$1.$

Question $1$

You are a project manager working on completing a project charter. You know the project charter should include which of the following? Select all that apply.

$1$ point

Executive Summary

Goals

Deliverables

Day$-$to$-$day timeline

$2.$

Question $2$

You$$re working on a project plan with a new client and they ask about the word $$scope$,$ which they keep seeing in the project plan draft. What$$s the best way to describe scope to your client?

$1$ point

Scope refers to the boundaries of a project.

Scope refers to the metrics of the milestones of the project.

Scope refers to the total cost of the project.

Scope refers to the target goals of a project.

$3.$

Question $3$

Some of your project stakeholders are asking why they need to be involved in the details of the project charter. Why is it crucial to take time during the initiation phase to create a project charter that clearly lays out the project details for stakeholders?

$1$ point

Because stakeholders generally aren't involved in the day$-$to$-$day tasks of project execution.

Because stakeholders are usually in charge of the budget.

Because stakeholders will be the ones performing the day$-$to$-$day project tasks.

Making sure the tasks of the project lead to the goals.

$4.$

Question $4$

You$$re a project manager training a fellow coworker. Your trainee asks for clarification on the term $$misalignment$$ when it comes to project charters. Which of the following is the best example of misalignment to give them?

$1$ point

During a project meeting, two stakeholders express different ideas about how best to accomplish the project goals listed in the project charter.

You receive an email from a stakeholder explaining why the proposed project goals in the project charter draft are great but could use a grammar check.

During a project meeting, two stakeholders disagree on what the meaning is behind the corporate mission statement.

One stakeholder comes to you in confidence and tells you that they can$$t work with another project team member for personal reasons.

$5.$

Question $5$

As you are working on project goals for your project charter, you find it difficult to add specific numbers or measures to the goals. You turn to your project management mentor, who suggests you apply benchmarking to your goals. Which of the following best describes benchmarking?

$1$ point

Taking a break from writing goals and coming back to them later with a fresh perspective.

Comparing your goals with other company project goals.

Evaluating success against the standard.

Testing your goals against historical data.

$6.$

Question $6$

You$$re a project manager who is working on drafting the goals of a project. One of your goals is $$Increase department sales of product X$.$ Which of the following makes the goal measurable?

$1$ point

Increase marketing department sales of product X$.$

Increase department sales of product X by $15\%.$

Increase department sales of product X by the end of the quarter.

Increase $3$ different department sales$$s numbers of product X before the end of the year.

$7.$

Question $7$

As you draft your project charter it is important to determine what is in scope and what is out of scope. Which of the following questions will best help you set your project scope? Select all that apply.

$1$ point

Are there any details you should designate as out$-$of$-$scope for this particular project?

Which stakeholders are most likely to agree with your project boundaries?

Do your stakeholders disagree on any elements?

Which project details are your stakeholders aligned on that would be considered in$-$scope?

$8.$

Question $8$

You$$re a project manager working on completing your project charter for an upcoming project. As part of the process, you remember you need to complete a stakeholder analysis. What are three necessary parts of a stakeholder analysis? Select all that apply.

$1$ point

Who your stakeholders are

Your stakeholders$$ long$-$term career goals

What your stakeholders$$ priorities are

How your stakeholders prefer to communicate

$9.$

Question $9$

You are assisting a co$-$worker with stakeholder negotiation regarding the prioritization of tasks within a project. Which of the following is a common tool used for determining priorities that you could recommend to your colleague?

$1$ point

Triple Constraint Model

Optimum Impact Model

Steel Triangle Model

Double Factorial Model

$10.$

Question $10$

You$$re a project manager experiencing some opposition to your project goals. You decide one good way to apply influence is to form a coalition. Which of the following represents the most important component for an effective coalition?

$1$ point

Stakeholders with strong technical experience

Good communication and a diplomatic framing

People with the right mix of power and interest

A well$-$defined coalition statement