SPM Pre-test

A _______ is a series of actions directed toward a particular result

• goal

• process

• plan

• project

____________ processes include coordinating people and other resources to carry out project plans and create the products, services, or results of the project or phase.

• Initiating

• Planning

• Executing

• Closing

Which process group normally requires the most resources and time?

• Initiating

• Planning

• Executing

• Monitoring and Controlling

Which of the following outputs is often completed before initiating a project?

• Stakeholder register

• Business case

• Project charter

• Kick-off meeting

A work breakdown structure, project schedule, and cost estimates are outputs of the ____________ process.

• initiating

• planning

• executing

• monitoring and controlling

Initiating involves developing a project charter, which is part of the project ____________ management knowledge area.

• integration

• scope

• communications

• risk

____________ involves measuring progress toward project objectives and taking corrective actions.

• Initiating

• Planning

• Executing

• Monitoring and controlling

Which of the following is not a typical reason that project teams would use a predictive approach versus an agile approach to managing a project?

• The project has unclear up-front requirements.

• The project team is inexperienced and dispersed.

• Large risks are involved.

• The completion date is fairly rigid.

Many people use ____________ to have a standard format for preparing various project management documents.

• methodologies

• templates

• project management software

• standards

The following are artifacts created with scrum, except:

• Product Backlog

• Sprint backlog

• gantt chart

• burndown chart