Project Management Fundamentals Flashcards
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What is the primary goal of a 'lessons learned' session at the end of a growth marketing project?
Answer: To capture insights from the project to improve future project performance
Lessons learned sessions document successes and failures to build organizational knowledge and continuously improve future projects.
A growth project manager discovers two team members are in conflict over task ownership. Which conflict resolution method should be tried first according to PMI best practices?
Answer: Collaborating (confronting) — facilitate a direct discussion to reach a win-win
PMI recommends collaborating (also called confronting) as the preferred method because it addresses root causes and seeks a mutually beneficial solution.
Which project document defines how changes will be identified, documented, approved, and implemented throughout the project lifecycle?
Answer: Change Management Plan
The Change Management Plan establishes the procedures for submitting, evaluating, approving, and tracking changes to project scope, schedule, or budget.
A growth team is planning a product launch and identifies that regulatory approval is a dependency. What type of dependency is this?
Answer: External dependency
External dependencies involve factors outside the project team's control, such as regulatory, legal, or third-party vendor actions.
In project quality management, what is the difference between 'quality assurance' and 'quality control'?
Answer: QA audits processes to prevent defects; QC inspects deliverables to detect defects
Quality Assurance focuses on improving the process to prevent defects, while Quality Control focuses on inspecting outputs to identify and fix defects.
A growth marketing manager wants to ensure that all project team members know their exact responsibilities. Which tool is most appropriate?
Answer: RACI matrix
A RACI matrix (Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed) clearly maps every task to the team members involved and their level of responsibility.
When a growth team completes a sprint and the product owner does not accept some deliverables, what happens to the rejected work in Scrum?
Answer: The rejected items are returned to the product backlog for future sprint consideration
Unaccepted sprint items are placed back into the product backlog, where the product owner can reprioritize them for a future sprint.