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Project Management Fundamentals Flashcards

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  1. A BMS project manager wants to identify the root cause of repeated battery cell failure during testing. Which quality tool should be used FIRST?

    Answer: Fishbone (Ishikawa) diagram

    A fishbone diagram systematically identifies and categorizes potential root causes of a problem, making it ideal for root cause analysis.

  2. In a BMS project, a key engineer informs the PM that a critical task will take 3 weeks longer than planned due to technical complexity. What should the PM analyze FIRST?

    Answer: The impact on the critical path and project completion date

    Analyzing the critical path impact determines whether this delay affects the overall project completion date before deciding on the response.

  3. Which BMS project document describes how changes will be requested, evaluated, approved, and implemented throughout the project?

    Answer: Change management plan

    The change management plan defines the process for submitting, reviewing, approving, and tracking all change requests on the project.

  4. A BMS project team is in the 'storming' stage of Tuckman's model. How should the PM respond?

    Answer: Encourage open communication, facilitate conflict resolution, and provide clear direction

    During storming, the PM should facilitate conflict resolution and provide guidance to help the team move toward the norming and performing stages.

  5. What is the significance of float (slack) in a BMS project schedule?

    Answer: It is the amount of time a task can be delayed without delaying the project completion date

    Float is the amount of time an activity can be delayed from its early start without delaying the project finish or violating a schedule constraint.

  6. A BMS project nears closure. The PM confirms all deliverables are accepted but realizes no formal transition plan was created for the battery management system handover to operations. This represents a gap in which process?

    Answer: Close Project or Phase

    Close Project or Phase includes finalizing all activities, transferring deliverables to operations, and documenting formal acceptance and transition plans.

  7. When applying precedence diagramming method (PDM) in a BMS project, which dependency type allows a successor task to start only after the predecessor task has finished?

    Answer: Finish-to-Start (FS)

    Finish-to-Start is the most common dependency type, where the successor cannot begin until the predecessor is complete.