LAPM-Quiz-010b-Introductions and context

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1. Question
Planning process group

The planning process group is the one area where the order for certain processes matters. The order is a logical one. See if you can put them the logical order.
- Define the production or work breakdown structure (PBS/WBS)
- Plan scope management
- Develop Schedule
- Collect requirements
- Define Scope
- Sequence activities
- Estimate activities Durations
- Define activities
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2. Question
Project Managers

Experienced Project managers are least likely to do what?
- expect zero variance
- keep a vigilant eye on cost, schedule and quality
- work at being a good politician
- be an advocate for the project
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Question 3 of 9

3. Question
Program Management Office – PMO

Which of the following is LEAST true?
- Directive PMOs are most effective in functional organisations
- It is important to establish a PMO at a level that can be sustained by the organisation
- Controlling PMOs exhibit a lower degree of central control than do directive PMOs
- A primary function of the PMO is to support PMs
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PMO types, moving from the least constraining to the most constraining, are: Supportive, Controlling, Directive
Question 4 of 9

4. Question
Your organization has employed a person to head the Program Management Office (PMO.)

During your first meetings with them you are discussing the extent of their roles and responsibilities to fully understand what tasks they will be responsible for and those they won’t be responsible for.

Which of the following is not a primary function of a program/project management office?
- Providing a project manager with daily progress reports on a specific project
- Managing shared resources across several projects
- Identifying and developing project management methodology, best practices and standards
- Coordinating communication across projects
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The view of the PMO goes across programs and projects, not within them
Question 5 of 9

5. Question
A major milestone has just been met in your project. However, the legal requirement for which the project was undertaken has now been lifted.

Following a review of the business case, senior management believes the project is still valuable and authorizes the project to continue on into the next phase. This situation represents which of the major process groups?
- Initiating
- Planning
- Executing
- Monitoring and Controlling
- Closing
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Question 6 of 9

6. Question
Identify the five process groups of project management

Choose 5.
- Initiating
- Planning
- Executing
- Monitoring & Controlling
- Closing
- Directing
- Change
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Question 7 of 9

7. Question
Project Characteristics

Which of the following is most true?
- An experienced Project Manager will avoid projects that contain uncertainty
- Risk is always highest towards the end of a project when time is running out
- There can be a project life cycle stage before the actual decision and approval to proceed with the project
- A project doesn't really finish because the product and/or services that were delivered need supporting
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8. Question
Project Definition

Which of the following does not meet the definition of a project?
- Your supervisor has asked you to report back to them by Friday on the number of defects present in the last batch of Kinder eggs purchased by the staff cafeteria
- Every day you run the report on defect rates of Kinder eggs in the staff cafeteria and take action if rates are too high
- The chief chef in the staff cafeteria has asked you to do a comparison between defect rates of Kinder Eggs, spring versus autumn
- Your friend Sally who is mad keen on Cadbury’s favourites, and whom you like to keep happy because she can get tickets to shows, has asked if you could determine if there is any chance of swapping out Kinder eggs for Cadbury’s
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1. Question

Planning process group

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Project Managers

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Program Management Office – PMO

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4. Question

Your organization has employed a person to head the Program Management Office (PMO.)

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Project Characteristics

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Project Definition

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