Quiz Planning-Resource

Your project aims to deliver automatically controlled steam valve that can withstand high pressures and temperatures. Which of the following documents would have the greatest impact on the specific resources being acquired to build the value?

Quality management plan
Requirements documentation
Scope management plan
Project schedule

Which of the following best describes how the team charter is created, managed, and utilized?

The project manager along with the project sponsor develop it at the beginning of the project
The project sponsor along with senior management develop and update it over the course of the project
The project manager along with the project sponsor and key team resources develops and updates it over the course of the project
The project manager along with the project team develop and update it over the course of the project

A project manager planning to begin the executing process group makes extensive use of resource calendars. Which of the following best describes why the resource calendar is used?

It describes time in calendar units between the start and finish of a schedule activity
It identifies working days and shifts that are available for scheduled activities and resources
It identifies the working days and shifts upon which each specific resource is available
It describes how project resources are acquired, allocated, monitored, and controlled

As a project manager working for a seller of application development services, you prepared a response to a bid invitation for executing a statement of work. The schedule and cost estimates were based on the premise that certain expert resources will be acquired and engaged for the project. After award of the contract, when you started to acquire the team, you ended up engaging resources with very little experience. The buyer had a serious objection to that. What is the first thing you should do?

Engage additional resources to cover up for low capability and to help the schedule stay on track
Evaluate the impact of resource capability on project cost and schedule
Submit a change request to update cost and schedule baselines to reflect reduced cost and delayed deliverables
Discuss with the buyer what his concern is, and ensure that the project will be completed within budget and on time

In an attempt to find ways to improve your project you develop the idea of selectively integrating the use of virtual teams. Despite your enthusiasm for the idea, your sponsor believes that virtual teams offer little to no value to the project. Additionally, your sponsor admits that he has never seen a virtual team in practice and requests that you submit a short report detailing the projected benefits that the project will receive. Which of the following would you not include in your report to convince the sponsor?

Virtual teams increase the opportunity to include people with mobility limitations or disabilities into the team
Virtual teams offer the ability to reduce travel expenses
Virtual teams offer the ability to add special expertise to the project from other geographical areas
Virtual teams will reduce the schedule and expedite project completion

When addressing roles and responsibilities, which type of characteristic must be evaluated to ensure that the staff has the skills required to complete project activities?

Authority
Role
Competence
Responsibility

You are serving on a panel during a project management conference. A question is asked from the audience as to your perspectives on the importance of project team engagement during project planning. You aim to provide an answer that provides realistic guidance for the audience. Which of the following is the best response to provide?

Involvement of the project team should be done with caution, if not managed properly it can significantly extend the time to complete planning
It is proper to spend as much time as possible engaging the team in producing a comprehensive project plan before starting execution. This will help to eliminate any risk in execution before the project begins.
Engaging the project team in the planning process can have significant benefits in helping to define a more accurate plan and in that the team will becomes more committed to the project
It is best that only a core group of well-informed team members participate in the planning. The rest of the team must solely focus on execution.

What is the process of identifying and documenting project roles, responsibilities, required skills, and reporting relationships and creating a staffing management plan?

Develop Project Team
Manage Team
Acquire Project Resources
Plan Resource Management

Which of the following describes the key difference between the project charter and team charter?

Project charter formally authorizes the project, Team charter defines the team agreed-upon operating guidelines
Team charter formally authorizes the project, Project charter defines the team agreed-upon operating guidelines
Project charter does not have input from the team, Team charter has input from the team
Project charter is binding, Team charter is not binding

The project manager has been asked by her team to assess the estimates provided by one of the project’s subject matter experts. The team reports that the first estimate examined contains a value that is significantly larger than what the team feels is reasonable. What direction should the project manager provide the team to follow?

Evaluate the confidence level and other details in the basis of estimates
Assess the roles and responsibilities defined in the resource management plan
Assess the method used to develop the estimates defined in the resource management plan
Address the discrepancy with the subject matter expert’s manager

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