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Total questions: 47
Worksheet time: 35mins
Tools like Gantt charts and Kanban boards help benefit team members in what three ways?
They can translate project contracts like the statement of work (SOW) into number and dollar amounts
They provide clear context about work project details
They can illustrate when they need to complete their individual tasks
They can demonstrate how their individual tasks connect to other tasks in the project
What are the benefits of Agile projects? Select all that apply.
They embrace the reality that the world, markets, and users are uncertain and unpredictable.
They help the customer realize—and receive—the product they really wanted.
They deliver one product release at the end of the project, which helps save time and energy.
They seek out ways to work more efficiently by streamlining processes without losing value.
As a project manager selecting a vendor, you first need to outline the details and requirements of your project in order to solicit bids. Which procurement document helps with this task?
A request for proposal (RFP)
A Statement of Work (SOW)
A non-disclosure agreement (NDA)
A work breakdown structure (WBS)
To create a well-organized budget, a project manager includes different types of expenditures. Which type of budget expense creates a future benefit for a company?
Historical expenses
Capital expenses (CAPEX)
Indirect expenses
Operating expenses (OPEX)
Fill in the blank: A Scrum Team should be _____, which means people with different skill sets in the organization work together to complete the project successfully.
organized
decisive
self-disciplined
cross-functional
Associate the project phase to core tasks in a typical project LC: Identify resources
initiating
planning
executing
closing
Imagine a project manager oversees their company’s transition to a new financial management system. They determine that the project goal is to make the financial portal easier for employees to use. They also identify key stakeholders and outline project objectives. During which phase of the project life cycle do these activities take place?
Close the project
Execute and complete tasks
Initiate the project
Make a plan
Which of the following are basic components of a risk management plan? Select all that apply.
Mitigation plans
A risk register
A probability and impact matrix
A Gantt chart
Which Scrum Role is primarily responsible for owning and updating the Product Backlog?
High-Influence Stakeholder
Development Team
Scrum Master
Product Owner
As a project manager, your team is creating a product that will require flexibility—changes are likely to occur. Also, tasks will overlap or happen at the same time as other tasks. Which project management methodology is the best for your project?
Circular methodology
Waterfall methodology
Iterative methodology
Linear methodology
Imagine that the main supplier for a construction project runs out of steel girders and needs to obtain more to complete the order. Which key component of project initiation does this scenario concern?
Goals
Scope
Resources
Deliverables
During the kickoff meeting, which agenda item involves discussing how the project came to be and why the project matters?
Roles
Collaboration
Goals and scope
Background
What is the correct order of tasks in a stakeholder analysis?
List all the stakeholders the project impacts, find ways to involve them, and determine their level of interest and influence
Determine each stakeholder’s level of interest and influence, list all the stakeholders the project impacts, and find ways to involve them
List all the stakeholders the project impacts, determine their level of interest and influence, and find ways to involve them
Find ways to involve each stakeholder, list all the stakeholders the project impacts, and determine their level of interest and influence
What details should be in your project charter? Select all that apply.
Deliverables
Stakeholder analysis
Scope
Project goals
Detailed project plan
What is a strategy to overcome the planning fallacy?
Expand the project scope
Add task buffers
Add additional teammates
Increase the budget
The project manager needs to plan, track, and complete work across many project phases. They also need to visually represent the team’s day-to-day tasks. Which type of tool is best for these activities?
A work management software, such as Asana
A presentation tool, such as Google Slides
A productivity tool, such as Microsoft Word
A collaboration tool, such as email
Fill in the blank: The risk management process includes five steps: identify, analyze, evaluate, _____, and monitor and control.
accept
treat
mitigate
classify
Fill in the blank: _____ is how a project manager makes use of productivity tools and creates processes. The project manager may need to use certain tools and processes to do tasks like create a schedule and share information.
Removing unforeseen barriers
Budgeting and controlling costs
Managing tasks
Planning and organizing
In the ROAM technique, what does it mean to resolve a risk?
To understand and accept a risk for what it is because it cannot be resolved
To classify a risk as addressed because it no longer creates a problem
To give a team member ownership over a certain risk and entrust them to handle it
To reduce the impact of a risk or the likelihood the risk will occur
As a project manager, you conduct a process to determine which standards of quality are relevant to the project and how to satisfy them. Which quality management concept does this describe?
Quality control
Quality standards
Quality planning
Quality assurance
Associate the project phase to core tasks in a typical project LC: Create a schedule
initiating
planning
executing
closing
Which of the following is true of project plans? Select all that apply.
Their central component is a project schedule.
They are a compilation of a project’s documents that the project team uses to carry out project activities.
They contain an explanation of why a project may not meet its goals.
They are a living artifact that serves as a roadmap for your team throughout the project.
As a project manager, you and your team monitor project results and delivery to determine if the desired results are being met. If issues are identified, you take corrective action to resolve them. Which quality management concept does this describe?
Quality control
Quality assurance
Quality planning
Quality standards
Which of the following are included in a Sprint’s set of events? Select all that apply.
Sprint Retrospective
Sprint Closing
Sprint Planning
Daily Scrum
Sprint Review
Imagine you have learned that a contractor who has done quality work for your organization in the past has received some negative reviews recently. You choose to hire another contractor for the current project. This is an example of mitigating risk by ______.
reducing or controlling it
accepting it
avoiding it
transferring it
As a project manager, what does going under budget on a project indicate about your approach to budget management? Select all that apply.
That your initial estimates were inaccurate
That you accurately estimated the total cost of ownership
That you could have spent more on the project to provide extra resources
That you effectively conserved funds and will likely receive larger budgets for future projects
When assigning tasks to team members, what two factors should you mainly consider?
Overall workload
Task novelty
Project timeline
Task interest
Which of the following factors should you consider when setting the length of a Sprint’s timebox? Select all that apply.
The likelihood that the project will go over budget
How much focused time the solution Developers need to build a Backlog item
The expected frequency of changes
How much overhead—such as testing and review—goes into the delivery of the product
During which phase of the project life cycle does a project manager hand off all remaining deliverables?
Make a plan
Execute and complete tasks
Initiate the project
Close the project
As a project manager, you’re interested in working with vendors in a way that is collaborative and places an emphasis on relationships. What procurement management process should you choose?
Historical
Flexible
Agile
Traditional
Which of the following factors can lead to scope creep and negatively affect the budget? Select all that apply.
A vague Statement of Work
Agreements about the project that aren’t officially documented
Attainable timeframes and deadlines
Last-minute asks from priority stakeholders
Which role is responsible for assisting team members to clear obstacles and unblock their work?
Product Owner
Scrum Master
Another teammate
Key stakeholder
Which of the following is a best practice when trying to clearly state what you want in an email?
Include your request in the subject line of the email.
Use acronyms whenever possible to keep the email short.
List your request in the last paragraph of the email.
Avoid associating calls-to-action with your request.
What is the main advantage of the Waterfall methodology over the Agile approach?
Waterfall takes a flexible approach, letting teams make adjustments as they go.
Waterfall allows for easy reorganization of tasks as the project progresses.
Waterfall focuses on reducing waste within an operation.
Waterfall has clearly defined expectations and helps teams avoid expensive changes to a project once it has started.
Which of the following scenarios represent possible opportunities that could arise from a risk? Select all that apply.
Completing a milestone ahead of schedule
Adopting a new spreadsheet software to streamline and simplify tasks in the future
Hiring a new supplier of an item required to complete a product shortly before the project closes
Adding two team members from another team to meet the project deadline
Fill in the blank: A potential event that can impact your project if it occurs is called a(n) _____.
problem
issue
delay
risk
Which of the following are best practices for running an effective User Acceptance Testing (UAT)? Select all that apply.
Determine user credentials and access permissions the day of the test
Write UAT scripts based on user stories
Define and write down the acceptance criteria
Let users decide their own plan for the testing process
Create test cases for each item being tested
Which of the following are project manager responsibilities during the initiation phase? Select all that apply.
Create a budget
Get project approval
Define project goals
Determine resources needed
As a project manager, you’re identifying task dependencies. Task B cannot start until Task A is complete. Which type of dependency does this situation represent?
Finish to Finish (FF)
Start to Finish (SF)
Start to Start (SS)
Finish to Start (FS)
Fill in the blank: _____ is an ongoing effort to improve products or services. It begins with a project manager recognizing processes and tasks that they should create, eliminate, or improve.
Process improvement
Control improvement
Experimental improvement
Continuous improvement
Imagine you are managing a local craft festival and one of the vendors requests a larger booth at the last minute. You delegate the issue to your operations coordinator because you’re confident they can resolve it effectively. During which stage of team development does this scenario take place?
Forming
Storming
Norming
Performing
Fill in the blank: _____ are the first thing a project manager needs to consider during the initiation phase.
Goals
Resources
Planning
Success criteria
What’s a strategy to determine if a goal is attainable?
Ask the stakeholders
Post the goal on a project management forum for feedback
Hire a goal-setting coach
Break down the goal into smaller parts
What details does a communication plan include? Select all that apply.
How communications should sound
Who should communicate
When communication happens
How long communications should be
Where the information communicated is stored
Which of the following are examples of key results? Select all that apply.
Successfully process 50 online orders
Launch a website redesign
Implement online ordering
Increase the number of website visitors by 25%
Which of the following best describes scope creep?
Changing a project before it begins
Cancelling a project after it has begun
Changing a project after it begins
Adding members to a project team
When crafting a story, what is the first step a project manager takes to think like the people they are presenting to and better understand their questions and concerns?
Choose a visual representation
Shape the story
Define the audience
Collect the data
