Module 3 Integration Management

Question 1

A “formal, approved document that defines how the project is monitored, executed, and controlled” is the:

A. milestone schedule
B. project management plan
C. plan communications
D. prioritization matrix

Answer 1

B. project management plan

Question 2

During iteration planning in an agile project, agreement is reached regarding:

A. detailed stakeholder requirements.
B. the length of the next sprint.
C. positive and negative risks.
D. the definition of done.

Answer 2

D. the definition of done.

Question 3

The project charter serves all of the following purposes EXCEPT:

A. authorizes the project manager to proceed
B. describes skill sets needed for the project
C. helps develop a common understanding between the project manager, sponsor and assigned team members
D. quickly screens out obviously poor projects

Answer 3

B. describes skill sets needed for the project

Question 4

The purpose of the Initiation Process is to do all of the following EXCEPT:

A. Define top-level project objectives
B. Develop a detailed schedule
C. Assign a project manager
D. Commit the organization

Answer 4

B. Develop a detailed schedule

Question 5

Project charters typically include all of the following elements EXCEPT:

A. purpose
B. signatures and commitment
C. success criteria
D. detailed resource requirements

Answer 5

D. detailed resource requirements

Question 6

Which of the following is a typical baseline included in the Project Management Plan?

A. Cost
B. All of these
C. Scope
D. Schedule

Answer 6

B. All of these

Question 7

All of the following items are valid reasons to conduct a project kick-off meeting EXCEPT:

A. to help involved workers to understand the touch points where work exchanges hands
B. to give team members a chance to see how all the parts fit together
C. to emphasize that all decisions will be made exclusively by the project manager
D. to convince stakeholders that the project leaders will be good stewards of the customer’s and organization’s assets

Answer 7

C. to emphasize that all decisions will be made exclusively by the project manager

Question 8

The Project Integration Management knowledge area includes which of the following processes?

A. Develop Project Charter, Develop Project Management Plan, Direct and Manage Project Work, Perform Integrated Change Control, Close Project or Phase.
B. Develop Project Charter, Develop Project Strategy, Plan Rework, Close Project.
C. Inputs, Tools & Techniques, Outputs.
D. Initiation, Planning, Monitoring, Execution & Control, Close.

Answer 8

A. Develop Project Charter, Develop Project Management Plan, Direct and Manage Project Work, Perform Integrated Change Control, Close Project or Phase.

Question 9

Effective project integration is required to ensure that:

A. timely updates to the project plan are completed
B. competing objectives are balanced with stakeholder needs
C. personal career goals of the team are met
D. internal control is maintained

Answer 9

B. competing objectives are balanced with stakeholder needs

Question 10

Typical participants in the Initiation Phase include?

A. Project Manager
B. Project Sponsor
C. Key stakeholders
D. All of these

Answer 10

D. All of these

Question 11

The milestone schedule in the project charter:

A. is a summary-level schedule that identifies significant points or events in the project.
B. is a summary-level schedule that identifies key precedence relationships between major milestones.
C. is a very detailed schedule that informs team members when to start every activity in the project.
D. is a very detailed schedule that identifies the planned duration for every activity in the project.

Answer 11

A. is a summary-level schedule that identifies significant points or events in the project.

Question 12

A constraint is BEST defined as:

A. An uncertain event or condition that, if it occurs, has a positive or negative effect on a project’s objectives.
B. A limiting factor that affects the execution of a project, program, portfolio, or process.
C. Factors that, for planning purposes, are considered to be true, real, or certain without proof or demonstration.
D. An unlimited restriction, either internal or external to the project, that will affect the performance of the project.

Answer 12

B. A limiting factor that affects the execution of a project, program, portfolio, or process.

Question 13

The project charter should help the project team and the project sponsor to develop a common understanding of what the project is all about. All of the following items are elements of that common understanding EXCEPT:

A. understanding the detailed project schedule.
B. understanding what is included and excluded.
C. understanding project success measures.
D. understanding how the project aligns with the goals of the organization.

Answer 13

A. understanding the detailed project schedule.

Question 14

Which of the following charter elements defines the project purpose and justifies the necessity of the project?

A. acceptance criteria
B. business case
C. scope control plan
D. scope overview

Answer 14

B. business case

Question 15

Which section of the project charter signed by the sponsor, project manager and core team members typically describes decision authority and the expected commitment for each of these key persons?

A. signatures and commitment
B. goal statement
C. decisions and findings
D. guarantee

Answer 15

A. signatures and commitment

Question 16

Which of the following activities are typically included in a project kick-off meeting?

A. The project manager evaluates team member performance.
B. The project sponsor brings in a facilitator to conduct a brainstorming exercise
C. The project manager outlines the project goals.
D. The project team collects lessons learned for use on future projects.

Answer 16

C. The project manager outlines the project goals.

Question 17

Project managers and teams should consider risks in the project charter for all the following reasons EXCEPT:

A. risks that may have a negative impact on project objectives should be identified and addressed.
B. risks that may have a positive impact on the project create opportunities.
C. a risk that may have a positive impact on the project should be addressed by a plan to capitalize upon it.
D. to eliminate all project risks before the project charter is signed.

Answer 17

D. to eliminate all project risks before the project charter is signed.

Question 18

All of the following are assumptions, EXCEPT:

A. Weather conditions will allow for construction to begin in late spring.
B. Project funding is secured through the next fiscal year.
C. Core project team members are committed to the duration of the project through close out.
D. Federal mandate for compliance deadline is January 1.

Answer 18

D. Federal mandate for compliance deadline is January 1

Question 19

On agile projects the first iteration is planned as a milestone with acceptance criteria. However, subsequent milestones and acceptance criteria are determined on a ___:

A. first come first served basis
B. just in time (JIT) basis
C. need-to-know basis
D. first in first out (FIFO) basis

Answer 19

B. just in time (JIT) basis

Question 20

The “what and why” of a project at the beginning of a project charter are the:

A. business case and milestone schedule
B. background and scope overview
C. milestone schedule and background
D. scope overview and business case

Answer 20

D. scope overview and business case