CHAPTER 3: THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROCESS GROUP: A CASE STUDY

Choose the incorrect answer

• Managing projects often requires making trade-offs among the project’s scope, time,

  and cost.

• Project managers and team should reexamine the business need for the project

  during every phase of the project life cycle to determine if the project is worth

  continuing

• Project teams should never revise project plans during the project life cycle.

• Process groups occur at varying levels of intensity throughout each phase of a

  project

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• Project management process groups are isolated events

• Planning processes are especially important for information technology projects

• The executing process group should not overlap the other process groups.

• The ideal outcome of the controlling process is to complete a project successfully by delivering the agreed-upon project scope within time, cost, and quality constraints.

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• Key outcomes of the executing process group are formal acceptance of the work and creation of closing document, such as a final project report and lessons-learned report.

• Some organizations develop their own internal information technology project

  management methodologies.

• An organization should put considerable thought into project selection to ensure that it

  initiates the right kinds of projects for the right reasons.

• JWD’s business case includes a discussion of potential risks.

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• Critical assumptions and constraints are not included in JWD’s business case.

• Unfortunately, JWD’s Project Charter did not include a space for comments from the stakeholders

• Executing is often the most difficult and unappreciated process in project management.

• All other answer

Is the following statement true or false? If false, replace the underlined part with the correct answer
"Planning is one of the five project management process groups."

(Answer: False-> Correct answer/True)

Is the following statement true or false? If false, replace the underlined part with the correct answer
"Project management is an integrative endeavor; decisions and actions taken in one

knowledge area at a certain time usually affect other knowledge areas."

(Answer: False-> Correct answer/True)

Is the following statement true or false? If false, replace the underlined part with the correct answer
"Closing processes take place during each phase of a project."

(Answer: False-> Correct answer/True)

Is the following statement true or false? If false, replace the underlined part with the correct answer
"Normally, the planning processes require the most resources and time."

(Answer: False-> Correct answer/True)

Is the following statement true or false? If false, replace the underlined part with the correct answer
"Research suggests that companies working to implement best practices should spend

at least 50 percent of project time in initiating and planning activities."

(Answer: False-> Correct answer/True)

Is the following statement true or false? If false, replace the underlined part with the correct answer
"The executing process group involves taking the actions necessary to complete the

work described in the planning activities."

(Answer: False-> Correct answer/True)