02) Project Management Processes

Question 0

What efforts are included in the project management process?

Answer 0

Includes the management efforts of: - Initiating - Planning - Executing - Monitoring and Controlling - Closing

Question 1

What is the project management process?

Answer 1

What you need to MANAGE the work

Question 2

What occurs during the initiating process group?

Answer 2

• Formal authorization of a project or phase - Project manager is provided with the authority and information necessary to begin the project - Stakeholders are identified and analyzed - The project vision is created

Question 3

What occurs during the planning process group?

Answer 3

• Determine whether the project objectives, as stated in the project charter, can be achieved - Determine how the project will be accomplished

Question 4

What occurs during the executing process group?

Answer 4

Work defined in the project management plan is completed to meet project objectives

Question 5

What occurs during the monitoring and controlling process group?

Answer 5

• Project performance is measured against the project management plan - Variances are determined and addressed - Change requests are approved, including corrective and preventive actions and defect repair

Question 6

What occurs during the closing process group?

Answer 6

• Acceptance of the final product of the project is obtained and documented - Lessons learned are completed - Files are indexed and archived

Question 7

Which process group must be completed in a certain order?

Answer 7

Planning is the only process group with a set order

Question 8

What does “input” mean?

Answer 8

“What do I need before I can…”

Question 9

What does “output” mean?

Answer 9

“What will I have when I am done with…”