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Signing a project charter signals the end of which phase of project management?
Selected Answer: A
Initiating

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What is the purpose of contingency plans?
Selected Answer: B
Contingency plans are developed for each major identified risk to lessen the probability of risk occurance or reduce impact of the risk

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Which of the following is not a common signatory of a Project charter?
Selected Answer: C
Consumer

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What is the term commonly used in Project Management to describe "adding features and functionality (project scope) without addressing the effects of time, costs, resources, or without customer approval"?
Selected Answer: C
Scope creep

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Which of the following is NOT the major purpose for a project charter?
Selected Answer: D
Discover the training needs of the project team

Question
For communication plans requirements, each stakeholder is normally NOT identified along with:
Selected Answer: C
The authority each stakeholder has

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Who normally creates the first draft of a project charter?
Selected Answer: A
Project sponsor

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Signing a project charter signals the start of which phase of project management?
Selected Answer: B
Planning

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It is useful to have a set of Team Operating Principles in a Project Charter. Which one of the following is NOT the reason for having a Team Operating Principle?
Selected Answer: C
Ensure scope creep is kept to a minimum

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Which of the following is assigned responsibility for each contingency plan?
Selected Answer: B
Project team member

Question
The smallest items in the WBS is called a _________.
Selected Answer: D
work package

Question
The project management plan has been formally approved by management, sponsors, project team and other stakeholders. However, there are some amendments needed, can the project management plan been updated?
Selected Answer: C
Yes, required formal approval by management, sponsors, project team and other stakeholders

Question
Bourne and Walker (2006) advocate consideration of three aspects to prioritize project stakeholders. Which of the following are among them?
Selected Answer: B
proximity

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A project management plan should be realistic in order to be used to manage the project. Which of the following is the BEST method to achieve a realistic project management plan?
Selected Answer: A
Project manager creates the project management plan based on input from the team

Question
The work breakdown structure can BEST be thought of as an effective aid for _____________.
Selected Answer: D
stakeholder

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Scope definition is the process of developing ___________________.
Selected Answer: B
a project scope statement

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During a project team meeting, a team member suggests an enhancement to the scope of work that is beyond the scope of the project charter.  The project manager points out that the team needs to concentrate on completing all the work and only the work required.  This is an example of ______________.
Selected Answer: B
scope management

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When the team uses ___________, they are breaking down the project scope into the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
Selected Answer: C
Decomposition

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Which of the following BEST describes a project management plan?
Selected Answer: C
Risk, staff, process management and other management plan

Question
You have just joined the project management office after five years of working on projects. One of the things you want to introduce to your company is the need to create and utilize WBSs. Some of the project managers are angry that you are asking them to do "extra work".

Which of the following would be the BEST thing you could tell the project managers to convince them to use WBSs?
Selected Answer: A
Tell them it will prevent work from slipping through the cracks