documents are used when price is the main factor in awarding the contract?
Bids, tenders or quotations
Whom does the project staff report to in a Strong Matrix organization?
Both - the Functional Manager and the Project Manager - but the Project Manager has more authority on the resources than the Functional Manager.
What is the commonality between leadership and management?
Both are about being able to get things done.
In Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM) method, what do boxes and arrows represent?
Boxes (also known as nodes) represent Activities, and Arrows represent the Logical Relationships between activities.
Brainstorming vs Brain Writing
Brainstorming is a general data-gathering and creativity technique that elicits input from groups such as team members or subject matter experts. Brain Writing is a refinement of brainstorming that allows individual participants time to consider the question(s) individually before the group creativity session is held.
Where might you use Bubble Charts on a project?
Bubble charts may be used for plotting three-dimensional data such as plotting risk categorization data on a chart.
When using bubble charts for representing risk categorization data, what does the size of the bubble represent?
Bubble size is the Impact Value of the risk.
BAC
Budget At Completion
What is total Planned Value (PV) of a project also known as?
Budget At Completion (BAC)
BOOT
Build Own Operate Transfer
BIM
Building Information Model
What is the term to describe a graphical representation of the work remaining versus the time left in a timebox?
Burndown Chart
What is the term to describe a graphical representation of the work completed toward the release of a product?
Burnup Chart
A documented economic feasibility study used to establish validity of the benefits of a selected component lacking sufficient definition and that is used as a basis for the authorization of further project management activities is termed as?
Business Case
Business Case vs Business Value
Business Case is the justification for doing a project, whereas Business Value is the tangible or intangible benefits from project investment.
Business Need vs Business Case
Business Need is the “trigger” for a project. Business Case is the “justification” for a project. Business need is usually a part of the business case for the project.
BRD
Business Requirement Documents
What is the difference between Business Risks and Pure Risks?
Business Risks provide an opportunity of profit or loss, whereas Pure (or Insurable) Risks only provide a chance for a loss.
Generally, who can initiate contract closure - buyer, seller or either of the two?
Buyer
BSR
Buyer Share Ratio
How are chance nodes represented on a Decision Tree?
By circles
What are the common ways to arrange an Organizational Breakdown Structure?
By departments, units, or teams with the project activities or work packages listed under each department
How is the EMV of a project calculated?
By multiplying the value of each possible outcome by its probability of occurrence and adding the products together
How are decision nodes represented on a Decision Tree?
By squares
How are the end of branches represented on a Decision Tree?
By triangles
How are project team assignments documented?
By updating the team directory, project organization chart, and project schedule.
What are the 3 C’s of a user story?
Card, Conversation, Confirmation
What do cards represent on a Kanban Board?
Cards represent work items on a Kanban Board.
What is the proper structure to describe risks?
Cause - Event (or Risk) - Effect
What is the weighted average or beta distribution formula for activity cost estimate?
cE ( cO + 4*cM + cP ) / 6 where cE is the weighted average activity cost estimate, cO the optimistic estimate, cM the most likely estimate and cP the pessimistic estimate of the activity cost.
What is the contract price when the actual cost exceeds the Point of Total Assumption (PTA)?
Ceiling Price
CCB
Change Control Board
CCS
Change Control System
Change Control System vs Contract Change Control System
Change Control System is used to manage the changes to the project documents, deliverables, and baselines (scope, schedule, cost, etc.). Contract Change Control System is used to manage changes to the contracts on the project, and is integrated with the project’s integrated change control system.
CR
Change Request / Cost Reimbursable (contract)
The Control Costs process has 3 outputs apart from Project Management Plan updates and Project Documents updates. Work Performance Information and Cost Forecasts are two of them. Name the missing output.
Change Requests
What comes as an output from Manage Quality process and goes as an input to Perform Integrated Change Control process?
Change Requests
What is the common output of most Monitoring and Controlling processes?
Change Requests Note: Change Requests are an output of all Monitoring and Controlling processes EXCEPT Perform Integrated Change Control, which has Change Requests as an input and Approved Change Requests as an output.
Referent Power of a Project Manager is also known as?
Charisma Power
Accepted Deliverables are an input to which process?
Close Project or Phase
In which process do you confirm that all the requirements of the project (or phase) have been met?
Close Project or Phase
Name the only Closing group processes.
Close Project or Phase
Name the Project Integration Management process(es) under the Closing Process Group.
Close Project or Phase
In Fist to Five method, what does a closed fist indicate?
Closed fist indicates no support for the proposed decision.
Code of Account vs Chart of Account
Code of Account is any numbering system used to uniquely identify each component of the WBS, whereas Chart of Account is any numbering system used to monitor project costs by category.
Code of Account vs Control Account
Code of Account is any numbering system used to uniquely identify each component of the WBS. Control Account is a management control point where scope, budget, actual cost, and schedule are integrated and compared to earned value for performance measurement. Control Accounts are strategically placed at various points on the WBS.
Which conflict resolution technique generates a win-win situation?
Collaborate/Problem Solve
In which process are prototypes useful?
Collect Requirements
In which process would you use Context Diagrams?
Collect Requirements
What is meant by Monitor?
Collecting performance data, measuring performance, preparing and distributing performance reports.
What do columns represent on a Kanban Board?
Columns represent each stage of the process on a Kanban Board.
COTS
Commercial off-the-shelf
Common Cause vs Special Cause
Common Cause is a source of variation that is inherent in the system and predictable, whereas Special Cause is not inherent in the system, and is unpredictable and intermittent. On a control chart, Common Cause appears as random data points within the control limits, whereas Special Cause appears as data points outside the control limits or non-random points within the control limits.
What is Vertical Communication?
Communicating up and down the levels of the organization.
What is Horizontal Communication?
Communication among peers.
Name an enterprise environmental factor that may help in the Develop Schedule process.
Communication Channels
What assumes increased importance in a Virtual Team model?
Communication planning
What is external communication?
Communication with the customer, vendors, other projects, organizations, and the public.
What is internal communication?
Communication within the project.
In which document would you find the stakeholder communication requirements?
Communications Management Plan
What document provides the escalation process should issues arise on the project?
Communications Management Plan
Define Control.
Comparing actual performance with planned performance, analyzing variances, assessing trends to effect process improvements, evaluating possible alternatives, and recommending appropriate corrective action as needed.
What is Benchmarking?
Comparing the current project’s processes to those of other comparable projects (within or outside the organization) in order to identify best practices, generate ideas for improvement, and provide a basis for measuring performance.
Completion of the product scope is measured against the ______________________.
Completion of the product scope is measured against the <u>product requirements</u>.
Completion of the project scope is measured against the ______________________.
Completion of the project scope is measured against the <u>Project Management Plan</u>.
Compliance vs Conformance
Compliance is the act of complying with a rule, standard, law, or requirement such that the result is either compliant or non-compliant. Conformance is delivering results that fall within an acceptable range.
Which conflict resolution technique usually results in a lose-lose situation?
Compromise
Which is generally the second best conflict resolution technique after Problem Solve?
Compromise
Independent Cost Estimates are an input to which process?
Conduct Procurements
Procurement negotiations are done in which process(es)?
Conduct Procurements
What is/are the Project Procurement Management process(es) under the Executing Process Group?
Conduct Procurements
Which process applies the Source Selection Criteria to select sellers?
Conduct Procurements
Procurement Statement of Work is an input to which process(es)?
Conduct Procurements and Control Procurements (as Procurement Documentation)
What is Configuration Control?
Configuration Control is the activity of managing the specifications of project’s deliverables and processes throughout the lifecycle of the project.
Configuration Control vs Change Control
Configuration Control is the activity of managing the specifications of project’s deliverables and processes throughout the lifecycle of the project. Change Control is the process of managing changes to the project’s documents, deliverables, and baselines (scope, schedule, cost, etc.).
CI
Configuration Item
CM
Configuration Management
Which component of the project management plan describes how the information about the items of the project (and which items) will be recorded and updated so that the product, service, or result of the project remains consistent and/or operative?
Configuration Management Plan
Which system is used for recording change requests?
Configuration Management System (which is a part of the Project Management Information System)
What are the activities that are performed as part of project closure?
Confirm that all the requirements have been met, close all procurements, get formal acceptance of the deliverables, measure customer satisfaction, perform financial closure, report final project performance, document lessons learned, update and archive project records, hand-off the deliverables, release the team and other resources.
What are the best practices for resolving conflicts?
Conflict should be addressed early and usually in private, using a direct, collaborative approach. The parties involved in the conflict have the initial responsibility of resolving the conflict. Project manager should intervene only if the conflict escalates.
What is Dysfunctional Conflict?
Conflict which negatively impacts the project objectives.
Which type of project selection method is Dynamic Programming?
Constrained Optimization method
Which types of project selection methods use a mathematical approach?
Constrained Optimization methods
Give an example of Indirect Power.
Contacts/network power (a form of power derived from alliance or contacts with someone influential in the organization)
What tool can be used to develop a scope model?
Context Diagrams
Contingency Reserve vs Management Reserve
Contingency Reserve accounts for “known-unknowns” or simply “knowns”. It covers the “residual risks” on the project. Management Reserve accounts for “unknown-unknowns” or simply “unknowns”.
What are the benefits of continuous improvement?
Continuous improvement reduces waste, eliminates non value-adding activities and hence increases profitability.
What is Progressive Elaboration?
Continuously improving and detailing a plan as more detailed and specific information is available, and thereby producing more accurate and complete plans.
Which is usually closed first - project or contract(s)?
Contract(s)
CA
Control Account
Control Account vs Work Package
Control Account is a management control point in the WBS where Earned Value measurements take place. Work package is a unit of work or deliverable at the lowest level of each branch on the WBS. A Control Account may contain multiple Work Packages, but a Work Package can only be associated to one Control Account.
Which tool is used to determine whether a process is stable or has predictable performance?
Control Charts
Name the Project Cost Management process(es) under the Monitoring and Controlling Process Group.
Control Costs
If you are using a payments system to pay invoices, which process are you in?
Control Procurements
In which process does the buyer conduct a structured review of the work being performed by the contractor?
Control Procurements
In which project management process are procurements closed?
Control Procurements
Procurement Documentation is an input to this process, and Procurement Documentation updates are an output. Which process is this?
Control Procurements
What is/are the Project Procurement Management process(es) under the Monitoring and Controlling Process Group?
Control Procurements
Which process verifies the acceptance of all the work and deliverables of the contract?
Control Procurements
Deliverables are an input to this process and Verified Deliverables an output. Which process is this?
Control Quality
If the project team is performing peer reviews of project deliverables, which process are they in?
Control Quality
If you are checking whether quality standards are being met, which process are you in?
Control Quality
In which process are approved change requests reviewed?
Control Quality
In which process are defect repairs validated?
Control Quality
In which process are inspections performed on items changed or repaired as a result of approved change requests?
Control Quality
Test and Evaluation Documents are an input to which process(es)?
Control Quality
What is/are the Project Quality Management process(es) under the Monitoring and Controlling Process Group?
Control Quality
Which process ensures the timely implementation of Approved Change Requests?
Control Quality
Which process is used to ensure a timely implementation of approved change requests?
Control Quality
Which process uses Checksheets?
Control Quality
Name the Project Resource Management process(es) under the Monitoring and Controlling Process Group.
Control Resources
Name the Project Schedule Management process(es) under the Monitoring and Controlling Process Group.
Control Schedule
What are the components of Cost of Quality (COQ)?
COQ Prevention Costs + Appraisal Costs + Failure Costs
Corrective Action vs Defect Repair
Corrective Action is taken to bring the project performance (in terms of scope, schedule, cost, quality, etc.) in line with the baselines. Defect Repair is undertaken to fix a “flaw” (or deficiency) in the project’s deliverables.
Corrective Action vs Preventive Action
Corrective Action is undertaken “after” a problem (or risk) has occurred, whereas Preventive Action is undertaken to reduce the probability and/or impact of a problem (or risk) “before” it occurs. Former is reactive, whereas latter is proactive.
In a CPAF contract, which is the least important constraint?
Cost
In a CPFF contract, which is the least important constraint?
Cost
In a CPIF contract, which is the most important constraint?
Cost
In a T&M contract, which is the most important constraint?
Cost
In an FFP contract, which is the least important constraint?
Cost
In an FPIF contract, which is the most important constraint?
Cost
What is another name for Control Account?
Cost Account
Which factors are low at the start, peak as the work is carried out, and drop rapidly as the project draws to a close?
Cost and staffing levels
What is the input to the Acquire Resources process from Determine Budget?
Cost Baseline
What is the output from the Determine Budget process that goes as an input to Develop Project Management Plan?
Cost Baseline
CBR
Cost Benefit Ratio
Summarize Cost Control in one sentence.
Cost control involves analyzing the relationship between consumption of project funds and the value of the work accomplished.
What does Cost Performance Index (CPI) indicate?
Cost efficiency of the project
What are the units of measure for cost estimates?
Cost estimates are usually expressed in currency units, but other units such as staff hours or staff days can also be used.
Which factor is lowest at the start of the project and increases over the life of the project?
Cost of changes
What are prevention and appraisal costs collectively known as?
Cost of Conformance
What are failure costs also known as?
Cost of Non-Conformance
COQ
Cost Of Quality
What is the term for the sum total of money spent during the project to avoid failures, and during and after the project because of failures?
Cost of Quality
When does the Point of Total Assumption (PTA) assume more importance - in cost underruns or overruns?
Cost overruns
CPI
Cost Performance Index
What is the most critical EVA metric?
Cost Performance Index (CPI)
CPAF
Cost Plus Award Fee
Which type of contract uses parameters such as target cost, target fee, target price, award fee, and fee criteria?
Cost Plus Award Fee (CPAF)
CPF
Cost Plus Fee
CPFF
Cost Plus Fixed Fee
Which type of contract does not motivate the sellers to control costs?
Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF)
CPIF
Cost Plus Incentive Fee
Which type of contract uses parameters such as target cost, target fee, target price and share ratio?
Cost Plus Incentive Fee (CPIF)
Which type of contract would be most appropriate if the buyer expects the product to be built with the best quality material available, in the shortest possible time?
Cost Plus Incentive Fee (CPIF)
In which type of contract is the full value of the contract not defined up front?
Cost Reimbursable
In which type of contract does seller’s profit remain constant even as the seller’s effort goes up?
Cost Reimbursable (as the seller’s effort increases, the project cost continues to go up, but the seller’s profit remains constant).
In which type of contract would you use a Request for Proposal (RFP)?
Cost Reimbursable (CR)
Which type of contract would be most suitable for an R&D project?
Cost Reimbursable (CR)
Which type of contract would be most suited if the project work involves high risks?
Cost Reimbursable (CR)
CV
Cost Variance
Give examples of Appraisal Costs.
Costs of testing, destructive testing and inspections are Appraisal Costs.
Give examples of Prevention Costs.
Costs of training, documenting processes, and equipment are Prevention Costs.
What are Direct Costs?
Costs that can be directly attributed to a specific project.
What are Indirect Costs?
Costs that cannot be directly attributed to a specific project, such as management costs and general administration costs.
What is the formula for Cost Performance Indicator (CPI)?
CPI EV / AC
Scope Baseline is created in which process?
Create WBS
What is the most important part of knowledge management?
Creating an atmosphere of trust so that people are motivated to share their knowledge.
What are schedule activities on the critical path called?
Critical Path Activities
CPM
Critical Path Method
Name a common scheduling methodology used in project management?
Critical Path Method
According to which quality expert, quality is free, and the only associated costs of quality should be those of nonconformance?
Crosby
CFD
Cumulative Flow Diagram
In Kanban, what tool can be used to represent the state of work across time?
Cumulative Flow Diagram (CFD)
What is Working Capital?
Current Assets minus Current Liabilities.
What is the formula for Cost Variance (CV)?
CV EV - AC
Data vs Information
Data is raw, unorganized facts that need to be processed. Data can be something simple and seemingly random and useless until it is organized. When Data is processed, organized, structured or presented in a given context so as to make it useful, it is called Information.