Week 3 – The project management life cycle and methodologies – Shuffle Q/A 2

25. After a team meeting, the project manager realizes there might be a delay in delivery due to an unexpected obstacle. They reach out to the clients to explain the situation. At what stage of the project would this event take place?

  • Execution
  • Closing
  • Initiation
  • Planning

26. In which project plan phase does the project manager celebrate successes and release the team to support other projects within the company?

  • Make a plan
  • Close the project
  • Execute the project
  • Initiate the project

27. Which project management approach uses the 5S quality tool and implements a Kanban scheduling system to manage production?

  • Lean
  • Agile
  • Scrum
  • Waterfall

28. Which of the following are phases of the project life cycle? Select all that apply.

  • Improve and control
  • Execute and complete tasks
  • Close the project
  • Initiate the project

29. Your team has completed the tasks required and delivered the product on time to the client. What is the next phase of the project lifecycle?

  • Initiate the project
  • Plan the project
  • Execute the project
  • Close the project

30. A project manager sets the schedule for the project and establishes team roles. In what phase of the project do these activities occur?

  • Closing
  • Updating
  • Initiating
  • Planning

31. What project management methodology requires the team to complete the previous phase before the next phase starts?

  • Iterative methodology
  • Agile methodology
  • Flexible methodology
  • Linear methodology

32. A project manager starts a project to build a new website. The team will launch the new homepage first and then update the remaining pages. What project management methodology should the project manager use?

  • Analyze methodology
  • Agile methodology
  • Lean Six Sigma Methodology
  • Waterfall methodology

33. As a project manager, your team is launching a new product. Each step to launch the product includes clearly defined tasks. A task won’t begin until another task ends. Also, once the project starts, any changes to the product will be expensive. Which project management methodology is best for this project?

  • Lean Six Sigma methodology
  • Scrum methodology
  • Waterfall methodology
  • Agile methodology

34. What phase in the Lean Six Sigma methodology involves identifying gaps and issues from the data collected through surveys and reports?

  • Impact
  • Measure
  • Control
  • Analyze

Shuffle Q/A 3

35. Fill in the blank: Before moving into the planning phase, a project manager needs to receive _____ from the decision maker(s).

  • a project schedule
  • resources
  • project approval
  • budgetary funds

36. A project manager completes a report to communicate final results with the project’s stakeholders. At what stage of the project would this event take place?

  • Execution
  • Initiation
  • Planning
  • Closing

Devendra Kumar

Project Management Apprentice at Google

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