College of Business and Management
Post Graduate Studies
Subject: Project Initiation, Planning And Execution
Part: A
Question 01: An accepted deadline for a project approaches. However, the project
manager realizes only 75% percent of the work has been completed. The project
.manager then issues a change request
?What should the change request authorize
Question 02: The project manager develops a process improvement plan to encourage
continuous process improvement during the life of the project. What is a valid tool or
technique to assist the project manager to assure the success of the process
?improvement plan
Question 03: A project manager is reporting the final status of the closed contract to
.the stakeholders. Which kind of communication is this? Explain
.Question 04: Information about the project must be distributed to all stakeholders
Which of the following process outputs is used to report the status and cost of project
?activities
Question 05: Explain five distinct aspects which the Project Manager should consider
.when preparing a project communications plan
Question 06: You are a project manager for Shaaron Project Management Consulting
Private Limited, You are working late into the evening with the project team to finish
a deliverable and meet the scheduled completion date. The team closes in on
completion when an error is discovered. Fixing the error will actually cause a change
in scope. You know that scope changes require approval of the CCB, but if you don’t
give the team the goahead to fix this error, this deliverable will be late. Which of the
?following actions do you take
Question o7: The project management plan (PMP) consists of both strategic
.policies and frameworks) and tactical (processes and plans) elements)
.List and describe four processes/plans which are included within the PMP
Question 08: Explain what is meant by a ‘baselined project management plan’ and
how it is used
Part: B
?Which of the following is NOT one of the triple constraints .1
A. Scope
B. Time
C. Quality
D. Cost
". __________ ,Complete the following sentence: "The later a defect is found .2
A. the easier it is to find
B. the more expensive it is to repair
C. the less important it is to the product
D. the faster it is to repair
?Which of the following is a defect .3
A. A mistake made by a team member on the job
B. A change that the team needs to make in how they do the work
C. A project management plan that does not meet its requirements
D. A change request that’s been rejected by the change control board
?What is a risk owner .4
.A. The person who monitors the watchlist that contains the risk
.B. The person who meets with stakeholders to explain the risk
.C. The person who makes a risk happen
D. The person who is responsible for the response plan for the risk
Your team is in the performing stage of team development. The following .5
exchange took place at your last team meeting: “I’m glad you’re all having fun, but
it’s time to get down to business,” you say. “I’d like to introduce Hansika Shaaron.
She’ll be taking over for Jenny, who you all know is out on maternity leave.” Which
?of the following statements is true
A. A new team member has been introduced, which means the team development
.stages will start all over the forming stage
B. A new team member has been introduced, which means the team development
.stages start over with the conforming stage
C. A new team member has been introduced, which means the team development
.stages start over with compromise stage
D. The team was in the performing stage and will stay in this stage, even though a
.new team member has been introduced
You are a project manager for a new Information Technology project. Your .6
organization requires you to organize the project according to project phases common
to programming projects (initiation, requirements gathering, design, code, test, and
implement). Once requirements are gathered, the major deliverables of the project
will be finalized. You’re in the Scope Definition process, and you know that which of
?the following statements is true
A. The project itself is always the first level of decomposition, followed by the major
.deliverables and the constituent components
B. The project phases should be the first level of decomposition, and the major
.deliverables should be the second level of decomposition
C. The major deliverables should be the first level of decomposition, followed by the
.constituent components of the deliverables
D. The project phases are not part of the decomposition process but rather an
.organization method for the work of the project
Your coworker, Joseline, is a project manager who has come by this title through .7
experience. He hasn’t had any formal training in project management and isn’t
familiar with PMI® techniques. You discover after talking with him that he’s afraid to
approach a team member with a corrective action, because Joseline doesn’t
understand general accounting principles. The team member needs to take this action
soon, but Joseline is reluctant to discuss it with them for fear of appearing
unintelligent in front of this team member and others. You know all of the following
.statements are true except which one? Choose the least correct answer
.A. This demonstrates a lack of general management skills on Joseline’s part
.B. This demonstrates a lack of leadership skills on Joseline’s part
.C. This demonstrates a lack of communication skills on Joseline’s part
.D. This demonstrates a lack of product skills and knowledge on Joseline’s part
You’ve taken over a project that’s currently in trouble. You’ve held a meeting with .8
the key stakeholders to demonstrate the new product prototype. They came prepared
with the product requirements and upon inspection inform you that this prototype is
not what the customer specified. Your boss instructs you to get the prototype
corrected and make it match the requirements the customer specified before holding a
demo with the customer. She also warns you to take a look at the work of the project.
She’s
concerned that things aren’t happening as planned and that the last project manager
was not paying close enough attention to the project plan. Corrections might be
.needed
?What knowledge area does this describe
A. Project Time Management
B. Project Scope Management
C. Project Integration Management
D. Project Risk Management
You are a project manager for an advertising firm. Your project is well underway, .9
and the project plan is being executed. Your customer has requested some changes to
the project. These changes will require changes to the project plan, and maybe even
changes to the work that’s already occurred. This is a highly interactive knowledge
area, so you’re not surprised that you’ll have to repeat the processes. What knowledge
?area does this question describe
A. Project Scope Management
B. Project Time Management
C. Project Integration Management
D. Project Communications Management
International factors to be considered by the project team generally include all of .10
:thefollowing EXCEPT
.A. Timezone differences
.B. National and regional holidays
.C. Travel requirements for facetoface meetings
D. Project reporting formats
