PMBOK Guide Introduction Quiz Flashcards
You are responsible for designing and a new handheld gadget followed by a mass rollout to the market. The project has been requested as a result of your organization’s blue ocean strategy, and if successful, will creating a market for its own. However, there is a high degree of uncertainty around the requirements which can only be uncovered through prototyping. Which of the following approaches is most likely to succeed?
Using a hybrid model; Agile approaches for the design phase followed by a predictive approach for the rollout.
Explanation: Since the product requirements are not known upfront and can only be discovered through a series of prototyping iterations, an Agile approach is suitable for the design phase. Once the product is developed, the mass rollout can be manage using a predictive life cycle. [PMBOK® Guide 6th edition, page 19]
- You are working on a large project that is divided into the following phases: feasibility, conceptual, design, prototype, and build. You want to use the process groups with these different phases. What is the recommended approach?
Repeat all the five process groups for each phase
Explanation: Process groups should not be confused with project phases. Each phase should contain all of the process groups. [PMBOK® Guide 6th Edition, Page 19]
- The finance department in your organization approves a number of capital projects on an annual basis. These projects are then funded by the finance department. You are responsible for constructing a new manufacturing facility that would require construction of a plant, a couple of warehouses and a few storage and distribution locations across the state. Your role at this organization is of a:
Program Manager
Explanation:
Since you are responsible for developing a number of related construction projects, you are managing a bigger program. [PMBOK® Guide, 6th edition, Page 14]
- A project manager is managing a research project. Typically, research projects are not clearly defined and involve a lot of uncertainty. The project has four phases in which a phase can only start when its previous phase is complete. What project lifecycle and phase-to-phase relationship should the project manager use for this project?
Iterative lifecycle with sequential phase to phase relationship
Explanation: The project manager should use the Iterative life cycle since project phases and activities will most probably be repeated as the project team’s understanding of the project and requirements increases. Further, since any project phase can only start once its previous phase has been completed, the phase-to-phase relationship should be sequential. [PMBOK® Guide 6th edition, Page 19]
- A project manager scheduled a review at the end of a phase, with the objective of obtaining authorization to close the current project phase and initiate the next phase. Which of the following is an incorrect way of describing this review?
Phase planning
Explanation:
Stage Gates, Phase Gates and Kill Points all refer to a phase end review with the objective of obtaining authorization to close the current phase and start the next one. This is a retrospective review of the current phase. Phase planning, on the other hand, is performed early during the planning phase of the project. [PMBOK® Guide 6th edition, Page 21]
- Your company has recently won a bid to construct some underground tunnels for a new metro project in the city. The project site contains a network of interconnected geysers and hot springs. These network paths cannot be accurately mapped due to the complexity of the terrain and available technology. Which of the following is the best approach to be used on this project?
Use an incremental life cycle
Explanation: Since the scope cannot be accurately defined upfront on the project, delivering the project in small increments is recommended. Predictive and Agile approaches will most likely not help in this situation. [PMBOK® Guide 6th edition, page 19]
- You are leading a workflow automation project. The system requirements have been collected and the project scope has been defined. If one of the major project’s success factors is delivering within the budget, which of the following approaches would you recommend to be used on this project?
Predictive
Explanation:
Since the project requirements are fixed and the goal is to manage cost, a predictive approach is most suitable in this case. [PMBOK® Guide 6th edition, page 19]
- You are managing a construction project that has been split into multiple project phases. Each project phase contains a set of building and supporting facilities to be designed and constructed together before the next phase could begin. The transition from one phase to another within the project’s lifecycle is typically marked by:
Kill point
Explanation:
The transition from one phase to another within a project’s lifecycle typically involves, and is usually defined by, some form of technical transfer or handoff. This is also called a kill point. [PMBOK® Guide 6th edition, Page 21]
- You have been asked to develop a new website for one of your clients. The website is required to be browser independent and delivered within a month. Although the website has a simple design, the requirement of browser independence has added some complexity to the project. Which of the following approaches would you recommend for this project?
Iterative
Explanation:
The project requires a single final delivery. However, project work might require repetitions until all browsers are supported. An iterative approach is ideal in this situation. [PMBOK® Guide 6th edition, page 19]
- Your organization requires a feasibility study to be conducted prior to initiating any project that has a rough cost estimate of more than a million USD or if the change impact involves more than 10% of the organizational staff. Which of the following is an incorrect classification of a feasibility study?
A feasibility study may be considered a program.
Explanation: Organizations may classify projects differently depending on their internal policies and structures. A feasibility study can be considered pre-project work, the first phase of a project, or a stand-alone project. However, it cannot be considered a program. A program will have much larger scope. [PMBOK® Guide 6th edition, Page 11]
