Project Closure

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Modern Project Management
Organization Strategy and Project Selection
Organization: Structure and Culture
Defining the Project
Estimating Project Times and Costs
Developing a Project Plan
Managing Risk
Scheduling Resources and Costs
Reducing Project Duration
Being an Effective Project Manager
Managing Project Team
Outsourcing: Managing Interorganizational Relations
Progress and Performance Measurement and Evaluation
Project Closure
International Projects
An Introduction to Agile Project Management

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Question 1

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Multiple Choice

The most common circumstance for project closure is simply a ________ project.

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Completed

Overdue

Over-budget

Underachieving

Successful

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Question 2

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a wrap-up closure activity that might be found on a checklist?

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Getting delivery acceptance from the customer

Reassigning project team members

Closing accounts and seeing all bills are paid

Evaluation of team performance

Creating a final report

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Question 3

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Multiple Choice

__________ of lessons learned are designed to improve performance on current and future projects.

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Retrospectives

Corrective action plans

Introspectives

Culminations

Evolutions

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Question 4

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Multiple Choice

The content of the final report typically includes the following topics EXCEPT

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Lessons learned.

Review and analysis.

Recommendations.

Executive summary.

Team reviews.

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Question 5

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Multiple Choice

When the project may be completed early with some parts of the project eliminated this is considered to be ___________ closure.

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Normal

Premature

Perpetual

Changed priority

Failed project

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Question 6

Multiple Choice

This type of closure occurs when the project may never seem to end.At some point the review group should recommend methods for bringing final closure to this type of project.This is considered to be ___________ closure.

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Normal

Premature

Perpetual

Changed priority

Failed project

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Question 7

Multiple Choice

Because of circumstances beyond the control of the project team, many projects are easy for a review group to close down.This type of project closure is called

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Normal.

Premature.

Perpetual.

Failed project.

Changed priority.

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Question 8

Multiple Choice

When a project starts with a high priority but it is canceled because its rank erodes or crashes during its project life cycle.This is an example of what type of project closure?

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Normal

Premature

Perpetual

Failed project

Changed priority

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Question 9

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Which of the following summarizes project performance and provides useful information for continuous improvement?

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Customer acceptance

The final report

Team evaluation

360-degree feedback

Project summary

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Question 10

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Which part of the final report highlights the key findings and facts relating to the project implementation?

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Executive summary

Review and analysis

Recommendations

Lessons learned

Appendix

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Question 11

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Which part of the final report examines in detail the underlying causes of problems, issues, and successes relative to the project and includes concise, factual review statements of the project?

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Executive summary

Review and analysis

Recommendations

Lessons learned

Appendix

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Question 12

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Which part of the final report presents major improvement actions that should be made?

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Executive summary

Review and analysis

Recommendations

Lessons learned

Appendix

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Question 13

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Which part of the final report is designed to be the most useful on future projects?

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Executive summary

Review and analysis

Recommendations

Lessons learned

Appendix

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Question 14

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Which part of the final report includes backup data or details of analysis that would allow others to follow up if they wished?

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Executive summary

Review and analysis

Recommendations

Lessons learned

Appendix

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Question 15

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The purpose of project evaluation is to assess how well

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The project team performed.

The team members performed.

The project manager performed.

The project team and team members performed.

The project team, team members and project manager performed.

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Question 16

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Which of the following would NOT be appropriate to assess when evaluating team performance?

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How well the team performed in terms of time, cost, and specifications

Effectiveness of group decisions

Individual strengths and weaknesses

Customer satisfaction with project deliverables

Trust among group members

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Question 17

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Before an evaluation of the project team can be effective and useful, a minimum core of conditions needs to be in place before the project begins.Which of the following would NOT be one of those conditions?

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Individuals have the skill set necessary to successfully complete the project

Evaluation criteria beyond time, cost and specifications has been established

Rewards are adequate

Individual, team responsibilities and performance standards are known by all team members

Standards for measuring performance exist

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Question 18

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Performance appraisals generally fulfill two functions.The first is to identify individual strengths and weaknesses and to develop action plans for improving performance.The second involves salary or merit adjustments.Why should these two functions be addressed at different times?

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It is too much information to discuss at once.

Employees are so eager to learn about a potential raise that they tend to tune out constructive feedback.

Managers tend to spend too much time talking about how the employee can improve his or her performance and not on justifying the salary adjustment.

If employees are upset over a salary adjustment, they will be more willing to listening to ways they can improve.

If the manager is giving employees good news regarding their salary adjustment, they will not have to discuss the employees' strengths and weaknesses.

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Question 19

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The following are general tips for conducting performance reviews EXCEPT

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Begin the process by asking the individual to evaluate his or her own contributions to the project.

Use other team members' performance as a method to compare and evaluate.

When you have to be critical, focus the criticism on specific examples of behavior and not on the individual personally.

Be fair and consistent in your treatment of all team members.

Treat the review as only one point in an ongoing process.

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Question 20

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An analysis carried out during and shortly after the project life cycle that attempts to capture positive and negative learning is represented in which of the following?

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Scenario analysis

Variance analyses

Lessons learned

Performance evaluation

Strategic objectives

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