Which type of project life cycle is also known as a change-driven method? - answer
Adaptive
What characterizes projects that use the waterfall life cycle? - answer Deliverables for
each phase are distinct and not repeated
An organization plans to build a new satellite system. The organization will build and
test each assembly independently and then integrate all assemblies into a finished
product.
Which project management life cycle type should this organization use? - answer
Incremental
Which type of management contains related projects? - answer Program
How do projects behave differently from portfolios when considering change
management? - answer Projects manage changes while portfolios monitor changes
Which management function focuses on the selection of the total body of work an
organization undertakes? - answer Portfolio
What describes a Project Management Office that is part of a weak matrix organization?
- answer Individual project managers have minimal authority and report to functional
managers
Which knowledge area includes a process from the Closing Process Group? - answer
Project integration management
Which attribute is possessed by leaders? - answer Building relationships with people
What is a function of leadership as opposed to management? - answer Vision and
alignment
A project manager learns that a key project resource has been assigned tasks for
another project. The tasks are due on the same dates as key deliverables for the project
manager's project.
Which sphere of influence should be used to resolve this issue? - answerInformal
, Two project managers have a conversation at lunch. One project manager mentions a
delay in a project that may affect the other manager's project.
Which type of sphere of influence is being utilized? - answerInformal network
A team member manages risks, schedules, time, and scope.
Which skill is being used? - answerTechnical project management
Which element is an input for the Integration Management process? - answerProject
charter
What is the purpose of the Develop Project Management Plan process? - answerTo
define how tasks will be executed, monitored, and controlled
A project manager is developing project management plans.
What should the project manager use to gather data for the plans? -
answerBrainstorming
Which data analysis technique should a project manager use to forecast future
performance based on similar past projects? - answerTrend
A project manager needs to analyze how various aspects of a project contributed to the
outcome of the project.
Which type of analysis should the project manager perform? - answerRegression
What should an organization consider when creating a project charter? - answerCost-
benefit data;
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What is a technique in the Collect Requirements process? - answerData gathering
A toaster can toast up to four pieces of bread at a time. It has an adjustment to account
for the thickness of the bread. The darkness level can be changed.
Which scope does this example represent? - answerProduct
Which project management process utilizes a context diagram? - answerCollect
Requirements
How is scope managed for adaptive projects? - answerIt is redefined as needed rather
than defined at the beginning
What is an outcome of excessive decomposition? - answerDifficulty in aggregating data
over different WBS (work breakdown structure) levels
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