Select the best description of procurement audits?

Joseph Juran is recognized for ____.

Fitness for use

Joseph Juran is connected to the concept that the results produced should be fit for use by the customer.

You are worried about the availability of the specialty marble and know that the following are correct. (Select three.)

The project schedule can influence this process.

The make-or-buy analysis can be influenced by this process.

Your organization’s business cycle might have an impact on this process.

The Plan Procurement Management process can influence the project schedule (and vice versa). The Estimate Activity Resources process, make-or-buy decisions, and the organization’s business cycle may have an impact on the Plan Procurement Management process.

What type of project life cycle is Tom using?

Iterative

Iterative life cycles focus on the correctness of the solution. For this reason, stakeholder feedback is obtained early and often, such as through prototypes, so that changes can be incorporated into the solution based on feedback and insights received.

The project team has had to re-architect a product that did not fulfill project standards. This has led in a one-week schedule delay, in addition to the cost of rework. This is an instance of:

Poor quality

The correct answer is poor quality. Remember that quality also looks to remove waste and non-value-added processes. It looks to improve processes and make sure that project requirements are being met.

What can Tom recommend to turn the team around?

Charter the team

Agile teams often create a team charter as a way of creating a social contract for the team. The team charter identifies team norms and an understanding of how the team is to work together. This social contract captures team values, working agreements, ground rules, and group norms.

Following the parametric estimating technique, how many hours will it take the team to run the cable?

12

Parametric estimating is a quantitatively based estimating method that multiplies the quantity of work by the rate or uses an algorithm in conjunction with historical data to determine cost, budget, or duration estimates. Based on this definition, take 1,320 and divide by 110 to get 12.

To work through the best scenario, what technique can the team take?

Negotiation

At this point, pre-assignments is a technique already used, and the issue is that a key resource was not pre-assigned and is now unavailable. The best option would be to negotiate with the project managers of the other two projects, along with the resource’s functional manager, to open up availability for participation in the project in question. Acquisition may be a potential option, question. Acquisition may be a potential option, but not until negotiation has been attempted.

A project manager discusses with the project sponsor about the progress. The sponsor asks to see the short-term and long-term timeline for realizing advantages. What document can the project manager reference that consists of this information?

Benefits management plan

A benefits management plan describes how and when the benefits of a project will be delivered. It captures the timeframe for realizing benefits, both during the project’s life span and during post-project closure.

What technique is the project manager likely to take to overcome this issue?

Resource leveling

Resource leveling involves leveling out resource usage to resolve over-allocation of resources and/or to level out the peaks and valleys of resource usage over time.

Alfred is hosting a meeting with select members of the project team to help recognize and yield requirements. This is an instance of:

Brainstorming

Brainstorming is when individuals are brought together to generate and collect ideas on a variety of topics, such as requirements.

Select the best description of quality metrics.

Identifies what to measure within the project and what measurements are considered acceptable

Quality metrics are a key component of an effective quality management plan and are the measurements used in ensuring customers receive acceptable products or deliverables.

Before concluding this phase, what else are you and the team likely to capture?

The milestone list

Outputs of the Define Activities process include the activity list, activity attributes, milestone list, change requests, and project management plan updates. The question has already indicated that the activity list has already been created, and the milestone list is the only viable option.

Benchmarking refers to:

Comparing actual or planned project practices to other projects as a way of generating ideas for improvement

Benchmarking takes the current project and compares it to other projects, using the previous projects as the point of comparison.

Select the best definition of target benefits?

The tangible and intangible business value to be gained by the implementation of the product, service, or result

Target benefits refer to the tangible and intangible business value to be gained by the implementation of the product, service, or result. They are typically documented within a benefits management plan that details how and when benefits will be achieved.

With the first major milestone around the corner, the project manager has decided to move all the active project team members to a war room. This is an instance of:

Colocation

Colocation refers to team members working out of the same location physically. Creating a war room is a method of colocation.