Project Management Fundamentals
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What is the BEST definition of a project?
- AAn ongoing operational activity that produces the same output repeatedly each month
- BA permanent department responsible for delivering routine business services to internal customers
- CA collection of unrelated tasks performed by a single individual with no shared objective or agreed end date
- DA temporary endeavour undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result✓
Answer: A project is temporary, meaning it has a defined beginning and end, and it creates a unique deliverable, which distinguishes it from ongoing operations.
A program is BEST described as which of the following?
- AA single project with a fixed budget
- BA routine maintenance schedule for operations
- CA group of related projects managed in a coordinated way to obtain benefits not available from managing them individually✓
- DA document that lists all organisational risks, maintained by the risk owner and reviewed at each meeting of the project steering committee
Answer: A program is a group of related projects managed together to achieve benefits and control that would not be possible if they were managed separately.
Which document formally authorises the existence of a project and gives the project manager authority to apply resources?
- AProject management plan
- BScope statement
- CWork breakdown structure
- DProject charter✓
Answer: The project charter formally authorises the project and gives the project manager the authority to apply organisational resources to project activities.
In which process group is the project charter typically developed?
- AExecuting
- BClosing
- CInitiating✓
- DPlanning
Answer: The project charter is created during the Initiating process group, which formally starts the project or a phase.