PMG201c Mooc 3

True or False: A project manager spends 75% of his or her time communicating.

• False

• True

Which item would most likely NOT be part of a basic communication plan

• The best medium for the communication.

• The amount of their annual bonus.

• With whom to communicate.

• What they need to know.

Upward communication is communication to/from:

• Your direct reports.

• Your peers.

• Your senior management.

• Your social groups.

When you report project status you compare actual performance to:

• The performance of other similar projects.

• The planned performance or baseline.

• The performance of previous projects.

• The performance of your competitors.

True or False: Earned value integrates scope, schedule and budget and uses monetary values to assess project status

• False

• True

You are beginning to staff your project. Which of the following will not be used in developing and/or communicating roles and responsibilities?

• Organization chart

• Responsibility Assignment Matrix

• Pareto chart

• WBS

Which of the following is not likely to be documented in a communications management plan?

• Person responsible for tracking risk events

• What information will be communicated

• Time frame and frequency of communication

• How information will be communicated

True or False: Effective project communication management creates a bridge between stakeholders based on a shared understanding of the project and the ongoing sharing of information needed for its success

• False

• True

9. A Communications Management Plan does the following:

• Lays out the approach and method for delivering information effectively and efficiently.

• Coordinates the communication between project leaders and uninterested project members

• Lays out a plan on how to communicate with your Project Sponsor and other organizations

• Coordinates an effort to communicate in meetings effectively

Who should take the most responsibility for clear and effective communication?

• The receiver

• The sender

• The Communications Manager

• The sender and the receiver