General Project Management Fundamentals 2

Question 1

Which project management process group is responsible for authorizing a new project or phase?

Accepted Answer

Initiating

Answer

The Initiating process group formally authorizes a project or phase and produces the project charter.

Question 2

A project manager notices the critical path has changed after a scope change. What should they update first?

Accepted Answer

Schedule baseline

Answer

A scope change that affects task durations or dependencies directly impacts the schedule baseline, which must be updated first.

Question 3

What is the term for the approved version of the project scope statement, WBS, and WBS dictionary?

Accepted Answer

Scope baseline

Answer

The scope baseline consists of the approved scope statement, WBS, and WBS dictionary and is used to measure scope performance.

Question 4

During project execution, a team member suggests a better technical approach that was not in the original plan. What is the BEST first action?

Accepted Answer

Submit a formal change request

Answer

All changes should go through the formal change control process by submitting a change request before any modifications are made.

Question 5

Which estimating technique uses a weighted average of optimistic, pessimistic, and most likely estimates?

Accepted Answer

Three-point estimating (PERT)

Answer

Three-point estimating (PERT) uses the formula (O + 4M + P) / 6 to account for estimation uncertainty.

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