Exam 2: The Project Management Life Cycle

An organizations' culture often influences the projects it undertakes.

The second phase of the systems development life cycle is called:

The five process groups identified by the PMBOK are initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and ___________ .

Persons, groups of people, pieces of equipment, or materials used in accomplishing an activity are called:

The critical path represents the ___________time in which a project can be completed.

Projects are divided into smaller parts called ___________.

Risk estimation is part of which process group?

Defining a problem correctly means distinguishing between___________ .

The five phases of the systems development life cycle include all EXCEPT:

Process groups are ___________by the results they produce.

Correctly defining a problem is critical for successful problem solving.

The process group concerned with authorizing a project to begin is called ___________ .

What is NOT characteristic of a network diagram?

Social, economic, and environmental influences are comprised of:

The critical path of a network diagram is represented by the sequence of connected activities that produce the ___________overall time period.

The third phase of the systems development life cycle is called:

Describe a projectized organization structure and its effect on the organization's projects.

Problem solving consists of:

Projects are divided into smaller parts called:

The sequence of activities whose order and durations directly affect the completion date of a project is called___________ .