Project Integration Management

What is the meaning of Perform Integrated Change Control

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This is the most accurate definition of Perform Integrated Change Control.

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Which of the following is true regarding the project charter ?

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According to the PMBOK Guide, The project charter should be published by a manager external to the project but with sufficient power and authority to carry it off.

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Project A has net present value (NPV) of $30,000, will take 5 years to complete, and the associated cost $10,000.Project B has NPV of $60,000, will take 3 years to complete, and the associated cost $15,000. Project C has NPV of $80,000, will take 4 years to complete, and the associated cost $40,000. Which project will you pick ?

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The number of years and cost are not relevant as they are accounted for in the calculation of NPV.  You simply select the project with the highest NPV; in this case, it is Project C that has a NPV of $80,000

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Which of the following is output of Manage Project Knowledge process ?

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Lesson learned registers is one of the output of Manage Project Knowledge except. The other outputs of this process are project management plan updates, organizational process updates.

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Which one of the following is FALSE about change management in a project ?

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The project manager should not implement any change request prior to evaluating the impact of the change and receiving approval from the change control board.

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Which one the following statement is FALSE about the project management information system (PMIS) ?

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The project management plan defines how the project is executed, monitored & controlled, and closed (not the project management information system). The project management information system, which can be electronic or manual, is used to track  project information and performance.

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A project just initiated under a contract in your organization, and you were assigned as the project manager. You were expecting a statement of work (SOW), which will describe the business need, product scope, and other elements. In this case, from whom should you expect the SOW ?

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Usually the buyers come up with the SOW in a project that is initiated by a contract.

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The organization has to make an initial investment of $250,000 with expected cash inflows of $75,000 in the first year and $25,000 per quarter thereafter for the first project. The second project has a payback period of thirty-five months. Which project should the selection committee recommend ?

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The first project will have the cash inflows of $75,000 in the first year, and the rest of investment ($250,000 - $75,000 = $175,000) will take 7 quarters to recapture it. thus for the 1st project, the total payback period is 12 + 21 (7 quarter = 21 months) = 33 months.

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As a project manager at a consulting firm and recently received a statement of work (SOW) from the client. As your expectation, the SOW should contain or reference which of the following elements ?

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The project SOW should contain the business need, product scope description or what is to be done, and the strategic plan

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While managing a data recovery project, you are performing the following activities : comparing actual project performance against the project management plan : analyzing, tracking, and monitoring project risks ; assessing performance to determine whether any corrective or preventive actions are required; providing information to support status reporting; monitoring implementation of approved changes; providing forecasts to update current cost and schedule information. Which process are you in this time?

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All these activities are performed in the Monitor and Control Project Work process

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