Final Exam

Question 1

A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result.

Answer 1

Project

Question 2

Involves working with stakeholders to create the document that formally authorizes a project.

Answer 2

Developing the Project Charter

Question 3

Involves coordinating all planning efforts to create a consistent, coherent document.

Answer 3

Developing the Project Management Plan

Question 4

Involves carrying out the project management plan by performing the activities included in it.

Answer 4

Directing and Managing Project Work

Question 5

Involves overseeing activities to meet the performance objectives of the project.

Answer 5

Monitoring and Controlling Project Work

Question 6

Involves identifying, evaluating, and managing changes throughout the project life cycle.

Answer 6

Performing Integrated Change Control

Question 7

Involves finalizing all actvities to formally close the project or phase

Answer 7

Closing the Project or Phase

Question 8

Deciding how to approach and plan the risk management activities for the project.

Answer 8

Planning Risk Management

Question 9

Determining which risks are likely to affect a project and documenting the characteristics of each.

Answer 9

Identifying Risks

Question 10

Prioritizing risks based on their probability and impact of occurrence.

Answer 10

Performing Qualitative Risk Analysis

Question 11

Numerically estimating the effects of risks on project objectives.

Answer 11

Performing Quantitative Risk Analysis

Question 12

Taking steps to enhance opportunities and reduce threats to meeting project objectives.

Answer 12

Planning Risk Responses

Question 13

Monitoring identified and residual risks, identifying new risks, carrying out risk response plans, and evaluating the effectiveness of risk strategies throughout the life of the project.

Answer 13

Controlling Risk

Question 14

Ensures that the project will satisfy the needs for which it was undertaken.

Answer 14

Project Quality Management

Question 15

Identifying which quality standards are relevant to the project and how to satisfy them, a metric standard of measure.

Answer 15

Planning Quality Management

Question 16

Periodically evaluating overall project performance to ensure the project will satisfy the relevant quality standards.

Answer 16

Performing Quality Assurance

Question 17

Monitoring specific project results to ensure that they comply with the relevant quality standards.

Answer 17

Performing Quality Control

Question 18

Determining the information and communications needs of the stakeholders.

Answer 18

Planning Communications Management

Question 19

Creating, distributing, storing, retrieving, and disposing of project communications based on the communications management plan.

Answer 19

Managing Communications

Question 20

Monitoring and controlling project communications to ensure that stakeholder communication needs are met.

Answer 20

Controlling Communications

Question 21

Determining what to procure and when and how to do it.

Answer 21

Planning Procurement Management

Question 22

Obtaining seller responses, selecting sellers, and awarding contracts.

Answer 22

Conducting Procurements

Question 23

Managing relationships with sellers, monitoring contract performance, and making changes as needed.

Answer 23

Controlling Procurements

Question 24

Completing and settling each contract or agreement, including resolving of any open items.

Answer 24

Closing Procurements

Question 25

The application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements.

Answer 25

Project Management

Question 26

Balancing scope, time, and cost goal.

Answer 26

Triple Constraint

Question 27

The creation of relationships with outside vendors and suppliers for goods and services needed to complete a project.

Answer 27

Project Procurement Management

Question 28

The process of identifying, analyzing and responding to risk factors throughout the life of a project and in the best interests of its objectives.

Answer 28

Project Risk Management

Question 29

The systematic planning, implementing, monitoring, and revision of all the channels of communication within an organization, and between organizations

Answer 29

Project Communications Management

Question 30

A collection of processes required to ensure that the various elements of the projects are properly coordinated.

Answer 30

Project Integration Management

Question 31

Used to solicit quotes or bids from prospective suppliers.

Answer 31

RFQ (Requests for Quotes)

Question 32

Used to solicit proposals from prospective sellers.

Answer 32

RFP (Requests for Proposals)

Question 33

A formal, documented process that describes when and how official project documents and work may be changed. Describes who is authorized to make changes and how to make them

Answer 33

Integrated Change Control

Question 34

Two or more people interact to exchange information via meetings, phone calls, or video conferencing. Most effective way to ensure common understanding.

Answer 34

Interactive communication

Question 35

Information is sent or pushed to recipients without their request via reports, e-mails, faxes, voice mails, and other means. Ensures that the information is distributed, but does not ensure that it was received or understood.

Answer 35

Push communication

Question 36

Information is sent to recipients at their request via Web sites, bulletin boards, e-learning, knowledge repositories like blogs, and other means.

Answer 36

Pull communication

Question 37

A document that contains the results of various risk management processes and that is often displayed in a table or spreadsheet format. A tool for documenting potential risk events and related information

Answer 37

Risk Register

Question 38

Many IT professionals think of testing as a stage that comes near the end of IT product development. Testing should be done during almost every phase of the IT product development life cycle.

Answer 38

Quality Testing