The project manager is evaluating a change request that appears warranted, but it will result in a large impact to the scope.

What should the project manager do next?
Click the card to flip 👆
1 / 225
Terms in this set (225)
The project manager is evaluating a change request that appears warranted, but it will result in a large impact to the scope.

What should the project manager do next?
Look for alternatives that might have less impact on the scope
You are working on a six-month project to redesign the corporate website and add product purchasing functionality. You are two months in when you get a $20,000 grant toward the project.

This is an example of what type of change?
Funding change
In Agile project management, what is the purpose of a retrospective and when is it held?
A retrospective is a meeting held at the end of a sprint. It is facilitated by the scrum master to review the sprint that was just concluded and to identify what can be changed to make the next sprint more productive.
Risk management occurs throughout a project. During which phase are the detailed risks assessed?
Planning
You are managing the conversion of an in-house payroll system to a cloud-based system and are identifying the potential risks. There is a potential opportunity to implement the system a month earlier, but that decreases the chance of successful implementation by 35%.

The sponsor says not to pursue it, which implies what level of risk tolerance?
Risk-averter
The project team is located in Chicago, except for two team members who are in Denver.

Which type of resources are in Denver?
Virtual
An engineer working on the wireless network upgrade project asks the project manager to clarify some of the scheduling terms, specifically the types of relationships that can occur between two activities.

Which of the following is an example of a finish-to-start relationship?
When Activity A finishes, Activity B can start.
A Request for Proposal (RFP) is frequently followed by a bidder conference.

Which of the following is not an advantage of a bidder conference?
Vendors can examine the proposals of their competitors.
Which tool is appropriate for analyzing and communicating the relationships between process steps?
Process flow diagram
You are developing a new payroll system for your organization and you are starting to identify and prioritize risks. You are using a hierarchical chart showing risk categories by common sources.

This is referred to as a(n):
Risk Breakdown Structure (RBS)