Planning a Project - Mod 102

Question 1

Planning Process Group

Answer 1

establishes the scope of the project, refines the objectives, and defines the course of action to achieve the project objectives.

Question 2

Planning Process Group Outcomes

Answer 2

Project management plan and project documents

Question 3

Project Management Plan

Answer 3

describes how the project will be executed, monitored, and controlled. Two major components.
o Project baselines – includes scope, schedule, and cost baselines
o Subsidiary plans – include management plans for scope, requirements, schedule, cost, quality, resource, communications, risk, procurement and stakeholder

Question 4

Project docs (PDs)

Answer 4

other documents used to manage the project that are not part of the project management plan

Question 5

Planning Process Group Characistics

Answer 5

o Spans all ten knowledge areas
o Covers most number of processes
o Conducted iteratively and ongoing (progressive elaboration)

Question 6

Knowledge areas

Answer 6

Management of project
integration
scope
schedule
cost
quality
resource
communications
risk
procurement
stakeholder

Question 7

KA - Project Integration Management

Answer 7

 unifies, consolidates, communicates, and integrates several processes for the entire project
 facilitates choices with regards to project options, trade-offs, objectives, and alternatives
 Supports the iterative nature and linkages of various project management process groups

Question 8

KA - Project Scope Management

Answer 8

 includes processes to ensure that the project includes all the work required
 defines and controls what is and is not included in the project

Question 9

KA - Project Schedule Management

Answer 9

 Includes processes to manage the timely completion of the project
 Defines and sequences activities; and estimates activity resources and durations
 Develops and controls the schedule

Question 10

KA - Project Cost Management

Answer 10

 Includes processes to plan, estimate, budget, finance, fund, manage, and control costs
 Helps ensure that the project can be completed within the approved budget.

Question 11

KA - Project Quality Management

Answer 11

 determines quality policies, objectives, and responsibilities to achieve the project objectives
 supports continuous process and improvement activities
 ensures project and product requirements are met and validated

Question 12

KA - Project Resource Management

Answer 12

 Includes processes to organize, manage, mentor, and lead the project team
 Confirms and obtains the necessary resource to complete the project activities
 Helps improve project team competencies and optimize project performance

Question 13

KA - Project Communications Management

Answer 13

 ensures timely and appropriate collection and distribution of project information
 creates a bridge between diverse stakeholders to ensure smooth project execution

Question 14

KA - Project Risk Management

Answer 14

 Includes processes for planning, identifying, analyzing, and responding to project risks
 Increases the probabilities of positive events and decreases them for negative events

Question 15

KA - Project Procurement Management

Answer 15

 Purchase and acquires needed products, services, or results from outside the project team
 Includes contract management and change control processes for contracts and purchases
 Administers contractual obligations placed on the project team by the contract

Question 16

KA - Project Stakeholder Management

Answer 16

 Identifies people, groups, or organizations that can impact or be impacted by the project
 Develops appropriate management strategies for effectively engaging stakeholders
 Focuses on continuous communication with stakeholders in project decisions and activities.