Technical Project Management

Question 1

What are the requirements for each: Predictive, Iterative, Incremental, and Agile?

Answer 1

Fixed, Dynamic, Dynamic, and Dynamic

Question 2

What is the type of delivery for each: Predictive, Iterative, Incremental, and Agile?

Answer 2

Single delivery (predictive)
Single delivery (iterative)
Frequent smaller deliveries (Incremental)
Frequent small deliveries (agile)

Question 3

What are the activities for each: Predictive, Iterative, Incremental, and Agile?

Answer 3

Predictive: Performed once for the entire project

Iterative: Repeated until correct

Incremental: Performed once for a given increment

Agile: Repeated until correct

Question 4

What is the goal for each: Predictive, Iterative, Incremental, and Agile?

Answer 4

Predictive: Manage cost

Iterative: Correctness of solution

Incremental: Speed

Agile: Customer value via frequent deliveries and feedback

Question 5

What is the type of change for each: Predictive, Iterative, Incremental, and Agile?

Answer 5

Predictive: Constrained as much as possible

Iterative/Incremental: Incorporated at periodic intervals

Agile: Incorporated in real-time delivery

Question 6

How involved are the stakeholders for each: Predictive, Iterative, Incremental, and Agile?

Answer 6

Predictive: Involved at specific milestones

Iterative/Incremental: Are regularly involved

Agile: Continuously involved

Question 7

A combination of predictive and adaptive life cycle, well known elements or fixed requirements follow a predictive life cycle while elements which are still evolving follow an adaptive life cycle.

Answer 7

Hybrid life cycle

Question 8

What are the characteristics of a Project?

Answer 8

Temporary (definite start and end)

Unique product, service, or result

Question 9

A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result

Answer 9

Project

Question 10

Why are projects performed?

Answer 10

(1) drive change within organizations
(2) enable the creation of business value
(3) respond to factors acting upon their organization

Question 11

The application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements

Answer 11

Project Management

Question 12

Series of phases a project passes through from start to finish

Answer 12

Project Life Cycle

(Starting, Organizing and Preparing, Carrying out the work, and Ending)

Question 13

Facilitate assessment and discussion about whether projects should be undertaken using predictive, hybrid, or agile approaches and are used to help gauge likely fit and potential problem areas

Answer 13

Agile Project Suitability Questionnaires and Organizational Suitability Questionnaires

Question 14

Three components of the Suitability Assessment Radar Chart?

Answer 14

Team, Culture, and Project

Question 15

What are the two types of hybrid life cycle?

Answer 15

Agile and Predictive

Question 16

Series of project management activities resulting in one or more deliverables

Answer 16

Project Phase

Question 17

What are the three Phase to Phase Relationships?

Answer 17

Sequential, Overlapping, and Iterative

Question 18

A phase relationship that only starts once the previous phase has completed

Answer 18

Sequential (Phase Relationship)

Question 19

A phase relationship that starts prior to the completion of the previous phase

Answer 19

Overlapping (Relationship Phase)

Question 20

A phase relationship that can be either sequential or continuous overlapping

Answer 20

Iterative (Phase Relationship)

Question 21

Project phase vs process group

Answer 21

Example:

Phase 1: FEASIBILITY (Initiate, Plan, Execute, Monitor and Control, Close)

Phase 2: DESIGN (Initiate, Plan, Execute, Monitor and Control, Close)

Phase 3: DEVELOP (Initiate, Plan, Execute…

Question 22

Series of activities directed towards causing an end result;

one or more inputs create one or more outputs:

Answer 22

Process

Question 23

Any item required by a process before process proceeds

Answer 23

Input

Question 24

Something tangible, such as a template, chart, or software program; usually used in performing an activity to produce a product or result

Answer 24

Tool

Question 25

A defined, systematic procedure to perform an activity and may employ one or more tools

Answer 25

Technique

Question 26

A product, service, or result generated by a process

Answer 26

Output

Question 27

Name the five Process Groups.

Answer 27

Initiating, Monitoring & Controlling, Planning, Executing, and Closing.

Question 28

Process group that is defining a new project or a new phase of an existing project;

Obtaining authorization to start the project or phase

Answer 28

Initiating (Process Group)

Question 29

Process group that is establishing the complete scope of the project;

Defining objectives and refining courses of action taken to attain the objectives.

Answer 29

Planning (Process Group)

Question 30

Process group that is performing the work defined in the project management plan to satisfy the requirements of the project.

Answer 30

Executing (Process Group)

Question 31

Process group that is tracking, reviewing, and regulating the progress and performance of the project;

Identifying areas in which changes to the plan are required;

Documenting and implementing the corresponding changes

Answer 31

Monitoring and Controlling (Process Group)

Question 32

Process group that is finalizing all activities across all process groups to formally close a project, phase, or contract

Answer 32

Closing (Process Group)

Question 33

Review at the end of a project phase, where the project is assessed to determine if it meets the criteria to proceed to the next phase

Answer 33

Phase gate

Question 34

Knowledge area that is selecting appropriate processes, inputs, tools, techniques, and life cycle phases to manage the project

PM collaborates with sponsor, project team, and stakeholders

Necessary as each project is unique

Answer 34

Tailoring (Knowledge Area)

Question 35

What are some factors to consider while selecting an appropriate life cycle?

Answer 35

Certainty of requirements

Experience of the team

Overall likelihood of changing the project

Inherent complexity of the deliverable or solution that we are trying to develop

Question 36

How could a PM visually depict the results of an Agile Project Suitability Questionnaire?

Answer 36

Suitability Assessment Radar Chart