Since Maria will perform several tasks similar to those of a project manager, match each project component below to the description of the planning activity related to it.

Reject schedule

Communication plan

Resource plan

Project budget

A .Figure out a way to handle issues that comes up during the party.

B. Record all of the supplies needed to cook for the party.

C. Itemize the expenses for purchasing food supplies.

D. Order the steps to complete to prepare and host the party.

E. Describe the ways to contact party guests with updates

Maria needed to organize all of the work for her dinner party in a form that is similar to a work breakdown structure for a project. Order the steps below that she will perform to complete the work breakdown structure from first to last.

How to: Order appropriately.

a. Note any items she may have missed in the plan.

b. Figure out the order to warm each guest’s dish.

c. List the dishes and beverages for the dinner party.

d. Identify the steps required to prepare each dish.

Classify the following choices as to whether Maria should Build or Buy the following food items for the party.

How to: Select one option from each row.

Build

Buy

A local restaurant offers prepared meats that Maria can order in advance.

Maria could roast the chicken the morning of the party to free up the oven.

Maria can get prepared meats from a local restaurant for less than the cost of cooking it herself.

Maria’s friends rave about her delicious roast chicken recipe.

Maria should develop a(n) (A) __________ that assigns the beverage-related activities to Larry. This should be done before developing the (B) __________, because Larry's expertise will help Maria estimate how much time is needed.

Match each responsibility matrix term with its corresponding description.

Responsible

Accountable

Consulted

Informed

A. Maria needs to approve every beverage choice Larry will offer to the guests.

B. Maria wants to have bottled water available in the refrigerator.

C. Maria tells the catering distributor what ingredients they need for each drink.

D. Maria asks Larry if she should provide one specialty drink at the party.

E. Larry will prepare an area for making the party beverages.

Match each type of project schedule consideration below to its corresponding description.

Dependencies

Time & Effort

Resource

A.Maria’s homemade bread will be fresher than the bread from the grocery store.

B. Maria has only one oven and a small microwave to cook her dishes and warm the guests’ food.

C. Maria can bake the bread in 45 minutes, but the total cooking time is four hours, since the bread has to rise prior to baking.

D. Maria needs to bake the bread before the pie, as the bread bakes longer and at a different temperature.

The frozen bread dough must be thawed before it can be baked. Based on project management concepts, this creates an additional A) __________ Maria must plan for when she creates the task (B) __________ for the project.

Classify the following examples as requiring time and/or effort.

How to: Select one option from each row.

Effort

Time

Food baking

Purchasing ingredients

Pie cooling

Rising bread

Ordering chicken to roast

Classify the following items as to whether or not they should be paid for from the dinner party budget.

How to: Select one option from each row.

Paid from Party Budget

Not Paid from Party Budget

Give guests candies to take home as party favors

Purchase place cards for the table

Hire a repairman to fix the air conditioner

Ask a friend to bring a cooler to store extra ice

Pair each type of risk when its corresponding example

Resource risk

Deliverable risk

Assumption ris

A. Guests will not be able to order any specialty drinks until Larry returns.

B. The guests will not be happy until there is a bartender on duty.

C. Maria will need to change the scope and budget due to Larry's mistake.

D. No bartender will be available to make drinks for guests until Larry returns with his brother.

The draft project plan Kyle provided to the team is missing two elements, the __________ and the __________.

Match each contract type with its corresponding activity example.

Time

Materials

Fixed bid

A. Rent specialty props and equipment to use during each video production.

B. Require staff members to stay after video shoots end to help take down equipment and cleanup the sets.

C. Monitor the hours dedicated to website testing to ensure the programming staff completed it within the budgeted testing period.

D. Hire a video production crew for a specific dollar amount to script, shoot, and edit the pet videos.

Select the two items below that should be specified within a resource agreement between the Marketing and Website Development departments.

1-Length of time the groups will work together on the blog

2-Changes to the risk matrix

3-List of all people working within each department

4-Responsibility matrix updates

5-People within the copyedit department who will review the final draft

6-Explanation of the tasks the website development team complete

Based on the tasks described for completing the blog activity, select the two sequences that would NOT be possible.

1-Update the website with the new blog after editing the content

2-Approve the written content after reviewing the content plan.

3-Edit the content for errors after creating a content strategy

4-Approve the written content before creating a content strategy

5-Post the blog before editing the content for errors

6-Write the blog before editing the content for errors

Several methods are used to estimate project budgets. Match each budget method below to the related description.

Comparison

Reserves

Roll-up

A. Identifies money that should be added to a project budget to manage potential project overages

B. Refer to budgets from previous projects that are similar to create estimates for the current project

C. Includes only the true costs for completing a project, without providing any options for changes

D. Calculates all costs for a project by specifying a value for the lowest level project activities

The website development team is listed as (A) __________ for the blog editing process, and the marketing team is listed as (B) __________ for the blog webpage creation.

Risks can appear throughout the phases of a project. Match each impact and probability below to its corresponding risk description.

High Impact and Medium Probability

Medium Impact and Medium Probability

High Impact and High Probability

A. Gina travels frequently. The videographer for the shoot is scheduled for only three days and cannot adjust his schedule during the month the shoot is planned.

B. Two employees are bringing their cats to use in the video to save production costs. While they are untrained, a pet handler will be on set to help.

C. The company has not worked with this videographer before. Kyle understands the videographer has worked with other animals, but not cats.

D. The shoot will be held at Gina’s private farm. There is a 45% chance of inclement weather in the forecast, but the barn can be used for the shoot if bad weather occurs.

Kyle created the communication plan shown here for the team. Select the two elements below needed to complete the communication plan

1-Individuals/groups that require communication

2-Methods for communication

3-Topics of communication

4-Communication records

5-Frequency of communication

6-Responsibility for communicating

Select the two items below that are likely to be reviewed during the project plan approval meeting.

1-List of props needed for each cat video shoot

2-Process used by the videographer to edit the videos

3-The impact each risk will have on the budget

4-Outside resources that will be procurred for the video shoots

5-Expectations provided by a new stakeholder on the project

6- List of topics that will be covered each week in the new blo

Select the item below that illustrates an error in developing a WBS.

1-Identifying the activities after specifying the deliverables

2-Listing the tasks before identifying the activities

3-Sequencing the activities before reviewing the WBS

4-Listing the tasks after identifying the activities

5-Sequencing the activities after listing the tasks

6-Adjustmenting the WBS after sequencing the activities

Erin explained to Charles that, in addition to the volunteers, the project may require __________ resources from outside the community that have expertise in the safe removal of oil found on the beach.

Select the three items below that directly impact time estimates for cleaning the beach areas.

1-Contingency reserves for the project budget

2-Training all volunteers on proper oil-removal procedures

3-Thirty minutes to the nearest veterinary clinic

4-Creating methods to assist people affected by the oil spill

5-Amount of work required to remove oil on the beach

6-Availability of collection and disposal equipment

Select the two items below that are correct about the budgeting process for the beach cleanup project.

1-Budgeting for effort includes the cost for all cleanup equipment.

2-The scope document is not referred to during the budgeting process.

3-All cleanup tools will be paid for directly by the budget.

4-Vendor expenses for removing the waste must be in the budget.

5-Items will be budgeted according to the time it takes to complete a task.

6-Some labor for cleanup may not be paid for through the project budget.

24-Select the two questions below that Erin and her team should ask to determine if the budget estimates for the cleanup project are complete.

1- Has the team compared the budget to a similar budget to create estimates?

2-Has the team made precise estimates without a need for reserves?

3-Has the team accounted for both people and non-people resources?

4-Has the team accounted for all overhead costs in the budget?

5-Has the team accounted for all real costs in the budget?

6-Has the team included estimates based on stakeholder expectations?

The document Erin is organizing is called a(n) (A )__________, and it will contain all of the risks associated with the project. On this document, (B) __________ impact risks are usually color-coded green, which requires no action by team members.

Select the two issues below that would disrupt the critical path for the cleanup process.

1-A member of the volunteer crew is injured on the beach and stops working for that day.

2-The clinic location for animals is an extra 45 miles away.

3-The waste removal crew arrives to the site after the cleanup crew.

4-The volunteer crew runs out of protective equipment and needs to wait 1 day for more.

5-Extra veterinarians show up to the oil spill location.

6-The project manager fails to notify the waste removal crew for 2 days.

According to the communication plan, Erin should use __________ to communicate the project's progress at specific points in time with stakeholders.

Based on Gene's observation, the status report is missing the __________ section.

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