Lesson 3 quiz

Development is a critical aspect in a project with large size and regulatory and environmental considerations. What is the first thing you should do as a starting point for initial project planning?

During a meeting with some of the project stakeholders, the project manager is asked to add work to the project scope. The project manager had access to correspondence about the project before the project charter was signed and remembers that the project sponsor specifically denied funding for the scope mentioned by these stakeholders. The best thing for the project manager to do is to:

You have just been appointed Project Manager of the ABC project. You are trying to read the WBS and cannot understand some elements of the WBS. What is your first step to understanding this?

An organization has a policy that a change control board (CCB) must review all change requests for every project in the organization, and that the CCB follows the recommended activities outlined in the PMBOK® Guide. Project managers and the project team do not serve as members of the CCB. Based on this scenario, which of the following activities might be performed by members of the CCB?

An example of a mandatory dependency is: On a construction project, to erect the superstructure only after the foundation has been built On a software development project, to start design only after completion and approval of all project requirements. A dependency established based on knowledge of best practices within a particular application area A dependency established based on some unusual aspect of the project where a specific sequence is desired Dependency Determination and Integration Dependencies may be characterized by the following attributes: mandatory or discretionary, internal or external (as described below). Dependency has four attributes, but two can be applicable at the same time in the following ways: mandatory external dependencies, mandatory internal dependencies, discretionary external dependencies, or discretionary internal dependencies. PMBOK®Guide, pages 191 - 192, Section 6. 3. 2. 2

You are managing a global project that Involves stakeholders in several international locations. You are likely to consult the WBS dictionary to find: Information relating the legal constraints of relevant international locations to the development of the WBS Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) of key stakeholders and their impact on the WBS The language translation of technical terms used in the project. Detailed deliverable, activity, and scheduling information about each component in the WBS

When performing integration on the project, the role of the project manager is: To complete the project charter and seek formal approval from the sponsor of the project To perform all of the work that is required to get the project approved and baselined for commu

AOA activity diagrams are only represented using which representation?

• start-to-start

• start-to-finish

• finish-to-start

• finish-to-finish

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?

• Analogous estimating

• Expert judgment

• Three-point estimating

• Bottom-up estimating

A Project Manager is using AOA to perform critical path analysis. The network diagram is represented as shown below. Which of the following represents the path: Activities Duration Depend on A 3 Not C 3 Not B 2 A D 5 C E 2 Not F 4 E G 3 D,F H 1 D,F I 2 B,G R 0 H,I ABIR CDHR CDGIR EFGIR

• ABIR

• CDHR

• CDGIR

• EFGIR