WGU C722 PROJECT MANAGEMENT FINAL EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH 100% VERFIED SOLUTIONS 2024-2025-GUARANTEED PASS
What is the first step in the Defining Phase of a project?
Determining the project's sponsor and the project's manager
What is formalized into a project proposal during the Defining Phase?
The idea for the project
What decision is made during the Defining Phase?
Whether the project will be selected for implementation
What document is developed during the Defining Phase?
Project proposal
Project Charter
is agreed upon by the sponsor and key stakeholders. It defines the project and authorizes the resources,
roles, responsibilities, authorities, and scope for the project.
Planning Phase
Technology
Business process
Staffing
Training
Testing
Communications
Budget constraints
Integration of the project with operations and other projects
What is the Executing Phase in project management?
It is when the bulk of the work to complete the project outcomes occurs.
What does the project team do during the Executing Phase?
The project team completes the required work activities based on the plans created during the project
planning phase.
What are tangible products in project outcomes?
Tangible products include buildings, textbooks, gaming systems, or training manuals.
Execution phase
What are intangible products in project outcomes?
,Intangible products include software programs, websites, or events. Execution phase
What are deliverables in project management?
Deliverables are the intermediate outcomes from work activities. Deliverables are ready to be delivered
to the customers
Closing Phase
when the project outcomes are delivered to the customer or sponsor. The customer or sponsor
evaluates them to determine if they are acceptable: deliverables are ready, the budget and time
requirements are met, quality is achieved, and lessons learned are documented. When the customer or
sponsor accepts the project outcome(s), the project manager must ensure that all the loose ends are
tied up.
Functional
Departmenalized; It is the type of organization most often represented in corporation shareholder
reports. A functional organization is very straightforward. Lines of authority are clear cut and well-
defined. There is a defined supervisor—subordinate relationship for each department and
subdepartment. There is no question of who reports to whom. This is the prototypical hierarchical
structure that we most often see in organization charts. Nearly every corporate annual report with an
organization chart will use a hierarchical structure to illustrate lines of reporting and authority:
Functional example
U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Energy. As can be seen, each of these
Projectized
subject matter experts (SMEs) from different functional areas are assigned to directly report to the
project manager (PM) for a specific project. The SMEs report to the PM for the duration of the project.
At project conclusion, the SMEs report back to their respective functional areas where they receive work
assignments from the functional manager until such time as they are reassigned to another project.
Weak Matrix
A matrix structure in which functional managers have primary control over project activities and the
project manager coordinates project work.
Balanced Matrix
A matrix structure in which the project manager and functional managers share roughly equal authority
over the project. The project manager decides what needs to be done; functional managers are
concerned with how it will be accomplished.
Strong matrix
A matrix structure in which the project manager has primary control over project activities and
functional managers support project work.
program
,A group of programs or projects that support the same business goal makes up a portfolio.
project management maturity level is determined
Adherence to standards or guidelines set by recognized professional organizations
There are accepted standards and guidelines that specify certain practices that must be adhered to in
order to reach levels of project management maturity.
Matrix
In this organization the project manager and the functional manager "share" authority.
Project proposal in defining at best includes
Major project outcomes and deliverables
How the project will be completed
A high-level estimate of the cost
A high-level estimate of the completion time
The reason that the project should be undertaken
The benefits that the company will gain by completing the project
What resources will be needed
Any risks that could derail the project
Major stakeholders and their roles in the project
Where the decisions are made by the deciding customer or stakeholder
Defining stage ends when
Project is selected or Rejected
What is created during the planning phase of a project?
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
What are the key elements defined in the planning phase?
Reliable scope, budget, and schedule
What quality aspects are defined during the planning phase?
Quality expectations and measurements
What is established regarding costs in the planning phase?
Costs are defined
What marks conclusion of planning phase?
when the scope, budget (cost), and schedule (time) are approved by the customer or sponsor and the
project team.
The approved scope, budget, and schedule become the baselines that will be used to measure project
performance throughout execution. The creation of the baselines marks the conclusion of the planning
phase.
, The project execution phase is completed when?
all the project work activities that produce the promised final deliverables are ready to be delivered to
the customer or sponsor.
During closing, The project manager will need to:
Reassign any project resources back to the company
Document the project results and lessons learned
Close out any procurement activities
Verify that the completed project is transitioned over to the customer
What bringing the end of the project life cycle?
The customer's acceptance of the project outcome and the host organization's acceptance of all project
documentation signals the completion of the project closing phase.
Iterative phases
Planning phase executing phase
Phase Gate
A review at the end of a phase in which a decision is made to continue to the next phase, to continue
with modification, or to end a project or program.
What concludes the project defining phase?
Creation and selection of the project charter
What is included in project proposal?
Major project outcomes and deliverables, how the project will be completed, and a high-level estimate
of the cost and completion time are included in the project proposal.
What is project scope?
Project scope defines what the result of the project is desired to be.
What does project scope define?
It defines the product of the project.
What is another term for project scope?
Scope statement.
What is the statement of work (SOW)?
The statement of work (SOW) is sometimes referred to as the project scope.
What is scope creep?
Undocumented, unapproved changes to the project scope.
WITH 100% VERFIED SOLUTIONS 2024-2025-GUARANTEED PASS
What is the first step in the Defining Phase of a project?
Determining the project's sponsor and the project's manager
What is formalized into a project proposal during the Defining Phase?
The idea for the project
What decision is made during the Defining Phase?
Whether the project will be selected for implementation
What document is developed during the Defining Phase?
Project proposal
Project Charter
is agreed upon by the sponsor and key stakeholders. It defines the project and authorizes the resources,
roles, responsibilities, authorities, and scope for the project.
Planning Phase
Technology
Business process
Staffing
Training
Testing
Communications
Budget constraints
Integration of the project with operations and other projects
What is the Executing Phase in project management?
It is when the bulk of the work to complete the project outcomes occurs.
What does the project team do during the Executing Phase?
The project team completes the required work activities based on the plans created during the project
planning phase.
What are tangible products in project outcomes?
Tangible products include buildings, textbooks, gaming systems, or training manuals.
Execution phase
What are intangible products in project outcomes?
,Intangible products include software programs, websites, or events. Execution phase
What are deliverables in project management?
Deliverables are the intermediate outcomes from work activities. Deliverables are ready to be delivered
to the customers
Closing Phase
when the project outcomes are delivered to the customer or sponsor. The customer or sponsor
evaluates them to determine if they are acceptable: deliverables are ready, the budget and time
requirements are met, quality is achieved, and lessons learned are documented. When the customer or
sponsor accepts the project outcome(s), the project manager must ensure that all the loose ends are
tied up.
Functional
Departmenalized; It is the type of organization most often represented in corporation shareholder
reports. A functional organization is very straightforward. Lines of authority are clear cut and well-
defined. There is a defined supervisor—subordinate relationship for each department and
subdepartment. There is no question of who reports to whom. This is the prototypical hierarchical
structure that we most often see in organization charts. Nearly every corporate annual report with an
organization chart will use a hierarchical structure to illustrate lines of reporting and authority:
Functional example
U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Energy. As can be seen, each of these
Projectized
subject matter experts (SMEs) from different functional areas are assigned to directly report to the
project manager (PM) for a specific project. The SMEs report to the PM for the duration of the project.
At project conclusion, the SMEs report back to their respective functional areas where they receive work
assignments from the functional manager until such time as they are reassigned to another project.
Weak Matrix
A matrix structure in which functional managers have primary control over project activities and the
project manager coordinates project work.
Balanced Matrix
A matrix structure in which the project manager and functional managers share roughly equal authority
over the project. The project manager decides what needs to be done; functional managers are
concerned with how it will be accomplished.
Strong matrix
A matrix structure in which the project manager has primary control over project activities and
functional managers support project work.
program
,A group of programs or projects that support the same business goal makes up a portfolio.
project management maturity level is determined
Adherence to standards or guidelines set by recognized professional organizations
There are accepted standards and guidelines that specify certain practices that must be adhered to in
order to reach levels of project management maturity.
Matrix
In this organization the project manager and the functional manager "share" authority.
Project proposal in defining at best includes
Major project outcomes and deliverables
How the project will be completed
A high-level estimate of the cost
A high-level estimate of the completion time
The reason that the project should be undertaken
The benefits that the company will gain by completing the project
What resources will be needed
Any risks that could derail the project
Major stakeholders and their roles in the project
Where the decisions are made by the deciding customer or stakeholder
Defining stage ends when
Project is selected or Rejected
What is created during the planning phase of a project?
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
What are the key elements defined in the planning phase?
Reliable scope, budget, and schedule
What quality aspects are defined during the planning phase?
Quality expectations and measurements
What is established regarding costs in the planning phase?
Costs are defined
What marks conclusion of planning phase?
when the scope, budget (cost), and schedule (time) are approved by the customer or sponsor and the
project team.
The approved scope, budget, and schedule become the baselines that will be used to measure project
performance throughout execution. The creation of the baselines marks the conclusion of the planning
phase.
, The project execution phase is completed when?
all the project work activities that produce the promised final deliverables are ready to be delivered to
the customer or sponsor.
During closing, The project manager will need to:
Reassign any project resources back to the company
Document the project results and lessons learned
Close out any procurement activities
Verify that the completed project is transitioned over to the customer
What bringing the end of the project life cycle?
The customer's acceptance of the project outcome and the host organization's acceptance of all project
documentation signals the completion of the project closing phase.
Iterative phases
Planning phase executing phase
Phase Gate
A review at the end of a phase in which a decision is made to continue to the next phase, to continue
with modification, or to end a project or program.
What concludes the project defining phase?
Creation and selection of the project charter
What is included in project proposal?
Major project outcomes and deliverables, how the project will be completed, and a high-level estimate
of the cost and completion time are included in the project proposal.
What is project scope?
Project scope defines what the result of the project is desired to be.
What does project scope define?
It defines the product of the project.
What is another term for project scope?
Scope statement.
What is the statement of work (SOW)?
The statement of work (SOW) is sometimes referred to as the project scope.
What is scope creep?
Undocumented, unapproved changes to the project scope.
