Resources

Question 1

What is the purpose of the manage team process?

Answer 1

Manage team is the process of tracking team member performance, providing feedback, resolving issues, and managing team changes to optimize project performance.

Question 2

What are the considerations for tailoring in project resource management?

Answer 2

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.

Question 3

What are the major processes involved in project resource management?

Answer 3

Project resource management includes the processes to identify, acquire, and manage the resources needed for the successful completion of the project. These processes help assure 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, acquire resources, develop team, manage team, and control resources.

Question 4

During which time a team member’s commitments to the project strengthened?

Answer 4

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 beneficialm Participation of team members during planning adds their expertise to the process and strengthens their commitment to the project.

Question 5

What is the definition of plan resource management?

Answer 5

Plant resource management is the process of defining how to estimate, acquire, manage, and use team and physical resources.

Question 6

What contains information on frets and opportunities that may impact resource planning?

Answer 6

The risk register contains information on frets and opportunities that may impact resource planning.

Question 7

What type of chart is well suited for displaying detailed descriptions of team members responsibilities?

Answer 7

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.

Question 8

What is the responsibility assignment matrix (RAM)?

Answer 8

An example of a matrix-based chart is a responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) that shows the project resources assigned to each work package. It is used to illustrate the connections between work packages or activities and project team members.

Question 9

What is a hierarchical chart and what are some examples?

Answer 9

A hierarchical chart shows positions or relationships in a graphical top down format.
Work breakdown structure (WBS) shows deliverables broken down into work packages and shows high level responsibility.
The organizational breakdown structure (OBS) Is arranged according to an organisations department’s units or teams with their work listed under each.
The resource breakdown structure (RBS) is for physical resources. Each descending level represents a higher detail of the resource until the detail is fine enough to be used with the WBS.

Question 10

What is the responsibility assignment matrix? (RAM)?

Answer 10

The responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) illustrates the connections between activities and project team members shows that only one person is accountable for any one task to avoid confusion.
The RACI chart (responsible accountable, consult, inform) is a common type of responsibility assignment matrix that defines the involvement of stakeholders in project activities. It clarifies roles and responsibilities.

Question 11

What’s the inputs for the plan resource management process?

Answer 11

Enterprise environmental factors
Project documents
Project charter
Project management plan
Organizational process assets

Question 12

What are the outputs for the plan resource management process ?

Answer 12

Resource management plan
Project documents updates
Team charter

Question 13

What are the tools and techniques used in the plan resource management process?

Answer 13

Expert judgment
Meetings
Organizational theory
Data representation

Question 14

What is the definition of an RACI chart?

Answer 14

A common type of responsibility assignment matrix to define the involvement of project stakeholders in project activities.

Question 15

Why is a RACI chart a useful tool?

Answer 15

It ensures a clear assignment of roles and responsibilities when the team consists of internal and external resources

Question 16

What are the inputs to the estimate activity resources process?

Answer 16

Project management plan
Organizational process assets
Project documents
Enterprise environmental factors

Question 17

What are the outputs for the estimate activity resources process?

Answer 17

Resource breakdown structure
Resource requirements
Project documents updates
Basis of estimates

Question 18

What are the tools and techniques used in the estimate activity resources process?

Answer 18

Parametric estimating
Project management information system
Analogous estimating
Expert judgment
Data analysis
Meetings
Bottom up estimating

Question 19

What is the purpose of the acquire resources process?

Answer 19

Acquire resources is the process of obtaining team members, facilities, equipment, materials, supplies, and other resources necessary to complete project work. The resources needed for the project can be internal or external to the project performing organization. The project management team may or may not have direct control over resource selection because of collective bargaining agreements, use of subcontractor personnel, a matrix project environment, internal or external reporting relationships,or other reasons.

Question 20

What are the inputs to the acquire resources process?

Answer 20

Project management plan
Project documents
Enterprise environmental factors
Organizational process assets

Question 21

What are the outputs for the acquire resources process?

Answer 21

Organizational process assets updates
Enterprise environmental factors updates
Project management plan updates
Project documents updates
Project team assignments
Physical resource requirements
Resource calendar
Change requests

Question 22

What are the tools and techniques used in the acquire resources process?

Answer 22

Pre-assignment
Interpersonal and team skills
Decision making
Virtual teams

Question 23

Which enterprise environmental factors can influence the require resources process?

Answer 23

Existing information on organizational resources including availability, competence levels, and prior experience for team members and resource costs, marketplace conditions, organizational structure and geographic locations

Question 24

Which group of people ensure that the project receives the best resources possible in the required time frame and until their responsibilities are complete?

Answer 24

Functional managers

Question 25

What are the five steps of project team development as outlined in the Tuckmen ladder?

Answer 25

Forming, storming, norming, performing, adjourning

Question 26

What is the purpose of team development?

Answer 26

Team development increases the team’s performance which that increases the likelihood of meeting objectives.
The team’s effectiveness can be indicated with:
Improved skills
Improvements in competencies
Reduced staff turnover rate

Question 27

Why is team building important?

Answer 27

Team building can be useful to manage inevitable changes in the project.

Question 28

What are the inputs to the develop team process?

Answer 28

Enterprise environmental factors
Project documents
Organizational process assets
Project management plan

Question 29

What are the outputs for the develop team process?

Answer 29

Organizational process assets updates
Project documents updates
Enterprise environmental factors updates
Team performance assessments
Project management plan updates
Change requests

Question 30

What are the tools and techniques used in the develop team process?

Answer 30

Interpersonal and team skills
Recognitions and rewards
Training
Individual and team assessments
Virtual teams
Co-location
Communication technology
Meetings

Question 31

Within conflict management, what are sources of conflict?

Answer 31

Sources of conflict include scarce resources, scheduling priorities, and personal work styles.

Question 32

How and when should conflict be addressed?

Answer 32

Conflict should be addressed early and usually in private, using a direct collaborative approach. If disruptive conflict continues, formal procedures may be used, including disciplinary actions.

Question 33

What are the five general techniques used for the resolving conflict?

Answer 33

Each technique has its place and use:
Withdraw/ avoid
Smooth/ accommodate
Compromise/ reconcile
Force/ direct
Collaborate/ problem solve

Question 34

What are the five techniques for managing conflict?

Answer 34

Withdraw or avoid: postpone the issue to be resolved by others
Smooth or accommodate: emphasize areas of agreement rather than differences
Compromise or reconcile: search for solutions that bring some satisfaction to all parties
Force or direct: push viewpoints at the expense of others, usually through a power position
Collaborate or problem solve: incorporate multiple viewpoints and insights from different perspectives

Question 35

What are the inputs to the manage team process?

Answer 35

Team performance assessments
Project management plan
Project documents
Work performance reports
Organizational process assets
Enterprise environmental factors

Question 36

What the outputs to the manage team process?

Answer 36

Enterprise environmental factors updates
Project management plan updates
Change requests
Project documents updates

Question 37

What are the tools and techniques used in the manage team process?

Answer 37

Project management information systems
Interpersonal and team skills

Question 38

What are the inputs to the control resources process?

Answer 38

Organizational process assets
Project documents
Agreements
Work performance data
Project management plan

Question 39

What are the outputs for the control resources process?

Answer 39

Project documents updates
Work performance information
Project management plan updates
Change requests

Question 40

What are the tools in techniques used in the control resources process?

Answer 40

Data analysis
Interpersonal and team skills
Project management information systems
Problem solving