Final questions

Question 1

Adding one additional person to 11 member team ads 11 additional communication channels which can increase complexity 11 members at 55 communication channels and 12 members have 66 communication channels. What is the formula to determine this?

Answer 1

N * (N-1) / 2 = # communication channels

Question 2

What is a method to build a project schedule network diagram used by the majority of project management software applications?

Answer 2

Precedence Diagraming

Question 3

Which document evolves throughout the risk management process?

Answer 3

Risk register

Question 4

What document shows the individuals and their responsibilities?

Answer 4

Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM)

Question 5

What are the cost categories for a project and their definitions? Which two would you consider as a first option for cost reduction?

Answer 5

1 variable costs- depends on the amount of work performed by resources
2. Fixed.
3. Indirect.
4. Direct costs - cost belong to project resources which can be skilled down or reduced.

Question 6

What is a tool and technique for validate scope process?

Answer 6

Inspection

Question 7

The dependency between two activities is what type of dependency?

Answer 7

Finish to start

Question 8

What are the stages of team development according to Tuckman?

Answer 8

Storming, Norman, performing, adjourning, and forming

Question 9

The cost baseline is developed during which process?

Answer 9

Determine budget

Question 10

Critical path can have a zero, positive, or negative float. T or F

Answer 10

Can have all three but typically it has a negative float.

Question 11

What is the planning method that involves planning near term items and greater detail than those that are farther often time?

Answer 11

Rolling Wave Planning

Question 12

When looking at the best path to use in a crash, cost situation add up the cost of crashing the project if it meets the time savings required.

Answer 12

Add up the time savings that you need to shave on the project. And this equals the same number of weeks. Then add up the crash cost to see which one is less.

Question 13

As a project manager, you were using a fishbone diagram to find the potential risk on your project. What process are you in?

Answer 13

Identify risk

Question 14

In the plan quality management process, which of the following is not attributable to the cost of nonconformance? 1. Rework. 2. Quality measures. 3. Warranty. 4. Downtime.

Answer 14

2. Quality measures.

Question 15

What allows the team to analyze the variance between what the existing and desired engagement levels of stakeholders are and is used and planned stakeholder engagement?

Answer 15

Stakeholder engagement assessment Matrix (SEAM)

Question 16

What are three stakeholder mapping and category techniques and are used in the identifying stakeholder process?

Answer 16

Stakeholder cube, the salient model, and the power/interest grid

Question 17

Which of these is an output from the acquire resources process? 1. Organizational chart chart 2. Project team assignments. 3. RAM 4 staffing management plan.

Question 18

What are inputs of a developed project charter process?

Answer 18

Business case, agreements, enterprise, environmental factors, and organizational process assets