Devry MGMT404 week 7 quiz

Devry MGMT404 week 7 quiz

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Question 1.1.(TCO 4) An example of resource leveling would be (Points : 5)

fast tracking a project to finish early.
crashing a project to meet a critical deadline.
ensuring resource usage is balanced.
removing work from a project to compress its schedule.

Question 2.2.(TCO 6) You are the project manager of a major IT project in Italy. You review your earned value report and you see that your SPI is .68. What does this mean to you? (Points : 5)

The project is doing fine. No corrective actions are needed.
The project is slightly ahead of schedule. No corrections are needed.
The project is slightly behind schedule. Corrections are needed.
The project is very much behind schedule. Immediate corrections are needed.

Question 3.3.(TCO 4) Which of the below is an example of an indirect cost to a project? (Points : 5)

Servers needed to complete an IT project
A consultant for a construction project
Cranes to support the making of a movie
Administrative services serving two projects

Question 4.4.(TCO 7) Which of the following is an example of a formal verbal form of communication? (Points : 5)

Meeting notes made at a meeting with the VP of the company
A presentation by the project team to senior management
Contracts with a client that have been reviewed by lawyers
A memo from the senior VP of the company

Question 5.5.(TCO 8) What document provides the project manager with information concerning what department and what individual is to provide HR support to his or her project? (Points : 5)

The WBS
The OBS
The RAM
The RBS

Question 6.6.(TCO 8) You are the project manager of a large, virtual financial project. You want to improve the functioning of the project team. Which of the techniques below would not likely improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the project team? (Points : 5)

Establish a code of conduct for the project team.
Create a process to handle conflict.
Ensure all members of the team fully understand the project scope.
Hold face-to-face meetings whenever possible.

Question 7.7.(TCO 9) Leadership in agile project management focuses on _____. Leadership in traditional project management focuses on _____. (Points : 5)

collaboration; control
command; creativity
creativity; collaboration
control; collaboration

Question 8.8.(TCO 6) To control your project, you decide to use milestone analysis. Which of the below is not a benefit of using milestone analysis to control a project? (Points : 5)

Milestones prevent scope creep.
Milestones permit reevaluation of client needs.
Milestones allow for periodic reviews of the project.
Milestones can motivate the project team.

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Question 1.1.(TCO 4) Compare and contrast parametric and bottom-up estimating techniques. (Points : 20)

Question 2.2.(TCO 6) You are comparing two projects. Using the data below, calculate the CV, SV, SPI, and CPI. Second, use the values to provide the status of each project. All values are in dollars.

Project A

Project B

EV

650

550

PV

750

575

AC

675

525

(Points : 20)

Question 3.3.(TCOs 4 and 6) What is the overall process of resource leveling on a project? (Points : 20)

Question 4.4.(TCO 8) Compare and contrast leaders versus managers on a project. (Points : 20)

Question 5.5.(TCO 9) Most projects completed using traditional project management are done in a weak matrix organization. Most projects completed in an agile project management framework use a strong matrix or pure project environment. Why is this so? (Points : 20)

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