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Monitoring & Controlling Processes Flashcards

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  1. Which Monitoring & Controlling process ensures that only approved changes are implemented in the project?

    Answer: Perform Integrated Change Control

    Perform Integrated Change Control reviews all change requests and ensures only formally approved changes are implemented across the project.

  2. A project's SPI is 1.15 and CPI is 0.90 after the second reporting period. What is the BEST interpretation?

    Answer: The project is ahead of schedule and over budget

    SPI > 1.0 means ahead of schedule; CPI < 1.0 means over budget — so the project is progressing faster than planned but spending more than planned.

  3. What is the difference between Validate Scope and Control Quality?

    Answer: Control Quality checks conformance to requirements; Validate Scope obtains formal acceptance from stakeholders

    Control Quality verifies deliverables meet quality requirements before submission, while Validate Scope obtains formal stakeholder acceptance of completed deliverables.

  4. During a project status meeting, a team member reports a risk has materialized into an actual issue. What document should be updated FIRST?

    Answer: Issue log

    When a risk becomes an actual issue, it must be recorded in the issue log so it can be tracked, assigned, and resolved.

  5. Which metric represents the amount of work that has been accomplished expressed in terms of the approved budget for that work?

    Answer: Earned Value (EV)

    Earned Value (EV) is the value of work actually performed, expressed in terms of the approved budget allocated for that work.

  6. A project manager receives a change request that was not submitted through the formal change control process. What is the BEST response?

    Answer: Ask the requestor to submit it through the proper change control process

    All change requests must go through the formal integrated change control process regardless of source, so the PM should direct the requestor to submit it properly.

  7. What is the To-Complete Performance Index (TCPI) used for?

    Answer: Calculating the cost efficiency needed to meet a financial goal

    TCPI measures the cost performance efficiency that must be achieved on remaining work to meet a specified management goal (BAC or EAC).