PM cards 4th 20

Question 1

What is fast tracking?

Answer 1

Starting the next project phase before the prior phase has been completed.

Question 2

What are the five process groups?

Answer 2

Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling, and Closing.

Question 3

What is the output of the Initiating Process Group?

Answer 3

Planning

Question 4

What are the inputs of the Planning Process Group?

Answer 4

Initiating and Controlling

Question 5

What is the output of the Planning Process Group?

Answer 5

Executing

Question 6

What are the inputs of the Executing Process Group?

Answer 6

Planning and Controlling

Question 7

What is the output of the Executing Process Group?

Answer 7

Controlling

Question 8

What is the input of the Controlling Process Group?

Answer 8

Executing

Question 9

What is the output of the Controlling Process Group?

Answer 9

Planning, Executing and Closing

Question 10

What is the input of the Closing Process Group?

Answer 10

Controlling

Question 11

___________ is the formal authorization for a new project to begin or for an existing project to continue.

Answer 11

Initiation

Question 12

The initiating process includes what?

Answer 12

All the activities that lead up to the final authorization to begin the project, starting with the original project request.

Question 13

Documenting high-level requirements of a project is part of which process group?

Answer 13

Initiating Process Group.

Question 14

Cost justification occurs during which process group?

Answer 14

Initiating Process Group

Question 15

What happens during the Planning Process Group?

Answer 15

The project goals, objectives, and deliverables are refined and broken down into manageable units of work.

Question 16

Project managers create time and cost estimates and determine resource requirements for each activity during which process group?

Answer 16

Planning Process Group.

Question 17

Which process group is one of the most critical elements of managing a project?

Answer 17

Planning Process Group.

Question 18

What happens during the executing processes?

Answer 18

This is when the work of the project is performed.

Question 19

What processes do executing processes cover?

Answer 19

Actual execution, team development, quality assurance and information distribution.

Question 20

Activities that monitor the progress of the project to identify any variances from the project plan are called ___________ processes.

Answer 20

Monitoring and controlling processes.