Project Coordinator questions with correct
answers
what does it mean that project management is a transferable skill? - answer-once you
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have mastered the skills, you can manage any project, of any size, in any industry
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If you are a project manager and you crash a project, what are you doing? - answer-You
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care taking steps to condense time if the projected time for the project is longer than
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Why is it imperative that you conduct a kickoff meeting before you begin planning a
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project? - answer-to gain agreement on a single definition among multiple stakeholders
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as to what they want the project to look like
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If your boss asks you to do a project within a borderline-impossibly tight time frame,
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cwhich approach would you take in answering? - answer-Create a Gantt chart and say,
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c"Yes, but only with adjustments."
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You have decided to hold two kickoff meetings. The goal for the first meeting is to have
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everyone agree on what the project is going to entail. What is the goal for the second
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kickoff meeting? - answer-Agree to the plan and commit to it.
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Why is working on projects considered by some people as the best part of any job? -
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answer-You can do something new every time
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You hold a kickoff meeting in which the team members want to just start the project, and
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work out the details as the project moves along. What should be the purpose of this first
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meeting? - answer-Get everyone to define the project.
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Your customer has not specifically stated that money is their key driver, although you
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suspect that it is. Which question can you ask your customer to determine whether, in
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fact, money is their key driver? - answer-Would you like us spend a little bit more in
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order to add some great extra features?
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TwentySomething, Inc. is implementing a data mart server environment. James, the PM, c c c c c c c c c c c
realizes the key driver for the project is quality. What should James refrain from doing
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with the key driver? - answer-James can ignore time and cost, and place all focus on
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quality as the key driver
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Why are the triple constraints of quality, cost, and time often referred to as the "Iron
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Triangle"? - answer-The triple constraints are not negotiable
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answers
what does it mean that project management is a transferable skill? - answer-once you
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have mastered the skills, you can manage any project, of any size, in any industry
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If you are a project manager and you crash a project, what are you doing? - answer-You
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care taking steps to condense time if the projected time for the project is longer than
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cacceptable
Why is it imperative that you conduct a kickoff meeting before you begin planning a
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project? - answer-to gain agreement on a single definition among multiple stakeholders
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as to what they want the project to look like
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If your boss asks you to do a project within a borderline-impossibly tight time frame,
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cwhich approach would you take in answering? - answer-Create a Gantt chart and say,
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c"Yes, but only with adjustments."
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You have decided to hold two kickoff meetings. The goal for the first meeting is to have
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everyone agree on what the project is going to entail. What is the goal for the second
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kickoff meeting? - answer-Agree to the plan and commit to it.
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Why is working on projects considered by some people as the best part of any job? -
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answer-You can do something new every time
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You hold a kickoff meeting in which the team members want to just start the project, and
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work out the details as the project moves along. What should be the purpose of this first
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meeting? - answer-Get everyone to define the project.
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Your customer has not specifically stated that money is their key driver, although you
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suspect that it is. Which question can you ask your customer to determine whether, in
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
fact, money is their key driver? - answer-Would you like us spend a little bit more in
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order to add some great extra features?
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TwentySomething, Inc. is implementing a data mart server environment. James, the PM, c c c c c c c c c c c
realizes the key driver for the project is quality. What should James refrain from doing
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with the key driver? - answer-James can ignore time and cost, and place all focus on
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quality as the key driver
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Why are the triple constraints of quality, cost, and time often referred to as the "Iron
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Triangle"? - answer-The triple constraints are not negotiable
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