Manpro week 2

Which of the following statements is false concerning agile project planning?

• A roadmap sets a tactical plan and goals for completing a major undertaking, such as building and releasing a product

• An agile mindset is part of agile project planning.

• It allows the teams freedom to pivot more frequently.

• Product managers focus on the why while program and project managers focus on the how and when.

Which of the following statements is false concerning the financial analysis of projects?

• The higher the net present value the better.

• A shorter payback period is better than a longer one.

• The required rate of return is the discount rate that results in an NPV of zero for the project.

• ROI is the result of subtracting the project costs from the benefits and then dividing by the costs.

A _______________ is a methodology that converts an organization’s value drivers—such as customer service, innovation, operational efficiency, and financial performance— into a series of defined metrics.

• balanced scorecard

• weighted scoring model

• net present value analysis

• directive

Which of the following is not a major benefit of grouping projects into programs?

• increasing revenues

• increasing authority

• saving money

• saving time

Many organizations find duplicate or unneeded projects after they perform which step in project portfolio management?

• prioritizing the projects in their list

• dividing the projects into several categories based on type of investment

• putting all projects in one list

• applying modern portfolio theory, including risk-return tools that map project risk