ETC Project Management & Documentation 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which document formally authorizes a project and names the project manager?
- Project Management Plan
- Project Charter (Correct answer)
- Statement of Work
- Scope Baseline
Correct answer: Project Charter
The Project Charter is the document that formally authorizes the project and identifies the project manager.
Question 2: In a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), what is the lowest-level deliverable called?
- Milestone
- Work package (Correct answer)
- Activity
- Task node
Correct answer: Work package
The lowest-level element in a WBS is a work package, which can be scheduled, cost-estimated, and assigned.
Question 3: A Gantt chart is primarily used to display which project element?
- Budget allocations
- Risk probabilities
- Schedule and task durations (Correct answer)
- Resource skill levels
Correct answer: Schedule and task durations
A Gantt chart is a bar chart used to visualize the project schedule, showing task durations and dependencies over time.
Question 4: What does the term 'float' (or slack) mean in project scheduling?
- The amount a task can be delayed without delaying the project (Correct answer)
- The total cost variance of a task
- Extra resources assigned to a task
- The difference between planned and actual start dates
Correct answer: The amount a task can be delayed without delaying the project
Float (slack) is the amount of time a task can be delayed without impacting the overall project completion date.
Question 5: Which type of project document records all identified risks along with their probability, impact, and response plans?
- Issue log
- Risk register (Correct answer)
- Change log
- Lessons learned register
Correct answer: Risk register
A risk register is the document used to track identified risks, their assessments, and planned responses throughout the project.
Question 6: An engineering technician notices the project scope has expanded without formal approval. This is an example of:
- Crashing
- Gold plating
- Scope creep (Correct answer)
- Fast tracking
Correct answer: Scope creep
Scope creep is the uncontrolled expansion of project scope without authorization through proper change control processes.
Question 7: Which document describes what work is and is NOT included in the project?
- Project Charter
- Scope Statement (Correct answer)
- Project Schedule
- Requirements Traceability Matrix
Correct answer: Scope Statement
The Scope Statement defines both what is included in and explicitly excluded from the project deliverables.
ETC Project Management & Documentation 2
Which document formally authorizes a project and names the project manager?