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Assignment "Communication Management"
Knowing the terminology of project management is critical to passing the exam.
For this assignment you are asked to review the terminology section of Chapter 10 and Chapter 11.
Write a 2 page paper. In your paper discuss the following:
• Complete the 20 review questions at the end of Chapter 10
• Complete the 20 review questions at the end of Chapter 11
• Complete a paragraph on each of the three questions you found most challenging in Chapter 10 and Chapter 11
• In the paragraphs include the question and the correct answer-and the strategy you will use to remember how to answer similar questions on the topic area in the future
Include a cover sheet and 2-3 references. References should be obtained through the Grantham University online library. You may use online references for this assignment (not Wikipedia). Please adhere to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), 6th ed., 2nd printing when writing and submitting assignments and papers.
CHAPTER 10
7. Beth is a project manager for her organization and she is working with the stakeholders to develop a communications management plan. She wants to acknowledge the assumptions and constraints in the project. Which one of the following is an example of a project communication constraint?
A. Ad hoc conversations
B. Demands for formal reports
C. Stakeholder management
D. Team members in different geographical locales
D. Team members who are not located physically close together can be a communications constraint, since it can be tougher to communicate when distance between team members exists. A, B, and C are all incorrect because these are not project communications constraints.
14. Gary is the project manager of the HBA Update Project and his company has hiredyou as a project management consultant. Gary is confused about the timing ofsome of the project management processes. In particular, Gary doesn't understandthe concept, purpose, and timing of the lessons learned documentation. He asks foryour help. When does lessons learned identification take place?
A. At the end of the project
B. At the end of each project phase
C. Throughout the project life cycle
D. Whenever a lesson has been learned
C. Lessons learned takes place throughout the project life cycle, not just at the end of the project or its phases. A, B, and D are incorrect choices.
Chapter 11
5. The customers of the project have requested additions to the project scope. The project manager notifies you that additional risk planning will need to be added to the project schedule. Why?
A. The risk planning should always be the same amount of time as the activities required by the scope change.
B. Risk planning should occur whenever the scope is adjusted.
C. Risk planning should occur only at the project manager's discretion.
D. The project manager is incorrect. Risk planning does not need to happen at every change in the project.
B. When the scope has been changed, the project manager should require risk planning to analyze the changes for risks to the project's success. A is incorrect. The scope changes may not require the same amount of time as the activities needed to complete the risk planning.
C is incorrect because risk planning should not occur at the project manager's discretion. Instead, it should be based on evidence within the project and the policies adopted in the risk management plan. D is also incorrect. When changes are added to the project scope, risk planning should occur.