Deck 3: Planning the Project

Question 1

The project manager can plan at all levels of the project.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The primary purpose of the launch meeting is to develop the project plan and budget.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

You can depict who is responsible for a task on a RACI.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

A representative of senior management should be invited to the project launch meeting.

Question 5

Defining resource needs is not necessary on small projects.

Question 6

Predecessors must be listed in the WBS because they are critical for scheduling.

Question 7

It is acceptable to restrict the launch meeting to brainstorming a problem.

Question 8

A project champion is usually the senior manager with responsibility for the project.

Question 9

The start and finish date of a project must be specified before the action plan can be completed.

Question 10

It is not possible to overdo it when it comes to project planning.

Question 11

As a rule of thumb, the lowest level tasks in a typical project should not take longer than two days to complete.

Question 12

A useful tool for facilitating the management of changes to a project's scope is the Requirements Traceability Matrix.

Question 13

Develop a budget is one of the eight distinct steps given for project planning.

Question 14

When a PM is appointed to head a new project, the PM's first job is to review the project objectives with the client.

Question 15

The initial project meeting is just to coordinate the project, so areas of responsibility do not need to be discussed.

Question 16

The project baseline plan is the open, honest, and frequent communication between the interested parties of a project.

Question 17

Lack of planning is a major contributor to failures of projects.

Question 18

The project plan should begin with a complete description of all agreements made with the client or any third party.

Question 19

In general, the job of planning should be delegated to the highest competent level.

Question 20

RACI stands for remove all cost information.

Question 21

The duration of the sprints is limited to be less than one week.

Question 22

While the design structure matrix can help identify potential rework situations, typically nothing can be done to avoid them.

Question 23

Risk identification is a part of risk management.

Question 24

The foundation of scrum is the run.

Question 25

Taken together the RACI and the Work Breakdown Structure may be used to determine the importance of each task listed.

Question 26

Selecting the specific items from the product backlog to be completed during the sprint is the sole responsibility of the project sponsor.

Question 27

Another scrum artifact is the run backlog.

Question 28

Mind mapping is a planning tool.

Question 29

The RACI matrix is a tool to organize the cost in your project plan.

Question 30

Mind mapping is a whole-brain approach that is particularly applicable to project management.

Question 31

The letters used in the RACI matrix help link a person and a task for accountability purposes.

Question 32

The design structure matrix can be used to identify potential rework situations due to the flow of information in a project.

Question 33

A limitation of traditional project management planning tools is that they do not address the flow of information.

Question 34

Risk analysis is a part of risk management.

Question 35

The salary requirements of human resources are a required element in the project plan.

Question 36

One of the problems with mind mapping is that it is relatively difficult to convert into work breakdown structure (WBS).

Question 37

The sprint backlog is updated at the end of each week to reflect the progress that has been made and therefore provides a real-time p

Question 38

Associated with the scrum methodology are well-defined team roles, artifacts, and events.

Question 39

One key scrum artifact is the product backlog, which contains a complete list of the requirements for the product being developed or improved.

Question 40

The work breakdown structure is one way to separate project activities by their level of importance.

Question 41

Which of the following is not one of the eight steps in the project planning process?

A) Develop and evaluate the concept of the project.
B) Create such a system, which is to say, build a prototype deliverable.
C) Develop a detailed budget.
D) Validate the deliverable.
E) If the client can operate the deliverable, make sure that the client understands all standard operating and maintenance requirements.

Question 42

FEMA is a structured approach to help identify, prioritize, and better manage risk.

Question 43

The results of the launch meeting include:

A) finalizing the project team
B) finalizing the project's schedule
C) finalizing the project's budget
D) the project's scope is understood
E) selecting the project champion

Question 44

Insurance is a part of risk management.

Question 45

Which of the following is used to show linkages between people and tasks?

A) the work breakdown structure
B) the RACI
C) the Project Action Plan
D) the Project Resource Diagram
E) the Concurrent Engineering Chart

Question 46

Robert, a project manager, created a work breakdown structure (WBS) for his new project. He then used the data from the WBS to create a table that assigned responsibilities to each team member and helped organize the project team. In this scenario, Robert created a(n)_____.

A) Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) chart
B) RACI Matrix
C) Langley histogram
D) Gozinto chart
E) contingency plan

Question 47

A(n) __________________ shows the set of all tasks in a project arranged by task level?

A) RACI Matrix
B) Work Breakdown Structure
C) Gantt chart
D) Design Structure Matrix
E) Aggregate Project Portfolio

Question 48

Which of the following is not typically included in a project charter?

A) A detailed budget.
B) The business need for the project.
C) The assumptions underlying the project.
D) Identification of high‐level risks.
E) A list of key stakeholders.

Question 49

Imelda, a professor of management studies, wants to organize a collaborative project with her students to help them understand various aspects of marketing. She writes down the project goal in a circle in the center of a large sheet of paper. She and her students then brainstorm to identify the tasks that must be done to achieve the goal. She asks the students to write each task in a circle on the sheet and draw lines connecting the various circles. In this scenario, Imelda is using a process called _____.

A) Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA)
B) RACI matrix
C) hierarchal planning
D) mind mapping
E) contingency analysis

Question 50

A contingency plan is a backup for some emergency or unplanned event.

Question 51

Renee, a project manager, is responsible for developing a project plan for her new project. To do so, she needs to consider all the tasks that would need to be done to produce the deliverable and make a list of them. In this scenario, Renee needs to prepare a(n) _____ for the project.

A) FMEA chart
B) RACI Matrix
C) work breakdown structure
D) project charter
E) contingency plan

Question 52

Risk response is a part of risk management.

Question 53

Suzanne, a human resources manager in an event management company, is assigned the task of arranging a farewell dinner for the CEO of the company. She uses Microsoft Project (MSP) to create a work breakdown structure for this task. The MSP creates a list of Level 1 tasks, Level 2 tasks, and so on. Suzanne then adds appropriate descriptions to each task. While doing so, Suzanne should ensure that:

A) the generality of each task is roughly at the same level.
B) each task takes the same amount of time.
C) each task requires the same amount of resources.
D) the level of employee knowledge required for each task is roughly the same.
E) each task covers multiple objectives of the project.

Question 54

Recovery charts show the flow of activities once a backup plan is initiated.

Question 55

Duncan, a project manager, has to create a work breakdown structure (WBS) for a new project. He gathers the project team and provides them with a pad of sticky-notes. After defining the project objectives and the major activities that would need to be done to achieve those objectives, he asks his team members to write all the tasks that they think would be required to complete the project on the sticky-notes. These notes are then stuck on a wall in a sequential manner. In this scenario, Duncan uses a(n) _____ to create the WBS.

A) FMEA chart
B) Langley histogram
C) project baseline
D) Gozinto chart
E) RACI matrix

Question 56

What is the primary purpose of creating a work breakdown structure?

A) to draw the project plan as a chart or tree
B) to make sure important tasks are identified
C) so that all team members can see what others are working on
D) to assign budget numbers to tasks
E) to make sure team members can communicate effectively

Question 57

The first task of a newly appointed project manager is…

A) to negotiate the project's budget
B) to negotiate with functional managers for key resources
C) to develop a work breakdown structure for the project
D) to review the project objectives with senior management
E) to develop a linear responsibility chart for the project

Question 58

In order to prepare a mind map, you need to start with:

A) the maximum allowable cost of the project
B) a definition of role of the working professional programs (WPPs)
C) a means of evaluating the results
D) the most detailed tasks
E) a statement of the project's objectives

Question 59

Marcus is asked by higher management to create a document that provides a high-level description of a project that has not yet been approved. The document should describe the major deliverables of the project and should provide the financial and strategic justification for the project. In this scenario, Marcus needs to prepare a _____.

A) project baseline
B) RACI matrix
C) work breakdown structure
D) project charter
E) contingency plan

Question 60

According to the text, the use of sticky-notes can be particularly useful for constructing a(n)

A) RACI matrix
B) Work Breakdown Structure
C) Gantt chart
D) Design Structure Matrix
E) Aggregate Project Portfolio

Question 61

Which of the following is most closely associated with FMEA?

A) risk priority number
B) game theory
C) expected value
D) simulation
E) program budgeting

Question 62

These are held at the beginning of each workday of the sprint.

A) Sprint planning meeting
B) Daily scrum
C) Sprint review
D) Sprint retrospective
E) Sprint collaboration

Question 63

This contains a complete list of the requirements for the product being developed or improved.

A) Artifacts
B) Events
C) Tasks
D) Product backlog
E) Sprint

Question 64

In the Design Structure Matrix

A) the rows correspond to tasks and the columns correspond to resources
B) both the rows and columns correspond to tasks
C) the rows correspond to tasks and the columns correspond to functional departments
D) the rows correspond to resources and the columns correspond to tasks
E) the rows correspond to resources and the columns correspond to functional departments

Question 65

Developing measures for the probability of the risk and its impact on the project.

A) Risk monitoring and control
B) Risk identification
C) Qualitative risk analysis
D) Quantitative risk analysis
E) Risk response planning

Question 66

Developing a plan for risk management activities.

A) Risk management planning
B) Risk identification
C) Qualitative risk analysis
D) Quantitative risk analysis
E) Risk response planning

Question 67

Finding those risks that might affect the project.

A) Risk management planning
B) Risk identification
C) Qualitative risk analysis
D) Quantitative risk analysis
E) Risk response planning

Question 68

This is held on the first day of the sprint to determine the goal(s) for the sprint and to choose the product requirements from the product backlog that are aligned with the sprint goal.
a. Sprint planning meeting
b. Daily scrum
c. Sprint review
d. Sprint retrospective
e. Sprint collaboration

Question 69

List some of the results of the project launch meeting.

Question 70

Which of the following is not a sub-process associated with risk management?

A) risk identification
B) risk measurement
C) qualitative risk analysis
D) quantitative risk analysis
E) risk response planning

Question 71

Roger is a scientist who is developing a new drug to cure cancer. He lists five possible ways in which the drug might fail. He ranks the severity of the consequences of each failure, the likelihood of each failure's occurrence, and the ease of detection of each failure on a scale of 1 to 10. In the context of Failure Mode and Effect Analysis, which of the following failures has the highest Risk Priority Number (RPN)?

A) Failure one with a severity of 4, a likelihood of 4, and an ease of detection of 7
B) Failure two with a severity of 7, a likelihood of 5, and an ease of detection of 2
C) Failure three with a severity of 8, a likelihood of 4, and an ease of detection of 4
D) Failure four with a severity of 5, a likelihood of 5, and an ease of detection of 6
E) Failure five with a severity of 2, a likelihood of 4, and an ease of detection of 7

Question 72

What is the primary function of a project plan?

Question 73

Entries above the diagonal in the Design Structure Matrix indicate

A) tasks that need to be shortened
B) tasks that have no resources assigned to them
C) tasks that are on the critical path
D) potential rework situations
E) tasks with no predecessors

Question 74

FMEA stands for

A) Financial Methods and Efficiency Analysis
B) Failure Modes and Effect Analysis
C) Full Monetary Expenditure Accrual
D) Financial Measurement of Expenses Accrued
E) Factor Mode and Efficiency Analysis

Question 75

The manager of a project causes a catastrophic failure in the project that threatens the timely delivery of the project. Frank, another project manager, is asked to take over. He initiates a backup plan created by him, and he takes critical steps to recover from the setback and salvage the project. In this scenario, Frank is most likely using a(n) _____.

A) Langley histogram
B) logic chart
C) risk profile
D) FMEA chart
E) RACI matrix

Question 76

Which of the following is not a category in the RACI matrix?

A) Responsible
B) Interpret
C) Accountable
D) Consult
E) Inform

Question 77

These scrum documents were designed to facilitate project planning and enhance the transparency of a project's status.

A) Artifacts
B) Events
C) Tasks
D) Product backlog
E) Sprint

Question 78

Finding ways of reducing negative impacts on the project as well as enhancing positive impacts.

A) Risk management planning
B) Risk identification
C) Qualitative risk analysis
D) Quantitative risk analysis
E) Risk response planning

Question 79

Evaluating the seriousness of the risk and the likelihood it will affect the project.

A) Risk monitoring and control
B) Risk identification
C) Qualitative risk analysis
D) Quantitative risk analysis
E) Risk response planning

Question 80

This is the foundation of scrum.

A) Artifacts
B) Events
C) Tasks
D) Product backlog
E) Sprint