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What is the definition of a project?
A) Permanent endeavor that produces repetitive
outputs
B) Temporary endeavor undertaken to create a
unique product, service, or result
C) Temporary endeavor that produces repetitive
outputs
D) Temporary endeavor undertaken to create a
temporary business process or product
B) Temporary endeavor
undertaken to create a
unique product, service,
or result
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Name the two processes in the
Initiating Process Group.
Develop Project
Charter and Identify
Stakeholders
The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) Guide is best described as: A) A methodology for managing projects B) A guide to project management processes, tools, and techniques C) A guide for project, portfolio, and program management D) A standard for project, portfolio, and program management
B) A guide to project
management processes,
tools, and techniques
Which document describes the necessary information to determine if a project is worth the required investment? A) Service level agreement B) Cost baseline C) Memorandum of understanding D) Business case
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D) Business case
Who is the person assigned by the performing organization to be responsible for achieving the project’s objectives? A) Program manager B) Project manager C) Functional manager D) Portfolio manager
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B) Project manager
Power, urgency, and legitimacy are attributes of which stakeholder classification model? A) Salience B) Influence-impact C) Power-interest D) Power-influence Initiating • Integration Management • Identify Stakeholders
A) Salience
Without approval from the project
sponsor, there is no project.
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True
The business case is used to record all assumptions and
constraints known at any point during the project. T or F
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False
The assumption log is used to
record all assumptions.
It is critical to identify all stakeholders as early as possible. T or F
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T
The stakeholder register is rarely updated throughout the life of a project.
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F
What is the definition of the
project charter?
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A project charter formally documents the high-level details of a project as well as several key elements that structure and organize the formation of a project.
What is the assumption log and in
which process is it created?
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The assumption log is used to record all assumptions and constraints known at any point during the project. The assumption log is one of the two major outputs of the Develop Project Charter process.
What is the stakeholder register and
in which process is it created?
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The stakeholder register is a document used to record pertinent information on every stakeholder, including each stakeholder’s function, title, level of interest in the project, and level of influence.
The stakeholder register
is created during the Identify
Stakeholders process.
What is the difference between a
project charter and a business case?
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The project charter formally documents
the high-level details of a project and,
after approval by the sponsor, formally
authorizes the project.
The business case helps define the
objectives, purpose, and assumptions of a
project. It’s used prior to starting a project
to determine if the benefits of achieving the
objectives are worth the investment.
Which of the following is not a goal of the Initiating Process Group? A) Define the project B) Obtain project approval C) Define the scope D) Identify and start to understand the stakeholders
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C) Define the scope
The scope is defined in the
Planning Process Group
What is the main goal of the Develop Project Charter (4.1) process?
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The Develop Project Charter
process focuses on developing
and gaining sponsor approval of
the project charter.
What is the main goal of the Identify
Stakeholders (13.1) process?
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The Identify Stakeholders process identifies, analyzes, and classifies all stakeholders that could impact, or be impacted by, the project.
Which of the following is not an input to
the Develop Project Charter process (4.1)?
A) Business case
B) Project management plan
C) Agreements
D) EEFs and OPAs
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b
Early in the project, what are
two important inputs to identify
stakeholders?
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Project charter and
business case
As a project progresses, which two
plans act as inputs to the Identify
Stakeholders process (13.1)?
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Communications management plan
and stakeholder management plan
If a project requires procurements, which
of the following would act as an input to
the Identify Stakeholders process (13.1)?
A) Agreements
B) Project charter
C) Project documents
D) OPAs
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A) Agreements During procurement, agreements could become a course of new or changing stakeholders.
The project manager should be identified and assigned
_____ , preferably during charter development.
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early as possible
The _______ helps create the charter by determining if the expected outcomes justify the required investment.
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business case
___________ development is a collaboration effort led by the project manager or sponsor to deepen
the understanding of the project’s purpose, objective, and benefit.
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charter
Stakeholder _______ and
______ helps the team design ways to appropriately engage each stakeholder.
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Identification and
analysis
Initially, the ______ and ______
are sources of stakeholder identification. Later,
agreements or issues may prompt stakeholder updates.
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Charter and
business case
Identifying, categorizing, and
prioritizing_________ will help
the project team define appropriate
engagement levels.
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Stakeholders
Which output produced by the Develop Project Charter (4.1) process is used by the Identify Stakeholders (13.1) process to create the initial stakeholder list?
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Project Charter
Which process is completed at the
very beginning of a project? Why?
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Develop Project Charter (4.1) The Develop Project Charter process is where the idea of a project becomes a reality. Without the project charter, there is not a project.
Which of the following is not an Organizational Process Asset (OPA) for the Develop Project Charter (4.1) process? A) Organizational policies, processes, and procedures B) Internal reporting methods C) Market demand D) Internal tools, templates, and other resources
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C) Market demand
Market demand is an enterprise
environmental factor (EEF)
Which of the following is not an enterprise
environmental factor (EEF) for the Develop
Project Charter (4.1) process?
A) Organizational policies, processes, and
procedures
B) Compliance requirement
C) Market demand
D) Ecological requirement
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A) Organizational policies, processes, and procedures Organizational policies, processes, and procedures are examples of organizational process assets (OPAs)
Which output produced by the Identify Stakeholders (13.1) process acts as an input to the Develop Project Charter (4.1) process? A) Change requests B) Project document updates C) Stakeholder register D) None
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D) None The project charter does not change after it is created. It’s one of the only processes that is not iterative
Which of the following is a method of eliciting information from groups or individuals, such as team members or subject matter experts? A) Brainstorming B) Data analysis C) Bidder conference D) EEF
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A) Brainstorming
What is a mapping technique used
to identify where stakeholders are
perceived to be relative to their
power and interest in the project?
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Power-interest grid
What is the difference between
an OPA and an EEF?
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An EEF can be any factor that could or does impact a project and is outside of the organization’s control. An OPA is any policy, procedure, process, template, method, etc. that is owned by the organization.
Which data gathering technique leveraged commonly in the Develop Project Charter process involves interviewing groups of individuals to learn their expectations and opinions about a proposed product, service, or result?
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Focus groups
Charter development by the project
manager or sponsor creates a deeper
understanding of the project’s ____, ____ ,
and ____.
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Purposes,
objectives, and
expected benefits
Is the project charter template
considered an OPA or EEF? Why?
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The project charter template is considered an OPA as it is a template document used on the project that is owned by the organization.
Are environmental regulations
considered to be an OPA or
EEF? Why?
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Environmental regulations are EEFs. These regulations potentially impact the project and are outside of the project team’s control.
Why are the detailed
identification and analysis of
stakeholders important to the
success of the project?
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Detailed stakeholder identification and analysis helps the project team design customized methods to most appropriately engage each stakeholder. These customized methods and approaches increase the effectiveness of stakeholder engagement activities and communications.
How should stakeholders with high
power and high interest be classified
and managed?
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High-powered and highinterest
stakeholders
should be managed closely.
