Deck 6: Project Activity Planning

Question 1

This project plan element describes both the managerial and the technical approaches to the work. The technical discussion describes the relationship of the project to available technologies.

A)overview
B)objectives
C)general approach
D)contractual aspects

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Agile IT project teams are typically __________ and located at __________.

A)large, a single site
B)small, multiple sites
C)large, multiple sites
D)small, a single site

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The __________is a list of the project activities with major activities broken down into subactivities.

A)linear responsibility chart
B)PCMCIA
C)activity prioritization
D)WBS

Answer 3

D

Question 4

According to the authors, any project plan must contain all of the following EXCEPT __________.

A)evaluation methods
B)contractual aspects
C)resources
D)a 'ballpark' estimate

Question 5

In an agile project, teams are given several requirements but only deal with one at a time, with each iteration being referred to as a __________.

A)sprint
B)deliverable
C)WBS
D)control

Question 6

One of the challenges project managers face is to ensure that managers do not mix __________.

A)outcomes with the specific tasks needed to produce them
B)project milestones with their respective completion dates
C)outside interests' requirements with organizational expectations
D)control limits with specifications

Question 7

This project plan element should include profit and competitive goals as well as technical goals.

A)overview
B)objectives
C)general approach
D)contractual aspects

Question 8

The process of coordinating the work and timing of the different groups working on multidisciplinary teams is called __________.

A)procurement management
B)integration management
C)vertical management
D)matrix management

Question 9

The __________ of a project includes the objectives of the project as well as the time and cost required to complete the project to the customer's satisfaction.

A)scope
B)change order
C)outcome
D)purpose

Question 10

Which of the following is not a type of quantitative risk analysis?

A)FMEA
B)decision tree analysis
C)Monte Carlo simulation
D)expert opinion

Question 11

This element of the project plan contains a brief description of the procedure to be followed in monitoring, collecting, storing, and evaluating the history of the project.

A)schedule
B)resources
C)personnel
D)evaluation methods

Question 12

The project plan must be designed in such a way that the project outcome meets __________.

A)the objectives of the parent organization
B)unauthorized requests for change in the project outcome
C)the requirements associated with scope creep
D)only the expressed warranties identified in the contract

Question 13

The __________ is a specialized view of the action plan that focuses on who has what responsibility for each project task.

A)resource histogram
B)linear responsibility chart
C)project team directory
D)scope management plan

Question 14

RACI stands for

A)responsive, accountable, consult, inform
B)responsible, accountable, consult, inform
C)responsive, accountable, consult, integrate
D)responsible, admissible, consult, integrate

Question 15

Which of the following is not one of the risk management subprocesses?

A)risk identification
B)qualitative risk analysis
C)work breakdown schedule
D)risk response planning

Question 16

This project plan element lists all milestone events. It identifies the estimated time for each task and is used to construct the master project schedule.

A)budget
B)schedule
C)personnel plan
D)evaluation methods

Question 17

A type of risk response planning where the idea is to soften the danger of the threat, by reducing the likelihood it will occur, or through reducing its impact if it does occur, implies that the project manager must __________.

A)avoid
B)transfer
C)accept
D)mitigate

Question 18

__________ is the tendency for the project objectives to be changed with little or no discussion with other parties actively engaged in the project.

A)Scope reference
B)Scope creep
C)Effectiveness
D)Hierarchical planning

Question 19

In risk response planning, where the goal of the project manager is to increase the probability the opportunity will occur, the project manager must __________

A)exploit
B)share
C)enhance
D)accept

Question 20

The success of the project launch meeting is dependent on the existence of __________.

A)a project charter
B)the project's scope statement
C)a well-defined set of objectives for the project
D)project planning templates

Question 21

Identify two objections commonly raised by marketing organizations against the early participation by engineering and manufacturing in the selling process to external customers. Explain how you would counter these objections.

Question 22

A(n)__________ displays the organizational units responsible for each of the various work elements in the WBS.

Question 23

Describe the general steps recommended by the authors for designing and using the WBS.

Question 24

The __________ chart is a tree diagram used to represent a hierarchical plan.

Question 25

Why is it important for a project manager to consider risks associated with the project's external environment?

Question 26

The __________ is a graph showing how a statistic is changing over time compared to its average and selected control limits.

Question 27

Briefly describe the six processes for risk management identified in the PMBOK Guidelines.

Question 28

Compare the risk response planning techniques for threats and opportunities.

Question 29

List the seven subprocesses of project risk management.

Question 30

During initial project planning, activities are identified and sorted. In completing this process, each level in the hierarchy should limit the number of activities to a range between __________.

Question 31

A __________ must be submitted for any changes requested after the project plan has been approved.

Question 32

The physical items to be delivered from a project are called __________.

Question 33

The set of physical elements required to build a project is called the __________.

Question 34

Identify four important outcomes associated with the project launch meeting.

Question 35

__________is an approach that breaks the planning task down into the activities that must be done in each managerial level of the organization. Typically, the upper level sets the objectives for the next lower level.

Question 36

The major tool that a project manager uses during the planning phase is called the __________.

Question 37

According to the authors, the task of risk identification will be horrendous if the risk management system has no memory. Discuss the important elements of a risk management system that would compensate for alack of memory by the organization.

Question 38

The __________ provides a description of a task that defines all the work required to accomplish it, including inputs and desired outputs.

Question 39

__________ is a measure of project progress frequently related to the planned cost of tasks accomplished.