3.2 Compare and contrast various project management productivity tools

Question 1

A project manager (PM) wants to assess historical documents to determine their requirements for an upcoming project. What project management productivity tool will help the PM research and assess their needs for the project?

Answer 1

Artifacts

Question 2

A project team is going to be working on multiple similar projects over an extended period of time. What is the process for documenting data, facts, figures, and information relating to a project?

Answer 2

Developing a records management plan

Question 3

A project team decides how best to manage their work while being geographically dispersed. Which key features of video conferencing would be beneficial to the team?

Answer 3

• Chat
• Screen sharing
• File sharing (???)

Question 4

A project manager (PM) develops a project charter for an upcoming project. What items does the PM include in the general project information of a project charter?

Answer 4

Project sponsor

Question 5

A project manager (PM) needs to leverage a system to measure critical indicators of success and report back to stakeholders. The PM wants to leverage organizational KPIs. What is the purpose of a key performance indicator?

Answer 5

Measures the overall health of a system

Question 6

A project manager (PM) develops the project charter before starting the other steps in the project process. In which section would the PM list the assumptions and constraints in the project charter?

Answer 6

Implementation overview