WGU Project Management
Questions with Accurate
Answers
A Guide to Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide)
correct answer The project management standard developed by the
Project Management Institute.
Acceptance correct answer The decision to tolerate the defects that are
found as a result of the quality testing. This is also a tool for risk
response planning.
Acceptance criteria correct answer The process and the criteria that will
be used to determine whether the deliverables are acceptable and
satisfactory.
Activity definition correct answer Indentifying the activities of the
project that need to be performed to produce the product or service of
the project.
Activity duration correct answer Assessing the number of work periods
needed to complete he project activities. Work periods are usually
expressed in hours and days. Large projects might express duration in
weeks or months.
,Activity list correct answer A list of all the activities required to
complete the work of the project that also includes an identifier code
and the WBS code it's associated with. Activities are broken down from
the work package level of the WBS.
Activity sequencing correct answer Sequencing activities in logical order
and determining whether dependencies exist among the activities.
Actual cost (AC) correct answer The cost to complete a component of
work in a given time period. Actual costs include direct and indirect
costs.
Addition correct answer A type of project ending that occurs when
projects evolve into ongoing operations.
Administrative closure correct answer A process that involves gathering
and disseminating information to formalize project closure. The
completion of each project phase requires Administrative Closure also.
The primary purpose of this process is to gather lessons learned and
distribute the notice of acceptance.
Analogous estimating correct answer An estimating technique that uses
the actual duration of a similar, completed activity to determine the
duration of the current activity. This is also called top=down estimating.
,Appraisal costs correct answer Costs of quality that covers the activities
that keep the product defects from reaching the client, including
inspection, testing, and formal quality audits.
Assumption correct answer An event or action believed to be true for
planning purposes. Project assumptions should always be documented.
Avoiding correct answer A conflict-resolution technique that occurs
with one party refuses to talk anymore about the issue and physically
leaves. This is an example of a lose-lose conflict-resolution technique.
This technique is also know as withdrawl.
Backward pass correct answer Calculating late start and late finish
dates by starting at the end of a network diagram and working back
through each path until reaching to start of the network diagram. This
is part of critical path method (CPM), which is a mathematical
technique to develop the project schedule.
Benchmarking correct answer Compares previous similar activities to
the current project activities to provide a standard to measure
performance against. It's often used to derive ideas for quality
improvements for the project.
Benefit measurement methods correct answer A type of decision
model that compares the benefits obtained from a variety of new
, project requests by evaluating them using the same criteria and
comparing the results.
Bidder conference correct answer A meeting held by the buyer with
potential vendors during the procurement process to allow vendors to
ask questions and get clarification on the project.
Bottom-up estimating correct answer Individually estimating each work
package, all of which are then rolled up, or added together, to come up
with a total project estimate. This is a very accurate means of
estimating, provided the estimates at the work package level are
accurate.
Budget at completion (BAC) correct answer The total amount of the
project budget for a work package, control account, or schedule
activity, or for the project.
Business analyst correct answer The person in charge of understanding
the business unit's needs when assessing a project request. The
business analyst might be assigned directly from the business unit itself
or may be part of the IT organization.
Business case correct answer Formally documents components of the
project assessment, including a description of the analysis method and
the results.
Questions with Accurate
Answers
A Guide to Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide)
correct answer The project management standard developed by the
Project Management Institute.
Acceptance correct answer The decision to tolerate the defects that are
found as a result of the quality testing. This is also a tool for risk
response planning.
Acceptance criteria correct answer The process and the criteria that will
be used to determine whether the deliverables are acceptable and
satisfactory.
Activity definition correct answer Indentifying the activities of the
project that need to be performed to produce the product or service of
the project.
Activity duration correct answer Assessing the number of work periods
needed to complete he project activities. Work periods are usually
expressed in hours and days. Large projects might express duration in
weeks or months.
,Activity list correct answer A list of all the activities required to
complete the work of the project that also includes an identifier code
and the WBS code it's associated with. Activities are broken down from
the work package level of the WBS.
Activity sequencing correct answer Sequencing activities in logical order
and determining whether dependencies exist among the activities.
Actual cost (AC) correct answer The cost to complete a component of
work in a given time period. Actual costs include direct and indirect
costs.
Addition correct answer A type of project ending that occurs when
projects evolve into ongoing operations.
Administrative closure correct answer A process that involves gathering
and disseminating information to formalize project closure. The
completion of each project phase requires Administrative Closure also.
The primary purpose of this process is to gather lessons learned and
distribute the notice of acceptance.
Analogous estimating correct answer An estimating technique that uses
the actual duration of a similar, completed activity to determine the
duration of the current activity. This is also called top=down estimating.
,Appraisal costs correct answer Costs of quality that covers the activities
that keep the product defects from reaching the client, including
inspection, testing, and formal quality audits.
Assumption correct answer An event or action believed to be true for
planning purposes. Project assumptions should always be documented.
Avoiding correct answer A conflict-resolution technique that occurs
with one party refuses to talk anymore about the issue and physically
leaves. This is an example of a lose-lose conflict-resolution technique.
This technique is also know as withdrawl.
Backward pass correct answer Calculating late start and late finish
dates by starting at the end of a network diagram and working back
through each path until reaching to start of the network diagram. This
is part of critical path method (CPM), which is a mathematical
technique to develop the project schedule.
Benchmarking correct answer Compares previous similar activities to
the current project activities to provide a standard to measure
performance against. It's often used to derive ideas for quality
improvements for the project.
Benefit measurement methods correct answer A type of decision
model that compares the benefits obtained from a variety of new
, project requests by evaluating them using the same criteria and
comparing the results.
Bidder conference correct answer A meeting held by the buyer with
potential vendors during the procurement process to allow vendors to
ask questions and get clarification on the project.
Bottom-up estimating correct answer Individually estimating each work
package, all of which are then rolled up, or added together, to come up
with a total project estimate. This is a very accurate means of
estimating, provided the estimates at the work package level are
accurate.
Budget at completion (BAC) correct answer The total amount of the
project budget for a work package, control account, or schedule
activity, or for the project.
Business analyst correct answer The person in charge of understanding
the business unit's needs when assessing a project request. The
business analyst might be assigned directly from the business unit itself
or may be part of the IT organization.
Business case correct answer Formally documents components of the
project assessment, including a description of the analysis method and
the results.
