Exam 14: Determining Project Progress and Results

The control quality process deals with using correct policies and convincing stakeholders that the project team is capable of producing good output.

In which of the following tools would a normal or bell-shaped curve be expected if no special conditions are occurring?

The purpose of a check sheet is to quickly understand the primary causes of a particular problem using the 80/20 rule.

When using earned value techniques,Actual Cost (AC)refers to realized cost incurred for the work performed on an activity during a specific time period.

Which of the following serves as an important guideline concerning project inspections?

Which of these guidelines should be used to handle project information needs?

All of the following accurately apply to project performance reporting EXCEPT:

For risk events partially within project control,resolution strategies include working with clients to reprioritize cost,schedule,scope or quality and carefully escalate problems.

Describe how you would adopt a balanced score card approach to evaluate your project performance.Your response should identify specific measures you would use as well as the approach you would take to obtain the measures you identify.

Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis is the process of implementing risk response plans,tracking identified risks,monitoring residual risks,identifying new risks,and evaluating risk process effectiveness throughout the project.

When a project manager asks clarifying questions and paraphrases what is being communicated to them,he or she is using ?

When discrepancies are identified during a project quality audit,the presumption must be that workers failed to comply with procedures and should be reprimanded accordingly.

Monitoring and controlling project work refers to the processes of tracking,reviewing and reporting progress to meet the performance objectives defined in the project plan.

Some organizations rely upon a formally chartered group of stakeholders responsible for reviewing,evaluating and approving changes to the project.This group is typically known as a:

All of the following accurately describe skills that an owner's representative can use during the project when making tradeoffs EXCEPT:

Figure 14.1 Drug Surveillance Aircraft Project - Monthly Performance Report (October 31,20XX) -Consider the project performance report presented in figure 14.1.What valid conclusion can you draw regarding the project cost performance as of October 31,20XX?

Some scope changes start as proposed changes to cost or schedule,just as some changes to cost or schedule start as proposed scope changes.

The Budget at Completion (BAC)is the sum of all budgets established for the work to be performed on a project.As such it is equivalent to:

Which of the following measures is best suited for determining whether the project is on,ahead or behind schedule?

Two types of control are used extensively on projects: steering control and go / no go control.