Mod 3 Proj Integration Mgmt (55) Flashcards
1) A set of procedures that describes how modifications to the project deliverables and documentation are managed and controlled is called a(n)
a. Configuration management system
b. Project management plan
c. Change control system
d. Subsidiary plan
c. Change control system
Correct. A change control system is a set of procedures that describes how modifications to the project deliverables and documentation are managed and controlled and should not be confused with a configuration management system.
2) During a project kick‐off meeting for getting stakeholder approval for the project charter for your software development project, one of the key stakeholders suggests moving the project end date. What should you do next after the kick‐off meeting is concluded?
a. Schedule a meeting with the stakeholder to understand his position
b. Meet with all stakeholders to get their approval
c. Ignore the request
d. Move the project end date as suggested
a. Schedule a meeting with the stakeholder to understand his position
Correct. The best answer choice is A because the project charter needs to be approved by all stakeholders prior to moving into the planning phase. Since ignoring this key stakeholder’s request could result in project failure, gaining a better understanding of the argument is critical to making the right decision.
3) Your product, as currently configured, will not be accepted unless some minor changes are made. Your project team has delivered the results of those changes and verified that the product will now be acceptable to the stakeholders. This is an example of which process group?
a. Monitoring and Controlling
b. Planning
c. Initiating
d. Executing
a. Monitoring and Controlling
Correct. The best answer choice is A because this question concerns monitoring and controlling the result of the executing process and initiating changes when necessary to meet the product requirements.
4) Bernadette informed the client that 50% of the work was complete, 45% of the project budget had been spent, and the project was on schedule. This is an example of a
a. Forecast
b. Status report
c. Progress report
d. Corrective action
b. Status report
Correct. A status report describes the overall state of a project.
5) Who is typically still active on a project when completed project information is being archived?
a. All stakeholders from the project
b. The project team
c. The project manager
d. The client and the company’s legal team
c. The project manager
Archiving information is usually the last activity on a project. Frequently, the project manager is the only person still active at this point.
6) Which of the following is not a component of the project mgmt plan?
a. Change Mgmt plan
b. Communications Mgmt plan
c. Cost performance baseline
d. Requirements Traceability Matrix
d. Requirements Traceability Matrix
The Requirements Traceability Matrix is a project document.
7) Your company has won a bid to conduct research on the impact of CO2 in a remote part of the Northwest Territories. What document should you pay particular attention to as you develop the charter?
a. Requirements documentation
b. Business case
c. Contract
d. Stakeholder analysis
c. Contract
Because this project was won in a bidding situation, there will be contractual obligations that are outlined in the contract. These need to be reflected in the project charter.
8) Reducing the budget by 3% is considered a
a. Project change
b. Product change
c. Project management plan change
d. Project document change
a. Project change
Reducing the budget is a project change. You have to change the project management plan, but the change to the project is the driver, not the plan itself.
9) The project that Walter has been managing is coming to an end. He is in the closing activities. Prior to finalizing the Close Project process, he needs to verify that the project has achieved the project scope. To which of the following documents must he refer in order to determine this?
a. WBS
b. Earned Value measurement
c. Stakeholder register
d. Project management plan
d. Project management plan
Correct. The best answer choice is option D because the project management plan contains the Scope Management plan and the scope baseline.
10) Accurate and timely information is critical in a project environment. Which of the following process groups helps to assure that all information is accurate and timely?
a. Planning
b. Closing
c. Monitoring and Controlling
d. Initiating
c. Monitoring and Controlling
The best answer choice is C. The processes in the Monitoring and Controlling process group help to monitor all project information to assure that it is accurate and timely.
11) Wilhelm informed the client that in the past month the team had increased their output by 25%, resulting in a 10% increase in deliverables compared to prior months.
a. Progress report
b. Status report
c. Forecast
d. Corrective action
a. Progress report
Correct. A progress report identifies the activities and progress that have taken place since the last progress report. This includes the scope that has been completed, the schedule work that has been accomplished, costs that have been incurred, and any significant milestone achievements.
12) Which of the following should be included in the project charter?
a. All supporting documentation
b. Risk register
c. The specific business need the project is designed to address
d. Stakeholder register
c. The specific business need the project is designed to address
The best answer choice is C because the project charter is the document that initiates the project and describes the specific business need that the project is designed to address.
13) In regards to project management, what is meant by “enabling”?
a. Removing barriers, solving problems, and fostering communication among team members
b. Making sure everyone has the same understanding of the work ensuring efficient time management
c. Maintaining visibility and control of when work starts and how it progresses
d. Consulting with team members and interviewing stakeholders before making decisions
a. Removing barriers, solving problems, and fostering communication among team members
Correct. A big part of a project manager’s job is enabling the team members to perform their work. This includes removing barriers, solving problems, and fostering communication among team members.
14) Variances that are within the ______ are considered acceptable.
a. Baseline
b. Threshold
c. Boundaries
d. 10% range
b. Threshold
Variances within the threshold are acceptable.
15) All of the following choices are inputs to the Develop Project Management Plan process except:
a. Project charter
b. Enterprise environmental factors
c. Project scope statement
d. Outputs from other processes
c. Project scope statement
The best answer choice is C because the project scope statement is not an input to the Develop Project Management Plan process.
16) The overall focus of integrated change
control is to
a. Maintain the integrity of performance baselines
b. Manage approved changes
c. Coordinate changes across the knowledge areas
d. All of the answer choices are correct
d. All of the answer choices are correct
The overall focus of integrated change control is to meet performance baselines, make changes, and coordinate changes across the knowledge areas.
17) The project justification, summary milestones, and project manager (PM) authority are described in which document?
a. Statement of Work (SOW)
b. Stakeholder analysis
c. Business case
d. The project charter
d. The project charter
All these items are documented in the charter. The SOW and the business case may provide relevant information, but the charter pulls it together and documents it in one place.
18) You are the project manager on a project that exists in a matrix organizational structure. One of your team members is a director with the company and is consistently late with project deliverables. You have tried to schedule a meeting with her by leaving voice mails and sending e‐mails, but she will not respond to your messages. The project is beginning to fall behind schedule because of her failure to meet deadlines, and you realize it is time to escalate the issue in order to keep the project on track. Of the choices below, which is the proper person to contact?
a. Her supervisor
b. The customer
c. Your sponsor
d. The CEO of the company
c. Your sponsor
The best answer choice is C because your sponsor is the next level of authority on the project.
19) The PMBOK® Guide defines a project as having two specific characteristics. Which of the following comprise those characteristics?
a. Beginning and end
b. Temporary and unique
c. Sponsor and client
d. Costly and time consuming
b. Temporary and unique
Correct. The best answer choice is B. The PMBOK® Guide defines a project as a temporary undertaking designed to create a specific product, service, or result.
20) An artifact that is produced, is quantifiable, and can be either an end item in itself or a component item is a(n)
a. Deliverable
b. Product
c. Result
d. Artifact
b. Product
Correct. An artifact that is produced, is quantifiable, and can be either an end item in itself or a component item is a product.
21) Which stages in a project does integrated change control address?
a. Knowledge, process, management, procurement, and execution
b. Solicitation, scope, selection, sequencing, and sourcing
c. Scope, time, cost, quality, and the control of all changes
d. Initiation, scheduling, verification, and selection
c. Scope, time, cost, quality, and the control of all changes
Correct. Control addresses scope, time, cost, quality, and the control of all changes to the project.
22) In which of the following documents are all of the subsidiary plans and baselines contained?
a. Project scope statement
b. Project management plan
c. WBS dictionary
d. Statement of Work
b. Project management plan
Correct. The best answer choice is B because the project management plan contains all of the subsidiary plans and baselines.