Daily Question #4635
A project manager has been asked to participate in the procurement process for a software application that allows customers to buy online e-learning courses. The project manager will take over the project once the supplier has been sourced.
What should the project manager do before the project starts?
Answers:
a. Ensure that the requirements for the project are understood and that the objectives are verified before approval of an agreement.
b. Inform the project sponsor that once the agreement has been signed, there cannot be any changes to the scope of the project.
c. Notify the project sponsor that the project manager cannot be involved in the agreement negotiation process.
d. Ask the project sponsor to involve the legal department in the negotiation for the project agreement.
A project manager has been asked to participate in the procurement process for a software application that allows customers to buy online e-learning courses. The project manager will take over the project once the supplier has been sourced.
What should the project manager do before the project starts?
Answers:
a. Ensure that the requirements for the project are understood and that the objectives are verified before approval of an agreement.
b. Inform the project sponsor that once the agreement has been signed, there cannot be any changes to the scope of the project.
c. Notify the project sponsor that the project manager cannot be involved in the agreement negotiation process.
d. Ask the project sponsor to involve the legal department in the negotiation for the project agreement.
Daily Question #2415
Which of the following information is not included in the risk register?
Which of the following information is not included in the risk register?
Anonymous Quiz
9%
a. Updated risk categories
5%
b. Risk triggers
9%
c. List of potential risk responses
76%
d. List of experts analyzing the risks
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Daily Question #5133
An established project team with a good track record has been working on a project for one year. The project manager trusts the team and the work they produce.
Which term describes the project manager's management approach?
An established project team with a good track record has been working on a project for one year. The project manager trusts the team and the work they produce.
Which term describes the project manager's management approach?
Answers #5133
Anonymous Quiz
67%
a. Laissez-faire.
12%
b. Transactional.
13%
c. Transformational.
9%
d. Charismatic.
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Daily Question #1123
The project manager is working for a large industrial company, renowned for its innovative approaches in heavy machinery manufacturing. The company has embarked on an ambitious project to design and manufacture a new line of high-efficiency industrial machines. As part of the project planning, the project team is conducting activity resource estimating to determine the resource requirements. While working on the resource estimates, the project manager recognizes that resource requirements significantly impact several process areas. However, he is also aware that one particular process area is least impacted by these estimates.
Which is the process area that is LEAST impacted by activity resource estimating?
The project manager is working for a large industrial company, renowned for its innovative approaches in heavy machinery manufacturing. The company has embarked on an ambitious project to design and manufacture a new line of high-efficiency industrial machines. As part of the project planning, the project team is conducting activity resource estimating to determine the resource requirements. While working on the resource estimates, the project manager recognizes that resource requirements significantly impact several process areas. However, he is also aware that one particular process area is least impacted by these estimates.
Which is the process area that is LEAST impacted by activity resource estimating?
Answers #1123
Anonymous Quiz
23%
a. Plan Procurement Management
17%
b. Develop Schedule
52%
c. Plan Quality Management
8%
d. Estimate Costs
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Daily Question #4271
After several meetings with different groups of users, a business analyst has gathered the requirements for a large IT project. Now, the business analyst needs to document those requirements in a way that is clearly understood by the development team and provides enough information to check if the requirement has been met.
Which of the following would work best in this case?
After several meetings with different groups of users, a business analyst has gathered the requirements for a large IT project. Now, the business analyst needs to document those requirements in a way that is clearly understood by the development team and provides enough information to check if the requirement has been met.
Which of the following would work best in this case?
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Answers #4271
Anonymous Quiz
19%
a. Prototyping.
10%
b. Flow chart.
38%
c. User stories.
33%
d. Functional specifications.
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Daily Question #2680
A project manager is managing a very important business transformation project. The goal of the project is to extend a desktop application with a mobile application module. The marketing department believes that the main competitor is working on a similar product.
Which delivery approach should the project manager use for this project?
Answers:
a. Traditional delivery, to ensure high quality and that the product meets market demands.
b. Extreme Programming (XP) delivery, to mitigate the high risk related to a new product.
c. Iterative delivery, to ensure that user feedback is incorporated into the second iteration.
d. Incremental delivery, to ensure that mobile capability is released fast to the users.
A project manager is managing a very important business transformation project. The goal of the project is to extend a desktop application with a mobile application module. The marketing department believes that the main competitor is working on a similar product.
Which delivery approach should the project manager use for this project?
Answers:
a. Traditional delivery, to ensure high quality and that the product meets market demands.
b. Extreme Programming (XP) delivery, to mitigate the high risk related to a new product.
c. Iterative delivery, to ensure that user feedback is incorporated into the second iteration.
d. Incremental delivery, to ensure that mobile capability is released fast to the users.
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Daily Question #6542
In many software organizations the test department is called the Quality Assurance (QA) department. Is this sentence correct or not and why?
Answers:
a. It is correct. Testing and QA mean exactly the same thing
b. It is correct. These names can be used interchangeably because both testing and QA focus their activities on the same quality issues
c. It is not correct. Testing is something more; testing includes all activities with regard to quality. QA focuses on quality-related processes
d. It is not correct. QA is focused on quality-related processes while testing concentrates on demonstrating that a component or system is fit for purpose and to detect defects
In many software organizations the test department is called the Quality Assurance (QA) department. Is this sentence correct or not and why?
Answers:
a. It is correct. Testing and QA mean exactly the same thing
b. It is correct. These names can be used interchangeably because both testing and QA focus their activities on the same quality issues
c. It is not correct. Testing is something more; testing includes all activities with regard to quality. QA focuses on quality-related processes
d. It is not correct. QA is focused on quality-related processes while testing concentrates on demonstrating that a component or system is fit for purpose and to detect defects
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Daily Question #2705
A project manager has been assigned as the servant leader for an ongoing project that historically has presented unexpected problems. The main stakeholder is hesitant to continue with the rest of the sprints even though there are no open issues or indications of risks at this stage.
What should the project manager do to address this problem?
A project manager has been assigned as the servant leader for an ongoing project that historically has presented unexpected problems. The main stakeholder is hesitant to continue with the rest of the sprints even though there are no open issues or indications of risks at this stage.
What should the project manager do to address this problem?
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Daily Question #818
A Work Breakdown Structure provides a framework from which all of the following can be done except:
Answers:
a. Task durations can be used in developing a working schedule for the project.
b. A network diagram, illustrating task dependencies, can be constructed.
c. Performance can be tracked against the identified cost, schedule, and resource allocations.
d. Assignment of responsibility for each element can be made.
A Work Breakdown Structure provides a framework from which all of the following can be done except:
Answers:
a. Task durations can be used in developing a working schedule for the project.
b. A network diagram, illustrating task dependencies, can be constructed.
c. Performance can be tracked against the identified cost, schedule, and resource allocations.
d. Assignment of responsibility for each element can be made.
Daily Question #5034
A project manager is working on a cost-reimbursable contract from the client's side. During project execution the project manager notices a major deliverable is missing. The project manager raises this with the seller but the seller advises the project manager that the subject deliverable is not part of the contract. The project manager remembers negotiating and agreeing to this deliverable during the tender process but cannot find it in the contract.
What should the project manager do?
A project manager is working on a cost-reimbursable contract from the client's side. During project execution the project manager notices a major deliverable is missing. The project manager raises this with the seller but the seller advises the project manager that the subject deliverable is not part of the contract. The project manager remembers negotiating and agreeing to this deliverable during the tender process but cannot find it in the contract.
What should the project manager do?
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Daily Question #4827
A project for KnowledgeMap Inc. was successfully delivered within the scope, schedule, and budget by the end of the last iteration. However during the project celebration ceremony, one of the business stakeholders says they perceive the project as a failure as it did not add any business value.
What should the project manager have done to avoid this perception?
Answers:
a. Involved the business stakeholders in the sprint review.
b. Defined product backlog priorities with the sponsor and key stakeholders to deliver business benefits.
c. Implemented a closing survey for key stakeholders.
d. Confirmed that there is a communications management plan in place to make business stakeholders aware of the success.
A project for KnowledgeMap Inc. was successfully delivered within the scope, schedule, and budget by the end of the last iteration. However during the project celebration ceremony, one of the business stakeholders says they perceive the project as a failure as it did not add any business value.
What should the project manager have done to avoid this perception?
Answers:
a. Involved the business stakeholders in the sprint review.
b. Defined product backlog priorities with the sponsor and key stakeholders to deliver business benefits.
c. Implemented a closing survey for key stakeholders.
d. Confirmed that there is a communications management plan in place to make business stakeholders aware of the success.