Chapter 2 - PM

Question 1

To understand a project’s purpose and its needs, project managers need to know the following:

Answer 1

Background
Scope
Strategy

Question 2

Why people authorized a project

Answer 2

Background

Question 3

The description of the deliverables, or what work will be performed

Answer 3

Scope

Question 4

How project team members will approach the major work of the project

Answer 4

Strategy

Question 5

Project managers should examine 2 critical elements that influence & inspire all related work

Answer 5

Strategies and objectives

Question 6

General approach PM plan to take to perform work and achieve outcomes

Answer 6

Project Strategy

Question 7

Results to be achieved through the performance of a project

Answer 7

Objectives

Question 8

1. Incorporate the limitation directly into the plan

2. Identify any project risks that exist because fo a particular limitation

Answer 8

2 ways project plan can reflect limitations

Question 9

Written confrimation of what a project will produce and the terms and conditions under which the team will perform

Answer 9

Statement of Work (SOW)

Question 10

To truly understand a project’s purpose, you need to know what 3 things?

Answer 10

1. Background
2. Scope
3. Strategy

Question 11

After you identify the needs ppl expect to address, the next critical step is:

Answer 11

Confirm whether the identified needs are the real expectations for the project

Question 12

4 common organizational document can help confirm a projects needs are appropriate

Answer 12

1. Long-range plan
2. annual budget
3. capital appropriations plan
4. annual performance objectives

Question 13

True or False: Project strategies include detailed ways you’ll go about completing a project

Answer 13

False

Question 14

Objectives are:

Answer 14

1. Results to be achieved through the project
2. Clear and specific
3. measurable

Question 15

In a SMART objective, the M stands for

Answer 15

measurable

Question 16

Project needs and limitations help set:

Answer 16

the boundaries of the project

Question 17

When encountering limitations early in a project, a project manager should:

Answer 17

identify the limitations as clearly as possible

Question 18

A project manager can identifiy project limitations by:

Answer 18

Reviewing relevant written materials and consulting the project’s audience

Question 19

True or False: The best way to deal with unknowns is t be ready to respond to anything

Answer 19

False

Question 20

How many days a worker will be sick next quarter is an example of:

Answer 20

An unknown

Question 21

A statement of work presents a commitment on the part of

Answer 21

Project managers and their teams

Question 22

In a SOW info about uncertain info that the project manager is taking inot acct with planning and performing the project is covered in

Answer 22

Assumptions

Question 23

T or F: When preparing a SOW, you should first draft the statement and then share your draft with key audience members for the project

Answer 23

False

Question 24

A work order differs from a SOW by:

Answer 24

Work order focuses on specific work to be performed

SOW covers the overall project outcomes to be achieved

Question 25

T or F: Software is effective only when the entered information is appropriately defined and accurate

Answer 25

True

Question 26

Even with the latest project mgmt software, the proj. mgr must

Answer 26

weigh options in order to make the best decisions