CHAPTER 8 REVIEWER

CHAPTER 8 REVIEWER 1. You cannot control the scope of a project unless you have first clearly defined the scope and set a scope verification process in place. TRUE 2. It is not possible for project managers to observe and discuss the work of virtual workers. FALSE 3. The key outputs resulting from scope verification and scope control are deliverables that are accepted by the customer. TRUE 4. Experienced managers and buyers rely solely on color indicators to monitor project progress. FALSE 5. In a Pareto chart,the variables represented are ordered by frequency of occurrence. TRUE 6. Earned value calculations for all project activities are required to estimate the earned value for the entire project TRUE 7. Flowcharts show activities,decision points,and the order of how information is processed. TRUE 8. Key outputs of project monitoring and controlling include every knowledge area as defined by the PMBOK Guide. TRUE 9. Projects should have a change-control system that defines procedures for changing the cost baseline. TRUE 10. In the columns to the left of the tracking Gantt chart,you can display baseline and actual start and finish dates. TRUE 11. In project time management,time is the variable with the least amount of flexibility.TRUE 12. If you do not have a good baseline or actual scope,time,and cost information,you cannot use earned value management.FALSE 13. Earned value (EV)is an estimate of the value of physical work that is yet to be completed.FALSE 14. A red diamond on the tracking Gantt chart represents a slipped milestone. TRUE 15. You may only use earned value management at a summary level. FALSE 16. You can use control charts to perform trend analysis to forecast future outcomes based on historical results. FALSE 17. In the middle and latter stages of a project,procedure-related issues become the predominant source of conflict.TRUE 18. Different cultures and even entire countries have different attitudes about schedules.TRUE 19. You cannot graph earned value information to track project performance.FALSE 20. Project risk management stops with the initial risk analysis. FALSE 21. Earned value management involves calculating ____ values for each activity or summary activity from a project's WBS. A ) three B) four C) five D) six 22. The main monitoring and controlling tasks performed as part of project ____ management are scope verification and scope control. A) integration B) scope C) cost D) time 23. In the context of earned value management,____ are calculated by subtracting the actual cost or planned value from EV,and indexes are calculated by dividing EV by the actual cost or planned value. A) fluctuations B) valuations C) variances D) deviations