All-In-One Chapter 3 - Examining the Project Processes

Question 1

What is the activity Activity List? Which Process(es) does it go with?

Answer 1

lists the activities the project team will need to complete to create the deliverables defined in the WBS

Question 2

Activity Attributes

Answer 2

describe the nature of the activities, needed human resources, materials, risk and other conditions that may affect the activities

Question 3

Milestone List

Answer 3

shows significant points of progress, and you can only reach milestones by completing the activities in the activity list.

Question 4

Assumption

Answer 4

a belief that is assumed to be true but has not been proven

Question 5

Change request

Answer 5

a documented request to add to or remove from the project scope

Question 6

Closing Process group

Answer 6

the project management process group that contains the activities to close out a project and project contracts

Question 7

Constraint

Answer 7

a condition, rule, or procedure that restricts a project manager’s options

Question 8

Corrective action

Answer 8

brings project work back into alignment with the project plan. May also address a process that is producing errors

Question 9

Cost baseline

Answer 9

the aggregation of the project deliverables and their associated costs. The difference between the cost estimates and the actual cost of the project identifies the cost variance

Question 10

Defect repair

Answer 10

the activity to repair a defect within the project

Question 11

Deming’s PDCA Cycle

Answer 11

standard project management is based on Deming’s plan-do-check-act cycle, which describes the logical progression of project management duties

Question 12

Enterprise Environmental Factors

Answer 12

any external or internal organizational factors that can affect project success. Noted that human resources are considered part of EEFs.

Question 13

Executing process group

Answer 13

the project management process group that provides the activities to carry out the project management plan to complete the project work

Question 14

Initiating process group

Answer 14

the project management process group that allows a project to be chartered and authorized

Question 15

Issue Log

Answer 15

a record of the issue, its characteristics, the issue owner, and a target date for resolving the issue

Question 16

Manage project team

Answer 16

the project manager must, according to enterprise environmental factors, manage the project team to ensure that they are completing their work assignments with quality and according to plan

Question 17

Manage stakeholder expectations

Answer 17

this process is based on what the stakeholders expect from the project and on project communications from the project manager

Question 18

Monitoring & Controlling process group

Answer 18

the project management process group oversees, measures and tracks project performance

Question 19

Organizational process assets

Answer 19

the methodology an organization uses to perform its business, as well as the guidelines, procedures, and knowledge bases

Question 20

Planning process group

Answer 20

the project management process group that creates the project management plan to execute, monitor and control, and close the project

Question 21

Preventive action

Answer 21

a risk-related action that avoids risk within the project

Question 22

Process

Answer 22

a set of integrated activities to create a product, service or result

Question 23

Product Process

Answer 23

a process that is unique to the type of work creating the product of the project

Question 24

Project Calendar

Answer 24

the calendar that documents when the project work can occue

Question 25

Project Charter

Answer 25

a document that comes from outside of the project boundaries and authorizes the existence of a project

Question 26

Project deliverable

Answer 26

the output of the project

Question 27

Project scope statement

Answer 27

the project scope defines the project, the project deliverables, product requirements, project boundaries, acceptance procedures, and scope control

Question 28

Resource calendar

Answer 28

the calendar that documents which project resources are available for the project work

Question 29

Risk Register

Answer 29

a central repository of the project risks and their attributes

Question 30

Risk

Answer 30

an uncertain event or condition that can have a negative or positive impact on the project

Question 31

Rolling Wave Planning

Answer 31

iterations of planning throughout the project life cycle

Question 32

Schedule baseline

Answer 32

the expected timeline of the project. The difference between the planned schedule and the experience schedule reveals schedule variances within the project

Question 33

Scope baseline

Answer 33

this represents the approved project scope and is used during scope change management to determine and prevent scope creep. The scope baseline includes the project scope statement, work breakdown structure (WBS) and the WBS dictionary

Question 34

Stakeholder

Answer 34

a person or group that is affected by the project or that may affect the group. stakeholders can be positive, negative or neutral in their attitude toward the project success (Stakeholders include those that think they are stakeholders as well as the project team and actual stakeholders. Stakeholders are different from but can include sponsors)

Question 35

Stakeholder engagement

Answer 35

the project manager and project team aim to keep the project stakeholders engaged and involved in the project to ensure that decisions, approvals, and communications are maintained as defined in the stakeholder management plan and the stakeholder management strategy

Question 36

WBS Dictionary

Answer 36

a document that defines every identified element of the WBS. (Note: the scope baseline includes the project scope statement, work breakdown structure (WBS) and the WBS dictionary)

Question 37

Work breakdown structure (WBS)

Answer 37

a breakdown of the project scope. the lowest decomposition of eth WBS is the Wok Package. Decomposition beyond the work package is getting into activities.

Question 38

Work-around

Answer 38

an immediate response to a negative risk within the project (corrective action)