What are the skills required to be a project manager?
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Answer Posted / j bond
Skill to screw the subordinates and praise the boss.
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The project manager, stakeholders, and project team members all have roles and responsibilities throughout the project. As the project manager, you might link the project scope definition to the project roles and indicate which activities each person will participate in. You might display this information in which of the following ways: A. PDM B. RAM C. SOW D. RRM
Which of the following is true regarding product descriptions? A. The product description is an output of the Initiation process. It describes the characteristics of the product or service. B. The product description is an output of the Initiation process. It describes the characteristics of the product or service and less detail in the early phases of the project. C. The product description is an input of the Initiation process. It describes the characteristics of the product or service and contains a lot of detail in the early phases of the project. D. The product description is an input of the Initiation process. It describes the characteristics of the product or service.
If your expected value is ll0 and the standard deviation is l2, which of the following is true? A. There is approximately a 99 percent chance of completing this activity between 86 and 134 days. B. There is approximately a 68 percent chance of completing this activity between 98 and 122 days. C. There is approximately a 95 percent chance of completing this activity between 98 and 122 days. D. There is approximately a 75 percent chance of completing this activity between 86 and 134 days.
You have collected the performance measurement documentation for your project to be included in the project archives. What is the purpose of the performance measurement documentation? A. It's used as part of the formal acceptance process to verify contract expenditures. B. It's reviewed to make certain the project goals and objectives were met. C. It's included in the project archive documentation after confirming the accuracy of the measurements. D. It’s used as historical information for future project that are similar in scope to this project.
The project charter: A. Includes a product description, describes the business need of the project, and is published by the project manager B. Includes a product description, describes the business need of the project, and is published by the project sponsor C. Includes the contract when the project is performed by a vendor and is published by a manager external to the project D. Includes a product description, describes the business need of the project, and is published by a manager external to the project
How will prioritize tasks in your projects?
You are a project manager responsible for the construction of a new office complex. You are taking over for a project manager who recently left the company. The prior project manager completed the project charter and the scope statement for this project. In your interviews with some key stakeholders, you conclude that the scope statement was poorly constructed. You know all of the following are true except: A. It will be difficult to assess future project decisions from this scope statement. B. It will be difficult to decompose the deliverables from this scope statement. C. It will be difficult to assess cost and time estimates from this scope statement. D. It will be difficult to create an accurate WBS from this scope statement.
During your project meeting, a problem was discussed and a resolution to the problem was reached. During the meeting, the participants started wondering why they thought the problem was such a big issue. Sometime after the meeting, you received and e-mail from one of the meeting members saying they've changed their mind about the solution reached in the meeting and need to resurface the problem. The solution reached during the initial project meeting is an example of which of the following conflict resolution techniques? A. Confrontation B. Forcing C. Smoothing D. Storming
You are working on a project that is similar in scope to a project performed last year by your company. You might consider which of the following? A. Using the previous project's alternatives identification as a template B. Reusing the previous project's benefit/cost analysis as justification for this project C. Using the previous project's WBS as a template D. Reusing the previous project's product description when writing the scope statement
Deliverables can be described as: A. The purpose for undertaking the project B. The verifiable results of products or services that must be produced to consider the project complete C. The specifications regarding the goals of the project that must be produced to consider the project complete D. The measurable outcomes of the project goals
Describe resource planning during the estimation of software project.
You are a project manager for Waterways Houseboats, Inc. You have been asked to perform a benefit/cost analysis for two proposed projects. Project A costs $2.4 million with potential benefits of $12 million and future operating cost of $3 million. Project B costs $2.8 million with potential benefits of $14 million and future operating costs of $2 million. Which project should you recommend? A. Project A because the cost to implement is cheaper than Project B B. Project A because the potential benefits plus the future operating costs are less in value than the same calculation for Project B C. Project B because the potential benefits minus the implementation and future operating costs are greater in value than the same calculation for Project A D. Project B because the potential benefits minus the costs to implement are greater in value than the same calculation for Project A
Obtaining formal project plan approval and sign-off is important for all of the following reasons except: A. Stakeholders are able to recommend a project Planning methodology to follow throughout the remaining process groups. B. Stakeholders are aware of the project details, which make them more likely to participate in future project decisions. C. Stakeholders will be more likely to cooperate. D. Stakeholders are aware of the specific details regarding project schedules, budgets, and risks.
Which of the following is true regarding constraints and assumptions? A. Constraints restrict the actions of the project team, and assumptions are considered true for planning purposes. B. Constraints are considered true for planning purposes, and assumptions limit the options of the project team. C. Constraints consider vendor availability and resource availability to be true for planning purposes. Assumptions limit the project teamwork within predefined budgets or time lines. D. Constraints and assumptions are inputs to the Initiation process. They should be documented, as they will be used throughout the project Planning process.
What are the different software reengineering activities?
