Resources Flashcards
As a project manager, you are allocating resources to meet the needs of your project team. While ensuring that team members have the necessary technical skills to complete their tasks, what other factor should you consider to ensure team effectiveness?
A. Only focus on the technical skills, as soft skills are not essential to project success.
B. Ensure team members also possess soft skills, such as a positive attitude and the ability to get along with others.
C. Allocate resources based solely on their availability, regardless of skill set.
D. Prioritize cost over both technical and soft skills when selecting team members.
B. Ensure team members also possess soft skills, such as a positive attitude and the ability to get along with others.
As a project manager, you are working with the resource calendar to manage the availability of your team. When the demand for resources exceeds availability, which techniques can be used to align resource supply with demand?
A. Resource Smoothing and Leveling
B. Fast Tracking and Crashing
C. Benchmarking and Auditing
D. Monte Carlo Simulation and PERT Analysis
A. Resource Smoothing and Leveling
You are using a RAM to define the roles and responsibilities of your project team. Which specific type of RAM assigns roles such as Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, and Informed to each task?
A. WBS (Work Breakdown Structure)
B. Gantt Chart
C. RACI Matrix
D. PERT Chart
C. RACI Matrix
RAM: Responsibility Assignment Matrix
RACI: responsible, accountable, consulted, informed
In a RACI matrix, who is typically the person responsible for completing the work on a specific task?
A. The person who is consulted.
B. The person who is informed.
C. The person assigned as “Responsible.”
D. The person assigned as “Accountable.”
C. The person assigned as “Responsible.”
RACI: responsible, accountable, consulted, informed
When using a RACI matrix, what is the key rule regarding the “Accountable” role for each task?
A. There can be multiple accountable persons for a task.
B. There should be only one accountable person for each task.
C. The accountable person should be the same as the responsible person.
D. The accountable person does not need to be involved in the task.
B. There should be only one accountable person for each task.
RACI: responsible, accountable, consulted, informed
Which of the following best describes the purpose of using a RACI matrix in project management?
A. To allocate financial resources to different project tasks.
B. To manage and define the roles and responsibilities of project team members.
C. To track project progress against the timeline.
D. To perform risk analysis and mitigation.
B. To manage and define the roles and responsibilities of project team members.
In Agile project management, a T-shaped team is one where team members have deep expertise in one area but also possess broad skills across other disciplines. How does this concept relate to treating knowledge as an asset?
A. T-shaped teams focus only on individual expertise and do not value cross-functional knowledge sharing.
B. T-shaped teams promote the sharing of knowledge across disciplines, treating knowledge as a collective asset that enhances team performance.
C. T-shaped teams are limited to technical expertise and do not focus on broadening their knowledge base.
D. T-shaped teams rely solely on external consultants for cross-functional knowledge, treating internal knowledge as secondary.
B. T-shaped teams promote the sharing of knowledge across disciplines, treating knowledge as a collective asset that enhances team performance.
What happens to resources when a project is closed?
they are released
What is the last phase of a traditional approach?
closing a project
