Question 1

Explain the principle of knowledge management,and the importance of developing and maintaining a lessons learned knowledge base.

Accepted Answer

Key concepts to be covered in the response could include,but are not limited to:​
If a company does extensive project work and uses project management capability as an organizational strength,it is important to keep developing expertise in it. One way to develop and expand expertise is to capture and reuse the knowledge developed.​
Knowledge can be defined as the insights derived from information and experience. Ironically,knowledge will remain dormant,and not very useful,until it is reflected in future actions.​
To increase knowledge and the successful use and reapplication of it,organizations often create a lessons learned knowledge base. For this database to be useful,it is important to communicate project successes and failures from all aspects of the project process.
 ​Captured throughout the life of the project,recommendations to improve future performance can be based on technical,managerial,and process aspects of the project. In addition,part of the project closeout process should include facilitating a lessons learned session for the entire project,especially on unsuccessful projects.

Question 2

The plan-do-check-act (PDCA)process improvement model can be applied specifically to improving project meetings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

In the project communications matrix,all of the following "who" items are typically included EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Who does the project team need to learn from? 
B)  Who does the project team need to share with? 
C)  Who take the minutes at the next status meeting? 
D)  Who on the project team is responsible for a communication? 
A)  Who does the project team need to learn from? 
B)  Who does the project team need to share with? 
C)  Who take the minutes at the next status meeting? 
D)  Who on the project team is responsible for a communication? C

Question 4

Describe the importance of project communications,and the essential factors to be considered when creating a project communications plan.

Accepted Answer

Key concepts to be covered in the respon

Question 5

The "act" part of the PDCA cycle for project meetings is: ​

Accepted Answer

A)  conduct the meeting and write meeting minutes 
B)  perform in-between meeting tasks 
C)  prepare an advanced agenda to guide the meeting 
D)  evaluate the meeting 
A)  conduct the meeting and write meeting minutes 
B)  perform in-between meeting tasks 
C)  prepare an advanced agenda to guide the meeting 
D)  evaluate the meeting

Question 6

The sponsor,project manager and team can establish powerful relationships with key stakeholders.This starts with an understanding of what motivates each stakeholder,which can be summarized by the old saying ______:​

Accepted Answer

A)  the early bird catches the worm. 
B)  what gets planned gets done. 
C)  you get what you pay for. 
D)  what's in it for me? 
A)  the early bird catches the worm. 
B)  what gets planned gets done. 
C)  you get what you pay for. 
D)  what's in it for me?

Question 7

Stakeholders include all of the following people EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  those who work on the project 
B)  those who provide people or resources for the project 
C)  those whose routines may be disrupted by the project 
D)  those who will not be impacted by the project 
A)  those who work on the project 
B)  those who provide people or resources for the project 
C)  those whose routines may be disrupted by the project 
D)  those who will not be impacted by the project

Question 8

The process of gathering and evaluating information to determine whose interests should be emphasized throughout the project is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  develop project management plan 
B)  stakeholder analysis 
C)  communications management 
D)  i.d. stakeholders 
A)  develop project management plan 
B)  stakeholder analysis 
C)  communications management 
D)  i.d. stakeholders

Question 9

Stakeholders include people who have their routines disrupted by the project.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Stakeholders include those affected by the result of the project,but not those affected by the process of performing the project.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Contemporary project communications typically include both push methods such as blogs,and pull methods such as e-mail.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In order to be sure a project meeting runs according to plan,the project manager should develop an agenda in advance and deliver it to participants as they arrive at the meeting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Project stakeholders can be prioritized based upon their level of power,legitimacy and urgency plus a number of additional criteria that might include:

Accepted Answer

A)  fame 
B)  impact 
C)  tenure 
D)  personality 
A)  fame 
B)  impact 
C)  tenure 
D)  personality

Question 14

Which of these is NOT one of the primary types of information captured in a project meeting?

Accepted Answer

A)  action items agreed to. 
B)  evaluation of the meeting. 
C)  resolved issues and new issues. 
D)  assumptions and constraints. 
A)  action items agreed to. 
B)  evaluation of the meeting. 
C)  resolved issues and new issues. 
D)  assumptions and constraints.

Question 15

A principal idea in agile is that the length of daily stand-up meetings should be ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  10 minutes or less 
B)  15 minutes or less 
C)  30 minutes or less 
D)  45 minutes or less 
A)  10 minutes or less 
B)  15 minutes or less 
C)  30 minutes or less 
D)  45 minutes or less

Question 16

An issue log is a document that identifies the specific issues that must be resolved before a particular project management meeting adjourns.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A stakeholder is anyone who will use,will be affected by or could impact the project.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The final item to be recorded on the project meeting minutes is an evaluation of both good and poor points from the meeting.On agile projects,this evaluation is called the ____:

Accepted Answer

A)  stakeholder analysis 
B)  lessons learned 
C)  plus-delta process 
D)  retrospective 
A)  stakeholder analysis 
B)  lessons learned 
C)  plus-delta process 
D)  retrospective

Question 19

Describe how you would use the plan-do-check-act model to plan,conduct and improve project meetings.

Accepted Answer

Key concepts to be covered in the respon

Question 20

Project relationship building activities include encouraging open communications and using shared learning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Explain the principle of knowledge management,and the importance of developing and maintaining a lessons learned knowledge base.

The plan-do-check-act (PDCA)process improvement model can be applied specifically to improving project meetings.

In the project communications matrix,all of the following "who" items are typically included EXCEPT:

Describe the importance of project communications,and the essential factors to be considered when creating a project communications plan.

The "act" part of the PDCA cycle for project meetings is:

The sponsor,project manager and team can establish powerful relationships with key stakeholders.This starts with an understanding of what motivates each stakeholder,which can be summarized by the old saying ______:

Stakeholders include all of the following people EXCEPT:

The process of gathering and evaluating information to determine whose interests should be emphasized throughout the project is called:

Stakeholders include people who have their routines disrupted by the project.

Stakeholders include those affected by the result of the project,but not those affected by the process of performing the project.

Contemporary project communications typically include both push methods such as blogs,and pull methods such as e-mail.

In order to be sure a project meeting runs according to plan,the project manager should develop an agenda in advance and deliver it to participants as they arrive at the meeting.

Project stakeholders can be prioritized based upon their level of power,legitimacy and urgency plus a number of additional criteria that might include:

Which of these is NOT one of the primary types of information captured in a project meeting?

A principal idea in agile is that the length of daily stand-up meetings should be ___________.

An issue log is a document that identifies the specific issues that must be resolved before a particular project management meeting adjourns.

A stakeholder is anyone who will use,will be affected by or could impact the project.

The final item to be recorded on the project meeting minutes is an evaluation of both good and poor points from the meeting.On agile projects,this evaluation is called the ____:

Describe how you would use the plan-do-check-act model to plan,conduct and improve project meetings.

Project relationship building activities include encouraging open communications and using shared learning.

Introduction to Project Management

Project Selection and Prioritization

Chartering Projects

Organizational Capability: Structure, Culture and Roles

Leading and Managing Project Teams

Scope Planning

Scheduling Projects

Resourcing Projects

Budgeting Projects

Project Risk Planning

Project Quality Planning and Project Kick-Off

Project Supply Chain Management

Determining Project Progress and Results

Finishing the Project and Realizing the Benefits

Filters

Exam 6: Stakeholder Analysis and Communication Planning

Explain the principle of knowledge management,and the importance of developing and maintaining a lessons learned knowledge base.

The plan-do-check-act (PDCA)process improvement model can be applied specifically to improving project meetings.

In the project communications matrix,all of the following "who" items are typically included EXCEPT:

Describe the importance of project communications,and the essential factors to be considered when creating a project communications plan.

The "act" part of the PDCA cycle for project meetings is: ​

The sponsor,project manager and team can establish powerful relationships with key stakeholders.This starts with an understanding of what motivates each stakeholder,which can be summarized by the old saying ______:​

Stakeholders include all of the following people EXCEPT:

The process of gathering and evaluating information to determine whose interests should be emphasized throughout the project is called:

Stakeholders include people who have their routines disrupted by the project.

Stakeholders include those affected by the result of the project,but not those affected by the process of performing the project.

Contemporary project communications typically include both push methods such as blogs,and pull methods such as e-mail.

In order to be sure a project meeting runs according to plan,the project manager should develop an agenda in advance and deliver it to participants as they arrive at the meeting.

Project stakeholders can be prioritized based upon their level of power,legitimacy and urgency plus a number of additional criteria that might include:

Which of these is NOT one of the primary types of information captured in a project meeting?

A principal idea in agile is that the length of daily stand-up meetings should be ___________.

An issue log is a document that identifies the specific issues that must be resolved before a particular project management meeting adjourns.

A stakeholder is anyone who will use,will be affected by or could impact the project.

The final item to be recorded on the project meeting minutes is an evaluation of both good and poor points from the meeting.On agile projects,this evaluation is called the ____:

Describe how you would use the plan-do-check-act model to plan,conduct and improve project meetings.

Project relationship building activities include encouraging open communications and using shared learning.

Introduction to Project Management

Project Selection and Prioritization

Chartering Projects

Organizational Capability: Structure, Culture and Roles

Leading and Managing Project Teams

Scope Planning

Scheduling Projects

Resourcing Projects

Budgeting Projects

Project Risk Planning

Project Quality Planning and Project Kick-Off

Project Supply Chain Management

Determining Project Progress and Results

Finishing the Project and Realizing the Benefits

Filters

The "act" part of the PDCA cycle for project meetings is:

The sponsor,project manager and team can establish powerful relationships with key stakeholders.This starts with an understanding of what motivates each stakeholder,which can be summarized by the old saying ______: