Question 1

Identify the five common parts to the audit project report. Which is considered the most valuable and why?

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Question 2

Identify four wrap-up activities that are included in the closure process.

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Question 3

Why should performance reviews and pay reviews be done separately?

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Question 4

It can be a significant challenge to keep the project team ___________ as the project nears completion.
A) focused
B) working
C) energetic
D) together
E) performing

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As a project nears completion, maintaining focus is crucial to ensure that all tasks are completed accurately and efficiently.

Question 5

What is 360-degree feedback? How can it be useful when conducting individual performance reviews?

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Question 6

A guide who leads the project team through an analysis of project activities that went well and of what needs improvement and development of a follow-up action plan with goals and accountability is known as a project ____________.
A) facilitator
B) sponsor
C) rater
D) vendor
E) manager

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A project facilitator is someone who guides a team through various processes, including analyzing project activities to identify strengths and areas for improvement, and helps in developing a follow-up action plan with clear goals and accountability. This role is focused on enabling and guiding the team rather than directly managing the project or being responsible for its outcome, which distinguishes it from a project manager or sponsor.

Question 7

The facilitator works with the team to develop a system that not only ______ information but also does so according to ______.
A) processes, recipient
B) archives, recipient
C) institutionalizes, who needs to receive it
D) prioritizes, who needs to receive it
E) institutionalizes, recipient

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The correct choice is D) prioritizes, who needs to receive it because it suggests a system that not only manages information but also organizes it based on the specific needs of the recipients, which is a practical approach for efficient information distribution.

Question 8

What are the two periods of time in which project audits can occur and how do these differ?

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Question 9

Identify three reasons it is important to use an independent facilitator to collect and implement lessons learned to improve management of current and future projects.

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Question 10

During the closure process, how does the project manager meet the challenge to keep the project team focused on the remaining project activities and delivery to the customer until the project is complete?

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Question 11

Establishing an informal culture which values improvement that drives the organization occurs in which of the following Maturity Model Levels?
A) Ad Hoc Project Management
B) Formal Application of Project Management
C) Institutionalization of Project Management
D) Management of Project Management System
E) Optimization of Project Management System

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The "Optimization of Project Management System" level focuses on continuous improvement and establishing a culture that values and drives organizational improvement.

Question 12

How do team performance review sessions differ from the team-building sessions described in Chapter 11?

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Question 13

Identify and briefly describe four out of the five most common classifications for the way that projects end.

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Question 14

Risk assessment derived from WBS and technical analyses and customer input is in place occurs in which of the following Maturity Model Levels?
A) Ad Hoc Project Management
B) Formal Application of Project Management
C) Institutionalization of Project Management
D) Management of Project Management System
E) Optimization of Project Management System

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Institutionalization of Project Management is the level where risk assessment derived from WBS and technical analyses and customer input is in place.

Question 15

What is the difference between lessons learned and retrospectives? Why is the retrospective methodology more effective?

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Question 16

Two views (perspectives) are collected when the audit questionnaires are collected and two sets of questions are used for each view. What are those two views?
A) Program manager view and the project manager view
B) Senior management view and customer view
C) Organization view and project team view
D) Customer view and project team view
E) Project manager and project team view

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The two views collected in audit questionnaires are the organization view and the project team view, as these perspectives provide insights from both the broader organizational context and the specific project execution level.

Question 17

Within which Maturity Model level are project audits performed on all significant projects and lessons learned are recorded and used on subsequent projects?
A) Ad Hoc Project Management
B) Formal Application of Project Management
C) Institutionalization of Project Management
D) Management of Project Management System
E) Optimization of Project Management System

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Quiz 14: Project Closure

Identify the five common parts to the audit project report. Which is considered the most valuable and why?

Identify four wrap-up activities that are included in the closure process.

Why should performance reviews and pay reviews be done separately?

It can be a significant challenge to keep the project team ___________ as the project nears completion.

What is 360-degree feedback? How can it be useful when conducting individual performance reviews?

A guide who leads the project team through an analysis of project activities that went well and of what needs improvement and development of a follow-up action plan with goals and accountability is known as a project ____________.

The facilitator works with the team to develop a system that not only information but also does so according to .

What are the two periods of time in which project audits can occur and how do these differ?

Identify three reasons it is important to use an independent facilitator to collect and implement lessons learned to improve management of current and future projects.

During the closure process, how does the project manager meet the challenge to keep the project team focused on the remaining project activities and delivery to the customer until the project is complete?

Establishing an informal culture which values improvement that drives the organization occurs in which of the following Maturity Model Levels?

How do team performance review sessions differ from the team-building sessions described in Chapter 11?

Identify and briefly describe four out of the five most common classifications for the way that projects end.

Risk assessment derived from WBS and technical analyses and customer input is in place occurs in which of the following Maturity Model Levels?

What is the difference between lessons learned and retrospectives? Why is the retrospective methodology more effective?

Two views (perspectives) are collected when the audit questionnaires are collected and two sets of questions are used for each view. What are those two views?

Within which Maturity Model level are project audits performed on all significant projects and lessons learned are recorded and used on subsequent projects?