Question 1

Fill in the blank: _____ is the method where a project manager reviews all individual tasks and rolls the tasks into manageable chunks that lead to a milestone.

1 point

1. Top-down scheduling
2. Bottom-up scheduling
3. Team scheduling
4. Goal scheduling

Question 2

Fill in the blank: During the planning phase of a project, you take steps that help you _____ to achieve your project goals.

1 point

1. avoid stakeholder input
2. depart from the current timeline
3. understand the work you need to do
4. analyze customer feedback

Question 3

Fill in the blank: After the stakeholders assign the project manager, the goals of the project have to be approved, as well as the scope of the project and its _____.

1 point

1. deliverables
2. manager
3. tools
4. vendors

Question 4

Suppose as a project manager, you notice that a new government regulation may delay the completion of the project. You bring your concern about this new regulation to the stakeholders for a discussion. What component of the planning phase does this situation represent?

1 point

1. Budget
2. Risk management
3. Task management
4. Schedule

Question 5

Suppose that as a project manager youre running a kick-off meeting. During the meeting, you discuss the project plan software the team will be using, which is Google Sheets. What agenda section does this represent?

1 point

1. Roles
2. Goals and scope
3. Background
4. Collaboration

Question 6

Suppose as a project manager, youre running a kick-off meeting. During the meeting, you present the shared project tools and documents. You also tell the team they will communicate through a team chatroom and will receive daily email updates. What agenda item does this represent?

1 point

1. Intended outcome
2. Scope
3. Collaboration
4. Project purpose

Question 7

Which of the following best completes the statement: Reaching a project milestone is an important point within the project schedule that indicates progress and usually signifies the _____ of a deliverable or phase of the project.

1 point

1. scope
2. completion
3. goals
4. time

Question 8

Suppose that as a project manager you had a goal of publishing a report. Which of the following would you consider the milestone for this goal?

1 point

1. Conduct research
2. Draft sections of the report
3. Interview a writer
4. Complete first draft of report

Question 9

Which best practices should project managers follow when assigning tasks to complete milestones? Select all that apply.

1 point

1. Consider teammates familiarity with the tasks.
2. Balance the workload of tasks between teammates.
3. Add an assignee and due date to each task.
4. Ensure that each milestone is completed on time.

Question 10

When assigning tasks to team members, what factors should you consider? Select all that apply.

1 point

1. Overall workload
2. Task interest
3. Task novelty
4. Project timeline