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Which of the following is a good example of a Process Breakdown Structure?

A) New car prototype
B) New software program
C) New instruction manual
D) New sports stadium
E) New project management book

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Project scope describes what you expect to deliver to your customers when the project is complete.

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Linda has just been assigned manager of a project to develop a new advertising campaign for an established product.Her first step should be to

A priority matrix helps project managers manage trade-offs among time, cost and performance or scope.This helps to identify which criterion is constrained, which should be enhanced and which can be accepted.Some argue that all of these criteria are always constrained.Agree or disagree? Explain why.

What is an organization breakdown structure and how would you use it to plan a project?

Significant events in a project that occur at a specific point in time, are natural control points, and are easily recognized by project participants are known as ___________.

In project management terms, what is meant by "managing the trade-offs"?

A robust ______________ can go a long way to reducing project problems over the life of the project.

The integration of the lowest level of the WBS with the organizational units responsible for performing the work is known as

A document that is issued by upper management and provides the project manager with written authority to use organizational resources for project activities is called a(n)__________.

A Responsibility Matrix will clarify

A typical responsibility matrix will include not only those responsible for a specific task but can also include those who supply support and assistance.

The lowest element in the hierarchical breakdown of the WBS is

All of the following are usually included in a work package EXCEPT

In reviewing the project plan, Susan sees that the first prototype must be completed by October 12.This would be best classified as a

One of the primary jobs of a project manager is to manage the trade-offs among time, cost, and performance.To do so, the project manager must define and understand the ___________ of the project.

One way for a project manager to communicate the authority granted to individual project members is to publish a

Scope creep can be reduced by carefully writing a(n)__________ statement.

An expected output over the life of a project would be classified as

There are 5 steps involved when defining a project; which of the following is the second?