Exam 10: Finishing Well: Project Closure and Learning

A project manager at a semi-conductor manufacturer held a retrospective meeting for a product development project to capture lessons learned. Although the product was scheduled for market release, preliminary tests indicated it had not met all of its technical expectations. Although the meeting examined what went well, during one part of the meeting, the PM directed the discussion toward what went wrong from a technical standpoint. However, one member of the group, Jack, persistently focused on individual team members and blamed them personally for the product's less-than-ideal technical performance. Which of these best describes the factor most likely influencing Jack's behavior in the meeting?

Which of the following is a true statement about project retrospectives?

Retainage in the context of a project management refers to:

Which of the following dimensions of end-of-project closure activities are unimportant and may be omitted if a team is pressed for time at the end of the project?

When should a project be formally closed?

Key principles of "after-action reviews" include:

Which of the following is a true statement about project learning?

What is a knowledge map?

A project retrospective is intended to fulfill which of the following purposes?

Which of the following is/are effective ways of facilitating learning from project to project?

The financial dimension of project closure involves:

Which of the following is a method for continuous learning during project delivery?