Week 1 – Introduction To Project Execution – Shuffle Q/A 2

27. During a project you are managing, a major disaster shuts down the design facility. What is this type of event called?

  • A start
  • A risk
  • A deviation
  • An changelog

28. What item should you track during the project execution phase to ensure the project successfully moves towards its completion date?

  • Retrospective notes
  • Team performances
  • Project proposal 
  • Project schedule

29. You manage a project with multiple milestones dependent on each other. One team must hit these milestones before another team can begin their tasks. What type of chart can you use to track this project?

  • Roadmap
  • Burndown chart
  • Project status report
  • Gantt chart

30. How does a roadmap differ from a burndown chart?

  • A roadmap tracks big milestones and includes a high-level project overview; a burndown chart measures time against the amount of work completed and remaining.
  • A roadmap is useful for large projects with many dependencies; a burndown chart tracks big milestones and includes a high-level project overview.
  • A roadmap tracks big milestones and includes a high-level project overview; a burndown chart is useful for large projects with many dependencies.
  • A roadmap measures time against the amount of work completed and remaining; a burndown chart tracks big milestones and includes a high-level project overview.

31. During a project’s execution phase, what type of event does scope creep signify?

  • Milestone
  • Task
  • Concern
  • Risk

32. Imagine that a restaurant is moving to a new location and must pass a government health inspection before it can open. What type of dependency is the inspection? Select all that apply.

  • External dependency
  • Mandatory dependency
  • Discretionary dependency
  • Internal dependency

33. What tool can project managers use to calculate risk exposure and prioritize risks using high, medium, and low rankings?

  • Probability and impact matrix
  • Mitigation plan
  • Risk register
  • ROAM technique

34. Which term refers to the process of enlisting leadership or management to remove an obstacle, clarify or reinforce priorities, and validate next steps?

  • Escalation
  • Risk management
  • Elevation
  • Risk exposure

35. During the project, two members of your team settle on a decision for the project, which will negatively impact the project outcome. What issue does this represent?

  • Risk appetite
  • Bad compromises
  • Trench wars
  • Mid agreement

36. As a project manager, you’re implementing the ROAM technique for a new risk. You work with stakeholders and team members to formulate a plan to lessen the impact the risk will have on the project. Which ROAM category is this risk now in?

  • Resolved
  • Owned
  • Accepted
  • Mitigated

37. Why should project managers track changes, dependencies, and risks throughout a project?

  • Keep teams aligned on how to ensure project success
  • Determine who made tracking mistakes during the retrospective
  • Help prepare for the next project
  • Demonstrate the importance of accepting change

Shuffle Q/A 3

38. Which tool provides an overview of a project’s common elements, summarizes them as a snapshot, and communicates project status to the team and stakeholders in a centralized place?

  • Gantt chart
  • Burndown chart
  • Project status report
  • Roadmap

39. A team starts a new project to launch a website. The first task is to create the designs of the webpage. The second task is to develop the web pages based on the designs. What type of dependency does this indicate?

  • Discretionary dependency
  • External dependency
  • Mandatory dependency
  • Internal dependency

Devendra Kumar

Project Management Apprentice at Google

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