Lesson 3 quiz

Development is a critical aspect in a project with large size and regulatory and environmental considerations. What is the first thing you should do as a starting point for initial project planning?

During a meeting with some of the project stakeholders, the project manager is asked to add work to the project scope. The project manager had access to correspondence about the project before the project charter was signed and remembers that the project sponsor specifically denied funding for the scope mentioned by these stakeholders. The best thing for the project manager to do is to:

You have just been appointed Project Manager of the ABC project. You are trying to read the WBS and cannot understand some elements of the WBS. What is your first step to understanding this?

During project executing, a team member comes to the project manager because he is not sure what work he needs to accomplish on the project. Which of the following documents contains detailed descriptions of work packages?

• WBS dictionary

• Activity list

• Project scope statement

• Scope management plan

What is the product analysis technique used to break down high-level requirements into detailed design?

• Work breakdown structure

• Progressive elaboration

• Product planning

• Product breakdown

You are trying to gather ideas related to project and product requirements. Which technique is appropriate for this?

• Brainstorming

• Nominal Group Technique

• Affinity Diagram

• Multi-criteria Decision Analysis

While reviewing your project's performance, you discover a significant variance. What should you do first?

• Consult the project sponsor

• Implement the corrective action

• Delay the customer inspection

• Submit the change request

What is the first thing you should do as a starting point for initial project planning?

• Share the project scope statement with the project team for a common understanding of project deliverables

• Review the project charter to understand the high-level information about the project

• Begin the process of identifying stakeholders so they can be engaged as necessary for project planning

• Conduct a project kick-off meeting to inform and engage stakeholders and gain commitment

What project document is requested by the project sponsor containing description, owner, source, priority, and status of product requirements?

• The scope management plan

• The requirements management plan

• The requirements traceability matrix

• The work breakdown structure (WBS)

Which of the following is an input to the Develop Project Management Plan process

• The project charter

• The enterprise environmental factors

• The stakeholder register

• The organization's processes and procedures