1. Generally, how long should the kick -off meeting last? a. Less than 20 minutes b.About one hour c. Two -hours, and extend if attendees have questions d.One full work day: b 2. Before starting the planning phase, you complete the initiation phase. What steps do stakeholders or the clients take during the initiation phase? a. Stakeholders assign a project manager, approve goals, determine the scope and deliverables, and approve the project charter. b. Stakeh olders assign a project manager, select the tools to manage the project, view meeting notes, and approve the budget. c. Stakeholders assign a project manager, determine the scope and deliver - ables, and select the team. d. Stakeholders assign a project man ager, review risk management tools, and approve the budget.: a 3. Fill in the blank: After the stakeholders assign the project manager, the goals of the project have to be approved, as well as the scope of the project and its a. vendors b.deliverables c. tools d.manager: b 4. As a project manager, you're trying to take all the right steps to prepare for the project. What steps should you take? Select all that apply. a. Identify and prepare for risks that could impact the project. b. Understand the work the team needs to do to achieve their goals. c. Coordinate the current budget to match other project budgets. d. Form the project plan with the team so they have a shared understanding a, b, d of the project.: 5. Suppose that as a project manager, you're running a kick -off meeting. During the meeting, you give examples of tasks that you consider part of the project, and tasks you consider not part of the project. What agenda section does this represent? a. Roles b.Questions c. Goals and scope d.Background: c 6. Suppose as a project manager, you're running a kick -off meeting. You accu - rately define what work is and is not included in the project. What agenda item does this represent? a. Project purpose b.Intended outcome c. Scope d.Roles: c 7. As a project manager, you're explaining to your team the difference between a milestone and a task. How would you explain a task to the team? a. Tasks are activities that have a flexible finish date because milestones often change. b.Tasks are milestones that are shorter to complete. c. Tasks are activities to finish in a set period of time that help reach a milestone. d.Tasks are milestones with a flexible finish date.: c 8. Imagine that you're a project manager trying to complete a website design. What three activities might be tasks that must be accomplished to complete the project? a. Host a check -in meeting with the team b.Test the website for usability c. Create init ial mock -ups of the website d.Implement feedback by the designer : b, c, d 9.As a project manager, what is your first step when setting milestones? a. Consider the needs of your stakeholders b. Review the project as a whole c. Have a team meeting d. Assign deadlines: b 10. Suppose as a project manager, you have multiple team members working on similar tasks. How would you decide who should work on what tasks? a. Ask the person with the most seniority what task they would like to work on b. Assign tasks b ased on who is available at that moment c. Learn about the team members' backgrounds and who is familiar with the different types of tasks d. Assign the newest team member the easiest task: c 11. When assigning tasks to team members, what two factors should you mainly consider? a. Project timeline b. Overall workload c. Task interest d. Task novelty: a, b 12. Which of the following are important to understand in the planning phase? Select all that apply. a. Schedules b. Budgets c . Customer feedback d. Risk management: a, b, d 13. What four items do stakeholders need to approve before the planning phase can begin? A . Project charter b. Project goals c . Project scope d. Project deliverables e. Project name: a, b, c, d 14. What are the benefits of the project planning phase? Select all that apply A . Keep teammates from communicating to avoid groupthink when brain - storming ideas. b. Understand the work the team needs to do to achieve their goals c. Get buy -in from key members of the project team d. Coordinate efforts and timelines with other teams e. Identify and prepare for risks: b, c, d, e 15. Suppose that as a project manager you're running a kick -off meeting. Dur - ing the meeting, you discuss the project plan software the team will be using, which is Google Sheets.You also discuss how the team will communicate with each other, which includes a team chat and weekly check -in meetings. What agenda section does this represent?
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