Pre-Quiz Project Management

Which one of the following statements best describes a project?

• A project is a set of tools and techniques often used when delivering organisational change.

• A project is the sum of activities needed to remove uncertainty from a unique piece of work.

• A unique transient endeavour undertaken to achieve a desired outcome.

• A project is a method of planning work.

Which one of the following statements is TRUE?

• An increase in project scope is likely to increase project cost.

• A decrease in the project time is likely to increase project quality

• An increase in the project quality requirements is likely to decrease project cost

• A decrease in the project cost is likely to decrease project time

The main purpose of the Project Management Plan is to:

• provide justification for undertaking the project in terms of evaluating the benefit, cost and risk of alternative options

• ensure the project sponsor has tight control of the project manager’s activity.

• document the outcomes of the planning process and provide the reference document for managing the project.

• document the outcome of the risk, change and configuration management processes.

Which statement BEST describes a responsibility of the project manager:

• to be the sole source of expertise for estimating techniques on cost and time

• to deliver the project objectives to enable benefits to be realised.

• to take ultimate accountability for the delivery of the business benefits.

• to delegate all accountability for managing time, cost and quality to team leaders.

Which one of the following best describes a project stakeholder?

• A party who is concerned about the project going ahead

• A party with an interest or role in the project or is impacted by the project.

• A party who has a vested interest in the outcome of the project.

• A party who has a financial stake in the organisation managing the project.

In project management, the term quality is best defined as:

• inspection, testing and measurement.

• reviews and audits.

• fitness for purpose of deliverables.

• professionally-bound project reports

What is a visual representation of a project’s planned activities against a calendar called?

• A Gantt chart

• A fishbone diagram

• A product flow diagram.

• A Pareto chart.

Dora has just taken over an IT project. This project was terminated six months ago due to a shortage of funds and resources. Dora wants to determine the reasons for the fund shortage as well as the situation with the incomplete deliverables. Of the following documents, which should Dora examine in order to determine the facts about her project?

• Project Management Plan

• Database

• Project Closure Documents

• Lesson learned documents

In which of the following project management process groups are the most time and money typically spent?

• Initiating

• Planning

• Executing

• Controlling

Quality Control is

• Evaluating overall project performance to ensure the project will satisfy the relevant quality standards.

• Identifying which quality standards are relevant to the project and how to satisfy them.

• Monitoring specific project results to ensure that they comply with the relevant quality standards while identifying ways to improve overall quality.

• The graphic display of data that illustrates results of a process over time.