Project Management Concepts and Ethics

The five phases of project management are:

• Defining the problem; Brainstorming; Developing a solution; Designing a prototype and Closing the project 
• Inputting; Processing; Outputting; Closing and Giving Feedback 
• Initiating; Planning; Executing; Monitoring & Control and Closing
• Designing; Developing; Testing; Evaluating and Closing 

The project scope establishes which boundaries for the client?

• Deadlines and due dates

• Resource allocation limits

• Budget and cost limits

• Tasks that are and are not included

Which project management approach works best when project requirements are clearly defined and unlikely to change?

• Adaptive

• Hybrid

• Predictive

• Agile

A dependency where one task must finish before another starts is:

• Start-to-start

• Finish-to-finish

• Finish-to-start

• Start-to-finish

Procurement refers to:

• Scheduling tasks

• Hiring team members

• Purchasing external goods or services

• Tracking time

Which approach expects change and uses customer feedback to guide the project direction?

• Predictive

• Adaptive

• Waterfall

• Projectized

The smallest unit of work in a WBS is called a:

• Task

• Work package

• Deliverable

• Milestone

The main reasons for projects failure are:

• Time management; Costs management; Scope Management and Quality Management
• Only Time and Cost Management
• Only Scope and Quality Management
• Generally Cost Management because you can never have enough money to complete most projects

Gold plating is best defined as:

• Required changes

• Extra features without approval

• Better planning

• Risk reduction

Functional testing checks whether a product:

• Looks appealing

• Works as intended

• Meets budget

• Is accessible