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20 Cards in this Set
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Project management ________ progress from initiation activities to planning activities, executing activities, monitoring and controlling activities, and closing activities.
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a. methodologies
b. knowledge areas *c. process groups d. life cycles |
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Which project management process group includes devising and maintaining a workable scheme to ensure that the project address the organization's needs?
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a. closing
*b. planning c. executing d. monitoring and controlling |
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Examples of the ________ project management process group include acquiring and developing the project team, performing quality assurance, distributing information, managing stakeholder expectations, and conducting procurements.
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*a. executing
b. closing c. initiating d. planning |
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________ processes take place during each phase of a project. Therefore, you cannot equate process groups with project phases.
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a. Closing
b. Executing *c. Initiating d. Planning |
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A common ________ process is performance reporting, where project stakeholders can identify any necessary changes that may be required to keep the project on track.
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a. executing
b. closing c. planning *d. monitoring and controlling |
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Archiving project files, documenting lessons learned, and receiving formal acceptance of the delivered work as part of the phase or project are all activities often involved in which project management process group?
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*a. closing
b. monitoring and controlling c. planning d. executing |
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The level of activity and length of each process group varies for every project. Normally, the ________ processes require the most resources and time, followed by the planning processes.
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a. planning
*b. executing c. closing d. monitoring and controlling |
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The ________ processes are usually the shortest and require the least amount of resources and time.
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a. monitoring and controlling
b. executing and closing c. initiating and planning *d. initiating and closing |
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Research suggests that companies working to implement best practices should spend at least ________ percent of project time in initiating and planning.
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a. 50
b. 40 *c. 20 d. 30 |
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If changes to the project objectives or plans are required, ________ processes ensure that these changes are made efficiently and effectively to meet stakeholder needs and expectations.
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a. executing
*b. monitoring and controlling c. initiating d. planning |
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The majority of project management processes occur as part of the ________ process group.
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a. monitoring and controlling
b. closing c. initiating *d. planning |
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A ________ describes how things should be done, and different organizations often have different ways of doing things.
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a. life cycle
*b. methodology c. PMBOK Guide d. Rational Unified Process (RUP) |
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Which of the following is an iterative software development process that focuses on team productivity and delivers software best practices to all team members?
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a. Scrum
b. extreme programming (XP) c. agile software development *d. Rational Unified Process (RUP) |
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An organization may initiate information technology projects for several reasons, but the most important reason is to ________.
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a. gain customer loyalty
*b. support business objectives c. increase profits d. improve product quality |
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A business case often includes which of the following?
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a. schedule estimates
b. preliminary project requirements c. critical assumptions and constraints *d. all of these choices |
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Which of the following is an output of project initiation?
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*a. project charter
b. finalized Gantt chart c. defined task resources d. work breakdown structure |
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Which of the following is a common output of the planning process?
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a. Identifying key stakeholders.
b. Creating the procurement management plan. c. Assigning the project manager. *d. Creating the project management plan. |
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Which of the following is a common output of the closing process?
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*a. a lessons-learned report
b. a cost estimate c. change requests d. quality control updates |
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The ________ process involves gaining stakeholder and customer acceptance of the final products and services and bringing the project, or project phase, to an orderly end.
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*a. closing
b. planning c. executing d. monitoring and controlling |
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Which of the following is an output of the monitoring and controlling processes?
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a. the project charter
b. qualified sellers list c. the stakeholders register *d. change requests |
