BUS 375 UNIT 3 Milestone 3 Questions/Answers (Completed) Version

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UNIT 3 — MILESTONE 3 Score 21/25 You passed this Milestone 21 questions were answered correctly. 4 questions were answered incorrectly. 1 Which of the following is an example of team acco... untability? • Deborah completed the necessary website edits by the assigned deadline. • Tim approved a change request submitted by the project manager. • Jerry made sure his deliverable met quality standards. • Sara collaborated with Jerry to meet the new requirement for his deliverable. CONCEPT Individual and Team Accountability 2 If Aiden managed a project to build a local amphitheater, which communication medium below would be most effective when he needs to share the architectural rendering with the project team? • Presentation • Email • One-to-one discussion • Meeting CONCEPT Communication Mediums 3 Which of the following is a formal document that describes the actions and accountabilities required to implement project modifications? • Contingency plan • Risk plan • Risk register • Change plan CONCEPT Change Management 4 What is a RACI used for in the kick-off meeting? • Describing the preferred methods of communicating changes • Building trust among team members • Reporting time spent on assigned activities • Setting team-level expectations CONCEPT Kickoff Meeting 5 Which of the following assists a project manager in communicating in a concise manner with stakeholders? • Know which documents to provide after a meeting • Know the audience and its information needs • Know when the audience is available to communicate • Know the need to use text during presentations CONCEPT Communicating Effectively 6 Zoe managed a project to develop a new type of potato chip for a snack company, and a drought occurred in the states that supplied potatoes for their chip production. Which of the following is the source of change? • Project team • Organizational force • External forces • New stakeholder CONCEPT Change Management 7 If Sheila created an agenda based on her project meeting's purpose, which of the following is her next step? • Conduct meeting • Schedule meeting • Determine who to invite • Document minutes CONCEPT Communication Mediums 8 Which of the following is true regarding the monitoring of a project budget? • All organizations monitor budgets with the same frequency. • Project Manager tracks effort on fixed fee contracts. • A project manager usually has authority to increase cost limits as needed. • Monitoring a budget involves comparing estimates to actuals. CONCEPT Monitoring Cost 9 Which of the following does a project manager do after a change request is approved? • Creates an impact statement • Updates the communication plan • Implements a contingency plan • Re-baselines the budget and schedule CONCEPT Change Request and Implementation 10 Which of the following types of rules are established during the kickoff meeting? • Rules regarding budget requests • Rules regarding identifying and managing risks • Rules regarding contacting stakeholders • Rules regarding team meetings CONCEPT Kickoff Meeting 11 Which of the following is one reason individual accountabilities are defined for team members? • To allocate people resources • To ensure participation with people related to the project • To create a safe environment for team members to communicate • To provide task descriptions for work to be completed CONCEPT Individual and Team Accountability 12 Stephon's homeowner's association rejects the roofing material he planned to use when adding a large, covered deck to his home. Which of the following is the next step Stephon will take to manage the risk? • Reference contingency plans • Select a contingency • Finalize the contingency • Implement a contingency plan CONCEPT Managing Project Risks 13 Which of the following best describes a deliverable coded yellow on a dashboard? • Deliverable is significantly over budget. • Deliverable is likely to cause a schedule delay. • Deliverable is experiencing an unresolved quality issue. • Deliverable is currently on track. CONCEPT Project Communications 14 Jeremy was a project manager for a book publisher that was converting traditional textbooks to digital versions. He assigned tasks to his team members based on how they described their experiences with publishing and technology. Which of the following keys to success in leading projects did Jeremy use? • Provide clear direction • Facilitate a meeting in an organized manner • Approach problems as opportunities • Leverage project team members capabilities CONCEPT Leadership and Motivation 15 Which of the following is true regarding status reports? • Status reports are not warehoused with other project documents. • Status reports should be shared on a regular basis to keep stakeholders informed. • Status reports focus more on schedule issues than budget issues. • Creating status reports is the sole responsibility of the project manager. CONCEPT Project Communications 16 Select the document below that could be used to monitor the progress of team members meeting deadlines for the completion of project deliverables. • Project schedule • RACI • Risk register • Status report CONCEPT Overview of Monitoring Progress 17 Which of the following is true regarding monitoring the schedule for a project? • Tasks not on the critical path can be managed so that there is little impact to the project's overall timeline. • A project can complete on time if the critical path experiences an overrun. • The preferred method for evaluating the schedule is to use percentage complete estimates. • Frequency of schedule updating is consistent from project to project. CONCEPT Monitoring Time 18 At which of the following points is scope creep likely to occur? • When a project manager documents requirements • When a project team lacks expertise • When new stakeholders are identified after the planning phase • When a project is well-defined CONCEPT Monitoring Scope 19 Which of the following is tracked by a project manager to evaluate the overall health of a project? • Project risks • Project requirements • Project expectations • Project tasks CONCEPT Overview of Monitoring Progress 20 Which of the following is true regarding leadership? • Project managers should be flexible relative to leadership styles. • A project manager should consistently use the same leadership style. • Every leadership style uses identical methods to actively engage team members. • Every leadership style uses specific methods to actively engage team members. CONCEPT Leadership and Motivation 21 Which of the following is included in a change request? • The project sponsor and stakeholder expectations • A most recent copy of scope document • An updated version of the risk register • A description of project elements impacted by the change CONCEPT Change Request and Implementation 22 Project activities that generate time overruns require a project manager to begin performing which of the following? • Team member management • Communication adjustments • Change management • Scope additions CONCEPT Monitoring Time 23 Which of the following should a project manager do to deliver bad news? • Provide the name of the individual at fault to document the problem • Include the next steps to be used to resolve the issues • Wait to see if the problem will resolve itself before approaching anyone • Send it in an email so that the news is received quickly CONCEPT Communicating Effectively 24 The risk register should be reviewed at which of the following times? • During every project meeting • During gate approval meetings • When a team member reports an issue with a deliverable • When the dashboard signals a problem CONCEPT Managing Project Risks 25 When a deliverable arrived, Craig met with the team member responsible for ordering the deliverable to confirm it was the correct model and size. Which of the following project elements was Craig monitoring in this scenario? • Risk • Schedule • Scope • [Show More]

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