Exam 12: Project Monitoring and Control, Part II

The procurement administration process is carried out by the seller only to make sure each party meets the respective contractual obligations.

The easier the project manager makes it for the team to enter up-to-date information, the more ________ it will become.

In the fishbone diagram, the arrows connecting the categories to the central line have attached to them lines containing more detailed ideas of what might be the root cause for the problem.

If the project team is geographically dispersed, the task of collecting data is easier.

A result is acceptable if it falls within the range specified by the ________ or stakeholder set specifications.

A benefit of control chart analysis is that it helps determine whether variability is attributable to something that can be fixed or some random set of ________ based on chance alone.

Describe four different categories of performance reports.

A result is acceptable if it falls within the range specified by the tolerance or stakeholder set specifications.

In the fishbone diagram, the arrows connecting the categories to the central line have attached to them lines containing more detailed ideas of what might be the ________ for the problem.

Individuals doing their own reporting may be ________ to report bad news on their progress and may hide the real numbers or report false progress.

Getting accurate data, depending on the size and nature of the project, is never difficult.

Describe at least four general guidelines that should be followed during the monitoring and control process.

Whoever is assigned responsibility for managing a contract must also make sure that all outcomes associated with the work of each seller are formally documented with other project documentation so any future work possibilities with the same seller can be evaluated.

The performance reports generally demonstrate how resources (human and other) are being utilized to achieve project objectives and cover project artifacts and product artifacts.

Much of the monitoring function in medium to large projects is generally done by a separate department that is specifically trained and ________-at least this is the goal.

A Pareto diagram displays the frequency of issues so that project teams can focus on the problems that are occurring most often or are causing the biggest issues in terms of time and/or cost.

________ analysis helps determine whether the process variability and the process average result are at stable (acceptable) levels and whether one or both are out of control (unacceptable).

The process is in control (operating within acceptable limits) if the result falls within the control ________.

Which of the following is NOT a constraint of project management?

This is a bar chart that displays, by frequency and in descending order, the most important errors.