Quiz for Project Management Processes

Templates, historical estimates and WBSs, and communications with stakeholders can be a list of inputs for project initiation group. [2 - Rita's Project Chart]

Determine what to purchase.

Product scope produced during project execution.

Administering procurements is the part of monitoring and controlling process group.

The sequence is the following: create project scope statement then determine what to purchase, and then determine the team. [2 - Rita's Process Chart]

Perform quality control belongs to monitoring and controlling process group. The rest choices are from executing or planning process groups.

Most communications usually happen during project execution.

The process of managing people is most intensive during project execution.

After create WBS and WBS dictionary but before create network diagram, create activity list should be completed.

The right sequence is: create activity list > create network diagram > estimate resource requirements > estimate time and cost > determine critical path. [2 - Rita's Process Chart]

Determine "how to execute and control" parts of all management plans. [2 Rita's Process Planning"

Information about company culture, major activities of the company related to the project, list of people who may be good team members is a list of inputs for the project initiating group.

After performing risk identification, qualitative and quantitative risk analysis, and risk response planning go back iterations needs to be done in most cases. The identify risk is an iterative process because new risks may evolve or become know as the project progresses through the life cycle. The frequency of iteration and who participates in each cycle will vary by situation. [1 -11.2 Identify Risks]

Quality assurance performs during project execution.

The project is in executing stage, when the most issues are logged.

Determine all roles and responsibilities should be done after process improvement plan.

Project manager manages reserves. This type of activities belongs to monitoring and controlling process group. [1 - Time, Cost and Risk Management - search for "reserve analysis" and "reserves"]

Project manager performs monitoring and controlling type of activity when informs stakeholders about approved changes.

Determine what to purchase.

Highly visible project objectives is the correct choice. Both functional and project managers have the same objectives to deliver project results. In strong matrix organization project manager has more power on the project, in week - functional manager, and in balanced both are equal. This question also contains distracting information.

The right sequence is: create activity list > create network diagram > estimate resource requirements > estimate time and cost > determine critical path > develop schedule. [2 - Rita's Process Chart]

Version control is the part of configuration management and relates to monitoring and controlling process group.

Sellers should be selected during execution phase of the project.

Project improvement performs during project execution.

Contracts, list of stakeholders, industry standards, information about company strategic plan refer to the input to the initiating process group. [2 - Rita's Project Chart]

Create project improvement plan is the right answer. This would be the next closest task available in the offered list.

Change request usually generate during project execution. It means the planning phase has been completed, the requirements and project plan have been already signed off.

Project management processes are iterative, and many processes are repeated during the project. [1 - 3.1 Common project management process interactions]

Motivation of the team is most effective during project execution.

Update lessons learned is one of the tasks in closing process group.

The right sequence is: estimate time and cost > determine critical path > develop schedule > develop budget. [2 - Rita's Process Chart]

Plan communications is the next step. [2 - Rita's Process Chart]

Plan communications is following after determine all roles and responsibilities. [2 - Rita's Process Chart]

The right sequence is: create activity list > create network diagram > estimate resource requirements > estimate time and cost > determine critical path. [2 - Rita's Process Chart]

The right sequence is: create activity list > develop schedule > develop budget > determine quality standards processes, and metrics. The process of perform quality assurance belongs to executing process group, not to planning. [2 - Rita's Process Chart]

The right sequence is: create activity list > create network diagram > estimate time and cost > determine critical path.

Project resources have to be released at the end of the project.

Monitoring and controlling.

Monitoring and controlling process group is looking after initiation of change requests.

Estimate resource requirements should be done right before the estimate time and cost > determine critical path. [2 - Rita's Process Chart]

Ask stakeholder to update lessons learned knowledge base.

The right sequence is: create activity list > create network diagram > estimate resource requirements > estimate time and cost > determine critical path > develop schedule. [2 - Rita's Process Chart]

The project manager must be vigilant in ensuring that stakeholders continuously support the project. The project manager must take quick action to ensure that the project objectives will be met and that a plan is in place to mitigate the influence and actions of negative stakeholders. [Planning]

The current stage of the project is execution.

Project audit is the part of project execution.

What is the project being asked to do? Business case, product description, or known products requirements, product scope. [2 - Rita's Project Chart]

It is project manager's responsibility to implement only approved changes.

The right sequence: create network diagram > estimate resource requirements > estimate time and cost > determine critical path > develop schedule.

Complete final report of the project performance.

This is the part of closing process group. The completed work needs to be confirmed against requirements.

Evaluation of the team and project performance should be performed during project execution to ensure the project success. The frequency of evaluation depends on the duration, size and complexity of the project.

This activity belongs to executing process group; the answer is executing the project.

It is recommended to perform iterations after risk identification, qualitative and quantitative risk analysis, and risk response planning. [1 - 3.1 Common project management process interactions]

Index and archive the project records.

In order for a project to be successful, the project team must select appropriate processes required to meet project objectives.

After the project management plan and performance measurement baseline are completed. [2 - Rita's Process Chart]

Project performance reporting is a part of the monitoring and controlling process group.

Planning. [2 - Rita's Process Chart]

Formal approval of the plan should be received before providing a kickoff meeting.

The described activity is monitoring and controlling risks that belongs to the monitoring and controlling process group. [1 - Monitor and Control Risks]

The right sequence is: develop schedule > develop budget > determine quality standards, processes, and metrics > create process improvement plan. [2 - Rita's Process Chart]

Select project manager, determine company culture, and existing systems, collect processes, and historical information is the part for the initiating process group. [2 - Rita's Project Chart]

First, project manager needs to ensure common understanding of the change.

Before the procurements will be closed, project manager needs to confirm the work was completed in accordance to the requirements.

Develop budget would be the next step in Planning Process Group. [2 - Rita's Process Chart]

In order for a project to be successful, the project team must use a defined approach that can be adopted to meet requirements.

The right sequence is create network diagram > estimate resource requirements > estimate time and cost > determine critical path > develop schedule.

Estimate time and cost is missing. The right sequence: estimate resource requirements > estimate time and cost > determine critical path, develop budget. [2 - Rita's Process Chart]

In order for a project to be successful, the project team must comply with requirements to meet stakeholder needs and expectations.

Project manager forecasting is a part of the monitoring and controlling process group.

Determine how to do planning is the first planning task project manager have to perform in the planning process group. This task delivers a development approach to all management plans.

Create measurable objectives, develop project charter, identify stakeholders, develop stakeholders management strategy - all the part of the project initiation group. [2 - Rita's Project Chart]

Use the old process until the new idea is well coordinated with subject mater specialists, legal department if needed and management.

Influence factors that cause changes, change request approval, informing stakeholders about changes are processes associated with change in the monitoring and control process group. Other answers are mixed or related to project executing process group.

Most of the team-building activities happen during project execution.

Create WBS and WBS dictionary > Create activity list > Create network diagram

Project manager may determined the metrics for project performance measurement.

Gaining acceptance of interim project deliverable from the customer belongs to project monitoring and controlling process group.

Work authorization system is used during project execution.

The task of develop budget should be completed prior to determine quality standards, processes, and metrics? [2 - Rita's Process Chart]

Hand off completed product.

Quality control belongs to monitoring and controlling process group.

Final team to be acquired during project execution.

Hold kickoff meeting.

The most conflicts on a project usually happen during project execution and require facilitation.

Estimate Activity Resources is the process of estimating the type and quantities of material, people, equipment, or supplies required to perform each activity. In other words - estimate resource requirements. [1 - 3.4.7 Estimate Activity Resources]

Project manager performs monitoring and controlling processes.

Project performance measures against the performance measurement baseline.

The right sequence is: develop budget > determine quality standards, processes, and metrics > create process improvement plan > determine all roles and responsibilities. [2 - Rita's Process Chart]

Execute monitoring and controlling processes.

Divide large projects into phases, understand business case, determine initial requirements and risks are the part of the initiating process group. [2 - Rita's Project Chart]

Historical information, company change control system, industry standards - all are part of Project Initiation Group. [2 - Rita's Project Chart]

The right sequence is: create activity list > estimate time and cost > determine critical path > develop schedule > develop budget. [2 - Rita's Process Chart]