Why are work package durations generally limited to the length of the progress reporting period?

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A key aspect to project success is managing stakeholder

Expectation

Using a highly visible, interactive management style enables project managers to

Build cooperative relationships, sustain cooperative relationships and model expectations through there own behavior

By repeatedly asking how specific issues can relate to satisfying the customer, a project manager can communicate

Priorities

By increasing the pace of their daily interaction patterns, project managers can reinforce ____ in others

Urgency

Focusing more on learning from mistakes rather than assessing blame reinforces

Problem solving

By quickly responding to the needs of others, carefully preparing and running crisp meetings, staying on top of critical issues, facilitating problem solving, and standing firm on immortal issues, the project manager reinforces

Standards of performance

Many of the tensions between upper management and project managers are the result of differences

In perspective

With respect to the roles and responsibilities of a project manager, which of the following are true?

a) Responsible for taking corrective action when necessary

b) Not responsible for making changes to the plan

c) Responsible for formulating plans and objectives

d) Responsible for monitoring results against plans

A, C, D

Resources, assistance, cooperation, and information are part of ________ related currencies

Task

Advancement, recognition, visibility, and networks are part of ______ related currencies

Position

Which currency is the most powerful form of influence

Inspiration

Acceptance, personal support, and understanding are part of _____ related currencies

Relationship

Ownership and gratitude are part of ____ related currencies

Personal

Vision, excellence and ethical correctness are part of _____ related currencies

Inspiration

Which statement regarding project planning is correct?

The size and complexity of the projects will influence the plan structure

An integrated information system should be developed before the work breakdown structure is outlined

False

In the project scope checklist, the first step is to set___

The overall project objectives

Which statement is correct regarding the five steps to create a work breakdown structure outlined by the chapter?

The steps can overlap and be repeatedly reviewed/changed during development

The first step of the project is to set___

The overall project objective

The tendency for a project score to unofficially expand during project execution and possibly change the requirements, specifications, and/or timing of a project is referred to as

Scope creep

A project priority matrix is used to visually identify which criterion is __

Constrained, enhanced, or accepted

When should a project priority discussion (Priority matrix) between the project manager and customer/sponsor take place?

Before the project begins

Why are work package durations generally limited to the length of the progress reporting period?

The make sure progress reporting doesn't stretch out too far

A work breakdown structure is often supported by a WBS Dictionary in order to

Provide additional detail for a work package

Why is work breakdown structure referred to as a Hierarchy?

Work is successively broke down into smaller and more manageable chunks

What is the biggest advantage in using a stakeholder communication plan?

Increases the project managers autonomy

What will a well defined project scope provide?

A stronger change of project success

A deliverable in a process breakdown structure is defined as

The output of some activity allowing the start of a new project phase

Who is responsible for developing a project communication plan?

Project Manager

Who is responsible to finalize and obtain agreement with the customer for content found within a project scope?

project manager

The statement, "The whole is less tan the sum of its parts" describes

Negative synergy

Which of the following is commonly associated with high performing project teams?

Mistakes are treated as opportunities for learning rather than reasons for punishment

Why is past experience the best starting point for creating quality time and cost estimates?

While projects are unique, many elements are similar to past work

Cost of labor, materials, and equipment are examples of ____ costs.

Direct

Which approach to estimating is usually coordinated by a project manager/office and is a "roll up" of individual estimates from work breakdown structure elements?

Bottom Up

Establishing cost and time estimates will allow a project manager to do which of the following?

Control the project

Bottom up estimating is considered by the authors to be more accurate than top down because...

It considers specific tasks

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Why do all tasks need to be fully broken down to work package levels?

By breaking a project down into work packages, the development of Work Breakdown Structures becomes easier—and project managers will have a finer level of control over assignments.

What is the purpose of the work package?

A work package is a building block of the work breakdown structure that allows the project management to define the steps necessary for completion of the work. As such, a work package can be thought of as a sub-project, which, when combined with other work package units, form the completed project.

Why is it important to reduce deliverables to a smallest component?

The WBS is the dissection of deliverables down to their smallest unit, making it more likely that no task is lost in the process. This breakdown process reduces ambiguity and confusion around what each team member is required to do, and when they need to have their work completed.

Who is responsible for developing a project communication plan?

The role of the project manager is one of communications facilitator. That does not mean he or she sends all of the communications. It means that the project manager is responsible for ensuring that communications are sent, received, and (to the degree possible) understood.