Which of the following is the primary purpose of a WBS?
A. To track project milestone completions
B. Show project tasks scheduled for a specific time period
C. Decomposition of the project deliverables
D. Assign specific tasks to project team members
A project manager has been asked by a major stakeholder to modify the scope of a project in progress. Which of the following is the best FIRST step?
A. Assess the impact the change will have on the project.
B. Call a meeting and ensure all stakeholders agree to the changes.
C. Submit a change request to the PMO.
D. Obtain written approval from the project sponsor and make the requested changes.
A project manager is mapping out a project based upon the dependencies of the project activities. Which of the following would be BEST for this process? (Select TWO).
A. CPM
B. ADM
C. PDM
D. Gantt
E. PERT
The business stakeholder has been engaged late and has just had a chance to review the approved requirements. Consequently, it has been identified that there are a number of gaps in the requirements which are critical to the stakeholder's business unit. Which of the following actions should the project manager take?
A. Initiate change control
B. Follow communications plan
C. Manage project quality
D. Prepare a performance report
A project team has determined it will need to source data from a system that was not part of the project scope. The role of the project manager is to analyze which of the following impacts?
A. Technical design, schedule, and budget
B. Business process impacts and resourcing
C. New software and hardware requirements
D. Schedule, budget, and quality
Which of the following conflict resolution techniques focuses on a positive relationship and deemphasizes the area of conflict?
A. Avoiding
B. Smoothing
C. Compromising
D. Forcing
Which of the following is a zero time activity?
A. Milestone
B. Critical path
C. Deliverable
D. Work package
The stakeholder has notified the project manager that new priorities have caused them to shift all of the business subject matter expert resources to a new project for one year. The BEST course of action for the project manager is:
A. Phase gate review.
B. Project cancellation.
C. Project completion.
D. Stage completion.
An individual's responsibilities for Project A include: 1) Select the project leader, 2) Assure objectives are in-line with strategic goals/directions of the organization, 3) Assure the needed resources are available for successful project completion. This individual's role is:
A. Project Stakeholder.
B. Project Manager.
C. Project Sponsor.
D. Project Analyst.
Project team members are located in two different time zones, with a five hour time difference. The team members cannot agree on a time of day to have a standing meeting. Which of the following is the BEST approach to finding a meeting time?
A. Forcing
B. Compromising
C. Avoiding
D. Smoothing