Question 1

With respect to monitoring and control, which of the following elements should NOT have been defined during the planning phase of the project?

Accepted Answer

A)  The items to be monitored 
B)  Who is assigned to monitor the items 
C)  How the data will be collected 
D)  Which executive sponsor will read the reports

Question 2

To increase the chances for biased reporting, the process should be as automated as possible, and there needs to be a separation of responsibilities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Name and describe the four elements in the configuration management process.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Name and describe the four elements in...

Question 4

The monitoring and control process begins very early in the life of a project and overlaps all other processes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In the ________ management knowledge area, the processes concerned with monitoring and control are verifying scope and controlling scope.

Accepted Answer

A)  scope 
B)  risk 
C)  resource 
D)  constraint

Question 6

In configuration management process, this is identifying the structure of the product, its components, and their type and making them unique and accessible in some form to the team.

Accepted Answer

A)  Identification 
B)  Control 
C)  Status accounting 
D)  Verification and audit

Question 7

Estimate to complete (ETC) is the revised estimate for the work remaining, as determined by the project team.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Quantitative assessments are assessments such as user-reported likes / dislikes about the product and team member-reported task completion percentage estimates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Schedule variance (SV) equals earned value (EV) minus planned value (PV), or SV = EV - PV.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

________ (which happens during IT projects when the scope of the system is allowed to continually grow) is one of the key contributors to projects costing more than originally budgeted and lasting longer than originally scheduled.

Accepted Answer

A)  Requirements creep 
B)  Constraint creep 
C)  Project creep 
D)  Scope creep

Question 11

________ and control involves a set of processes from eight of the nine knowledge areas.

Accepted Answer

A)  Monitoring 
B)  Measure 
C)  Manage 
D)  Change

Question 12

In the time management knowledge area, the process concerned with monitoring and control is controlling the schedule.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In configuration management, this is the release of a product and changes to it throughout the product life cycle by having in place controls that ensure consistent releases via the creation of a baseline product.

Accepted Answer

A)  Identification 
B)  Control 
C)  Status accounting 
D)  Verification and audit

Question 14

The ________ Management knowledge area consists of the processes that coordinate all the various processes and activities contained in all five process groups-Initiate, Plan, Execute, Control, and Closing.

Accepted Answer

A)  Risk 
B)  Human Resources 
C)  Integration 
D)  Monitoring and Control

Question 15

The change management knowledge area includes processes that are responsible for making sure the project completes in a timely fashion according to the initial schedule created plus any authorized changes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

These are assessments such as user-reported likes / dislikes about the product and team member-reported task completion percentage estimates.

Accepted Answer

A)  Daily raw numbers 
B)  Frequency numbers 
C)  Qualitative assessments 
D)  Scorecard numbers

Question 17

This is the revised estimate for the work remaining, as determined by the project team.

Accepted Answer

A)  EV 
B)  ETC 
C)  EAC 
D)  CV

Question 18

Daily raw numbers deal with product bugs or quality issues reported, user issues reported, and communication issues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

List and describe the steps in the integrated change control process.

Accepted Answer

The answer of List and describe the steps in the...

Question 20

EVM provides needed information for the ________ of project status simultaneously across time, cost, and work performance.

Accepted Answer

A)  monitoring 
B)  evaluation 
C)  control 
D)  reporting

Exam 11: Project Monitoring and Control, Part I

With respect to monitoring and control, which of the following elements should NOT have been defined during the planning phase of the project?

To increase the chances for biased reporting, the process should be as automated as possible, and there needs to be a separation of responsibilities.

Name and describe the four elements in the configuration management process.

The monitoring and control process begins very early in the life of a project and overlaps all other processes.

In the ________ management knowledge area, the processes concerned with monitoring and control are verifying scope and controlling scope.

In configuration management process, this is identifying the structure of the product, its components, and their type and making them unique and accessible in some form to the team.

Estimate to complete (ETC) is the revised estimate for the work remaining, as determined by the project team.

Quantitative assessments are assessments such as user-reported likes / dislikes about the product and team member-reported task completion percentage estimates.

Schedule variance (SV) equals earned value (EV) minus planned value (PV), or SV = EV - PV.

________ (which happens during IT projects when the scope of the system is allowed to continually grow) is one of the key contributors to projects costing more than originally budgeted and lasting longer than originally scheduled.

________ and control involves a set of processes from eight of the nine knowledge areas.

In the time management knowledge area, the process concerned with monitoring and control is controlling the schedule.

In configuration management, this is the release of a product and changes to it throughout the product life cycle by having in place controls that ensure consistent releases via the creation of a baseline product.

The ________ Management knowledge area consists of the processes that coordinate all the various processes and activities contained in all five process groups-Initiate, Plan, Execute, Control, and Closing.

The change management knowledge area includes processes that are responsible for making sure the project completes in a timely fashion according to the initial schedule created plus any authorized changes.

These are assessments such as user-reported likes / dislikes about the product and team member-reported task completion percentage estimates.

This is the revised estimate for the work remaining, as determined by the project team.

Daily raw numbers deal with product bugs or quality issues reported, user issues reported, and communication issues.

List and describe the steps in the integrated change control process.

EVM provides needed information for the ________ of project status simultaneously across time, cost, and work performance.