Project Management Principles

Question 1

Serves as a foundational guideline for strategy, decision making and problem solving.

Answer 1

Principles

Question 2

Provide project management guidance for the behaviour of people involved in projects.

Answer 2

Principles

Question 3

Can be adopted by an individual or profession to establish expectations for moral conduct. PMI is based on four values 
Responsibility
Respect
Fairness
Honesty

Answer 3

Code of ethics

Question 4

Which kind of project team environment is it best to create

Answer 4

Collaborative

Question 5

Based on the 12 principles of project management, what is it best to focus on ?

Answer 5

Value

Question 6

According to the 12 principles, in what state should the stakeholders be kept ?

Answer 6

Engaged

Question 7

According to the 12 principles, which behaviour should be demonstrated ?

Answer 7

Leadership

Question 8

According to the 12 principles, what should be built into processes and deliverables?

Answer 8

Quality

Question 9

According to the 12 principles, what should be done to achieve the envisioned future state of the complany.

Answer 9

Enable change

Question 10

The act of taking care of or managing something. For example, property, an organization, money or valuable objects.

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Stewardship

Question 11

Which quality is a steward displaying if he behaves honestly and ethically ?

Answer 11

Integrity

Question 12

Who realizes projects ?

Answer 12

Project teams

Question 13

Something that affect project teams and that represents a set of behavioral patterns.

Answer 13

Team agreements

Question 14

Something that project teams define and that enables the completion of tasks and work assignments.

Answer 14

Processes

Question 15

Which kind of project team environment promotes the free exchange of information and individual knowledge ?

Answer 15

Collaborative

Question 16

In which state should the stakeholders be kept?

Answer 16

Engaged

Question 17

Who can affect the following aspects of a project: scope, schedule, cost, project team, plans, outcomes, culture, benefits realization, risk, quality, success

Answer 17

Stakeholders

Question 18

Defining how, when, how often, interpersonal skills, initiative, integrity, honesty, collaboration, respect, empathy, confidence all help to do what ?

Answer 18

Effectively engage stakeholders

Question 19

Minimizing potential negative impacts and maximize positive impacts are reasons to do what ?

Answer 19

Engage stakeholders

Question 20

Ultimate indicator of project success. Can be realized throughout the project. Can be defined in quantitative or qualitative terms. Project teams evaluate progress and adapt to maximize it.

Answer 20

Value

Question 21

Contains at least these supporting and interrelated elements:
business need
Project justification
Business strategy

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Business case

Question 22

The worth, importance or usefulness of something. Some organization will see more of it for the same product or deliverable.

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Value

Question 23

Entails recognizing, evaluating and responding to the dynamic circumstances within and surrounding the project in a holistic way to positively affect project performance. Entails holistic view of how project parts interact with each other and with external systems. Constantly changing. Allows leveraging positive outcomes.

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System interactions

Question 24

A single change can create several impacts. Requires system thinking to be evaluated.

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System interactions

Question 25

Demonstrate and adapt behaviours to support individual needs. Promote project success and contribute to positive project outcomes. Different people are motivated by different things. Demonstrate desired behavior in areas of honesty, integrity and ethical conduct.

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Leadership

Question 26

Necessary to motivate people toward a common goal, inspire them to align their individual interests in favor of collective effort and achieve success as a project team rather than as individuals.

Answer 26

Leadership

Question 27

What is the single key to good project success ?

Answer 27

Good leadership

Question 28

What may happen if the team isn't motivated or is being poorly managed ?

Answer 28

Project failure

Question 29

??? is about meeting the acceptance criteria for deliverables. Project ??? is about satisfying stakeholders' expectations and fulfilling project and product requirements. Stakeholders will have to maintain a focus on ??? that produces deliverables that meet project objectives and align to the needs set forth by stakeholders.

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Quality

Question 30

??? may have several different dimensions, including but not limited to the following Performance Conformity Reliability Resilience Satisfaction Efficiency Sustainability Teams measure ??? using metrics and acceptance criterias. Any product or service that doesn't have good ??? will go out of business or will not be bought.

Answer 30

Quality

Question 31

??? is the outcome of human behaviour, system interactions, uncertainty and ambiguity. ??? can arise at any point during the project. Project teams can stay vigilant in identifying elements of ??? and use a variety of methods to reduce the amount or impact of ???.

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Complexity

Question 32

``` SOme of the more common sources of ??? are : Human behaviour System behaviour Uncertainty and ambiguity Technological innovation ```

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Complexity

Question 33

A ??? is an uncertain event or condition that, if it occurs, can have a positive or negative effect on one or more objectives. Project teams seek to maximize positive ??? (opportunities) and decrease exposure to negative ??? (threats). ??? are adressed continually throughout the project.

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Risk

Question 34

``` ??? responses should be: Appropriate for the significance of the ??? Cost effective Realistic whithin the project context Agreed to by relevant stakeholders and Owned by a responsible person ```

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Risk

Question 35

111 is the ability to respond to changing conditions. 222 is the ability to absorb impacts and to recover quickly from a setback or failure. Build 111 and 222 into the organization's and project teams approaches. A focus on outcomes rathers outputs facilitates 111.

Answer 35

``` 111 = adaptablility 222 = resiliency ```

Question 36

Prepare those impacted for the acceptance to go from the current state to the intended future state created by the project output. ??? can originate from internal influences or external sources. Enabling ??? can be challenging as not all stakeholders embrace ??? Attempting too much ??? in a short time can to to ??? fatigue and/or resistance.

Answer 36

Change

Question 37

Effective ??? management uses a motivational strategy rather than a forceful one. Knowing and addressing the needs of stakeholders to embrace ??? throughout the project life cycle helps to integrate the resulting ??? in the project work, making a successful outcome more likely.

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Change