WGU C722 | OA| OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT | PROJECT MANAGEMENT| EXAM QUESTIONS
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1 of 320
Term
When is the project execution phase completed?
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When the customer accepts the
When the project charter is signed
final project report and signs the
by the sponsor
closing documents
When all the project work
activities that produce the
When the project team completes
promised final deliverables are
the initial planning meetings
ready to be delivered to the
customer or sponsor
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2 of 320
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What is the product scope?
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The plan for how the project will be The communication strategy for
executed and managed keeping stakeholders informed
The portion of the scope
statement that defines the
The list of team members and their
features and functions of the
assigned roles
project outcome or
deliverables
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3 of 320
Term
What are the four general phases of the project life cycle?
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Defining, planning, executing,
Concept, design, build, and test
and closing
Strategy, tactics, operations, and Initiating, executing, monitoring,
review and closing
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What is free float?
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A highly structured project management method which focuses on the
specification of the outputs rather than the coordination of activities
When activities that are not on the critical path have a difference between
their early start date and their late start date; those activities can be
delayed without affecting the project completion date
The process of measuring how close actual costs are to the budget and then
making changes in project execution as needed.
The path with the longest duration from the start of the project to its completion;
work activities which, if delayed, will cause the project to be completed late
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What are some characteristics of effective teams?
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There is uniform agreement on the end goal or objective.
All team members contribute to reaching the end goal or objective.
Team members cooperate and work together.
If one team member has a problem with a task, others willingly assist.
Team members each do what they are best at.
Team members encourage each other's efforts.
Team members have a feeling of unity of purpose.
The team functions better as a group than as individuals.
Team members may be meeting for the first time. Often, no one really knows
much about anyone else on the team. It may be premature to refer to this group
of individuals as a team. It is a time of introduction and forming relationships and
understanding from the exchange of information.
- Requires cooperation between PMs and functional managers
- SMEs are not in daily contact with each other to share knowledge
- The person with decision-making power is not always clearly identified
- The balancing of resources among projects can lead to friction
- The project closeout tasks are often difficult
- The division of authority and responsibility is complex
The working PM's skills and passions are usually related to the functional area,
not project management; the working PM may lack project management
skills/training; the working PM may lack time to manage the project due to his or
her other job duties; people from other disciplines may not report to the working
PM, but the working PM is responsible for the work they perform on the project
AND ANSWERS
1 of 320
Term
When is the project execution phase completed?
Give this one a try later!
When the customer accepts the
When the project charter is signed
final project report and signs the
by the sponsor
closing documents
When all the project work
activities that produce the
When the project team completes
promised final deliverables are
the initial planning meetings
ready to be delivered to the
customer or sponsor
Don't know?
2 of 320
,Term
What is the product scope?
Give this one a try later!
The plan for how the project will be The communication strategy for
executed and managed keeping stakeholders informed
The portion of the scope
statement that defines the
The list of team members and their
features and functions of the
assigned roles
project outcome or
deliverables
Don't know?
3 of 320
Term
What are the four general phases of the project life cycle?
Give this one a try later!
Defining, planning, executing,
Concept, design, build, and test
and closing
Strategy, tactics, operations, and Initiating, executing, monitoring,
review and closing
, Don't know?
4 of 320
Term
What is free float?
Give this one a try later!
A highly structured project management method which focuses on the
specification of the outputs rather than the coordination of activities
When activities that are not on the critical path have a difference between
their early start date and their late start date; those activities can be
delayed without affecting the project completion date
The process of measuring how close actual costs are to the budget and then
making changes in project execution as needed.
The path with the longest duration from the start of the project to its completion;
work activities which, if delayed, will cause the project to be completed late
Don't know?
, 5 of 320
Term
What are some characteristics of effective teams?
Give this one a try later!
There is uniform agreement on the end goal or objective.
All team members contribute to reaching the end goal or objective.
Team members cooperate and work together.
If one team member has a problem with a task, others willingly assist.
Team members each do what they are best at.
Team members encourage each other's efforts.
Team members have a feeling of unity of purpose.
The team functions better as a group than as individuals.
Team members may be meeting for the first time. Often, no one really knows
much about anyone else on the team. It may be premature to refer to this group
of individuals as a team. It is a time of introduction and forming relationships and
understanding from the exchange of information.
- Requires cooperation between PMs and functional managers
- SMEs are not in daily contact with each other to share knowledge
- The person with decision-making power is not always clearly identified
- The balancing of resources among projects can lead to friction
- The project closeout tasks are often difficult
- The division of authority and responsibility is complex
The working PM's skills and passions are usually related to the functional area,
not project management; the working PM may lack project management
skills/training; the working PM may lack time to manage the project due to his or
her other job duties; people from other disciplines may not report to the working
PM, but the working PM is responsible for the work they perform on the project