project execution running the project weekly challenge 1 answers
1. What is project tracking?
- A method for responding to project risks.
- A method for assessing project successes and areas for improvement.
- A method for following the progress of a project’s activities.
- A method for reaching agreement among stakeholders on project scope.
2. Which five items should you track throughout the project execution phase?
- Project costs
- Key tasks and activities
- Project goals
- Progress toward milestones
- Action items
- Project schedule
3. Which tracking method is best for teams with a lot of people and projects with many tasks or milestones that are dependent on one another?
- Roadmap
- Project status report
- Gantt chart
- Burndown chart
4. Which tool is most useful near the end of a project, when meeting deadlines is the top priority?
- Burndown chart
- Roadmap
- Gantt chart
- Probability and impact matrix
5. Imagine that an aerospace company builds a new line of passenger jets. Increased raw material costs cause the company to spend more on aluminum than planned. Which of the triple constraints does this change impact the most?
- Timeline
- Scope
- Budget
6. Imagine a home improvement chain develops a new line of power tools. One of the designers wants to adopt a new process that will simplify the team’s workflow. Which method should they use to convey their idea to team members and stakeholders?
- Gantt chart
- Escalation email
- Change request form
- Risk register
7. Imagine that a toy company is known for making a popular doll, but their design team decides to test out a new material for the doll’s clothes before beginning a new batch. This test has what two types of dependencies?
- External dependency
- Discretionary dependency
- Internal dependency
- Mandatory dependency
8. What is the process of identifying risks and issues that could impact a project, and taking steps to address their potential effects?
- Risk management
- Dependency management
- Project tracking
- Escalation
9. What should you do in an escalation email? Select all that apply.
- Explain the problem.
- Make a request.
- State your connection to the project.
- Be serious and assert authority.
10. What can project managers do to keep trench war disagreements from bringing projects to a standstill?
- Send an escalation email
- Assess risk exposure
- Apply the ROAM technique
- Rely on the project roadmap
11. Which of the following categories are part of the ROAM technique?
- Restored, organized, allocated, and managed
- Resolved, owned, accepted, and mitigated
- Restored, organized, accepted, and managed
- Resolved, owned, allocated, and mitigated
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12. Project managers should track the details of their projects to be transparent and manage risks as they arise. What is another benefit of tracking in project management?
- It decreases the overall cost of the project.
- It helps the overall project stay on schedule.
- It increases the number of tasks completed.
- It keeps team members competitive.
13. A project manager closely tracks the hours and pay rate of a writer contracting on an ongoing project. What item are they tracking?
- Project costs
- Key tasks
- Project schedule
- Action items
