Question 1

Regular status meetings with the team during a project are used to:

Accepted Answer

A)  review progress to date. 
B)  review the current status of the project against plans, and forecast completion estimates. 
C)  discuss any decisions to be made or corrective actions to be taken. 
D)  discuss the need for additional resources. 
E)  All of these responses are correct. 
A)  review progress to date. 
B)  review the current status of the project against plans, and forecast completion estimates. 
C)  discuss any decisions to be made or corrective actions to be taken. 
D)  discuss the need for additional resources. 
E)  All of these responses are correct.

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true in relation to Gantt charts?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are useful for scheduling and setting timelines. 
B)  They are useful for identifying and sequencing parallel and interdependent activities. 
C)  They are useful monitoring tools. 
D)  They are useful reporting tools. 
E)  All of these responses are correct. 
A)  They are useful for scheduling and setting timelines. 
B)  They are useful for identifying and sequencing parallel and interdependent activities. 
C)  They are useful monitoring tools. 
D)  They are useful reporting tools. 
E)  All of these responses are correct.

Question 3

Stakeholders who will use a project's results or who stand to benefit from the project are known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  drivers. 
B)  supporters. 
C)  opposers. 
D)  observers. 
E)  interveners. 
A)  drivers. 
B)  supporters. 
C)  opposers. 
D)  observers. 
E)  interveners.

Question 4

Which of the following is not a characteristic of an effective stakeholder consultation and decision-making process?

Accepted Answer

A)  Transparency 
B)  Logical process 
C)  Conflicting requirements always being resolved in favour of achieving the project's requirements 
D)  Communication being able to be understood by the stakeholders 
E)  Stakeholders being given a fair opportunity to express their views and concerns 
A)  Transparency 
B)  Logical process 
C)  Conflicting requirements always being resolved in favour of achieving the project's requirements 
D)  Communication being able to be understood by the stakeholders 
E)  Stakeholders being given a fair opportunity to express their views and concerns

Question 5

A visual map of a project based on its deliverables which breaks down milestones into activities and tasks is known as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  communication plan. 
B)  performance plan. 
C)  risk management plan. 
D)  work breakdown structure. 
E)  project management plan. 
A)  communication plan. 
B)  performance plan. 
C)  risk management plan. 
D)  work breakdown structure. 
E)  project management plan.

Question 6

At which stage of a project's life cycle is a road map created to guide the project's future direction and actions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conception and initiation 
B)  Scoping and planning 
C)  Execution 
D)  Finalising and closing 
E)  Project review 
A)  Conception and initiation 
B)  Scoping and planning 
C)  Execution 
D)  Finalising and closing 
E)  Project review

Question 7

A stakeholder alignment meeting is a:

Accepted Answer

A)  one-off meeting, held midway through a project, that ensures everyone is clear about the project's outcomes. 
B)  one-off meeting, held early on in a project, that ensures everyone is clear about the project's outcomes. 
C)  meeting that is held at various intervals throughout a project to update stakeholders on the project's progress. 
D)  one-off meeting, held at the end of a project, to inform stakeholders about which of the project's outcomes have been achieved. 
E)  series of meetings held throughout a project's life cycle to ensure that stakeholders are clear about the project's outcomes. 
A)  one-off meeting, held midway through a project, that ensures everyone is clear about the project's outcomes. 
B)  one-off meeting, held early on in a project, that ensures everyone is clear about the project's outcomes. 
C)  meeting that is held at various intervals throughout a project to update stakeholders on the project's progress. 
D)  one-off meeting, held at the end of a project, to inform stakeholders about which of the project's outcomes have been achieved. 
E)  series of meetings held throughout a project's life cycle to ensure that stakeholders are clear about the project's outcomes.

Question 8

If done correctly, creating a dashboard of indicators provides a project manager, their team and other stakeholders with a way of monitoring a project's progress at a glance by consolidating, arranging and summarising key performance measures in visual representations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

During the 'lessons learned' meeting at the completion of a project, a project manager should:

Accepted Answer

A)  identify and capture the lessons learned to make sure they are not forgotten. 
B)  focus on the past - what went wrong and what could have been done better. 
C)  appropriately apportion blame for aspects of the project that did not meet expectations. 
D)  invite operational workers, but not invite the project sponsor or key stakeholders. 
E)  document only the project's failures, and focus on why these occurred. 
A)  identify and capture the lessons learned to make sure they are not forgotten. 
B)  focus on the past - what went wrong and what could have been done better. 
C)  appropriately apportion blame for aspects of the project that did not meet expectations. 
D)  invite operational workers, but not invite the project sponsor or key stakeholders. 
E)  document only the project's failures, and focus on why these occurred.

Question 10

At a project's completion, a project manager's final task is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  write team member evaluations. 
B)  finish administrative tasks. 
C)  prepare a project evaluation. 
D)  hold a formal project closure meeting with the sponsor and stakeholders. 
E)  prepare a project closure document, and send this to the sponsor and stakeholders after the project closure meeting. 
A)  write team member evaluations. 
B)  finish administrative tasks. 
C)  prepare a project evaluation. 
D)  hold a formal project closure meeting with the sponsor and stakeholders. 
E)  prepare a project closure document, and send this to the sponsor and stakeholders after the project closure meeting.

Regular status meetings with the team during a project are used to:

Which of the following statements is true in relation to Gantt charts?

Stakeholders who will use a project's results or who stand to benefit from the project are known as:

Which of the following is not a characteristic of an effective stakeholder consultation and decision-making process?

A visual map of a project based on its deliverables which breaks down milestones into activities and tasks is known as the:

At which stage of a project's life cycle is a road map created to guide the project's future direction and actions?

A stakeholder alignment meeting is a:

If done correctly, creating a dashboard of indicators provides a project manager, their team and other stakeholders with a way of monitoring a project's progress at a glance by consolidating, arranging and summarising key performance measures in visual representations.

During the 'lessons learned' meeting at the completion of a project, a project manager should:

At a project's completion, a project manager's final task is to:

The Changing World of Work

The Operating Environment

The Formal Organisation

The Informal Organisation

Establishing and Managing Priorities

Building a Strong Communication Foundation

Strengthening Your Personal Skills

Building Effective Working Relationships

Understanding Leadership

Understanding Motivation, Engagement and Retention

Increasing Performance and Productivity

Assigning Work and Delegating Duties

Building Productive Work Teams

Leading Todays Teams

Providing Formal and Informal Performance Feedback

Managing Underperformance

Developing, Managing and Monitoring Operational Plans

Solving Problems and Making Decisions

Satisfying the Quality, Innovation and Continuous Improvement Imperatives

Caring for Customers

Introducing and Managing Change

Identifying and Managing Risks

Managing for Sustainability

Recruiting and Inducting Employees

Making the Most of Diversity

Encouraging a Learning Environment and Developing Employees

Leading and Attending Meetings

Ensuring a Safe and Healthy Workplace

Managing for Psychological Safety and Well-Being

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Exam 21: Planning and Managing Projects

Regular status meetings with the team during a project are used to:

Which of the following statements is true in relation to Gantt charts?

Stakeholders who will use a project's results or who stand to benefit from the project are known as:

Which of the following is not a characteristic of an effective stakeholder consultation and decision-making process?

A visual map of a project based on its deliverables which breaks down milestones into activities and tasks is known as the:

At which stage of a project's life cycle is a road map created to guide the project's future direction and actions?

A stakeholder alignment meeting is a:

If done correctly, creating a dashboard of indicators provides a project manager, their team and other stakeholders with a way of monitoring a project's progress at a glance by consolidating, arranging and summarising key performance measures in visual representations.

During the 'lessons learned' meeting at the completion of a project, a project manager should:

At a project's completion, a project manager's final task is to:

The Changing World of Work

The Operating Environment

The Formal Organisation

The Informal Organisation

Establishing and Managing Priorities

Building a Strong Communication Foundation

Strengthening Your Personal Skills

Building Effective Working Relationships

Understanding Leadership

Understanding Motivation, Engagement and Retention

Increasing Performance and Productivity

Assigning Work and Delegating Duties

Building Productive Work Teams

Leading Todays Teams

Providing Formal and Informal Performance Feedback

Managing Underperformance

Developing, Managing and Monitoring Operational Plans

Solving Problems and Making Decisions

Satisfying the Quality, Innovation and Continuous Improvement Imperatives

Caring for Customers

Introducing and Managing Change

Identifying and Managing Risks

Managing for Sustainability

Recruiting and Inducting Employees

Making the Most of Diversity

Encouraging a Learning Environment and Developing Employees

Leading and Attending Meetings

Ensuring a Safe and Healthy Workplace

Managing for Psychological Safety and Well-Being

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