Guide - Section 2.5 (Deck#1) - Work Performance

Question 1

Which Performance Domain addresses activities and functions associated with establishing project processes, managing physical resources, and fostering a learning environment?

Answer 1

Project Work
Performance Domain

Question 2

What are all documents used to solicit information, quotations, or proposals from prospective sellers called?

Answer 2

Bid Documents

Question 3

What are the meetings with prospective sellers prior to the preparation of a bid or proposal to ensure all prospective vendors have a clear and common understanding of the procurement called?

Answer 3

Bidder Conference
Also known as contractor conferences, vendor conferences, or pre-bid conferences

Question 4

What is knowledge that can be codified using symbols such as words, numbers, and pictures called?

Answer 4

Explicit Knowledge

Question 5

What is personal knowledge that can be difficult to articulate and share such as beliefs, experience, and insights called?

Answer 5

Tacit Knowledge

Question 6

What are 3 ways of optimizing the processes for the environment?

Answer 6

1. Lean Production Methods
2. Retrospectives / Lessons Learned
3. Asking - Where is the next best funding spent? Continue with current task or next activity to optimize value delivery.

Question 7

What method uses techniques such as value stream mapping to identifying and removing waste from production systems?

Answer 7

Lean Production Method

Question 8

What is a system that is used to manage the flow of goods and materials from the point of origin to the point of consumption called?

Answer 8

Integrated Logistics System

Question 9

What is used to gather more information from the market prior to sending out bid documents to a set of selected vendors?

Answer 9

Request for information

The Bid Process

Question 10

What is used for complex or complicated scope where the buyer is looking for the vendor to provide a solution?

Answer 10

Request for proposal

Working with Procurements

Question 11

What is used when price is the main deciding factor, and
the proposed solution is readily available?

Answer 11

Request for quote

The Bid Process

Question 12

For projects that use an adaptive approach for some deliverables and a predictive approach for others what type of contract can be used?

Answer 12

Master Agreement
The adaptive work may be placed in an appendix or supplement. This allows the changes to occur on the adaptive scope without impacting the overall contract.

Contracting

Question 13

How does a master agreement differ from other contracts?

Answer 13

It allows for more flexibility, emphasizes value delivered, and decomposes the scope into fixed-price microdeliverables.

Question 14

When does a vendor become a project stakeholder?

Answer 14

Once the vendor is selected, the project plans and documents are updated to incorporate vendor dates, resources, costs, quality requirements, risks, etc. From that point, the vendor becomes a project stakeholder.

Information in the Stakeholders Performance Domain and Measurement Performance Domain will apply to the vendor(s) throughout the project.

Contracting

Question 15

Who does the PjM work with to manage expectations around adding scope, the implications to the budget, and the availability of project team members?

Answer 15

Product Owner

Monitoring New Work and Changes

Question 16

Who prioritizes the project backlog on an ongoing basis so that high-priority items are completed?

Answer 16

Product Owner

Monitoring New Work and Changes

Question 17

If the schedule or budget is constrained, WHO may consider the project done when the highest priority items are delivered?

Answer 17

Product Owner

Monitoring New Work and Changes

Question 18

Who does the project manager works with to guide change requests through the change control process?

Answer 18

change control board
and the change requestor

Monitoring New Work and Changes

Question 19

How is tacit knowledge shared?

Answer 19

by connecting the people who need the knowledge with people who
have the knowledge.

This can be accomplished via networking, interviews, job shadowing, discussion forums, workshops, or other similar methods.

Learning Throughout the Project

Question 20

What show that project work is efficient and effective?

Answer 20

Status reports

Question 21

What show that the processes are relevant and being used
effectively?

Answer 21

Process audits and quality
assurance activities

Question 22

What demonstrate that the planned communications are being delivered to stakeholders?

Answer 22

The project communications management plan
and communication artifacts

Question 23

What indicate that resources are being used efficiently?

Answer 23

The amount of material used, scrap discarded, and amount of rework

Question 24

What demonstrates that appropriate processes utilized were
sufficient for the procurement and that the contractor is performing to plan.

Answer 24

A procurement audit

Question 25

How do projects using the predictive approach ensure effective handling of change?

Answer 25

A change log that demonstrates changes are being evaluated holistically with consideration for scope, schedule, budget, resource, stakeholder, and risk impacts.

Question 26

How do projects using the adaptive approach ensure effective handling of change?

Answer 26

a backlog shows the rate of accomplishing scope and the rate of adding new scope.

Question 27

How do teams show Improved capability due to continuous learning and process improvement?

Answer 27

Team status reports show fewer errors and rework with an increase in velocity.

Question 28

What is associated with establishing the processes and performing the work to enable the project team to deliver the expected deliverables and outcomes?

Answer 28

Project Work