BUS 334 Exam 2 study guide || Questions and 100% Accurate Answers.
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BUS 334
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Gantt Chart correct answers a project management tool that illustrates work completed over a period of time in relation to the time planned for the work
PERT Chart correct answers a tool used to schedule, organize, and map out tasks within a project
An Internet project is about 65 percent com...
BUS 334 Exam 2 study guide || Questions and 100%
Accurate Answers.
Gantt Chart correct answers a project management tool that illustrates work completed over a
period of time in relation to the time planned for the work
PERT Chart correct answers a tool used to schedule, organize, and map out tasks within a project
An Internet project is about 65 percent complete and has had its challenges. As of the last status
report, it appears to be on track regarding cost, schedule, and scope. Senior management tells
you that the sponsor has some serious concerns about the project. You don't understand why,
based on the last status report. What would be the best thing to do first?
a.Tell senior management that the project is in good shape.
b.Evaluate the schedule and budget to verify the triple constraint health of the project.
c.Meet with the sponsor and find out what the sponsor's concerns are
d.Ignore senior management, as the project is in good shape. correct answers c.Meet with the
sponsor and find out what the sponsor's concerns are
The project manager is in the process of meeting with various people who are impacted by his
new project. He is attempting to find out what their needs are for the project as well as any
constraints and assumptions that they might be aware of. At the same time, the project manager
is beginning to set expectations for the project. Which of the following is the best description of
this?
a.Team member analysis
b.Change control board
c.Stakeholder identification
d.Stakeholder management correct answers d.Stakeholder management
When creating a project management plan, which of the following is the best choice to create it?
a.Project manager
b.Sponsor
c.Project manager and team
d.Team. correct answers c.Project manager and team
The customer has just attended the weekly staff meeting for the infrastructure project and has
stated that the market is changing for the product being created. As a result of this, the customer
has requested a significant change to the project. The project is 85 percent complete. What does
the project manager do?
a.Evaluate the impact to the project and let the customer know the options and impact of the
change.
b.Make the new work a new project and release the project as is to the market.
c.Ignore the customer, hoping the change will disappear.
, d.Tell the customer the project is too close to being complete to integrate the change. correct
answers a.Evaluate the impact to the project and let the customer know the options and impact of
the change.
You are assigned to a new data warehouse project and notice in the charter that there are four
business units listed as sponsors. The data warehouse system has been discussed at your
organization for some time, but it's everyone's first exposure to implementing one. Which of the
following could present the biggest challenge on the project?
a.The work breakdown structure (WBS)
b.Integrated change control
c.The implementation team
d.Conflicting goals of the sponsors correct answers d.Conflicting goals of the sponsors
A new call center is being built to support a new product at a national telephone company. The
company doesn't have any data on how long it will take to sign up customers via the call center.
This data is important because it will help determine the number of employees needed in the call
center. The company performs some tests to try to determine how long it will take to sign up
customers. This test data is then incorporated into the projections planning. What has the
company just created?
a.Assumptions
b.Staff acquisition
c.Team development
d.Constraints correct answers a.Assumptions
What can a responsibility matrix eliminate?
a.Confusion about who is on the team
b.Confusion about who is responsible for doing what
c.Confusion about how long the tasks are
d.Confusion about what order tasks come in correct answers b.Confusion about who is
responsible for doing what
The project team has just started planning as a result of the charter being signed. Of the
following, which does the charter not provide?
a.Gives the project existence
b.Outlines the project manager's authority
c.Defines the scope statement
d.Contains or makes reference to the product description correct answers c.Defines the scope
statement
Both Chapter 1 and Chapter 7 identified crucial factors for success. Which of the following was
NOT listed as one of the success factors?
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