Project Planning & Execution Flashcards
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A cardiac care unit manager is using a RACI matrix for a medication reconciliation project. The 'A' (Accountable) role means that person is:
Answer: Ultimately answerable for the correct completion of the task
The 'Accountable' individual is the single owner who bears ultimate responsibility for the task's completion, even if others execute it.
Which project management document formally authorizes work to begin on a cardiac telehealth expansion initiative?
Answer: Project charter
The project charter is the formal authorization document that gives the project manager authority to apply resources to the initiative.
Earned Value Management (EVM) is used to monitor a cardiac screening program. A Cost Performance Index (CPI) of 0.85 indicates:
Answer: The project is receiving $0.85 in value for every $1 spent
A CPI below 1.0 means the project is over budget, receiving less value per dollar spent than planned.
During the planning phase of a cardiac data analytics project, the team creates a work breakdown structure (WBS). The PRIMARY purpose of the WBS is to:
Answer: Decompose the total project scope into manageable work packages
The WBS breaks the project into smaller, manageable deliverables and work packages, forming the basis for scheduling and resource planning.
A quality improvement team in a cardiac unit wants to identify the most frequent causes of medication errors. Which tool is MOST appropriate for initial data analysis?
Answer: Pareto chart
A Pareto chart (80/20 rule) ranks causes by frequency, helping the team focus on the vital few causes that account for most errors.
Change control in a cardiac project management context ensures that:
Answer: Scope changes are evaluated, approved, and documented before implementation
Formal change control prevents scope creep by requiring that all changes be reviewed, approved, and documented before work proceeds.
A cardiac project reaches the 'closing' phase. Which activity is MOST critical at this stage?
Answer: Conducting lessons learned sessions and archiving project documents
Project closure includes capturing lessons learned and archiving documents to support knowledge transfer and future project improvement.