WGU C176 CORRECT TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔project communication channels - ✔✔The total number of project communication
channels is calculated using the following formula: n(n - 1) / 2 - where n is the number of
stakeholders.
✔✔The project sponsor typically has the following responsibilities: - ✔✔Provide or
obtain financial resources - Authorize assignment of human resources to the project -
Assign the project manager and state their level of authority Serve as final decision
maker for all project issues - Negotiate support from key stakeholders - Monitor delivery
of major milestones - Run interference and remove roadblocks - Provide political
coaching to the project manager
✔✔mandatory dependency - ✔✔A mandatory dependency is defined by the type of
work being performed, and one activity is dependent on another activity.
✔✔external dependency - ✔✔An external dependency is a relationship between a
project task and some factor outside the project that drives scheduling of that task.
✔✔discretionary dependency - ✔✔A discretionary dependency is usually process- or
procedure-driven and may include best-practice techniques.
✔✔EV (earned value) - ✔✔EV (earned value) is defined as the value of work completed
to date. It shows how much work was actually completed during a given period of time.
✔✔project management plan - ✔✔a project management plan is the final, approved,
documented plan used throughout the remainder of the project to measure its progress
and, ultimately, project success.
✔✔scope baseline - ✔✔The scope baseline consists of the scope statement, work
breakdown structure, and WBS dictionary.
, ✔✔responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) - ✔✔A responsibility assignment matrix
(RAM) allows you to denote the types of skills required in your project team, how many
members you'll require for each, and the project tasks for which they'll be needed.
✔✔resource requirement matrix - ✔✔a resource requirement matrix addresses various
sustainability issues related to energy, human factors, materials, and resource
management.
✔✔calculate the estimate to complete (ETC) value - ✔✔The formula for ETC is as
follows: ETC = Estimate at complete (EAC) - Actual costs (AC). Firstly, you will need to
find the EAC value. EAC = Budget at completion (BAC)/Cost performance index(CPI).
You can find the CPI through the following formula: CPI = Earned value (EV)/Actual
costs. Earned value is the percentage of the project that's complete, in this instance 25
percent, which equates to $193,750. This question is an example of a nested formula, in
which you'll need to know several formulas to arrive at an answer.
✔✔project close report - ✔✔The project close report is produced at the end of a project
and serves as the final status report. It summarizes project goals, costs, schedule,
lessons learned, and historical data.
✔✔The following steps are included in the change management process when any
change is requested by the key stakeholder in a project: - ✔✔1. Identify and document
the change request. 2. Track requests in the change request log. 3. Evaluate the impact
and justification of the change. 4. Disposition the request at the change control board
and approve or deny. 5. Implement the change. 6. Validate the change and perform a
quality check. 7. Update the project management plan, update the appropriate project
documents, and apply version control. 8. Coordinate and communicate with the
appropriate stakeholders.
✔✔Here are the functions provided by a PMO (project management office): - ✔✔Project
management standards and processes - Tools, templates, and artifacts to help manage
projects consistently - Setting deliverables - Governance process for managing projects
and setting priorities - Key performance indicators and metrics - Standards of
performance including consequences of non-performance - Coordination of resources
among projects
✔✔Project charter document - ✔✔Project charter document provides formal approval
for the project to begin and authorizes the project manager to apply resources to the
project. It includes business purpose (justification of the project), milestones,
assumptions, and constraints.
✔✔EVM (earned value measurement) - ✔✔EVM (earned value measurement)
compares what was produced to what was spent. It monitors a project's planned value,
earned value, and actual costs
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔project communication channels - ✔✔The total number of project communication
channels is calculated using the following formula: n(n - 1) / 2 - where n is the number of
stakeholders.
✔✔The project sponsor typically has the following responsibilities: - ✔✔Provide or
obtain financial resources - Authorize assignment of human resources to the project -
Assign the project manager and state their level of authority Serve as final decision
maker for all project issues - Negotiate support from key stakeholders - Monitor delivery
of major milestones - Run interference and remove roadblocks - Provide political
coaching to the project manager
✔✔mandatory dependency - ✔✔A mandatory dependency is defined by the type of
work being performed, and one activity is dependent on another activity.
✔✔external dependency - ✔✔An external dependency is a relationship between a
project task and some factor outside the project that drives scheduling of that task.
✔✔discretionary dependency - ✔✔A discretionary dependency is usually process- or
procedure-driven and may include best-practice techniques.
✔✔EV (earned value) - ✔✔EV (earned value) is defined as the value of work completed
to date. It shows how much work was actually completed during a given period of time.
✔✔project management plan - ✔✔a project management plan is the final, approved,
documented plan used throughout the remainder of the project to measure its progress
and, ultimately, project success.
✔✔scope baseline - ✔✔The scope baseline consists of the scope statement, work
breakdown structure, and WBS dictionary.
, ✔✔responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) - ✔✔A responsibility assignment matrix
(RAM) allows you to denote the types of skills required in your project team, how many
members you'll require for each, and the project tasks for which they'll be needed.
✔✔resource requirement matrix - ✔✔a resource requirement matrix addresses various
sustainability issues related to energy, human factors, materials, and resource
management.
✔✔calculate the estimate to complete (ETC) value - ✔✔The formula for ETC is as
follows: ETC = Estimate at complete (EAC) - Actual costs (AC). Firstly, you will need to
find the EAC value. EAC = Budget at completion (BAC)/Cost performance index(CPI).
You can find the CPI through the following formula: CPI = Earned value (EV)/Actual
costs. Earned value is the percentage of the project that's complete, in this instance 25
percent, which equates to $193,750. This question is an example of a nested formula, in
which you'll need to know several formulas to arrive at an answer.
✔✔project close report - ✔✔The project close report is produced at the end of a project
and serves as the final status report. It summarizes project goals, costs, schedule,
lessons learned, and historical data.
✔✔The following steps are included in the change management process when any
change is requested by the key stakeholder in a project: - ✔✔1. Identify and document
the change request. 2. Track requests in the change request log. 3. Evaluate the impact
and justification of the change. 4. Disposition the request at the change control board
and approve or deny. 5. Implement the change. 6. Validate the change and perform a
quality check. 7. Update the project management plan, update the appropriate project
documents, and apply version control. 8. Coordinate and communicate with the
appropriate stakeholders.
✔✔Here are the functions provided by a PMO (project management office): - ✔✔Project
management standards and processes - Tools, templates, and artifacts to help manage
projects consistently - Setting deliverables - Governance process for managing projects
and setting priorities - Key performance indicators and metrics - Standards of
performance including consequences of non-performance - Coordination of resources
among projects
✔✔Project charter document - ✔✔Project charter document provides formal approval
for the project to begin and authorizes the project manager to apply resources to the
project. It includes business purpose (justification of the project), milestones,
assumptions, and constraints.
✔✔EVM (earned value measurement) - ✔✔EVM (earned value measurement)
compares what was produced to what was spent. It monitors a project's planned value,
earned value, and actual costs
