Project Process Group and the Project Charter

The initiating process includes which task?

• Assigning work to project team members

• Sequencing project activities

• Approving a project and authorizing work to begin

• Coordinating resources to complete the project work

This person is responsible for authorizing the project to begin and signing the project charter.

• Project sponsor

• Executive in the organization who requested the project

• Project champion

• Project manager

Beginning one phase of a project before another has finished is example of what?

• Sequencing

• Compression

• Fast tracking

• Constricting

A primary role of a project manager includes informing this person of changes, status, conflicts, and issues on the project.

• The project requestor

• the project sponsor

• The project champion

• The most influential project stakeholder

Which of the following is not a component of a high-level requirements document or product description?

• Historical data

• Problem statement

• Technical requirements

• Testing scenarios

Which stakeholder assigns employees to the project?

• Project manager

• Functional manager

• Customer

• Sponsor

Which three of the following options are process groups in the project management process groups?

• Planning

• Initiating

• Monitoring and controlling

• Procurement

• Scope

This process is where the work of the project is performed

• Planning

• Monitoring and controlling

• Initiating

• Executing

Which of the following is true concerning the project charter?

• Describe the project schedule

• Contains cost estimates for each task

• Authorizes the start of the project work

• List the responsibilities of the project selection commitee

You receive a confusing request from the marketing department to develop a new billing system. What is the first step should you take?

• You meet with the marketing person to identify and clarify the request

• You write the project charter

• You submit a request to the project selection committee

• You request the finance department to do a cost-benefit analysis