Which of the Following is True Concerning Lessons Learned on a Project

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. All of the following reasons might lead to a contract termination for default EXCEPT: a. b. c. d. problems associated with the project schedule changing customer priorities a loss of confidence in the contractor performing the project problems associated with the project cost ANS: B 2. Which of the following reasons might lead to an early contract termination for convenience? a. b. c. d. The buyer faces changing priorities. The seller faces unexpected difficulties. The seller needs change. The buyer and seller negotiate a settlement ANS: A 3. When a project is completed on time, the project team must accomplish all of the following activities EXCEPT: a. b. c. d. use alternative dispute resolution capture and share lessons learned planning a smooth transition of deliverables into ongoing operations secure customer feedback and approval ANS: A 4. The process of formalizing acceptance of the completed project deliverables is known as: a. b. c. d. product acceptance. system turnover. validate scope control scope ANS: C 5. Which of the following is true concerning lessons learned on a project? a. b. c. d. Lessons learned can only be gathered from project team members. Lessons are only identified at the end of the project after learning has occurred. Lessons are the knowledge gained by team members as they perform the project. Lessons learned are always provided by the customer. ANS: C 6. All of the following practices have proven effective for managing lessons learned in an organization EXCEPT: a. creation of databases, shared folders or wikis that all workers can easily access. b. documenting all lessons learned only at the end of the project. c. coding of lessons learned to facilitate searches by future teams. d. assignment of a lessons learned database “owner” who reviews new lessons and incorporates into existing lessons. ANS: B 7. Any of the following attributes can serve as a useful factor for coding lessons learned EXCEPT: a. b. c. d. type of project stage in project life cycle issue it concerns lessons learned owner ANS: D 8. Closure of a project generally entails all of the following activities EXCEPT: a. b. c. d. ensuring all work has been accomplished ensuring all resources have been reassigned ensuring all documentation is complete updating the project management plan ANS: D 9. A project team attempting to close a project should review all of the following documents to ensure that everything promised was delivered EXCEPT: a. b. c. d. the project charter the stakeholder register the work breakdown structure the project schedule ANS: B 10. A project team attempting to close a project should review which of the following to ensure the customers are satisfied with the project work? a. the project charter b. the customer feedback and scope verification c. the communication plan d. the project organization chart ANS: B 11. Many organizations require the completion of a project close-out report upon completion of a project. These reports typically include which of the following? a. b. c. d. a review of the project’s original justification a list of team members dismissed due to poor performance transcripts of team member conversations review of team building exercises ANS: A 12. All of the following describe benefits associated with celebrating the completion of a project EXCEPT: a. b. c. d. Celebrations can persuade team members to do just a bit more than they might otherwise. Celebrations provide an opportunity to recognize team member efforts. Celebrations mark transition points as people leave one project for another. Celebrations are held in conjunction with team performance reviews ANS: D