CTE Technology Project Management 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which document formally authorizes a telecom project and grants the project manager authority to apply resources?
- Project management plan
- Project charter (Correct answer)
- Statement of work
- Business case
Correct answer: Project charter
The project charter formally initiates the project and gives the project manager organizational authority to proceed.
Question 2: A PM calculates that the Estimate at Completion (EAC) for a network expansion is $2.4M vs. the original Budget at Completion (BAC) of $2.0M. What does this indicate?
- The project will finish $400K under budget
- The project is forecasted to overrun by $400K (Correct answer)
- The project schedule is delayed by 20%
- The project earned value is $400K ahead
Correct answer: The project is forecasted to overrun by $400K
When EAC exceeds BAC, the project is projected to cost more than originally budgeted — here by $400K.
Question 3: In the context of telecom projects, what is a 'cutover' plan primarily concerned with?
- Vendor contract renewal terms
- Transitioning from old to new systems with minimal service disruption (Correct answer)
- Budget reallocation across project phases
- Stakeholder communication scheduling
Correct answer: Transitioning from old to new systems with minimal service disruption
A cutover plan details the steps, timing, and rollback procedures for switching from legacy to new systems while minimizing downtime.
Question 4: Which scheduling technique identifies all possible paths through a project network and determines the longest one?
- Gantt chart analysis
- Critical Path Method (CPM) (Correct answer)
- PERT estimation
- Resource leveling
Correct answer: Critical Path Method (CPM)
CPM maps all task sequences and finds the longest path (critical path), which determines the minimum project duration.
Question 5: A telecom project manager is using Monte Carlo simulation during risk analysis. What is the primary output of this technique?
- A single deterministic project end date
- A probability distribution of possible project outcomes (Correct answer)
- A ranked list of risk owners
- A fixed contingency reserve amount
Correct answer: A probability distribution of possible project outcomes
Monte Carlo simulation runs thousands of scenarios using variable inputs to produce a probability distribution of schedule and cost outcomes.
Question 6: Which change management process ensures only approved changes are incorporated into a telecom project baseline?
- Risk register update
- Integrated change control (Correct answer)
- Lessons learned documentation
- Stakeholder engagement plan
Correct answer: Integrated change control
Integrated change control reviews, approves, or rejects all change requests to protect the project baselines.
Question 7: What is the key difference between a project and a program in telecommunications management?
- Projects are larger in budget than programs
- A program is a group of related projects managed in a coordinated way (Correct answer)
- Programs have fixed end dates while projects are ongoing
- Projects span multiple organizations while programs are internal only
Correct answer: A program is a group of related projects managed in a coordinated way
A program groups related projects to obtain benefits and control not available when managing them individually.
CTE Technology Project Management 3
Which document formally authorizes a telecom project and grants the project manager authority to apply resources?