Project Manager Quiz Level 5

The project sponsor has just signed the project charter. What is the NEXT thing to do?

• Begin to complete work packages.

• Validate scope.

• Start integrated change control.

• Start to create management plans.

The high-level project schedule constraints have just been determined. What project management process group are you in?

• Initiating

• Planning

• Executing

• Monitoring and controlling

The WBS and WBS dictionary are completed. The project team has begun working on identifying risks. The sponsor contacts the project manager, requesting that the responsibility assignment matrix be issued. The project has a budget of US $100,000 and is taking place in three countries using 14 human resources. There is little risk expected for the project, and the project manager has managed many projects similar to this one. What is the NEXT thing to do?

• Understand the experience of the sponsor on similar projects.

• Create an activity list.

• Make sure the project scope is defined.

• Complete risk management and issue the responsibility assignment matrix.

A project manager does not have much time to spend on planning before the mandatory start date arrives. He therefore Wants to move through planning as effectively as possible. What advice would you offer?

• Make sure you have a signed project charter and then start the WBS.

• Create an activity list before creating a network diagram.

• Document all the known risks before you document the high-level assumptions.

• Finalize the quality management plan before you determine quality metrics.

The BEST time to assign a project manager to a project is during:

• Integration.

• Project selection.

• Initiating.

• Planning.

A project manager gets a call from a team member notifying him that there is a variance betweenthe speed of a system on the project and the desired or planned speed. The project manager is surprised because that performance measurement was not identified in planning. If the project manager then evaluates whether the variance warrants a response, he is in which part of the project management process?

• Initiating

• Executing

• Monitoring and controlling

• Closing

A team member notifies the project manager that the activities comprising a work package are no longer appropriate. It would be BEST for the project manager to be in what part of the project management process?

• Corrective action

• Integrated change control

• Monitoring and controlling

• Project closing

During a team meeting, a team member asks about the measurements that will be used on the project to assess performance. The team member feels that some of the measures related to activities assigned to him are not valid measurements. The project is BEST considered to be in what part of the project management process?

• Closing

• Monitoring and controlling

• Executing

• Initiating

Which of the following is the MOST appropriate thing to do during the initiating process group?

• Create a detailed description of the project deliverables.

• Get familiar with the company culture and structure as they relate to the project.

• Identify the root cause of problems.

• Ensure all project management processes are complete.

Which of the following is a characteristic of project management processes?

• Iterative

• Unique

• Unnecessary

• Standardized