Exam 7: Monitoring and Controlling Projects

The main human resource management task performed as part of monitoring and controlling a project is managing the project ____,which,of course,is no small task.

Reviewing morale and work behavior is one good way to measure schedule performance.

Flowcharts show activities,decision points,and the order of how information is processed.

The dimension of the Myers-Briggs team-building tool that deals with peoples' attitudes toward structure and deadlines is ____.

A(n)____ event is a specific,uncertain event that may occur to the detriment or enhancement of the project.

The ____________________,or the approved total budget for the project,can be divided by the cost performance index to calculate the estimate at completion (EAC),which is a forecast of how much the project will cost upon completion.

In the context of earned value management,the ____ value is that portion of the approved total cost estimate planned to be spent on an activity during a given period.

Even when the project scope is fairly well defined,many projects suffer from scope ____________________-the tendency for project scope to grow bigger and bigger.

In the middle and latter stages of a project,procedure-related issues become the predominant source of conflict.

What are the three main objectives of integrated change control?

A key output of schedule control is ____________________ measurements.

A(n)____________________ Gantt chart compares planned and actual project schedule information.

In a Pareto chart,the variables represented are ordered by frequency of occurrence.

Most senior managers do not want to review pertinent information at status review meetings and discuss problems,issues,and forecasts.

Based on the implementation of quality-control measurements,____ adjustments often result in updates to the quality baseline,organizational process assets,and the project management plan.

In a ____,each bar represents an attribute or a characteristic of a problem or situation,and the height of the bar represents its frequency.

A progress report describes what the project team anticipates will be accomplished in the future.

____________________ is action taken to bring rejected items into compliance with product requirements or specifications or other stakeholder expectations.

Scope ____________________ involves formal acceptance of the completed project scope by the project customer or designated stakeholders.

Pareto analysis is sometimes referred to as the ____ rule,meaning that 80 percent of problems are often due to 20 percent of the causes.