Project Execution: Running the Project Weekly challenge 6

 

1.

Question 1

What are the impacts of not formally closing a project?

Not enough work for the team if the project isn’t closed

The project team will move on to the next project

A strained relationship and lack of credibility with customers, users, and vendors

Project stakeholders work with project managers to complete the project

Correct

2.

Question 2

What steps should a project manager take to make sure a project is closed? Select all that apply.

Ensure all agreed upon project management processes are complete

Correct

Get formal recognition from stakeholders that the project is done

Correct

Confirm all tasks and work are complete

Correct

Spend any remaining funds in the project’s budget

3.

Question 3

As a project manager, how can you determine if milestones need a closing process?

If the milestones won’t be re-addressed at a later time in the project

If a stakeholder requested it in the project charter

If there are more milestones than project tasks

If the team decides the milestone closing process will waste time

Correct

4.

Question 4

As a project manager, which of the following should you include in the closeout report? Select all that apply.

Daily project tasks, such as a breakdown in a spreadsheet

Key accomplishments, such as which objectives the team met

Correct

Open items, such as ideas for changes you’d like to make

Correct

Resources, such as the original project plan

Correct

5.

Question 5

What is the purpose of the impact report?

Protect the scope of the project by properly communicating project issues

Determine if the project needs a small closing process at the end of each milestone

Review the project with team members to discuss the details of the project

Demonstrate how the project went and discuss the impact of its product or service

Correct

6.

Question 6

What should a project closing report’s resources section include? Select all that apply.

Phone numbers of all team members and stakeholders

Documentation of stakeholder feedback

Correct

Technical information for product deliverables

Correct

Links to the original project plan

Correct

7.

Question 7

What team considerations should the project manager focus on during the closing process?

Work with each team member to review the work that they did and the deadlines they missed

Review all project tasks to see where the team members could have been involved more

Encourage the team to review one another’s work to find the weak link in the team

Build a culture that allows retrospectives so teams can collaborate and have positive changes

Correct

8.

Question 8

Fill in the blank: As a project manager, it is important to avoid two kinds of projects: abandoned projects and _____ projects.

unapproved

never-ending

unwritten

incomplete

Correct

9.

Question 9

Fill in the blank: The project closeout report is made by project managers primarily for _____.

vendors

project managers

team members

stakeholders

Correct

10.

Question 10

Fill in the blank: A _____ is a meeting to discuss successes, failures, and possible future improvements on the project.

stakeholder review

status update

retrospective

closeout

Correct

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