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What is the progressive detailing of a project plan often called?
Any measurable, tangible, verifiable item that must be produced to complete the project is called which of the following?
Which of the following is correct?
I A project charter is a document prepared by the project manager that provides the project manager with the authority to apply organisational resources
II A project charter is a document prepared by the senior management/project sponsor that provides the project manager with the authority to apply organisational resources
III A project charter is a document prepared by the customer that provides the project manager with the authority to apply organisational resources
What is the totality of all of the products and services to be provided as a project called?
Scope changes on a project are inevitable; however, scope changes can be minimised by which of the following?
I Spending more time developing the scope baseline
II Spending more time analysing the estimates
III Asking the sponsor to actively participate in the planning
Which of the following is correct? A deliverable-oriented grouping of project elements is a:
Which of the following is correct? The "control points" in the work breakdown structure used for assignments to resource units are referred to as:
Which of the following is correct? In preparing a good project definition, experienced project managers will:
I concentrate mainly on the end product, rather than on costs or benefits
II understand that a project definition/plan is a dynamic rather than static tool, and thus subject to change
III try to express objectives in quantifiable terms
Which of the following is correct? Using the WBS shown below, a typical work package would be:
I software development
II systems design
III coding
1.0.1.1 Software development
1.0.1.2 Systems design
1.0.1.2.1 Hardware development
1.0.1.2.2 Flowcharting
1.0.1.3 Coding
1.0.1.3.1 Language selection
A project manager believes that modifying the scope of the project may provide added value for the customer. What should the project manager do?
Which of the following statements are true.
I. Project meetings can be used to facilitate teambuilding.
II. Project meetings should last about one hour.
Which of the following statements are true.
I. Consensus is not required for all decisions relating to the project.
II. A good rule of thumb is to keep the client well away from team meetings.
A team of industrial engineers presented their plans for re-organising a production department to a group of shop floor supervisors for approval. After the presentation the plans were approved without any questions. Which of the following is most likely to be true?
You have received tenders from eight contractors for the design and construction of a laboratory for testing new products. Three of the tenders seem to meet all the specifications required and provide the necessary flexibility during implementation. The prices of the three short-listed tenders are: £6.8m, £5.4m, and £3.2m. Which of the following is correct?
Read the following dialogue between Rita (project manager),Gavin and Julie then decide which stage in the team life cycle the team is at.
Rita: Now that we've discussed all the options let's agree a course of action.
Gavin: That's not difficult. There was only one option which met all the client expectations.
Julie: Well that's not how I see it; and if you mean your idea, it's impractical, will take longer to implement and costs too much. The client won't approve it. At the very least, I think we should discuss all three options with the client.
Rita: Well, that can't do any harm. Gavin, are you in on this?
Gavin: I still think we should recommend one course of action above the others - even if we let the client see all the choices.
Rita: Julie?
Julie: Whatever.
Rita: Good. Now we can get on with the real work.
Next day
Rita to
Gavin: What time should we expect the client today?
Gavin: Why are you asking me - Julie arranges the meetings.
Rita to
Julie: Gavin said you arranged today's meeting.
Julie: No-one asked me to do it - I know I did it last time, but its not my role to arrange all the meetings . . . Anyway I still think we should hold back on recommending one option above the others until the client has seen all of them first.
Which stage of the team life cycle best represents the above dialogue?