Review: Chapters 1-5

Question 1

Project

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Sponsor

Answer 2

Person who normally provides direction and funding for a project.

Question 3

Triple constraint

Answer 3

Scope, time, and cost goals.

Question 4

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Answer 4

The popular project management certification/designation provided by PMI.

Question 5

Stakeholders

Answer 5

People involved in or affected by project activities.

Question 6

Project Management

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Leader

Answer 7

A person who focuses on long-term goals.

Question 8

Project Manager

Answer 8

The person responsible for working with the project sponsor, the project team, and the other people involved in a project to meet project goals.

Question 9

Scope Management

Answer 9

All of the work, and only the work, required to complete the objectives.

Question 10

Core function knowledge areas

Answer 10

Scope management, Time management, Cost management, and Quality management.

Question 11

Project management process groups

Answer 11

Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling, Closing.

Question 12

Project execution

Answer 12

The part of the project life cycle that consumes the most time and resources.

Question 13

PMBOK Guide

Answer 13

A standard that describes best practices for what should be done to manage a project.

Question 14

PRINCE2

Answer 14

This project methodology published by the British government is an acronym for projects in controlled environments.

Question 15

Communication

Answer 15

This activity typically occupies 90% of a project manager’s time

Question 16

Communication plan

Answer 16

This document summarizes what stakeholders need to know, as well as how and when they will receive information.

Question 17

Human resource management

Answer 17

Making effective use of the people involved with a project.

Question 18

Out of Scope items

Answer 18

Should be included in the Scope Statement to help prevent scope creep.

Question 19

Project charter

Answer 19

This document officially acknowledges the project and gives the Project Manager authority to apply resources to do the work.

Question 20

Mission statement

Answer 20

This brief statement is used to clarify expectations, guide project planning and aid communication.

Question 21

Change control

Answer 21

Defining this at the beginning of the project helps everyone know how the project will deal with changes.

Question 22

Scope statement

Answer 22

The goal of this document is to document all of the work, and only the work, required to complete the objectives.

Question 23

Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

Answer 23

This is a deliverables-oriented grouping of project elements that organizes and defines the total scope of the project.

Question 24

Mind map

Answer 24

Can be used to aid creation of a work breakdown structure.

Question 25

Determining the Real Need

Answer 25

The first step in defining a project.

Question 26

Project planning

Answer 26

The best project managers spend roughly twice as much time in this activity compared to their counterparts. It's main purpose is to guide project execution.

Question 27

Scope creep

Answer 27

This describes the tendency for project scope to increase during execution.

Question 28

SMART goal

Answer 28

Specific, measurable, assignable, realistic, and time-framed.

Question 29

Project organization chart

Answer 29

A graphic representation of how authority and responsibility is distributed within the project.

Question 30

Project web site

Answer 30

Posting project information to one of these creates a centralized way of delivering project documents and communications.

Question 31

Best practice

Answer 31

An optimal way recognized by industry to achieve a stated goal or objective.

Question 32

ACRI matrix

Answer 32

This document maps the work breakdown structure to the people responsible for performing the work.

Question 33

Project initiation

Answer 33

This process contains the following activities: - identify and understand project stakeholders - prepare a business case for the project - create the project charter - hold a kick-off meeting - develop a preliminary scope statement

Question 34

Project success

Answer 34

Completed within acceptable time and budget thresholds, the customer accepts the result of the project and stakeholders want to do more projects.

Question 35

Project success factors

Answer 35

User involvement, executive support and clear statement of requirements are part of these.

Question 36

Benefits of project management

Answer 36

Better resource control, improved customer relations, shorter development times and lower costs are part of these.

Question 37

An effective project manager

Answer 37

A decisive person who is a good communicator, good motivator and leads by example.