PMBOK Chapter 4 - Project Integration Management

Question 1

What is project management?

Answer 1

the application of knowledge, skills and techniques to execute projects effectively and efficiently

Question 2

Develop Project Charter (process)

Answer 2

the process of developing a document that formally authorizes the existence of a project and provides the project manager with the authority to apply organizational resources to project activities

Question 3

Develop Project Management Plan (process)

Answer 3

the process of defining, preparing, and coordinating all subsidiary plans and integrating them into a comprehensive project management plan

Question 4

Direct and Manage Project Work (process)

Answer 4

the process of leading and performing the work defined in the project management plan and implementing approved changes to achieve the project’s objectives

Question 5

Monitor and Control Project Work (process)

Answer 5

the process of tracking, reviewing and reporting project progress against the performance objectives defined in the project management plan

Question 6

Perform Integrated Change Control (process)

Answer 6

the process of reviewing, approving and managing changes to deliverables, organizational process assets, project documents, and the project management plan, and communicating their disposition

Question 7

Close Project or Phase (process)

Answer 7

the process of finalizing all activities across all the Process Groups to formally complete the phase or project

Question 8

What is a project statement of work (SOW) ?

Answer 8

a narrative description of products, services or results to be delivered by a project.

Question 9

What is a business case?

Answer 9

A documented economic feasibility study used to establish validity of the benefits of a selected component lacking sufficient definition and that is used as a basis for the authorization of further project management activities.

Question 10

What are agreements?

Answer 10

Any document or communication that defines the initial intentions of a project. This can take the format of a contract, memorandum of understanding (MOU), letters of agreement, verbal agreements, email, etc.

Question 11

What is expert judgment?

Answer 11

Judgment provided based on expertise in an application area, knowledge area, discipline, industry, etc. as appropriate for the activity being performed. Such expertise may be provided by any group or person with specialized education, knowledge, skill, experience, or training.

often used to assess the inputs used to develop the project charter.

Question 12

Facilitation techniques:

Answer 12

they have broad application with project management processes and guide the development of the project charter.

Question 13

What is the project charter?

Answer 13

the document issued by the project initiator or sponsor that formally authorizes the existence of a project and provides the project manager with the authority to apply organizational resources to project activities

Question 14

What is the project management plan?

Answer 14

document that describes how the project will be executed, monitored and controlled, and closed. It integrates and consolidates all of the subsidiary plans and baselines from the planning processes

Question 15

What is a corrective action?

Answer 15

an intentional activity that realigns the performance of the project work with the project management plan

Question 16

What is preventive action?

Answer 16

an intentional activity that ensures the future performance of the project work is aligned with the project management plan

Question 17

What is defect repair?

Answer 17

an intentional activity to modify a nonconforming product or product component

Question 18

What are approved change requests?

Answer 18

include those requests reviewed and approved for implementation by the change control board (ccb) - may be a corrective action, preventive action or defect repair

Question 19

What is a project management information system?

Answer 19

provides access to tools such as a scheduling tool, a work authorization system, a distribution system, etc.

Question 20

What is a deliverable?

Answer 20

any unique and verifiable product, result or capability to perform a service that is required to be produced to complete a process, phase or project

Question 21

What are change requests?

Answer 21

a formal proposal to modify any document, deliverable, or baseline

Question 22

What are schedule forecasts?

Answer 22

derived from progress against the schedule baseline and computed time estimate to complete (ETC) – typically expressed in terms of schedule variance (SV) and schedule performance index (SPI)

Question 23

What are cost forecasts?

Answer 23

derived from progress against the cost baseline and computed estimates to complete (ETC) – this is typically expressed in terms of cost variance (CV) and cost performance index (CPI)

Question 24

What are validated changes?

Answer 24

a validated change provides the necessary data to confirm that the change was appropriately executed

Question 25

What are analytical techniques?

Answer 25

applied to forecast potential outcomes based on possible variations of project variables and their relationships with other variables

Question 26

What is change control?

Answer 26

focused on identifying, documenting, and approving or rejecting changes to the project documents, deliverables, or baselines

Question 27

What is a change log?

Answer 27

used to document changes that occur during a project. rejected change requests are also captured in the change log

Question 28

What are accepted deliverables?

Answer 28

may include approved product specifications, delivery receipts, and work performance documents