The VP of marketing approaches you and requests that you change the visitor logon screen on the company’s website to include a username with at least six characters. This is considered:
A. Project initiation
B. Ongoing operations
C. A project
D. Project execution
Answer / hafiz muhammad zeeshan
B. Ongoing operations
Explanation: Projects exist to create a unique product or service. The logon screen in this question is not a unique product. A minor change has been requested, indicating this is an ongoing operation function. Some of the criteria for projects are that they are unique, temporary with definitive start and end dates, and considered complete when the project goals are achieved.
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You are the project manager for a web development project. You hold regular project status meetings and publish status reports on a timely basis. You know that communication is one of your most important functions. As such, all of the following are true except: A. Senders are responsible for sending clear, concise, complete messages. B. Receivers are responsible for understanding the message. C. Communication can be vertical or horizontal or both. D. Effective communication techniques include making eye contact, nodding, and asking clarifying questions.
All of the following arc tools and techniques of the Project Plan execution process except: A. Project management information system B. Work authorization system C. Organizational policies D. General management skills
You are a project manager for an agricultural supply company. You have just completed and obtained sign-off on the scope statement for your new Natural Bug Busters project. A key stakeholder has informed you that a deliverable is missing from the scope statement. This deliverable is a critical success factor. You should do which of the following? A. Inform the stakeholder that work not stated in the scope statement is excluded from the project. B. Modify the scope statement to reflect the new deliverable. C. Inform the stakeholder that this deliverable can be included in the next project since sign-off has already been obtained. D. Modify the scope statement after an approved change request has been received from the stakeholder.
You are a project manager for Candy Works candy factory. Your project involves reporting information from the newly installed candy-counting machine to the financial system. This will give executives the ability to see production run counts at any time during the day. You need to purchase an expensive piece of hardware as part of this project. One of the vendors bidding on the project is a close friend. In order to win the bid, she needs to know how much money the company is willing to spend on the equipment and consulting. Your friend asks you to give her this confidential information and not tell anyone you did. Which of the following is the most appropriate response? A. Tell your friend that as a PMP, you're required to abide by the Project Management Professional Code of Professional Conduct and this would violate the code as it's a conflict of interest. B. Tell your friend that as a PMP, you're required to abide by the Project Management Professional Code of Professional Conduct and this would violate the code as it’s a personal gain. C. Tell your friend that as a PMP, you're required to abide by the Project Management Professional Standards and Ethics Code and this would violate the code as it’s a conflict of interest. D. Tell your friend that as a PMP, you’re required to abide by the Project Management Professional Standards and Ethics Code and this would violate the code as it’s an ethics violation.
You are a project manager for Fountain of Youth Spring Water bottlers. You are installing a new accounting system and have identified several problems and their causes. You decide to use which of the following flowcharts to diagram the problems' causes and effects? A. Decision tree diagram B. Fishbone diagram C. Benchmark diagram D. Simulation tree diagram
Contract documentation is an input to the Contract Closeout process. Contract documentation might include all of the following except: A. Supporting documents B. Contract changes C. Financial documents D. Procurement audit documents
What type of organization experiences the least amount of stress during project closeout? A. Projectized B. Functional C. Weak matrix D. Strong matrix
The Project Integration Management knowledge area is made up of which of the following processes? A. Initiation, Project Plan Development, and Integrated Change Control B. Project Plan Development, Project Plan Execution, and Integrated. C. Project Plan Development, Initiation, and Scope Planning D. Initiation, Scope Planning, and Integrated Change Control
The grouping of project elements by deliverables is known as what? A. The code of accounts B. The work package C. The work breakdown structure D. The work breakdown dictionary
All of the following are true regarding configuration management except: A. Requires all acceptance decisions to be made through the CCB B. Serves as a change control system C. Describes the physical characteristics of the product of the project D. Controls changes to the characteristics of an item or system
A negative result from an SV calculation means which of the following? A. PV is higher than EV. B. PV equals one. C. EV is higher than PV. D. EV is higher than AC.
What is one of the advantages of a functional structure? A. All employees report to one manager and have a clear chain of command. B. All employees report to two or more managers, but project team members show loyalty to functional managers. C. The organization is focused on projects and project work. D. Teams are collocated.