2.2 Given a scenario, perform activities during the project initiation phase

Question 1

A project manager (PM) must understand all the essential players when developing a project. What should the project manager do to find the people they need to communicate with during the project?

Answer 1

Identify and assess stakeholders

Question 2

What are the stakeholders engagement steps?

Answer 2

1. Identify
2. Categorize and prioritize
3. Understand

Question 3

A new project file includes a section that clarifies the project’s purpose and what stakeholders should expect. Which kind of file consists of this information?

A. Documents
B. Data
C. Success criteria
D. Objectives

Answer 3

A. Documents

Question 4

What describes the litmus test that determines if project expectations were achieved?

Answer 4

Project success criteria

Question 5

What does project objectives identify?

Answer 5

Milestones or targets

Question 6

How is a project scope statement different from a project charter?

Answer 6

A project scope expands on the scope provided in the project charter. The project charter is a brief, formal document that outlines the project parameters.

Question 7

A project manager describes the team and stakeholder responsibilities in the project charter. What is the purpose of the Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM)?

Answer 7

• The RAM is a living document.
• The RAM is first created during the project initiation phase.
• The RAM helps the team establish a sense of ownership

Question 8

In preparation for a new project, a project manager defines the project, what it needs to accomplish, and what it does not need to accomplish. What area would best fit this step?

A. Project objective
B. Preliminary scope statement
C. Project success criteria

Answer 8

B. Preliminary scope statement

Question 9

A project lead assigns a new team member to the project. What document can the new team member look at to understand the details of the project?

Answer 9

Scope statement

Project scope statement expands on the scope provided in the project charter

Question 10

A project sponsor needs to pitch a new project. However, the sponsor was given guidance to not get too technical when describing the project. What characterizes a conceptual plan representing how something must work and integrate?

Answer 10

Solution design

Question 11

A project manager (PM) is assigned a project and is new to creating project charters. The PM understands the charter shares high-level risks and the risk register captures all risks and responses throughout the project. What is another benefit of a project charter that the PM should know?

Answer 11

Project charter clarifies the project’s purpose