Chapter 03 - Management Process

You are a project manager working on a software engineering project. The programmers have started building the software, and the testers have started to create the test environment. Which process group includes these activities?

• Initiating
• Planning
• Executing
• Closing

The following graphic illustrates how the process groups interact and overlap at various times. Which of the process groups is the point aimed in the illustration?

• Planning

• Executing

• Initiating

• Monitoring & Controlling

Which of the following is not a stakeholder?

• The project manager who is responsible for building the project
• A project team member who will work on the project
• A customer who will use the final product
• A competitor whose company will lose business because of the product

Which of the following is not an input to the initiating process group?

• Company processes
• Company Culture
• Historical WBS
• Project Scope Statement

A project manager runs into a problem with her projects contractors, and she is not sure if they are abiding by the terms of the contract. Which knowledge area is the BEST source of processes to help her deal with this problem?

• Cost Management
• Risk Management
• Procurement Management
• Communication Management

A Project Manager is verifying the scope. Which process group is the project manager working in?

• Planning
• Monitoring & Controlling
• Initiating
• Closing

You are a project manager for a construction project. You have just finished creating a list of all of the people who will be directly affected by the project. What process group are you in?

• Planning
• Monitoring & Controlling
• Initiating
• Closing

You are a project manager and you have created the project charter and it is not approved from the buyer. But your manager is forcing you to start the project right away. What is the BEST thing to do?

• Do the impact analysis and show the impact to the start of the project without approval.
• Start the project right away
• Ask your manager to send approval email
• Start work on complex activities

Which of the following is an output of the Initiating Process Group?

• Project charter
• Organizational process assets
• Enterprise environmental factors
• Procurement documents

Who is in control of the project during the planning processes?

• Project Manager
• Functional Manager
• Team members
• Stakeholders