what is a project management?
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Answer / srinivasa rao paidisetti
Project Management is an Art & Science through which the
intended Products/Services are delivered with fixed
timelines, resources etc.
This is typically achieved through thorough planning,
execution finess, tireless monitoring & control. It is
also important that all the stakeholders are communicated
appropriately.
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Answer / harinandan shaw
a project management has framework of operations to lead to
a successful completion of the project
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Answer / atul
Project Management is a system to complete the task by
Initiating, Planning, Monitoring and controlling.
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Answer / soma
Project Management is all about managing the project by delivering high quality product to customer with given timeline and cost. There are set of processes such as initiation, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling and closing helps to meet customer expectation.
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Answer / shri
Initiating, planning, executing and controling and closure
of project.
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Answer / joe
Project Management is to plan, execute and monitor as per
the process defined to complete the same as per the plan.
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You are the project manager for a new website for the local zoo. You need to perform Qualitative Risk Analysis. When you've completed this process, you'll produce all of the following outputs except: A. Overall risk ranking for the project B. List of prioritized risks C. Inputs to other processes D. List of risks for additional analysis and management
Your project team is a close group all busily working on project activities. They're close to approaching the performing stage of Team Development. All six members must communicate frequently with each other. How many lines of communication are there? A. 12 B. 15 C. 18 D. 14
You are a contract project manager for a wholesale flower distribution company. Your project is to develop a website for the company that allows retailers to place their flower orders online. You will also provide a separate link for individual purchases that are ordered. This project involves coordinating the parent company, growers, and distributors. You are preparing a performance review and have the following measurements at hand: PV = 300; AC = 200; and EV = 250. What is the CPI of this project? A. 0.80 B. 1.25 C. 1.5 D. 0.83
You are the project manager for Design Your Web Site, Inc. Your company is designing the website for a national grocery store chain. You have your activity list in hand and several time estimates and are ready to diagram the activity dependencies. You should use which of the following? A. PDM techniques B. PDM or ADM techniques C. AON techniques D. ADM techniques
What is the difference between contingency and mitigation plan?
You are a project manager for an engineering company. Your company won the bid to add ramp-metering lights to several on-ramps along a stretch of highway at the south end of the city. You subcontracted a portion of the project to another company. The subcontractor's work involves digging the holes and setting the lamp poles in concrete. The subcontractor's performance is not meeting the contract requirements, because the poles are not buried to the correct depth. Which of the following is true? A. You are in the Quality Assurance process and have performed a quality audit to assure correctness of work. B. You are in the Scope Verification process and have performed a quality audit to assure correctness of work. C. You are in the Contract Administration process and have completed a contract audit to assure the subcontractor's performance meets the contract requirements. D. You are in the Performance Reporting process and have completed a performance review of the contractor's work.
You are the project manager for an outdoor concert event scheduled for 1 year from today. You're working on the procurement plan for the computer software program that will control the lighting and screen projections during the concert. You've decided to contract with a professional services company that specializes in writing custom software programs. You want to minimize the risk to the organization, so you'll option for which contract type? A. Fixed price plus incentive B. Cost plus fixed fee C. Fixed price D. Cost plus incentive
As a project manager, you're responsible for maintaining and ensuring integrity for all of the following except: A. Personal integrity of others B. Project management process C. Personal integrity D. Product integrity
You are a project manager for a telecommunications firm. You're working on a project that entails upgrading technical hardware and equipment. The estimated cost of the hardware and equipment is $1,725,000. You are reviewing products from three different vendors. One of the vendors offers you and your family the use of the company yacht for the upcoming three-day weekend. What is the most appropriate response? A. Thank them and accept. You don't believe there is a conflict of interest or an integrity issue at stake. B. Thank them and decline. You know this could be considered personal gain, which could call your integrity into question. C. Thank them and accept. Immediately report your actions to the project sponsor so that your motives are not called into question after the fact. D. Thank them and decline. You know this could be considered an integrity issue on the part of the vendor.
Which of the following is true regarding Administrative Closure? A. It occurs at the end of a project phase and at the end of the project. B. It occurs at the end of the project phase only. C. It occurs at the end of the project only. D. It is performed prior to Contract Closeout.
All of the following are tools and techniques of the Quality Control process except: A. Monte Carlo Analysis B. Statistical sampling C. Pareto diagrams D. Trend analysis
Describe capability maturity model (cmm).