Project Management Plan Flashcards
A project management plan could best be described as:
A an activity on a network plan.
B a Gantt chart.
C a plan for the programme.
D an overall plan for the project.
D an overall plan for the project.
You have been asked to assist in the development of a project management plan for the project. As a minimum, what should this plan include?
A A summary of the project acceptance criteria.
B CV’s of all the team members.
C Details of previous similar projects.
D Resourcing details for quality reviews.
A A summary of the project acceptance criteria.
During the consideration of when and how the development of the project management plan should take place, the objectives of carrying out such an exercise can often appear to be uncertain. As a recommendation, the project management plan should be:
A assembled when all information is available.
B developed iterative throughout the early stages of the project.
C completed in detail before the project is authorised.
D free from detailed schedule information.
B developed iterative throughout the early stages of the project.
To effectively manage the project the range of documentation may appear to be enxtensive: however, the document that captures the why, what, where, when, how, how much and who for the project is called:
A the project schedule.
B the project definition and delivery report.
C the project feasibility report.
D the project management plan.
D the project management plan.
Which one of the following statements about the project management plan (PMP) is considered to be the most important condition of compliance to ensure an effective plan is produced?
A The project team should not contribute to the writing of the PMP.
B The PMP should be agreed and signed off by both the sponsor and the project manager as a minimum.
C The sponsor should maintain ownership of the PMP.
D The PMP is necessary for effective stakeholder management.
B The PMP should be agreed and signed off by both the sponsor and the project manager as a minimum.
Which of the following would be considered as the main purpose of a project management plan?
A To provide a documented account of the outcomes of the planning process.
B To enable agreement between the project sponsor and project manager with regard to project budget, resource requirements and timescale.
C To provide a record of how the project was planned, for archiving in the organisation’s lessons learned.
D To identify and record the projects intended financial spend over the period of project delivery.
B To enable agreement between the project sponsor and project manager with regard to project budget, resource requirements and timescale.
What is the agreed reference point that is communicated to stakeholders prior to any work being started?
A Verified work breakdown structure
B Deployment baseline
C Configuration record
D Business case
B Deployment baseline
Why is it important to produce a project management plan?
A It shows the benefits expected at the close of the project and the specific stakeholders who are involved.
B It provides justification for undertaking the project and provides a rationale for the preferred solution.
C It sets and clarifies the expectations of all stakeholders who are involved in the project delivery.
D It identifies and establishes the most appropriate means of producing the component parts or services for the project being delivered.
C It sets and clarifies the expectations of all stakeholders who are involved in the project delivery.
When in the project life cycle should the deployment baseline be formed?
A Deployment phase
B Concept phase
C Definition phase
D Transition phase
C Definition phase
What information would you not expect to see in a project management plan?
A Quality management plan
B Financial feasibility analysis
C Identify options for deployment
D Prepare users for delivery of the output into operation
B Financial feasibility analysis
How is the deployment baseline used throughout the project?
A Progress monitoring and implementation of change control.
B Benefits realisation.
C Identify options for deployment.
D Prepare users for delivery of the output into operation.
A Progress monitoring and implementation of change control.
Success criteria can be defined as:
A measures of success that can be used throughout the project to ensure that it is progressing towards a successful conclusion.
B management practices that will increase the likelihood of success of a project.
C the satisfaction of stakeholder needs for the deployment of a project.
D the value of benefits that are realised when the project delivers its outputs into business-as usual.
C the satisfaction of stakeholder needs for the deployment of a project.
