Questions and answers. / 2022-2023
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How many project management knowledge areas are there in the PMBOK 6th Edition? - ✔✔10 project
management knowledge areas
How many project management processes are covered in the PMBOK 6th Edition? - ✔✔49 project
management processes
What are the 10 project management knowledge areas? - ✔✔Communications Management
Cost Management
Integration Management
Quality Management
Procurement Management
Resource Management
Risk Management
Schedule Management
Scope Management
Stakeholder Management
What are the 5 project management domains? - ✔✔Initiating (8 tasks)
Planning (13 tasks)
Executing (7 tasks)
Monitoring (7 tasks)
Closing (7 tasks)
What are the 8 tasks involved in initiating a project? - ✔✔1. Assess the project
, 2. Key deliverables
3. Stakeholder analysis
4. Risks & constraints
5. Project charter
6. Approval of project charter by sponsor
7. Benefit analysis
8. Inform stakeholders
Initiating: Task 1 - ✔✔Perform project assessment based upon available information, lessons learned
from previous projects, and meetings with relevant stakeholders in order to support the evaluation of
the feasibility of new products or services within the given assumptions and/or constraints.
Initiating: Task 2 - ✔✔Identify key deliverables based on the business requirements in order to manage
customer expectations and direct the achievement of project goals.
Initiating: Task 3 - ✔✔Perform stakeholder analysis using appropriate tools and techniques in order to
align expectations and gain support for the project
Initiating: Task 4 - ✔✔Identify high level risks, assumptions, and constraints based on the current
environment, organizational factors, historical data, and expert judgement, in order to propose an
implementation strategy.
Initiating: Task 5 - ✔✔Participate in the development of the project charter by compiling and analyzing
gathered information in order to ensure project stakeholders are in agreement on its elements.
Initiating: Task 6 - ✔✔Obtain project charter approval from the sponsor, in order to formalize the
authority assigned to the project manager and gain commitment and acceptance for the project.
Initiating: Task 7 - ✔✔Conduct benefit analysis with relevant stakeholders to validate project alignment
with organizational strategy and expected business value.