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Question 1

7 Basic Quality Tools

Answer 1

Cashews Flow Heavy Peanuts Run Scattered out of Control (Cause and effect diagrams, Flowcharts, Histograms, Pareto diagrams, Run charts, Scatter diagrams, Control Charts)
Used in Plan Quality Management and Control Quality

Question 2

7 Things to know about the Project Charter

Answer 2

Doc that starts the project. Signed by the Sponsor, targeted at Stakeholders. Contains

1. Project purpose or justification
2. High level requirements
3. High level risks
4. Summary milestones
5. Summary budget
6. Stakeholder list
7. Approval reqts

Question 3

Is the scope baseline part of the PM plan, the Scope Mgmt plan, or the Project Charter?

Answer 3

Scope Mgmt plan.

Question 4

Components of the Scope baseline

Answer 4

1. Scope Statement
2. WBS
3. WBS Dictionary

Question 5

Unique Components of the Scope statement

Answer 5

1. Project and Scope description
2. Acceptance criteria
3. Deliverables

Question 6

Components of the PM plan

Answer 6

All the mgmt plans plus 3 baselines (scope/schedule/cost).

Question 7

WPI vs. WPD vs. WPR

Answer 7

In all the CONTROL processes except INTEGRATION =>WPD and WPI <=WPD is an output of Direct and Manage Project Work.

Question 8

Critical Chain buffers

Answer 8

CCM (Critical Chain Method) adds three types of buffers - duration buffers (non-work schedule activities to manage uncertainty), feeding buffers (placed at each point where a chain of dependent activities that are not on the critical chain and feed into the critical chain), and a project buffer (placed at the end of the critical chain).

Question 9

What process are “Information Gathering Techniques” used and what do they comprise?

Answer 9

Info gathering is part of the Identify Risks process which contains BIRD:
1. Brainstorming, 2. Interviewing, 3.Root Cause Analysis, 4. Delphi Technique