Project Management Initiating & Planning Processes

What is WBS in Project scope management

• Work Building Structure

• Work Breakdown System

• Work Breakdown Structure

• Work Breakdown Submission

Which of the following stakeholder makes the details of scope in a project ?

• Project team

• Project Manager

• Project Sponsor

The combined stages of a project are known as what?

• Lifecycle

• Lifetime

• Life long

• Life sentence

The project aims to investigate the feasibility of constructing a hydroelectric dam from a technical, economic, and social point of view. The project charter created by the project manager on behalf of the project sponsor is now approved.

Which of the following processes should be performed next?

• Develop Project Management Plan

• Identify Risks

• Identify Stakeholders

• Develop Project Charter

You are about to start planning for a large and complex project. Due to the size of the project along with the regulatory and environmental considerations, the development of a detailed project management plan will be critical.

As a starting point for initial project planning, what is the first thing you should do?

• Conduct a project kick-off meeting to inform and engage stakeholders and gain commitment

• Review the project charter to understand the high-level information about the project

• Begin the process of identifying stakeholders so they can be engaged as necessary for project planning

• Share the project scope statement with the project team for a common understanding of project deliverables

You are managing a project to build a database and need to acquire information from the stakeholders of the project. The team is using brainstorming, focus groups, interviews, questionnaires, and benchmarking to understand and document the stakeholders' needs.

The methods the team is using are representative of which tool and technique?

• Data gathering

• Data analysis

• Decision making

• Data representation

A project manager meets with a customer for initial discussions about an upcoming project. At the end of the meeting, the customer asks the project manager for a rough estimate of the project duration. Based on her experience with three similar projects, the project manager provides an estimate of 8-10 months.

What estimation technique does the project manager use?

• Expert judgment

• Three-point estimating

• Analogous estimating

• Bottom-up estimating

For an upcoming project, a needs assessment and business case have been completed, and the project management office (PMO) is reviewing a draft of the benefits management plan. The PMO highlights an element of the benefits management plan and requests that the element be removed before the document is finalized.

Which of the following was most likely the element the PMO requested to remove?

• Expected tangible and intangible value to be gained by the implementation of the project

• A set of options to be considered for addressing the business opportunity

• A timeframe for realizing the benefits of the project

• Measures to be used to show benefits realized

You are developing the communications management plan for a construction project. You want to determine the information needs of the project stakeholders, specifically focusing on the type and the format of information that will be required to communicate with the stakeholders.

What is your best course of action?

• Develop the stakeholder register

• Review the requirements documentation

• Conduct a communication requirements analysis

• Consult the stakeholder engagement plan

You are expected to manage stakeholders’ expectations as a project manager. All of the following are interpersonal skills that you should apply EXCEPT:

• Building trust

• Resolving conflict

• Risk taking

• Active listening