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The need for _______ is one of the major driving forces for communication in a project.
A. Optimization
B. Integrity
C. Integration
D. Differentiation
Answer C
Explanation The project manager is an integrator. This is a question about your role as an integrator and communicator.
The customer has accepted the completed project scope. However, the lessons learned required by the project management office have not been completed. What is the status of the project?
A. The project is incomplete because it needs to be re-planned.
B. The project is incomplete until all project and product deliverable are complete and accepted.
C. The project is complete because the customer has accepted the deliverable.
D. The project is complete because it has reached its due date.
Answer B
Explanation Re-planning is uncalled for by the situation described. Reaching the planned
completion date does not mean the project is necessarily finished. A project is complete when all work, including all project management work, is complete and the product of the project and all project deliverable are accepted. The lessons learned are project management deliverable, and therefore must be completed for the project to be complete.
When it comes to changes, the project manager's attention is BEST focused on:
A. Making changes.
B. Tracking and recording changes.
C. Informing the sponsor of changes.
D. Preventing unnecessary changes.
Answer D
Explanation Project managers should be proactive. The only proactive answer here is preventing unnecessary changes.
The customer on a project tells the project manager they have run out of money to pay for the project. What should the project manager do FIRST?
A. Shift more of the work to later in the schedule to allow time for the customer to get the funds.
B. Close Project or Phase.
C. Stop work.
D. Release part of the project team.
Explanation Every project must be closed, as closure provides benefit to the performing
organization. This means simply stopping work is not the best choice. Shifting work and releasing team members do not solve the problem-they just postpone dealing with it. The best thing for the project manager to do is begin the Close Project or Phase process.
All of the following are parts of an effective change management plan EXCEPT:
A. Procedures.
B. Standards for reports.
C. Meetings.
D. Lessons learned.
Explanation A change management plan includes the processes and procedures that allow smooth evaluation and tracking of changes. Lessons learned are reviews of the processes and procedures after the fact, to improve them on future projects.
A work authorization system can be used to:
A. Manage who does each activity
B. Manage when and in what sequence work is done
C. Manage when each activity is done
D. Manage who does each activity and when its done
Explanation Who does each activity is managed with the responsibility assignment matrix. When each activity is done is managed with the project schedule. A work authorization system is used to coordinate when and in what order the work is performed so that work and people may properly interface with other work and other people.
A project is plagued by changes to the project charter. Who has the primary responsibility to decide if these changes are necessary?
A. The project manager
B. The project team
C. The sponsor
D. The stakeholders
Explanation The sponsor issues the project charter and so he or she should help the project
manager control changes to the charter. The primary responsibility lies with the sponsor.
Effective project integration usually requires an emphasis on:
A. The personal careers of the team members.
B. Timely updates to the project management plan.
C. Effective communication at key interface points.
D. Product control.
Explanation This question is asking for the most important of the choices. Think about what is involved in integration: project management plan development, project management plan execution, and integrated change control. Updates and product control are parts of project monitoring and controlling, while integration includes more than control. Advancing the careers of team members falls under project executing (the Develop Project Team Process). In order to integrate the project components into a cohesive hole, communication is key whenever one activity will interface with another one team member will interface with another, and when any other form of interfacing will occur.
Integration is done by the:
A. Project manager.
B. Team.
C. Sponsor.
D. Stakeholders.
Answer A
Explanation Integration is the key responsibility of the project manager.
Which of the following BEST describes the project manager's role as an integrator?
A. Help team members become familiar with the project.
B. Put all the pieces of a project into a cohesive whole.
C. Put all the pieces of a project into a program.
D. Get all team members together into a cohesive whole.
Explanation Integration refers to combining activities, not team members.
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