Project Integration Management Flashcards
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At an integrated baseline review, the customer asks a CAM to demonstrate that the baseline is realistic. Which evidence is most persuasive?
Answer: Resource-loaded schedules and a documented basis of estimate for each work package
Realism is demonstrated through resource-loaded schedules and documented bases of estimate tied to the defined scope.
A CAM's schedule variance is positive but the critical path shows the control account's key deliverable slipping. What does this illustrate?
Answer: Earned value schedule metrics must be integrated with network schedule analysis
Schedule variance is a dollarized metric that can mask critical path slips, so it must be analyzed alongside the network schedule.
Which action by a CAM would compromise the integrity of the performance measurement baseline?
Answer: Replanning remaining work by moving budget for completed work to future tasks
Moving budget associated with completed or in-process work into future effort distorts performance history and violates EVM guidelines.
A control account contains material costs that are recorded when items are received, but earned value is claimed when items are installed. What problem does this create?
Answer: A false variance from mismatched timing of actual costs and earned value
Earned value and actual costs for material must be recorded in the same period to avoid artificial variances.
Who is responsible for integrating technical, schedule, and cost status into a single monthly assessment of the control account?
Answer: The Control Account Manager
The CAM owns the integrated technical, schedule, and cost assessment of their control account each reporting period.
A program directs an over-target baseline (OTB). How does this affect the CAM's control account?
Answer: The account may receive additional budget exceeding the contract value, with variances formally adjusted
An OTB formally recognizes budget above contract value to restore a realistic plan, with variance adjustments documented and disclosed.
During staff turnover, a new CAM inherits a control account mid-execution. What should they review first to understand their integrated responsibilities?
Answer: The control account plan, work authorization documents, and current variance analyses
The CAP, work authorizations, and open variance analyses define the inherited scope, schedule, budget, and current performance issues.