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CTCM EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONSThree major reasons projects fail - Answers-Managerial support
Lack of organizational commitment
Communication breakdowns
Three primary activities affecting the success of a project - Answers-Project planning
Risk management
Communication
Project process groups - Answers-Initiating
Planning
Executing
Controlling
Closing
What is the purpose of the project initiation? - Answers-To produce a charter, which then
recognizes the existence of a new project and commits resources to begin it.
Define goal - Answers-A state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve
What are objectives? - Answers-The tangible activities, outputs and measures to ensure
you meet your goals
Objectives should be SMART. What does SMART stand for? - Answers-Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Realistic
Time bound
What are the two project deliverables - Answers-Internal and external
Define constraints - Answers-Anything that restricts or dictates the actions of a project
team
What are the three primary constraints? - Answers-Time
Budget
Quality
Project planning is... - Answers-The most important phase of a project
Project planning includes: - Answers-Scope planning
Work breakdown structure
Define work breakdown structure - Answers-Divides a project into smaller and more
manageable segments and is an effective way to handle complex and lengthy projects
, Three primary constraints (triple constraints) - Answers-Schedule/time
Budget/cost
Quality/technical scope
Project management elements - Answers-Project leadership
Project requirements
Organization options
Project team
Project planning
Opportunities and risks
Project control
Project visibility
Project status
Corrective action
What is resource planning? - Answers-Determines what is needed for the project,
including people, time, equipment, supplies, materials, etc and how much those
resources are needed to perform project activities
List three project management charts - Answers-Bar or Gantt
Milestone
Network diagrams
List three types of cost management - Answers-Parametric modeling
Bottom-up estimating
Analogous
Define quality planning - Answers-Process concerned with the targeting quality
standards that are relevant to a project and devising a plan to meet those standards
What are three costs associated with quality? - Answers-Preventative costs
Appraisal costs
Failure costs
What are two types of risk? - Answers-Inherent risk
Accountability control risk
Risk management - Answers-The process of identifying, quantifying, and mitigating
project risks
Three criteria used for identifying risk - Answers-Sensitivity
Significance
Susceptibility
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