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46. The _____ provides a basis for creating the project schedule and performing earned value management for measuring
and forecasting project performance.
a.
scope statement
b.
c.
work breakdown structure
d.
Difficulty: Moderate
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47. _____ are an output of the executing process of project integration management.
a.
Deliverables
b.
Issue logs
c.
Resource calendars
d.
Enterprise environmental factor updates
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48. Enterprise environmental factors are an output of the executing process of _____.
a.
project integration management
b.
project quality management
c.
project human resource management
d.
project procurement management
49. _____ includes measuring progress toward project objectives and taking corrective action to match progress with the
plan.
a.
Planning
b.
Montioring and controlling
c.
Executing
d.
Initiating
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50. The _____ process involves gaining stakeholder and customer acceptance of the final products and services and
bringing the project, or project phase, to an orderly end.
a.
executing
b.
closing
c.
planning
d.
monitoring
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51. Organizational process assets update is the output of the closing process of _____.
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a.
project integration management
b.
project quality management
c.
project procurement management
d.
project time management
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52. Which of the following is true about the agile method?
a.
It is often used when a project team can express the scope early in the product life cycle.
b.
It is used when a project team wants to provide a potentially shippable product earlier rather than later.
c.
It uses several iterations or deliveries of software instead of waiting until the end of the project to provide a
product.
d.
It is used when project teams want to use the predicative approach to a project.
Difficulty: Challenging
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53. Which of the following project parameters would be compatible with the use of the agile approach?
a.
Projects with inexperienced and dispersed teams
b.
Projects that have a fairly rigid completion date
c.
Projects with clear-up front requirements
d.
Projects that have more flexible scheduling
d
54. Which of the following activities is a part of the planning process of the Scrum?
a.
Determining how many sprints will compose each release
b.
Demonstrating the product during a sprint review meeting
c.
Completing tasks each day during sprints
d.
Creating sprint backlog
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55. The improvement of the product and process in the Scrum method is discussed at the _____.
a.
sprint reflection meeting
b.
sprint review meeting
c.
kick-off meeting
d.
daily Scrum meeting
the sprint reflection meeting.
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56. A _____ is usually not necessary to the Scrum method.
a.
team contract
b.
velocity estimate
c.
Gantt chart
d.
product backlog
Feedback: Because Scrum implies that team members work as a self-directed group, coached
scheduling would be more compatible with an agile approach.
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57. A _____ is an important Scrum artifact used to graphically display progress on each sprint during the monitoring and
controlling process.
a.
WBS
b.
sprint backlog
c.
burndown chart
d.
product backlog
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58. A(n)_____ is a series of actions directed toward a particular result.
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59. _____ progress from initiation activities to planning activities, executing activities, monitoring and controlling
activities, and closing activities.
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60. The ideal outcome of the _____ process group is to complete a project successfully by delivering the agreed-upon
project scope within time, cost, and quality constraints.
61. _____ the project includes work required to introduce any new hardware, software, and procedures into normal
operations.
62. A(n) _____ describes how things should be done.
63. _____ is a project management methodology that defines 45 separate subprocesses and organizes these into eight
process groups.
64. _____ are people involved in or affected by project activities and include the project sponsor, project team, support
staff, customers, users, suppliers, and even opponents to the project.
65. A(n) _____ is a document that includes stakeholders’ roles, names, organizations, and contact information.
66. A(n) _____ is a meeting held at the beginning of a project so that stakeholders can meet each other, review the goals
of the project, and discuss future plans.
67. A risk register is the output of _____.
68. The _____ is a very important tool in project management because it provides the basis for deciding how to do the
work.
69. _________ issues often occur during project execution, especially conflicts.
70. A(n) _____ is the person responsible for the business value of the project and for deciding what work to do and in
what order when using a Scrum method.
71. A(n) _____ is a set period of time, normally two to four weeks, during which specific work must be completed and
made ready for review when using Scrum methods.
72. A(n) _____ is the person who ensures that the team is productive, facilitates the daily Scrum, enables close
cooperation across all roles and functions, and removes barriers that prevent the team from being effective.
73. A(n) _____ is a cross-functional team of five to nine people who organize themselves and the work to produce the
desired results for each sprint.
74. In Scrum, a(n) _____ is a useful object created by people.
75. A(n) _____ is a Scrum artifact and consists of the highest-priority items from the product backlog to be completed in a
sprint.
76. _____ are short descriptions written by customers of what they need a Scrum system to do for them.
77. The most time and money should be spent on
78. If done well, the _________ can produce several releases of useful software.
79. List and describe the five process management groups.
80. What is a methodology and what are some methodologies other than the PMBOK Guide do organizations use as a
basis for project management methodology?
81. Describe the process of initiating a project and the issues involved.
82. What is a work breakdown structure?
83. In the Scrum method, what role is played by the ScrumMaster?