WGU Project Management C722 Unit 8 Module 30 quiz with
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Before Caesar, the chef, left, he apparently ordered several high-end appliances without anyone's
knowledge. The project budget accommodates expenditure for mid-line appliances. What is this an
example of?
a. Project failure
b. Scope creep
c. Quality management
d. Risk mitigation - correct answer ✔✔b. scoop creep
When a project team member integrates enhancements without proper evaluation and approval, scope
creep occurs.
You discover that the flooring subcontractor has made a pretty significant error in estimating the
duration of completing the floor installation. What is this an example of ?
a. Risk assessment
b. Variance
c. Work performance data
d. Quality assurance - correct answer ✔✔b. Variance
Variances may be caused by errors in estimating the activity durations.
, As the project manager of the project, you need to assess the work completed. Which tool should you
use?
a. Baselining
b. A network diagram
c. Earned Value Analysis (EVA)
d. Requirements traceability matrix - correct answer ✔✔c. Earned Value Analysis (EVA)
EVA is the process of assessing the work completed. EVA allows the project manager to compare the
actual WBS work activities completed to the actual expenditures.
You are well into the final renovations of the restaurant and everything is on schedule and within the
budget margins specified in the planning documents. Then a freak snowstorm brings work to a grinding
halt for a full week. Because this is always a possibility, you identified this event as a potential risk.
Which document should you refer to in order to move the work forward?
a. Project charter
b. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
c. A resource responsibility matrix
d. A contingency plan - correct answer ✔✔d. A contingency plan
Contingency plans are previously developed responses to events that may occur during the execution of
the project. Because you identified this as a risk, you should have a contingency plan for dealing with the
issue.
You need to monitor project costs against the baseline. What is true about monitoring costs? (Choose all
that apply.)
verified solutions already passed
Before Caesar, the chef, left, he apparently ordered several high-end appliances without anyone's
knowledge. The project budget accommodates expenditure for mid-line appliances. What is this an
example of?
a. Project failure
b. Scope creep
c. Quality management
d. Risk mitigation - correct answer ✔✔b. scoop creep
When a project team member integrates enhancements without proper evaluation and approval, scope
creep occurs.
You discover that the flooring subcontractor has made a pretty significant error in estimating the
duration of completing the floor installation. What is this an example of ?
a. Risk assessment
b. Variance
c. Work performance data
d. Quality assurance - correct answer ✔✔b. Variance
Variances may be caused by errors in estimating the activity durations.
, As the project manager of the project, you need to assess the work completed. Which tool should you
use?
a. Baselining
b. A network diagram
c. Earned Value Analysis (EVA)
d. Requirements traceability matrix - correct answer ✔✔c. Earned Value Analysis (EVA)
EVA is the process of assessing the work completed. EVA allows the project manager to compare the
actual WBS work activities completed to the actual expenditures.
You are well into the final renovations of the restaurant and everything is on schedule and within the
budget margins specified in the planning documents. Then a freak snowstorm brings work to a grinding
halt for a full week. Because this is always a possibility, you identified this event as a potential risk.
Which document should you refer to in order to move the work forward?
a. Project charter
b. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
c. A resource responsibility matrix
d. A contingency plan - correct answer ✔✔d. A contingency plan
Contingency plans are previously developed responses to events that may occur during the execution of
the project. Because you identified this as a risk, you should have a contingency plan for dealing with the
issue.
You need to monitor project costs against the baseline. What is true about monitoring costs? (Choose all
that apply.)
