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This flashcard set covers university-level project management, focusing on key concepts like scope, stakeholders, and processes. It delves into the roles of project managers, the importance of planning, and the management of risks and budgets. The flashcards also explore the integration of software and construction activities within project frameworks. Ideal for students and professionals, this set helps in understanding the complexities of project management and the tools needed to ensure successful project delivery.
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294
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Anglais
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Informatique
Niveau
Université
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05.01.2014 / 12.08.2024
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1. The project manager for a construction project discovers that a new water line is being created in the neighborhood where heÕs managing a project. Company policy requires that a series of forms for city environmental changes need to be filled out before his team can continue work on the project. This is an example of:
2. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a project?
3. An energy company is investing in a series of initiatives to look for alternative energy sources so that the company can be competitive in 10 years. The initaitives are tracked and managed together because this goal is vital to the success of the company. This is an example of...
4. Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of a project manager?
5. Which of the following is NOT a Process Group?
6. Which of the following is NOT a knowledge area?
7. Which of the following is NOT true about portfolio management?
8. YouÕre managing a project to remodel a kitchen. You use earned value calculations to figure out that youÕre going to run $500 over budget if your project continues at the current rate. Which of the following core characteristics of a project manager are you using to find the problem?
9. At the beginning of a project, a software team project manager is given a schedule with everyoneÕs vacations on it. She realizes that because the software will be delivered to the QA team exactly when they have overlapping vacations, there is a serious risk of quality problems because there wonÕt be anyone to test the software before it goes into production. What BEST describes the constraint this places on the project?

10. A project manager is having trouble with his project because one of his team members is not performing, which is causing him to miss an important date he promised to a stakeholder. He discovers that the team member knew about the project problem, but didnÕt tell him because the team members are all afraid of his bad temper. Which BEST describes how the project manager can avoid this situation in the future?
1. Which of the following is NOT a Project Constraint?
2. A project manager is running a data center installation project. He finds that his stakeholder is angry because heÕs run over his budget because the staff turned out to be more expensive than planned. The stakeholderÕs unhappy that when the project is over, the servers wonÕt have as much drive space as he needs. Which of the following constraints was not affected by this problem?
3. Which of the following is NOT an example of operational work?
4. YouÕre managing a project to build a new accounting system. One of the accountants in another department really likes the current system and is refusing to be trained on the new one. What is the BEST way to handle this situation?
5. Which of the following is used for identifying people who are impacted by the project?
6. Your manager asks you where to find a list of projects that should be managed together. What is the BEST place to find this information?
8. A project coordinator is having trouble securing programmers for her project. Every time she asks her boss to give a resource to the project he says that they are too busy to help out with her project. Which type of organization is she working in?
7. You want to know specifically which business goal a group of projects and programs are going to accomplish. Which is the best place to look for this information?
1. YouÕre a project manager working on a software engineering project. The programmers have started building the software, and the testers have started to create the test environment. Which process group includes these activities?
9. A project manager is having trouble securing programmers for her project. Every time she asks the programming manager for resources for her project, he says theyÕre all assigned to other work. So she is constantly having to go over his head to overrule him. Which type of organization is she working for?
3. A project manager runs into a problem with her projectÕs contractors, and she isnÕt sure if theyÕre abiding by the terms of the contract. Which knowledge area is the BEST source of processes to help her deal with this problem?
2. Which of the following is not a stakeholder?

5. Which process group contains the Develop Project Charter process and the Identify Stakeholders process?

4. YouÕre a project manager for a construction project. YouÕve just finished creating a list of all of the people who will be directly affected by the project. What process group are you in?
7. A project manager is running a software project that is supposed to be delivered in phases. She was planning on dividing the resources into two separate teams to do the work for two phases at the same time, but one of her senior developers suggested that she use an Agile methodology instead, and she agrees. Which of the following BEST describes the relationship between her projectÕs phases?
6. Which of the following is NOT a project?
9. YouÕre the project manager for an industrial design project. Your team members report to you, and youÕre responsible for creating the budget, building the schedule, and assigning the tasks. When the project is complete, you release the team so they can work on other projects for the company. What kind of organization do you work in?
8. Which of the following is NOT true about overlapping phases?
1. YouÕve just received a change request. This means:
10. YouÕre a project manager working in a weak matrix organization. Which of the following is NOT true?
3. What is the output of Direct and Manage Execution?
2. Which of these is not an input to Develop Project Charter?
6. The work authorization system:
7. YouÕre the project manager at a telecommunications company. You recently had stakeholders approach you with changes. You figured out that the changes would cost additional time and money. The stakeholders agreed, you were given additional time and budget, and the changes were approved. Now you have to incorporate the changes into the project. What do you do next?
4. YouÕre managing a graphic design project. One of your team members reports that there is a serious problem, and you realize that it will cause a delay that could harm the business of the stakeholders. Even worse, it will take another two days for you to fully assess the impactÑuntil then, you wonÕt have the whole story. What is the BEST way to handle this situation?
5. YouÕre a project manager on a construction project. The electrician has started laying out the wiring, when the client comes to you with a change request. He needs additional outlets, and you think that will increase the cost of the electrical work. What is the first thing you do?
10. One of your team members has discovered a defect in a deliverable and has recommended that it be repaired. Which of the following is NOT true:
11. You are holding a formal, approved document that defines how the project is executed, monitored, and controlled. You are holding:
8. You are a project manager on a software project. When you planned the project, your Enterprise Environmental Factors included a policy that all changes that cost over 2% of the budget need to be approved by the CFO, but smaller changes could be paid for by a management contingency fund. One of your stakeholders submitted a change request that requires a 3% increase in the budget. Your company has an outsourcing effort, and you believe that a small change to the way that the change is requested could allow you to take advantage of it and cut your costs in half. What is the BEST way to handle this situation?
9. YouÕre on the project selection committee. YouÕre reviewing a document that describes the strategic value of a potential project and its benefits to the company. WhatÕs this document called?
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