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Project Planning & Execution Flashcards

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  1. A project team member consistently misses milestones. As executive director, the MOST effective initial response is to:

    Answer: Conduct a private conversation to identify barriers and agree on a corrective plan

    A direct, private conversation first identifies whether the issue is skill, workload, unclear expectations, or personal circumstances before taking escalating action.

  2. Which project integration management process involves monitoring project status and managing changes to the scope, schedule, and cost baselines?

    Answer: Perform Integrated Change Control

    Perform Integrated Change Control evaluates all change requests and updates baselines only through a formal approval process to maintain project integrity.

  3. A project sponsor requests a new feature after the project is 70% complete. Using a formal change control process, the executive director should FIRST:

    Answer: Assess the impact on scope, cost, schedule, and risk before deciding

    Impact analysis must precede any decision — only after understanding the full effect can the executive director recommend approval, modification, or rejection.

  4. The Schedule Performance Index (SPI) for a project is 1.15. This indicates the project is:

    Answer: Ahead of schedule

    An SPI greater than 1.0 means the project is earning more scheduled value than planned — it is progressing faster than the baseline schedule.

  5. During a project status meeting, the executive director observes team members are reluctant to report problems honestly. To build psychological safety, the director should:

    Answer: Model vulnerability by sharing their own project concerns openly

    Leaders who openly share their own uncertainties and concerns signal that honest reporting is welcomed, reducing the fear that underlies information suppression.

  6. A project contingency reserve is BEST described as:

    Answer: Budget set aside to address identified risks if they occur

    Contingency reserves are pre-planned budget amounts tied to specific identified risks, available to the project manager when those risks materialize.

  7. Which conflict resolution style is MOST appropriate when a long-term relationship with a stakeholder is more important than winning a specific project dispute?

    Answer: Accommodating

    Accommodating yields on the current issue to preserve the relationship — appropriate when the stakes of the dispute are lower than the value of the partnership.