Project Management Processes

1)    A Process is a set of interrelated actions and activities performed to achieve a pre-specified product, result or service. Each process is characterized by its inputs, the tools and techniques that can be applied and the resulting outputs. All of the following statements are true for the processes except:

a.    Project Management process ensure the effective flow of the project throughout its existence (i.e. through Initiation, Planning, Execution, Monitoring and Control and Closing process groups)

b.    Product oriented processes specify project’s outcome or project’s product (i.e. through Feasibility, concept development, design, prototype, build, test, integrate and Deploy phases)

c.    A process is a set of interrelated actions and activities performed to achieve a pre-specified product, result or service.

d.    Project Management Processes and are sequential in nature and they will never overlap among each other.

(Answer: d) 

2)    In project life cycle, the type of product deliverables will vary with each project phase. The lifecycle provides basic framework for managing the project. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT:

 

a.    Project life cycle focuses on “what” product components to be delivered (e.g. Requirements, Design, Build, Stabilize, Deploy and Support)

b.    Project Management processes focus on “How” to deliver the product deliverables. It focuses on the methods or processes required to deliver project’s product. (i.e. through Initiation, Planning, Execution, Monitoring and Control and Closing process groups)

c.    Project Management Processes are grouped into 5 process groups spread across 42 Knowledge Areas in PMBOK.

d.    Project life cycle phases represent Project Management Process groups

      (Answer: d) 

3)    Initiation is the process of formally authorizing a new project or that an existing project should continue to into next phase. Involving stakeholders during initiation phase improves all of the below EXCEPT

a.    probability of shared ownership

b.    deliverable acceptance

c.    customer and stakeholder satisfaction

d.    At the time of difficulties, we can easily throw the blame to the stakeholders

(Answer: d)

4)    The project character is created during which life cycle phase?

a.    Executing

b.    Planning

c.    Closing

d.    Initiating

              (Answer: d)

5)    Project charter approval and funding are handled by:

a.    Senior Management external to the project boundaries

b.    Project Manager

c.    Customer who receives the project’s benefit

d.    Performing Team
 

(Answer: a)

6)    Sankar is the new project manager starting a challenging assignment in CMM Level 5 Company where stakeholders see great customer business continuity Incas this project helps the customers. Towards this, senior management deploys Quality department, Procurement Department, Training Department just to ensure Sankar is provided with good support.  In this context, to set the project procedures, one needs to select the appropriate processes required for the project. The responsible authority who is responsible for determining which Project Management processes are appropriate and the corresponding rigor/depth of each of the processes are

a.    Quality Head

b.    Training Head

c.    Procurement Head

d.    Sankar in collaboration with Project Team

(Answer: d)

7)    Project Management plan is almost like “Plan for the Plan”. It contains the procedures required to plan, execute, monitor and control the plans related to Scope, Quality, Time, Costs, Quality, Communication, and risk. Thus, it goes through progressive detailing of the available clarity at any point in time in project’s journey. This is an example of

a.    Backward Planning

b.    Rolling wave planning

c.    Forward panning

d.    Top Down planning

(Answer: b)

8)    The process group that details processes performed to complete the work defined in the project management plan through involving resources as well as performing the activities:

a.    Initiation Process Group.

b.    Planning Process Group.

c.    Executing Process Group.

d.    Monitoring and Control Process Group.

(Answer: c)

9)    The Monitoring and Controlling process group consists of those process required to track, review and regulate the progress and performance of the project. The Monitoring and Controlling Process Group also includes all the below EXCEPT:

a.    Identify any areas in which changes to the plan are required; and initiate the corresponding changes.

b.    Monitoring the ongoing project activities against the project management plan and the project performance baseline

c.    Identifying influencing factors that can circumvent integrated change control so only approved changes are implemented.

d.    Developing Project Charter.

(Answer: d)

10) The closing Process Group verifies that defined processes are completed within all the process groups to close the project or a project phase and formally establishes that project or project phase is complete.  Thus, Closing process group consists of all the below EXCEPT:

a.    Obtain acceptance by the customer or sponsor

b.    Conduct project or phase-end reviews and document lesson learnt

c.    Apply updates to organizational processes assets and close procurements

d.    Direct and Manage project Execution.

               (Answer: d)

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