Project Management Basics - 9.0 Resources Flashcards
Which of the following is a tailoring
consideration for Proiect Resource
Management?
a. Resource calendar
b. Physical location
c. Number of team members
d. Salary of resources
b. Physical location
Considerations for tailoring Project Resource Management include but are not limited to:
- Diversity,
- Physical location,
- Industry-specific resources,
- acquisition of team members,
- Development and management of team,
- and life cycle approaches.
See Section X5.6 Project Resource Management
During which time are team members
commitments to the project
strengthened?
a. Planning
b. Execution
c. Controlling
d. Monitoring
a. Planning
Although specific roles and responsibilities for the project team members are assigned, the involvement of all team members in project planning and decision making is beneficial. Participation of team members during planning adds their expertise to the process and strengthens their commitment to the project.
See Section 9: Key Concepts for Project Resource Management
Which of the following Project Resource Management processes best defines the process of tracking team member performance, providing feedback resolving issues, and managing team changes to optimize project performance?
a. Control Resources
b. Manage Team
c. Develop Team
d. Acquire Resources
b. Manage Team
Manage Team is the process of:
- tracking team member performance,
- providing feedback,
- resolving issues,
- and managing team changes to optimize project performance.
See Section 9.5 Manage Team
The maior processes of Proiect
Resource Management are:
a. Plan Organizational Structure, Build Project Team, Develop Communications Plan , and Manage Team Conflicts
b. Plan Resource Management, Estimate Activity Resources, Acquire Resources, Develop Team, Manage Team, and Control Resources.
c. Develop Project Staffing Plan, Recruit Project Team , Administer Personnel Actions and Manage Labor Relations
d. Leadership, Management, Team Building, and Negotiation
b. Plan Resource Management, Estimate Activity Resources, Acquire Resources, Develop Team, Manage Team, and Control Resources.
Project Resource Management includes the processes to identify, acquire, and manage the resources needed for the successful completion of the project. These processes help ensure that the right resources will be available to the project manager and project team. The Project Resource Management processes are:
- Plan Resource Management,
- Estimate Activity Resources,
- Develop Team,
- Manage Team,
- and Control Resources.
See Section 9, Project Resource Management
What type of chart is well-suited for
displaying detailed descriptions of team
member responsibilities?
a. Text-oriented
b. Hierarchical-type
c. Graphic-display
d. Organizational chart
a. Text-oriented
Text-oriented formats. Team member responsibilities that require detailed descriptions can be specified in text-oriented formats. Usually, in outline form, these documents provide information such as responsibilities, authority, competencies, and qualifications. The documents are known by various names including position descriptions and role-responsibility-authority forms.
See Section 9.1.2.2. Data Representation
Which of the following is an output of
the Estimate Activity Resources
process?
a. Scope baseline
b. Analogous estimating
c. Resource breakdown structure ( RBS )
d. Project management information system
c. Resource breakdown structure ( RBS )
Estimate Activity Resources: Outputs:
- Resource requirements,
- basis of estimates,
- resource breakdown structure,
- and project document updates (activity attributes, assumption log, lessons learned register).
See Figure 9-5 Estimate Activity Resources: Inputs, Tools & Techniques, and Outputs
Which of the following is an input to the
Estimate Activity Resources process?
a. Basis of estimates
b. Project management information system
c. Bottom-up estimating
d. Risk Register
d. Risk Register
Estimate Activity Resources: Inputs:
- Project management plan (resource management plan, scope baseline),
- Project documents ( Activity attributes, activity list, assumption log, cost estimates, resource calendars, risk register),
- Enterprise environmental factors,
- and organizational process assets.
See Figure 9-5 Estimate Activity Resources: Inputs, Tools & Techniques, and Outputs
The types and quantities of resources required for each activity in a work package are included in which of the following?
a. Resource Requirements
b. Organizational chart
c. Resource package.
d. Resource breakdown structure
a. Resource Requirements
Resource Requirements. The types and quantities of resources required for each activity in a work package.
See resource requirements in the Glossary
Tools and techniques to acquire
resources include all of the following
EXCEPT:
a. Decision making
b. Acquisition
c. Interpersonal and team skills
d. Pre-assignment
b. Acquisition
Acquire Resources: Tools and Techniques:
- Decision making,
- interpersonal and team skills,
- pre-assignment,
- and Virtual teams.
See Figure 9-7 Sample Resource Breakdown structure
Team development stages include:
a. Initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling , and closing
b. Acquiring, managing, leading, decision making, and releasing
c. Forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning
d. Starting, organizing, preparing, executing, and
losing
c. Forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning
One of the models used to describe team development is the Tuckman ladder, which includes five stages of development that team may go through :
- Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, and adjourning. In this phase, the team completes the work and moves on from the project.
See Section 9.4 Develop Team
Unplanned training takes place as a
result of which of the following?
a. Recognition and rewards
b. Observation and conversation
c. Team performance assessments
d. Resource management plan updates
b. Observation and conversation
Training includes all activities designed to enhance the competencies of the project team members. Training can be formal or informal. Scheduled training takes place as stated in the resource management plan. Unplanned training takes place as a result of observation, conversation, and project performance appraisals conducted during the management of the project team.
See Section 9.4.2.6 Training
All of the following are true about conflict
management EXCEPT:
a. It should be addressed only when it becomes
disruptive and at an official team meeting
b. It should be addressed using a direct, collaborative approach.
c. It should be addressed usually in private.
d. It is inevitable in a project environment and should be addressed early.
a. It should be addressed only when it becomes
Conflict is inevitable in a project environment. Team ground rules, group norms, and solid project management practices, like communication planning and role definition, reduce the amount of conflict. Conflict should be addressed early and usually in private, using a direct, collaborative approach. If the disruptive conflict continues, formal procedures may be used, including disciplinary actions.
see Section 9.5.2.1 Interpersonal and Team Skills
What is the performance data collected from controlling processes, analyzed in comparison with project management plan components and project documents?
a. Work performance data
b. Work performance information
c. Activity Observations
d. Work Performance Data
b. Work performance information
Work performance information is the performance data collected from controlling processes, analyzed in comparison with project management plan components and project documents.
See Glossary: Work performance information
