Unit 2 Assessment Prep

Rhonda was just assigned to be a project manager over a five-year data management project that started last year. What document will help her become familiar with how the project is being executed, monitored and controlled, and closed?

• project management plan

• project statement of work

• quality management plan

• project charter

Alan has just been assigned as the project manager for a software development project his company has been awarded. He has been asked to create the project charter and send it to the project sponsor for approval. The main input he needs to develop the project charter is the project statement of work. What should Alan do to obtain the project statement of work?

• He should look in the environmental factors for the statement of work

• He should create the project statement of work as the project manager.

• He should look in the organizational assets to find the statement of work

• He should contact the project sponsor or the customer for the statement of work.

After discovering that some project work failed to be performed according to plan, a project manager analyzes the situation. She then presents what needs to occur to correct the problems to Austin. Austin requests a change in the project to reduce the probability of negative consequences associated with project risks. What type of change request is Austin making?

• corrective action

• preventative action

• defect repair

• lessons learned

A project manager has discovered that a project is outside the original scope. The project manager has requested a change to bring expected future performance of the project work back in line with the project management plan. What type of change implementation has the project manager requested?

• defect repair

• corrective action

• preventative action

• lessons learned

Jen's company requires her to close out any contracts with outside vendors and perform a lessons learned activity with her team before releasing all resources for other projects. This output is commonly referred to as:

• artifacts

• closure

• termination

Which activity must happen before a project can officially close?

• The project team must be assigned to a new project.

• The project manager must plan a celebration.

• The project manager must call a formal meeting of all stakeholders

• The customer has to formally accept the final product.

Louise is signing off on the sale agreement paperwork so she can receive payment for the real estate project. What process is Louise undergoing?

• project close

• project termination

• historical information

  
  

• lessons learned

Jen is a construction project manager. Her current project has been halted due to a shortage in the demand for housing. The housing shortage impact on the success of the project can be referred to as:

• business needs

• a project statement of work

• a project management plan

• enterprise environment factors

Stephanie is documenting the successes and failures of her team's project. This information will be used to inform future projects and is referred to as:

• integration

• lessons learned

• extinction

• starvation

Christian is a project manager and would like to gain an understanding of the customer's needs, the budget, and the milestones needed to achieve the project objectives. Which should he review?

• project charter

• business case

• project plan

• project baseline document