In: Operations Management
A. Assumptions
B. Baselines
C. Processes
D. Limitations
QUESTION 1
A project manager receives a change request from the customer. The change requires adding a new filtration system to the project in place of a cleaner bag. When the project manager evaluates the change, it is most important that she consider the impact on the:
1● Sponsor- Sponsor in a project is one who are above the level of a project manager. They promote the project and hold overall responsibility for the success of the project.
2● Project constraints - This is the answer for the question. Project Constraints are anything that restrict or control the actions of the project team. It includes scope, time, risk, cost, resources, quality, customer satisfaction, etc..
3● Communications management plan - Communication management plan deals with the communication requirements for project and decides how the information will be shared.
4● Subsequent work packages - Subsequent work package is a group within a project. It's main objective is to identify the needs and expectations of the customers or the users.
QUESTION 2
Conduct Procurements is a part of which process group?
1● Monitoring and controlling - Monitoring and controlling is the process of tracking or reviewing the progress or performance of a project
2● Planning - Planning is the process of making or deciding activities required to achieve a specific goal. It is the initial step taken in a process.
3● Initiating- Initiating is the process of taking action to start an activity to be done.
4● Executing - This is the answer for the question, Executing is the process of accomplishment or to carry out or execute a plan or order. Conduct procurement is a part of execution process because it is the process of getting responses from potential sellers, selecting a seller and giving the contract. It is an action of execution.
QUESTION 3
A project manager is completing the WBS with the project team, but the session is hard to manage. There are 200 people in the room representing four different departments. Some of the people who will be working on the project later are talking about other things while earlier work is discussed. Which of the following best describes the real problem?
1● There are too many departments involved in the project.
2● They are not following the project communications management plan.
3● The project sponsor should be leading this kind of meeting.
4● The project manager is really managing a program. - This is the answer for the question.
The project manager is really managing a program, he was busy with completing the Work breakdown structure, means dividing and organizing the whole team into manageable sections. So he try to complete the division in a busy way so that the each person will get his own task.
QUESTION 4
The project life cycle differs from the project management process in that the project management process:
1● Is different for each industry- This is the answer for the question
2● Is the same for every project
3● Can spawn many projects
4● Does not incorporate a methodology
Project management process is a unique activity that is held in every management, with a methodological 5 phases that includes initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and project closure. This phases are same but will be different for each industry, project type and organization. Every management activities will be different and all have different purpose. So same project management process will not suitable for everyone equally. With one project management process, it is advisable to manage one project because the purpose of other one will be different.
QUESTION 5
At the start of the new project, a project manager spends time identifying constraints he must consider in planning efforts. Constraints are:
A. Assumptions - This is the answer for the question, Assumptions in project are those things that are assumed to be true for a project to be success. It is factor in the planning process, because planning is always depends on expectations. Assumption are also based on time and cost. So the project manager should consider assumption in planning efforts while identifying constraints.
B. Baselines - Baseline is a starting point of a project, it measures and describes attributes of a project or a product in time. Here we need constraints with planning efforts.
C. Processes - Processes are the all phases of a project which each steps of a project are running through that phases.
D. Limitations - Limitations are characteristics of designs or methodology that impact or influence the process of a project.
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