Deck 3: The Project Management Process Groups

Question 1

 The executing process group generally requires the most resources.

Answer 1

True
Explanation: The executing process group takes the actions necessary to complete the work described in the planning activities. It should overlap the other process groups, and generally requires the most resources.

Question 2

 The WBS provides a basis for creating the project schedule and performing earned value management for measuring and forecasting project performance.

Answer 2

True
Explanation: The WBS is a very important tool in project management because it provides the basis for deciding how to do the work. The WBS also provides a basis for creating the project schedule and performing earned value management for measuring and forecasting project performance.

Question 3

 Initiating processes are not required to end a project.

Answer 3

False
Explanation: Initiating processes are also required to end a project. Someone must initiate activities to ensure that the project team completes all the work, documents lessons learned, assigns project resources, and that the customer accepts the work.

Question 4

 The output of the stakeholder management strategy results is a project charter.

Question 5

 Identifying the project sponsor is a pre-initiation task.

Question 6

 In the Scrum method, team members work as a self-directed group coached by the ScrumMaster.

Question 7

 Key outcomes of the executing process group are formal acceptance of the work and creation of closing documents.

Question 8

 The level of activity and length of each process group varies for every project.

Question 9

 Project initiation involves taking the actions necessary to ensure that activities in the project plan are completed.

Question 10

 Agile methods are used when deliverables have a low degree of change.

Question 11

 An organization's project management plan expresses the vision, mission, goals, objectives, and strategies of the organization.

Question 12

 The kick-off meeting is always held before the business case and project charter are completed.

Question 13

 Initiating processes take place during each phase of a project.

Question 14

 Initiating and closing tasks are usually the longest and require the most amount of resources and time.

Question 15

 The Rational Unified Process (RUP) framework is incompatible with the PMBOK process.

Question 16

 Many project management activities occur as part of the planning process group.

Question 17

 Decisions and actions taken in one knowledge area at a certain time rarely affect other knowledge areas.

Question 18

 A milestone list is an output associated with the Project Scope Management knowledge area.

Question 19

 Monitoring and controlling processes overlap all of the other project management process groups.

Question 20

 The DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control) methodology of the Six Sigma projects, is used to improve an existing business process.

Question 21

 The project stakeholder management knowledge area maps to which process group by identifying stakeholders?

A) initiating
B) planning
C) executing
D) monitoring and controlling

Question 22

 The pre-initiation phase of a project using the Scrum method does not involve project charters, stakeholder management strategy, and kick-off meetings.

Question 23

 The two main items for monitoring and controlling in the Scrum framework are the daily Scrum and the sprint retrospectives.

Question 24

 Which is an example of a pre-initiation task?

A) Drawing up a work breakdown structure
B) Developing a business case for a project
C) Drafting the project charter
D) Identifying stakeholders

Question 25

 The project cost management knowledge area maps to which process group through the activities of estimating costs and budget determination?

A) initiating
B) planning
C) executing
D) monitoring and controlling

Question 26

 The project scope management knowledge area maps to which process group through the activities of scope validation and scope control?

A) initiating
B) planning
C) executing
D) monitoring and controlling

Question 27

 What is developed in the Project Integration Management knowledge area?

A) schedule management plan
B) project management plan
C) WBS
D) quality management

Question 28

 Which framework is an iterative software development process that focuses on team productivity and delivers software best practices to all team members?

A) Agile Unified Process
B) Dynamic Systems Development Method
C) Rational Unified Process
D) Six Sigma

Question 29

 Administrative activities, such as archiving project files, closing out contracts, documenting lessons learned, and receiving formal acceptance of the delivered work as part of the phase or project, are often involved in which processes?

A) monitoring and controlling
B) executing
C) initiating
D) closing

Question 30

 The burndown chart is a Scrum created artifact that provides a list of features prioritized by business value.

Question 31

 What processes include defining and authorizing a project or project phase?

A) Initiating
B) Planning
C) Executing
D) Monitoring and controlling

Question 32

 Kick-off meeting agendas are usually recorded in a Word document.

Question 33

 What processes include devising and maintaining a workable scheme to ensure that the project addresses the organization's needs?

A) Initiating
B) Planning
C) Executing
D) Monitoring and controlling

Question 34

 The project schedule management knowledge area maps to which process group through the activity of schedule control?

A) initiating
B) planning
C) executing
D) monitoring and controlling

Question 35

 The organization recognizes that a new project exists and completes a project charter during which processes for a new project?

A) initiating
B) planning
C) opening
D) controlling

Question 36

 A sprint review is a meeting in which the team demonstrates to the product owner what it has completed during the sprint.

Question 37

 Which processes include acquiring and developing the project team, performing quality assurance, distributing information, managing stakeholder expectations, and conducting procurements?

A) monitoring and controlling
B) executing
C) planning
D) initiating

Question 38

 Reporting performance, where project stakeholders can identify any necessary changes that may be required to keep the project on track, is a common part of which process?

A) executing
B) closing
C) monitoring and controlling
D) planning

Question 39

 What process group does the project integration management knowledge area map to through the activities of developing project charters?

A) initiating
B) planning
C) executing
D) monitoring and controlling

Question 40

 Which planning process is within the Project Scope Management knowledge area?

A) Schedule development
B) Developing a project management plan
C) Creation of a WBS
D) Quality planning

Question 41

 Which planning process is associated with project scope management?

A) Collecting requirements
B) Performing qualitative risk analysis
C) Planning schedule management
D) Estimating costs

Question 42

 A _____ is usually not necessary to the Scrum method, because Scrum implies that team members work as a self-directed group.

A) team charter
B) velocity estimate
C) Gantt chart
D) product backlog

Question 43

 A(n)_____ is a series of actions directed toward a particular result.

Question 44

 What tool provides a basis for creating the project schedule and performing earned value management for measuring and forecasting project performance?

A) scope statement
B) cost management plan
C) work breakdown structure
D) project charter

Question 45

 Which is true about the agile method?

A) It is often used when a project team can express the scope early in the product life cycle.
B) It is used when a project team wants to provide a potentially shippable product earlier rather than later.
C) It uses several iterations or deliveries of software instead of waiting until the end of the project to provide a product.
D) It is used when project teams want to use the predicative approach to a project.

Question 46

 What process provides enterprise environmental factors as an output?

A) project integration management
B) project quality management
C) project human resource management
D) project procurement management

Question 47

 What is the main purpose of project plans?

A) schedule management plans
B) define project scope
C) estimate activity resources
D) guide project execution

Question 48

 The project management plan is the output of which project planning process?

A) integration management
B) quality management
C) scope management
D) procurement management

Question 49

 What is one of the main outputs of the initiation process?

A) creating the work breakdown structure
B) selecting the project manager
C) developing the project charter
D) identifying the project sponsor

Question 50

 Which activity is a part of the Scrum planning process?

A) Determining how many sprints will compose each release
B) Demonstrating the product during a sprint review meeting
C) Completing tasks each day during sprints
D) Creating sprint backlog

Question 51

 Which process involves gaining stakeholder and customer acceptance of the final products and services and bringing the project, or project phase, to an orderly end?

A) executing
B) closing
C) planning
D) monitoring

Question 52

 _____ progress from initiation activities to planning activities, executing activities, monitoring and controlling activities, and closing activities.

Question 53

 Which process includes measuring progress toward project objectives and taking corrective action to match progress with the plan?

A) Planning
B) Monitoring and controlling
C) Executing
D) Initiating

Question 54

 In the Scrum method, during which meeting is the improvement of the product and process discussed?

A) sprint retrospective
B) sprint review
C) kick-off
D) daily Scrum

Question 55

 The ideal outcome of the _____ process group is to complete a project successfully by delivering the agreed-upon project scope within time, cost, and quality constraints.

Question 56

 What important Scrum artifact is used to graphically display progress on each sprint during the monitoring and controlling process?

A) WBS
B) sprint backlog
C) burndown chart
D) product backlog

Question 57

 An organizational process assets update is the output of which closing process?

A) project integration management
B) project quality management
C) project procurement management
D) project time management

Question 58

 Which are outputs of the executing process of project integration management?

A) Deliverables
B) Issue logs
C) Resource calendars
D) Enterprise environmental factor updates

Question 59

 What is often the most difficult and unappreciated process in project management?

A) initiating
B) planning
C) executing
D) monitoring and controlling

Question 60

 Which project would be compatible with the use of the agile approach?

A) Projects with inexperienced and dispersed teams
B) Projects that have a fairly rigid completion date
C) Projects with clear-up front requirements
D) Projects that have more flexible scheduling

Question 61

 A(n) _____ is a meeting held at the beginning of a project so that stakeholders can meet each other, review the goals of the project, and discuss future plans.

Question 62

 A(n) _____ describes how things should be done.

Question 63

 _________ issues often occur during project execution, especially conflicts.

Question 64

 List and describe the five process management groups.

Question 65

 _____ the project includes work required to introduce any new hardware, software, and procedures into normal operations.

Question 66

 If done well, the _________ can produce several releases of useful software.

Question 67

 A(n) _____ is the person responsible for the business value of the project and for deciding what work to do and in what order when using a Scrum method.

Question 68

 _____ are people involved in or affected by project activities and include the project sponsor, project team, support staff, customers, users, suppliers, and even opponents to the project.

Question 69

 _____ are short descriptions written by customers of what they need a Scrum system to do for them.

Question 70

 A(n) _____ is a Scrum artifact and consists of the highest-priority items from the product backlog to be completed in a sprint.

Question 71

 The most time and money should be spent on ______.

Question 72

 In Scrum, a(n) _____ is a useful object created by people.

Question 73

 What is a methodology and what are some methodologies other than the PMBOK Guide do organizations use as a basis for project management methodology?

Question 74

 _____ is a project management methodology that defines 45 separate subprocesses and organizes these into eight process groups.

Question 75

 The _____  is a very important tool in project management because it provides the basis for deciding how to do the work.

Question 76

 A(n) _____ is a cross-functional team of five to nine people who organize themselves and the work to produce the desired results for each sprint.

Question 77

 A(n) _____ is a set period of time, normally two to four weeks, during which specific work must be completed and made ready for review when using Scrum methods.

Question 78

 A risk register is the output of _____.

Question 79

 A(n) _____ is the person who ensures that the team is productive, facilitates the daily Scrum, enables close cooperation across all roles and functions, and removes barriers that prevent the team from being effective.

Question 80

 A(n) _____ is a document that includes stakeholders' roles, names, organizations, and contact information.