The Project Management Process Groups Answer Key

e True / False 1. Decisions and actions taken in one knowledge area at a certain time rarely affect other knowledge areas. a. True b. False ANSWER: False RATIONALE: Feedback: Project management is an integrative endeavor; decisions and actions taken in one knowledge area at a certain time usually affect other knowledge areas. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Moderate REFERENCES: p.86 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.15 - LO: 3-1 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic Project Management Process Groups TOPICS: Bloom's: Comprehension KEYWORDS: DATE CREATED: DATE MODIFIED: 2. Initiating processes take place during each phase of a project. a. True b. False ANSWER: True RATIONALE: Feedback: Initiating processes include defining and authorizing a project or project phase. Initiating processes take place during each phase of a project. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy REFERENCES: p. 87 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.15 - LO: 3-1 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic Project Management Process Groups TOPICS: Bloom's: Knowledge KEYWORDS: DATE CREATED: DATE MODIFIED: 3. Initiating processes are not required to end a project. a. True b. False ANSWER: RATIONALE: False Feedback: Initiating processes are also required to end a project. Someone must initiate activities to ensure that the project team completes all the work, documents lessons learned, assigns project resources, and that the customer accepts the work. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Moderate REFERENCES: p.87 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.15 - LO: 3-1 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic Project Management Process Groups TOPICS: Bloom's:Comprehension KEYWORDS: DATE CREATED: DATE MODIFIED: 4. The level of activity and length of each process group varies for every project. a. True b. False ANSWER: True RATIONALE: Feedback: The level of activity and length of each process group varies for every project. Normally, executing tasks requires the most resources and time, followed by planning tasks. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy REFERENCES: p.88 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.15 - LO: 3-1 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic Project Management Process Groups TOPICS: Bloom's: Knowledge KEYWORDS: DATE CREATED: DATE MODIFIED: 5. Initiating and closing tasks are usually the longest and require the most amount of resources and time. a. True b. False ANSWER: False RATIONALE: Feedback: Initiating and closing tasks are usually the shortest (at the beginning and end of a project or phase, respectively), and they require the least resources and time. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy REFERENCES: p.88 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.15 - LO: 3-1 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic Project Management Process Groups TOPICS: Bloom's: Knowledge KEYWORDS: DATE CREATED: DATE MODIFIED: 6. The executing process group generally requires the most resources. a. True b. False ANSWER: True RATIONALE: Feedback: The executing process group takes the actions necessary to complete the work described in the planning activities. It should overlap the other process groups, and generally requires the most resources. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy REFERENCES: p.88 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.15 - LO: 3-1 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic Project Management Process Groups TOPICS: Bloom's: Knowledge KEYWORDS: DATE CREATED: DATE MODIFIED: 7. Monitoring and controlling processes overlap all of the other project management process groups. a. True b. False ANSWER: True RATIONALE: Feedback: Monitoring and controlling processes overlap all of the other project management process groups because changes can occur at any time. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy REFERENCES: p.90 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.15 - LO: 3-1 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic Project Management Process Groups TOPICS: Bloom's: Knowledge KEYWORDS: DATE CREATED: DATE MODIFIED: 8. Key outcomes of the executing process group are formal acceptance of the work and creation of closing documents. a. True b. False ANSWER: False RATIONALE: Feedback: Key outcomes of the closing process group are formal acceptance of the work and creation of closing documents, such as a final project report and lessons-learned report. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy REFERENCES: p. 90 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.15 - LO: 3-1 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic Project Management Process Groups TOPICS: Bloom's: Knowledge KEYWORDS: DATE CREATED: DATE MODIFIED: 9. Many project management activities occur as part of the planning process group. a. True b. False ANSWER: True RATIONALE: Feedback: Because each project is unique, project teams are always trying to do something that has not been done before. To succeed at unique and new activities, projects teams must do a fair amount of planning. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy REFERENCES: p.93 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.20 - LO: 3-2 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: o Reflective Thinking - BUSPROG: Analytic skills: Statistics and Management Science TOPICS: Mapping the Process Groups to the Knowledge Areas KEYWORDS: DATE CREATED: DATE MODIFIED: Bloom's: Knowledge 10. Agile methods are used when deliverables have a low degree of change. a. True b. False ANSWER: False RATIONALE: Feedback: Agile is an adaptive product life cycle used when deliverables have a high degree of change and a high frequency of delivery. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy REFERENCES: p. 93 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.16 - LO: 3-3 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: o Reflective Thinking - BUSPROG: Analytic skills: Statistics and Management Science Developing An IT Project Management Methodology TOPICS: Bloom's: Knowledge KEYWORDS: DATE CREATED: DATE MODIFIED: 11. The Rational Unified Process (RUP) framework is incompatible with the PMBOK process. a. True b. False ANSWER: False RATIONALE: Feedback: According to RUP expert Bill Cottrell, “RUP embodies industrystandard management and technical methods and techniques to provide a software engineering process particularly suited to creating and maintaining component-based software system solutions.” Cottrell explained that you can tailor RUP to include the PMBOK process groups because several customers asked for that capability. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Moderate REFERENCES: p.94 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.16 - LO: 3-3 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic Developing An It Project Management Methodology TOPICS: Bloom's: Comprehension KEYWORDS: DATE CREATED: DATE MODIFIED: 12. The DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control) methodology of the Six Sigma projects, is used to improve an existing business process. a. True b. False ANSWER: True RATIONALE: Feedback: Two main methodologies are used on Six Sigma projects: DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control) is used to improve an existing business process, and DMADV (Define, Measure, Analyze, Design, and Verify) is used to create new product or process designs to achieve predictable, defect-free performance. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Moderate REFERENCES: p.94 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.16 - LO: 3-3 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic Developing An IT Project Management Methodology TOPICS: Bloom's:Comprehension KEYWORDS: DATE CREATED: DATE MODIFIED: 13. An organization’s project management plan expresses the vision, mission, goals, objectives, and strategies of the organization. a. True b. False ANSWER: False RATIONALE: Feedback: The organization’s strategic plan expresses the vision, mission, goals, objectives, and strategies of the organization. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy REFERENCES: p.96 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.17 - LO: 3-4 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic Case Study 1: JWD Consulting's Project Management Intranet Site Project TOPICS: (Predictive Approach) Bloom's: Knowledge 4 KEYWORDS: DATE CREATED: DATE MODIFIED: 14. Identifying the project sponsor is a pre-initiation task. a. True b. False ANSWER: True RATIONALE: Feedback: It is a good practice to lay the groundwork for a project before it officially starts. Senior managers often perform several tasks, sometimes called pre-initiation tasks. These include identifying the project sponsor and selecting the project manager. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy REFERENCES: p.96 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.17 - LO: 3-4 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic Case Study 1: JWD Consulting's Project Management Intranet Site Project TOPICS: (Predictive Approach) Bloom's: Knowledge KEYWORDS: DATE CREATED: DATE MODIFIED: 15. The output of the stakeholder management strategy results is a project charter. a. True b. False ANSWER: False RATIONALE: Feedback: The output of the stakeholder management strategy results is a stakeholder register. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy REFERENCES: p.101 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.17 - LO: 3-4 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic Case Study 1: JWD Consulting's Project Management Intranet Site Project TOPICS: (Predictive Approach) Bloom's: Knowledge KEYWORDS: DATE CREATED: DATE MODIFIED: 16. The kick-off meeting is always held before the business case and project charter are completed. a. True b. False ANSWER: RATIONALE: False Feedback: A kick-off meeting is a meeting held at the beginning of a project so that stakeholders can meet each other, review the goals of the project, and discuss future plans. The kick-off meeting is often held after the business case and project charter are completed, but it could be held sooner, as needed. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy REFERENCES: p.105 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.17 - LO: 3-4 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic Case Study 1: JWD Consulting's Project Management Intranet Site Project TOPICS: (Predictive Approach) Bloom's: Knowledge KEYWORDS: DATE CREATED: DATE MODIFIED: 17. A milestone list is an output associated with the Project Scope Management knowledge area. a. True b. False ANSWER: False RATIONALE: Feedback: A milestone list is an output associated with the Project Schedule Management knowledge area. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy REFERENCES: p.106-107 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.17 - LO: 3-4 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic Case Study 1: JWD Consulting's Project Management Intranet Site Project TOPICS: (Predictive Approach) Bloom's: Knowledge KEYWORDS: DATE CREATED: DATE MODIFIED: 18. The WBS provides a basis for creating the project schedule and performing earned value management for measuring and forecasting project performance. a. True b. False ANSWER: True RATIONALE: Feedback: The WBS is a very important tool in project management because it provides the basis for deciding how to do the work. The WBS also provides a basis for creating the project schedule and performing earned value management for measuring and forecasting project performance. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy REFERENCES: p.114 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.17 - LO: 3-4 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic Case Study 1: JWD Consulting's Project Management Intranet Site Project TOPICS: (Predictive Approach) Bloom's: Knowledge KEYWORDS: DATE CREATED: DATE MODIFIED: 19. Project initiation involves taking the actions necessary to ensure that activities in the project plan are completed. a. True b. False ANSWER: False RATIONALE: Feedback: Executing the project involves taking the actions necessary to ensure that activities in the project plan are completed. It also includes work required to introduce any new hardware, software, and procedures into normal operations. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy REFERENCES: p.117 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.17 - LO: 3-4 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic Case Study 1: JWD Consulting's Project Management Intranet Site Project TOPICS: (Predictive Approach) Bloom's: Knowledge KEYWORDS: DATE CREATED: DATE MODIFIED: 20. In the Scrum method, team members work as a self-directed group coached by the ScrumMaster. a. True b. False ANSWER: True RATIONALE: Feedback: Because Scrum implies that team members work as a self-directed group, coached by the ScrumMaster, a team contract should not be necessary. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy REFERENCES: p.122 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.18 - LO: 3-5 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic Case Study 2: JWD Consulting's Project Management Intranet Site Project TOPICS: (Agile Approach) Bloom's: Knowledge KEYWORDS: DATE CREATED: DATE MODIFIED: 21. The burndown chart is a Scrum created artifact that provides a list of features prioritized by business value. a. True b. False ANSWER: False RATIONALE: Feedback: A burndown chart shows the cumulative work remaining in a sprint on a day by- day basis. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy REFERENCES: p.131 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.18 - LO: 3-5 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic Case Study 2: JWD Consulting's Project Management Intranet Site Project TOPICS: (Agile Approach) Bloom's: Knowledge KEYWORDS: DATE CREATED: DATE MODIFIED: 22. A sprint review is a meeting in which the team demonstrates to the product owner what it has completed during the sprint. a. True b. False ANSWER: True RATIONALE: Feedback: A sprint review is a meeting in which the team demonstrates to the product owner what it has completed during the sprint. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy REFERENCES: p.131 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.18 - LO: 3-5 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic Case Study 2: JWD Consulting's Project Management Intranet Site Project TOPICS: (Agile Approach) Bloom's: Knowledge KEYWORDS: DATE CREATED: DATE MODIFIED: 23. The pre-initiation phase of a project using the Scrum method does not involve project charters, stakeholder management strategy, and kick-off meetings. a. True b. False ANSWER: False RATIONALE: Feedback: A project charter, stakeholder register, stakeholder management strategy, and kick-off meeting would be created as part of initiation in a project using the Scrum method. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy REFERENCES: p.133 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.18 - LO: 3-5 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic Case Study 2: JWD Consulting's Project Management Intranet Site Project TOPICS: (Agile Approach) Bloom's: Knowledge KEYWORDS: DATE CREATED: DATE MODIFIED: 24. The two main items for monitoring and controlling in the Scrum framework are the daily Scrum and the sprint retrospectives. a. True b. False ANSWER: True RATIONALE: Feedback: The two main items for monitoring and controlling in the Scrum framework are the daily Scrum and the sprint review. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy REFERENCES: p.137 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.18 - LO: 3-5 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic Case Study 2: JWD Consulting's Project Management Intranet Site Project TOPICS: (Agile Approach) Bloom's: Knowledge KEYWORDS: DATE CREATED: DATE MODIFIED: 25. Kick-off meeting agendas are usually recorded in a Word document. a. True b. False ANSWER: True RATIONALE: Feedback: Kick-off meeting agendas are normally recorded in the form of Word documents. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy REFERENCES: p.139-140 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.17 - LO: 3-4 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic Case study 1: JWD Consulting's Project Management Intranet Site Project TOPICS: (Predictive Approach) Bloom's: Knowledge KEYWORDS: DATE CREATED: DATE MODIFIED: