Project Resource Management (3)

Question 1

What are the processes in the project resource management knowledge area?

Answer 1

Plan resource management, estimate activity resources, acquire resources, develop team, manage team, control resources

Question 2

What are tailoring considerations for project resource management?

Answer 2

Diversity, physical location, industry-specific resources, acquisition of team members, development and management of team, and life cycle approaches

Question 3

What is team members’ commitments to the project strenghtened?

Answer 3

Planning and decision making

Question 4

What aspects influence the team?

Answer 4

Environment, location, communications, culture

Question 5

What are agile considerations for project resource management?

Answer 5

Collaboration to boost productivity, less time for centralized decision making, agreements made so resources are supplied on time

Question 6

What are the inputs for plan resource management?

Answer 6

OPAs (policies, templates, historical info), PMP (quality MP, scope baseline), EEFs (culture, geography, resources, marketplace), project docs (project schedule, requirements, risk register, stakeholder registers), project charter

Question 7

What are the tools used for plan resource management?

Answer 7

Meetings, expert judgement, data representation (charts), organizational theory

Question 8

What are the outputs for plan resource mangagement?

Answer 8

Resource MP, team charter, project doc updates (assumption log, risk register)

Question 9

What is a responsibility assignment matrix?

Answer 9

Assigns responsibilities in a matrix

Question 10

What are the inputs for estimate activity resources process?

Answer 10

PMP (resources MP, scope baseline), project docs (activity attributes, activity list, assumptions, cost estimates, resource calendars, risks), EEFs (resource location, availability, team skills, culture, marketplace), OPAs (policies, historical info)

Question 11

What are the tools used for the estimate activity resources process?

Answer 11

Meetings, expert judgement, data analysis (alternative), bottom-up estimating, parametric estimating, PMIS, analogous estimating

Question 12

What are the outputs of the estimate activity resources process?

Answer 12

Resource requirements, basis of estimates, resource breakdown structure (RBS), project doc updates (activity attributes, assumptions, lessons learned)

Question 13

What are the components of the resource MP?

Answer 13

Identification of resources (how), acquiring of resources, roles and responsibility (including authority), project organizational charts, project team resource management, training, team development, resource control, recognition plan

Question 14

What are the inputs for acquire resources?

Answer 14

OPAs (policies, historical info, lessons learned), EEFs (marketplace, geography), project docs (schedule, resource calendars, resource requirements, stakeholder register), PMP (resource MP, procurement MP, cost baseline)

Question 15

What are the tools for acquire resources?

Answer 15

Decision making, interpersonal and team skills, pre-assignment, virtual teams

Question 16

What are the outputs of acquire resources?

Answer 16

Change requests, PMP updates (resource MP, cost baseline), resource calendar, project doc updates (lessons learned, project schedule, RBS, resource requirements, risk register, stakeholder register), EEF updates (resource availability, amount of consumable resources), project team assignments, physical resource requirements, OPA updates (related documentation)

Question 17

What are the inputs for develop team?

Answer 17

OPAs (lessons learned), EEFs (human resource management, team member skills, geography), PMP (resource MP), project documents (lessons learned, project schedule, project team assignments, resource calendar, team charter)

Question 18

What are the tools for develop team?

Answer 18

Interpersonal and team skills (conflict management, influence, motivation, negotiation, team building), training, meetings, individual and team assessments, recognition and rewards, virtual teams, colocation, communication technology

Question 19

What are the outputs of develop team?

Answer 19

Project doc updates (lessons learned, project schedule, team assignments, resource calendar, team charter), EEF updates, OPA updates (employee dev records, skill assessments, training requirements, personnel assessment), PMP updates (resource MP), team performance assessments, change requests

Question 20

When should PMs provide recognition?

Answer 20

Throughout lifecycle, if project is completed ahead of schedule, and if deliverables exceed expectations

Question 21

What are some times for motivation?

Answer 21

Participation in decision making, encouraging people to work independently, encouraging someone to act

Question 22

What are the team development stages (Tuckman ladder)

Answer 22

Forming, storming (brainstorming), norming (works together), performing (function as unit), adjourning (work is complete)

Question 23

What are the inputs for manage team?

Answer 23

OPAs (corporate apparel, certificates of appreciation), PMP (resource MP), project documents (issue log, lessons learned register, project team assignments, team charter), EEF (human resources), team performance assets, work performance reports

Question 24

What are the tools used for manage team?

Answer 24

Interpersonal and team skills (conflict management, decision making, emotional intelligence, influencing, leadership), PMIS

Question 25

What are the outputs of manage team?

Answer 25

EEF updates (personnel skills), project doc updates (issue log, lessons learned, project team assignments), PMP updates (resource MP, schedule baseline, cost baseline), change requests

Question 26

What are conflict resolution techniques?

Answer 26

Postpone - avoid/withdraw
Emphasize agreement - smooth/accommodate
Compromise/reconcile
Force/direct - pushes viewpoint at expense of others
Collaborate/problem solve

Question 27

What are the inputs to control resources?

Answer 27

OPAs (policies, lessons learned), project documents (issue log, lessons learned, physical resource assignments, project schedule, RBS, resource requirements, risk register), PMP (resource MP), work performance data, agreements

Question 28

What are the tools used to control resoureces?

Answer 28

Problem solving, data analysis (alternative, cost-benefit, performance reviews, trend analysis), interpersonal and team skills (negotiating, influencing), PMIS

Question 29

What are the outputs of control resources?

Answer 29

Work performance info, change requests, PMP updates (resource MP, schedule baseline, cost baseline), project doc updates (assumptions, issues, lessons learned, physical resource assignments, RBS, risks)