Select the document below that could be used to monitor the progress of team members meeting deadlines for the completion of project deliverables.
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Status report
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RACI
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Project schedule
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Risk registe
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Select the document below that could be used to monitor the progress of team members meeting deadlines for the completion of project deliverables.
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Status report
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RACI
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Project schedule
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Risk register
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Which of the following is the primary focus of scope monitoring?
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Cost
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Time
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Effort
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Quality
3
Which of the following types of rules are established during the kickoff meeting?
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Rules regarding contacting stakeholders
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Rules regarding budget requests
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Rules regarding team meetings
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Rules regarding identifying and managing risks
4
Which of the following is true about project changes?
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Changes that affect the schedule are more likely to be managed than any other change.
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Changes that affect the budget are more likely to be managed than any other change.
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Required and necessary changes to a project do not have to be approved.
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Significant changes to a project may result in the need for a new project.
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If Sheila created an agenda based on her project meeting's purpose, which of the following is her next step?
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Determine who to invite
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Schedule meeting
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Conduct meeting
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Document minutes
6
In which of the following ways are stakeholders updated on changes that were implemented in a project?
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Approval meeting
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Status reports
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Kickoff meeting
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Risk registers
7
Which of the following is an example of risk contingency for a neighborhood garage sale?
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It could rain the day of the garage sale.
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The person responsible for providing tables may not show up on time.
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Each person selling items could be responsible for setting up their own display.
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The advertisement in the paper could have an error in the address.
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A project manager wishes to control how communication is received.
Which communication medium below should be used to share a large amount of information with team members and stakeholders?
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Meeting
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Documentation
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Presentation
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Email
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Select one reason a project is likely to suffer from scope creep.
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A project manager does not define the goals of the project clearly during the planning phase.
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Overhead costs were not included in the project budget.
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Some team members spent too much time or effort to complete tasks.
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The project deliverables do not meet quality standards or expectations.
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Which of the following is the basis of motivating team members?
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To provide encouragement
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To build relationships
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To resolve problems
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To reduce errors
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Pam is a project manager who is working to develop a new cereal flavor for a line of cereals. She asks one of the team members to help another member complete a deliverable.
Which strategy is she applying?
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Task focus
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Schedule updating
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Resource realignment
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Recording time
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Which of the following is a key component to successfully implementing an approved change for a project?
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Communicating the change to the project team and stakeholders
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Adjusting the work breakdown structure
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Updating the stakeholder expectations
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Ensuring scope creep has not occurred
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Which of the following should a project manager do to deliver bad news?
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Wait to see if the problem will resolve itself before approaching anyone
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Include the next steps to be used to resolve the issues
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Provide the name of the individual at fault to document the problem
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Send it in an email so that the news is received quickly
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Which of the following is one reason individual accountabilities are defined for team members?
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To create a safe environment for team members to communicate
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To provide task descriptions for work to be completed
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To allocate people resources
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To ensure participation with people related to the project
15
Project activities that generate time overruns require a project manager to begin performing which of the following?
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Team member management
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Scope additions
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Communication adjustments
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Change management
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If a vendor that has been contracted for a project experiences an equipment problem, this is categorized as a _________ risk.
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deliverable
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resource
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budget
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schedule
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The project manager should use the kickoff meeting to not only share project information but also set the project __________ by establishing clear roles for her team.
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expectations
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scope
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schedule
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budget
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Which of the following must be done by project team members to assist the project manager in monitoring a project budget?
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Report services provided by a vendor with a fixed bid contract
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Record effort continuously during the completion of a task
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Record the risks associated with the project tasks
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Report the impact of completing a deliverable
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Which of the following is NOT a purpose of meeting management?
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Make decisions to improve project outcomes
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Document lessons learned
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Solve problems with project deliverables
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Share available project information
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Which of the following types of changes do NOT need to be part of change management for a project?
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Changes suggested by a new stakeholder for the project
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Changes forced by the inability of deliverables to meet specifications
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Changes resulting from a risk that occurs
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Changes handled by using project reserves
21
Which of the following best describes a deliverable coded yellow on a dashboard?
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Deliverable is experiencing an unresolved quality issue.
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Deliverable is significantly over budget.
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Deliverable is currently on track.
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Deliverable is likely to cause a schedule delay.
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Paul followed through for his team when he said he would bring them warm drinks and a portable heater if the weather on their outdoor project turned cold.
This situation illustrates which of the following motivation elements?
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Informing team members
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Keeping promises
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Providing feedback
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Being accessible
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Which of the following is true regarding individual accountabilities?
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They are shared when the team is assigned to the project.
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They are used more for activities than tasks.
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They often include a protocol for sharing information with all project team members.
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They are usually included in resource agreements.
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During the process of monitoring progress, which task below is best supported by the project scope document?
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Manage stakeholder expectations
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Manage project schedule delays
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Manage a team member's performance
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Manage communication between departments
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Which of the following is the most important aspect of project management?
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Communicating effectively
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Monitoring risks
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Completing deliverables
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Evaluating the budget
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