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Question 1

How do you influence other internal teams to support your project with no positional power to rely upon?

Answer 1

Largely through timely, accurate internal communication and internal negotiation

Question 2

How else do you influence other internal teams to support the project?

Answer 2

Know who controls the resources required and engage to ensure that these individuals know about the project’s requirements before the delivery date

Question 3

What three things should a business case to support change outline?

Answer 3

The original plan, the results to date and an explanation of the variance (supported by facts and data, what’s working, what’s not working, customer testimonials and trade press)

Question 4

What are the four appropriate risk responses?

Answer 4

Accept, avoid, mitigate and transfer

Question 5

What are the four things one must look at to decide on the right set of Project Management tools?

Answer 5

Size, scope, and complexity of the project; amount of process required; Project Management practices and maturity within your company; and mandated corporate standards

Question 6

What are the four general categories of Project Management software?

Answer 6

Stand-alone desktop applications; hosted, on-site applications; online applications, and software as a service

Question 7

What are the two types of non-specialized software?

Answer 7

Calendar software and spreadsheets