WGU - C722 questions with verified answers
"dedicated" project manager Ans✓✓✓ role in life is to be a project manager
regardless of the operational needs of the business.
"dedicated" project manager Ans✓✓✓ role in life is to be a project manager
regardless of the operational needs of the business.
"working" project manager Ans✓✓✓ a functional manager
"working" project manager Ans✓✓✓ a functional manager
0-100 Rule Ans✓✓✓ Every task is marked as 0% completed until it is finished,
then marked as 100%
50-50 Rule Ans✓✓✓ Assigns 50% compete once activity is started, and 100%
upon completion. No in between, every task is marked with either a 0%, 50%, or
100%
8 and 80 Rule Ans✓✓✓ a project manager should avoid controlling tasks that
take less than eight hours and should not let more than two weeks go by without
checking in
8 and 80 Rule Ans✓✓✓ a project manager should avoid controlling tasks that
take less than eight hours and should not let more than two weeks go by without
checking in
,8/80 rule Ans✓✓✓ do not assign anything that takes less than eight hours so we
allow resources sufficient work to occupy them and we don't micromanage
AC Ans✓✓✓ Actual Cost
Total dollar value of costs to date, includes work and invoices already paid as well
as expenses that have been incurred but not invoiced or paid
Accepting Ans✓✓✓ the risk is a response strategy where we recognize the risk
and say that it is a part of the project, normal business practice and the team will
plan to accept it accordingly.
Active listening Ans✓✓✓ the following is important to understanding what
others are saying both verbally and nonverbally and for effective project
management
Active listening Ans✓✓✓ the following is important to understanding what
others are saying both verbally and nonverbally and for effective project
management
Activities are connected to two types of deliverables: Ans✓✓✓ Project
management - communications, planning, execution, etc.
Project specific to the desired end result of this project
activities Ans✓✓✓ are the starting point for developing the project schedule
because they identify specific work that will need to occur in order to execute the
project.
Activity Estimate Range Ans✓✓✓ (P−O)
,Activity Estimate Standard Deviation Ans✓✓✓ P−O/6
Adjourning Ans✓✓✓ This only occurs when all the team's work has been
completed and the team is no longer required. This may occur at any time in the
project life cycle.
Administrative activities Ans✓✓✓ during the project closing phase include
performance report preparation, return of assets to the sponsoring organizations,
archival of records, and documentation of lessons learned.
Advantages of Functional (Departmentalized) Ans✓✓✓ Lines of authority are
clear.
Departmental work is easily prioritized by identified departmental authority.
There is flexibility in the use of staff.
Subject matter experts (SME) available to work on multiple projects.
Knowledge and experience readily shared between functional specialists.
Technical continuity exists within the organization.
Professional growth and career paths for the staff are clearly defined.
Advantages of Functional (Departmentalized) Ans✓✓✓ Lines of authority are
clear.
Departmental work is easily prioritized by identified departmental authority.
There is flexibility in the use of staff.
Subject matter experts (SME) available to work on multiple projects.
Knowledge and experience readily shared between functional specialists.
, Technical continuity exists within the organization.
Professional growth and career paths for the staff are clearly defined.
Advantages of Matrix Ans✓✓✓ Central focus is the project.
Project managers have access to a large reservoir of technically skilled people.
Potentially more access to SMEs as needed. More chance to get the most
appropriate SME.
Project team members have less anxiety about the future.
Customer issues are responded to quickly.
Administrative personnel are not duplicated in each project team.
Resource balancing between projects is simpler and more efficient.
Project team organization is more flexible.
Advantages of Matrix Ans✓✓✓ Central focus is the project.
Project managers have access to a large reservoir of technically skilled people.
Potentially more access to SMEs as needed. More chance to get the most
appropriate SME.
Project team members have less anxiety about the future.
Customer issues are responded to quickly.
Administrative personnel are not duplicated in each project team.
Resource balancing between projects is simpler and more efficient.
Project team organization is more flexible.
Advantages of Projectized Ans✓✓✓ Clear lines of authority, the project manager
has full authority.
Once SMEs are assigned, there is less need to negotiate availability of resources.
"dedicated" project manager Ans✓✓✓ role in life is to be a project manager
regardless of the operational needs of the business.
"dedicated" project manager Ans✓✓✓ role in life is to be a project manager
regardless of the operational needs of the business.
"working" project manager Ans✓✓✓ a functional manager
"working" project manager Ans✓✓✓ a functional manager
0-100 Rule Ans✓✓✓ Every task is marked as 0% completed until it is finished,
then marked as 100%
50-50 Rule Ans✓✓✓ Assigns 50% compete once activity is started, and 100%
upon completion. No in between, every task is marked with either a 0%, 50%, or
100%
8 and 80 Rule Ans✓✓✓ a project manager should avoid controlling tasks that
take less than eight hours and should not let more than two weeks go by without
checking in
8 and 80 Rule Ans✓✓✓ a project manager should avoid controlling tasks that
take less than eight hours and should not let more than two weeks go by without
checking in
,8/80 rule Ans✓✓✓ do not assign anything that takes less than eight hours so we
allow resources sufficient work to occupy them and we don't micromanage
AC Ans✓✓✓ Actual Cost
Total dollar value of costs to date, includes work and invoices already paid as well
as expenses that have been incurred but not invoiced or paid
Accepting Ans✓✓✓ the risk is a response strategy where we recognize the risk
and say that it is a part of the project, normal business practice and the team will
plan to accept it accordingly.
Active listening Ans✓✓✓ the following is important to understanding what
others are saying both verbally and nonverbally and for effective project
management
Active listening Ans✓✓✓ the following is important to understanding what
others are saying both verbally and nonverbally and for effective project
management
Activities are connected to two types of deliverables: Ans✓✓✓ Project
management - communications, planning, execution, etc.
Project specific to the desired end result of this project
activities Ans✓✓✓ are the starting point for developing the project schedule
because they identify specific work that will need to occur in order to execute the
project.
Activity Estimate Range Ans✓✓✓ (P−O)
,Activity Estimate Standard Deviation Ans✓✓✓ P−O/6
Adjourning Ans✓✓✓ This only occurs when all the team's work has been
completed and the team is no longer required. This may occur at any time in the
project life cycle.
Administrative activities Ans✓✓✓ during the project closing phase include
performance report preparation, return of assets to the sponsoring organizations,
archival of records, and documentation of lessons learned.
Advantages of Functional (Departmentalized) Ans✓✓✓ Lines of authority are
clear.
Departmental work is easily prioritized by identified departmental authority.
There is flexibility in the use of staff.
Subject matter experts (SME) available to work on multiple projects.
Knowledge and experience readily shared between functional specialists.
Technical continuity exists within the organization.
Professional growth and career paths for the staff are clearly defined.
Advantages of Functional (Departmentalized) Ans✓✓✓ Lines of authority are
clear.
Departmental work is easily prioritized by identified departmental authority.
There is flexibility in the use of staff.
Subject matter experts (SME) available to work on multiple projects.
Knowledge and experience readily shared between functional specialists.
, Technical continuity exists within the organization.
Professional growth and career paths for the staff are clearly defined.
Advantages of Matrix Ans✓✓✓ Central focus is the project.
Project managers have access to a large reservoir of technically skilled people.
Potentially more access to SMEs as needed. More chance to get the most
appropriate SME.
Project team members have less anxiety about the future.
Customer issues are responded to quickly.
Administrative personnel are not duplicated in each project team.
Resource balancing between projects is simpler and more efficient.
Project team organization is more flexible.
Advantages of Matrix Ans✓✓✓ Central focus is the project.
Project managers have access to a large reservoir of technically skilled people.
Potentially more access to SMEs as needed. More chance to get the most
appropriate SME.
Project team members have less anxiety about the future.
Customer issues are responded to quickly.
Administrative personnel are not duplicated in each project team.
Resource balancing between projects is simpler and more efficient.
Project team organization is more flexible.
Advantages of Projectized Ans✓✓✓ Clear lines of authority, the project manager
has full authority.
Once SMEs are assigned, there is less need to negotiate availability of resources.
