Hot Topics (3) Project Management Processes

Question 1

What is the project management process?

What efforts are included in this process?

Answer 1

What you need to do to MANAGE the work

Includes the management efforts of:

• Initiating
• Planning
• Executing
• Monitoring and controlling
• Closing

Question 2

What occurs during the initiating process group?

Answer 2

Formal authorization of a project or phase
Project manager is provided with the authority and information necessary to begin the project
Stakeholders are identified and analyzed
The project vision is created

Question 3

What occurs during the planning process group?

Answer 3

Determine whether the project objectives, as stated in the project charter, can be achieved
Determine how the project will be accomplished

Question 4

What occurs during the executing process group?

Answer 4

Work defined in the project management plan is completed to meet project objectives

Question 5

What occurs during the monitoring and controlling process group

Answer 5

Project performance is measured against the project management plan
Variances are determined and addressed
Change request are approved, including corrective and preventive actions and defect repair

Question 6

What occurs during the closing process group?

Answer 6

Acceptance of the final product of the project is obtained and documented
Lessons learned are completed
Files are indexed and archived

Question 7

Which process group must be completed in a certain order?

Answer 7

Planning is the only process group with a set order

Question 8

What does “input” mean?

Answer 8

“What do I need before i can….”

Question 9

What does “Output” mean?

Answer 9

“What will I have when I am done with….”