Traditional Projects

Question 1

Traditional project is also known as:

Answer 1

Waterfall or predictive

Question 2

Who is in control of a traditional project at all times?

Answer 2

Project manager

Question 3

When is planning done for a traditional project?

Answer 3

All planning is done upfront

Question 4

What is the objective of a traditional project?

Answer 4

Complete the set scope in as little time a possible and reduce cost

Question 5

What are the 5 process groups?

Answer 5

Initiating
Planning
Executing
Monitor & Control
Closing

Question 6

How many processes are in the initiating process group?

Answer 6

2

Question 7

How many processes are in the executing process group?

Answer 7

24

Question 8

How many processes are in the executing process group?

Answer 8

10

Question 9

How many processes are in the monitoring and control process group?

Answer 9

11

Question 10

How many processes are in the closing process group?

Answer 10

1

Question 11

What does ITTOs stand for?

Answer 11

Inputs, tools, techniques, and outputs

Question 12

Which process group is used to define a project or phase of an existing project? Done to authorize the start of the project and assign the project manager.

Answer 12

Initiating (think authorize)

Question 13

Which process group is done to establish the scope of the project, define the course of action required to attain the objectives?

Answer 13

Planning (establish scope)

Question 14

Which process group is done to complete the work defined in the project management plan?

Answer 14

Executing (think work)

Question 15

Which process group is done to track, review, and regulate the process and performance of a project?

Answer 15

Monitoring and controlling (tracking, reviewing and regulating work)

Question 16

Which process group is done to formally complete or close the project, phase, or contract?

Answer 16

Closing

Question 17

What does EEF stand for and what is it?

Answer 17

Enterprise Environmental Factors - things that impact the project but are not part of the project itself, influence the organization, the project, and the outcomes. Essential to consider these while planning. There are internal and external factors.

Question 18

What does OPA stand for and what is it?

Answer 18

Organization Process Assets - (think templates) things that are provided to you by the business to help progress the project (policies, information, procedures, documents, tools, templates, resources)

Question 19

What are project documents?

Answer 19

Any documents that are related to the project - additional documents that are created and used throughout the 49 process that are NOT part of the project management plan

Question 20

What is a project management plan?

Answer 20

Defines how the project is executed, monitored and controlled, and closed
18 components, 14 plans and 4 baselines

Question 21

What are the components of the project management plan?

Answer 21

Scope management plan
Requirement management plan
Schedule Management plan
Cost Management plan
Quality Management plan
Resource management plan
Communication management plan
Risk management plan
Procurement management plan
Stakeholder management plan
Change management plan
Configuration management plan
Scope baseline
schedule baseline
Cost baseline
Performance management baseline
Project life cycle description
Development approach

Question 22

What is expert judgement?

Answer 22

One of the most common tools in the planning process, includes hiring and expert or SME to help you plan a process or conduct a process, people with specialized knowledge or training in a particular industry

Question 23

What are methods of data gathering?

Answer 23

Brainstorming, interviews, focus groups, checklist, questionnaires, and surveys

Question 24

What are methods of data analysis?

Answer 24

Alternative analysis: looks at different options or ways to accomplish something
Root cause analysis: identify the main reason for a particular event
Variance analysis: used to find the exact difference between different things
Trend analysis: looking at data over a period of time to see if a particular trend is forming

Question 25

What is a change request?

Answer 25

Proposal to change a document, deliverable, or baseline. Can include a request to add or remove work from the scope, finish the project faster, or complete the project more cheaply
Done for corrective action, preventive action, or defect repair is done to fix a broken component on a project

Question 26

WHat is work performance data?

Answer 26

Status of the work that was done but does not have any analysis done (raw data)

Question 27

What is work performance information?

Answer 27

Information of the work that was performed compared to the plan

Question 28

What is work performance report?

Answer 28

Over status report of the actual project, takes all the work performance information and put it together into one comprehensive document