what is a project management?
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Answer / srinivasa rao paidisetti
Project Management is an Art & Science through which the
intended Products/Services are delivered with fixed
timelines, resources etc.
This is typically achieved through thorough planning,
execution finess, tireless monitoring & control. It is
also important that all the stakeholders are communicated
appropriately.
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Answer / harinandan shaw
a project management has framework of operations to lead to
a successful completion of the project
harinandan shaw
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Answer / atul
Project Management is a system to complete the task by
Initiating, Planning, Monitoring and controlling.
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Answer / soma
Project Management is all about managing the project by delivering high quality product to customer with given timeline and cost. There are set of processes such as initiation, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling and closing helps to meet customer expectation.
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Answer / shri
Initiating, planning, executing and controling and closure
of project.
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Answer / joe
Project Management is to plan, execute and monitor as per
the process defined to complete the same as per the plan.
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Performance reporting tools and techniques include all of the following except: A. Earned value analysis B. Statistical sampling C. Variance analysis D. Performance reviews
You have been hired as a contract project manger for Grapevine Vineyards. Grapevine wants you to design an Internet wine club for their customers. One of the activities for this project is the installation and testing of several new servers. You know from past experience it takes about 16 hours per server to accomplish this task. Since you're installing 10 new servers, you estimate this activity to take 160 hours. Which of the estimating techniques have you used? A. Analogous estimating B. Bottom-up estimating C. Quantitatively based duration D. Reserve time
You are the project manager for Lucky Stars Candies. You've identified the deliverables and requirements and documented them where? A. In the scope statement, which will be used as in input to the Scope Definition process B. In the scope definition document, which is used as an input to the Scope Planning process C. In the WBS, which is an output of the Scope Planning process D. In the WBS, which is a tool and technique of the Scope Definition process
You are a project manager responsible for the construction of a new office complex. You are taking over for a project manager who recently left the company. The prior project manager completed the project charter and the scope statement for this project. In your interviews with some key stakeholders, you conclude that the scope statement was poorly constructed. You know all of the following are true except: A. It will be difficult to assess future project decisions from this scope statement. B. It will be difficult to decompose the deliverables from this scope statement. C. It will be difficult to assess cost and time estimates from this scope statement. D. It will be difficult to create an accurate WBS from this scope statement.
The project manager has the greatest influence over quality during which process? A. Quality Planning B. Quality Assurance C. Quality Control D. Quality Change Control
What is the key activity during Contract Closeout and Administrative Closure? A. Documenting lessons learned B. Creating project archives C. Disseminating information to formalize project closure D. Documenting project closure
You are the project manager for BB Tops, a nationwide toy store chain. You are working on estimates for your latest project and have gathered several variables for your model. You've determined the following: A. Parametric modeling is a top-down technique that uses variables to produce time estimates. B. Parametric modeling is a mathematical formula that uses variables to produce cost estimates. C. Contingency estimating is a top-down technique that uses variables to produce cost estimates. D. Contingency estimating is a mathematical model that uses variables to produce time estimates.
Which of the following processes are performed in the Closing process group and in what order? A. Administrative Closure then Contract Closeout B. Scope Verification then Administrative Closure C. Contract Closeout then Scope Verification D. Contract Closeout then Administrative Closure
Which of the following describes a unique characteristic of the project Executing and Controlling processes? A. The core processes in the Executing and Controlling processes are from the Project Integration knowledge area from the Project Integration knowledge area. B. Both the Executing and Controlling processes measure variances in project performance and use corrective action to bring performance hack in line with the plan. C. Executing is an input to the Controlling processes, and Controlling is an input to Execution. D. Executing and controlling each have only one core process.
Your project has experienced some changes to the agreed-upon WBS elements. The changes were approved through the proper change control process. The WBS changes may in turn require which of the following? A. Scope changes B. Cost changes C. Schedule revisions D. Risk response changes
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You are a project manager for the information technology division of a local satellite TV broadcasting company. This spring, the chief information officer for your company gave you the project to convert and upgrade all the PCs in the department to the latest release of a specific desktop application. Prior to this conversion, all manner of desktop software existed on machines throughout the company and had caused increasing problems with sharing files and information across the company. A lot of unproductive hours were spent typing information into several formats. This project came about as a result of which of the following? A. Technological advance B. Business need C. Customer request D. Legal requirement