WGU - Project Management
Name the steps in validating a project. ANS: Validate the business case, and then identify and analyze
stakeholders.
Name the 9 knowledge areas outlined in the PMBOK Guide. ANS: Scope, time, cost, quality, human
resources, communications, risk, procurement and integration management
Name the steps in validating a business case. ANS: feasibility study, justification, and alignment to the
strategic plan
In which project process group is the project charter document created? ANS: Initiating
Name the project process group that begins when the project charter is approved ANS: Planning
This system assures the project doesn't deviate from the planned requirements. ANS: Change control
system
Name the term that describes processes that are repeated. ANS: Iterative
What type of requirement describes the elements required for a business process? ANS: Business
requirements
What should come first, the project scope or the project charter? ANS: The project charter.
What is the purpose of the project charter? ANS: The project charter normally approves the project and
authorizes it to begin.
, What is the lowest level of the WBS? ANS: The work package.
These help you determine whether the project is progressing as planned. ANS: Key performance
indicators (KPI's)
What describes each of the deliverables and their components, the code of accounts identifier,
estimates, resources, and criteria for acceptance? ANS: The WBS dictionary.
Which element of the scope statement documents the process and criteria you'll use to determine
whether deliverables are complete and satisfactory? ANS: Success criteria, otherwise known as
acceptance criteria.
Name the purpose of the scope management plan. ANS: It documents the procedures for preparing the
project scope statement, in other words, the WBS; defines how the deliverables will be verified; and
describes the process for controlling scope change requests.
Name the four types of project endings. ANS: Starvation, integration, extinction and addition.
This component of the scope statement documents the deliverables or items that will not be included in
the project. ANS: Exclusions
Before assembling the project team, what needs must the project manager assess first? ANS: Skills
required by team members.
Name the two significant processes you'll perform within the human-resources planning process. ANS:
Organizational planning and staff acquisition
This process is where you'll choose team members or organizations who will work on the project. ANS:
Staff acquisition.
Name the steps in validating a project. ANS: Validate the business case, and then identify and analyze
stakeholders.
Name the 9 knowledge areas outlined in the PMBOK Guide. ANS: Scope, time, cost, quality, human
resources, communications, risk, procurement and integration management
Name the steps in validating a business case. ANS: feasibility study, justification, and alignment to the
strategic plan
In which project process group is the project charter document created? ANS: Initiating
Name the project process group that begins when the project charter is approved ANS: Planning
This system assures the project doesn't deviate from the planned requirements. ANS: Change control
system
Name the term that describes processes that are repeated. ANS: Iterative
What type of requirement describes the elements required for a business process? ANS: Business
requirements
What should come first, the project scope or the project charter? ANS: The project charter.
What is the purpose of the project charter? ANS: The project charter normally approves the project and
authorizes it to begin.
, What is the lowest level of the WBS? ANS: The work package.
These help you determine whether the project is progressing as planned. ANS: Key performance
indicators (KPI's)
What describes each of the deliverables and their components, the code of accounts identifier,
estimates, resources, and criteria for acceptance? ANS: The WBS dictionary.
Which element of the scope statement documents the process and criteria you'll use to determine
whether deliverables are complete and satisfactory? ANS: Success criteria, otherwise known as
acceptance criteria.
Name the purpose of the scope management plan. ANS: It documents the procedures for preparing the
project scope statement, in other words, the WBS; defines how the deliverables will be verified; and
describes the process for controlling scope change requests.
Name the four types of project endings. ANS: Starvation, integration, extinction and addition.
This component of the scope statement documents the deliverables or items that will not be included in
the project. ANS: Exclusions
Before assembling the project team, what needs must the project manager assess first? ANS: Skills
required by team members.
Name the two significant processes you'll perform within the human-resources planning process. ANS:
Organizational planning and staff acquisition
This process is where you'll choose team members or organizations who will work on the project. ANS:
Staff acquisition.
