CPT Project Planning & Execution 4

Question 1

A PT is tasked with closing a completed performance improvement project. Which action should occur LAST in the closing process?

Accepted Answer

Archive project documents and update organizational assets

Answer

Archiving project documents and updating organizational process assets is the final administrative closure step after all other closing activities.

Question 2

Which of the following BEST describes a work breakdown structure (WBS) in a CPT project?

Accepted Answer

A hierarchical decomposition of total project scope into manageable work packages

Answer

A WBS breaks the total project scope into progressively smaller, manageable components called work packages.

Question 3

During a needs analysis phase, the PT discovers that the identified training solution addresses only symptoms rather than the root cause. The BEST response is to:

Accepted Answer

Conduct additional analysis and present findings to reframe the intervention

Answer

A CPT must conduct further analysis and reframe the intervention to address root causes, even if it challenges the client's original request.

Question 4

A CPT estimates a task will take between 4 days (optimistic), 10 days (most likely), and 22 days (pessimistic). Using PERT, what is the expected duration?

Accepted Answer

11 days

Answer

PERT formula: (O + 4M + P) / 6 = (4 + 40 + 22) / 6 = 66 / 6 = 11 days.

Question 5

Scope creep in a performance improvement project is BEST prevented by:

Accepted Answer

Establishing a formal change control process and clear scope baseline

Answer

A formal change control process and a documented scope baseline provide the governance needed to evaluate and control scope changes.

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CPT Project Planning & Execution 4