This… Is… Project Management Trivia! Final Round: Chapters 11, 12 & 13

Rules Sit with your teams. List team names. Write up four answer cards: A, B, C and D No notes or electronic assistance. Two rounds: Multiple Choice & True/False Short Answer Winning team gets prizes!

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Round 1: Multiple Choice True/False

Question 1 Ahead of Schedule Behind Schedule Under Budget Over Budget A project has SPI = 87%. It is: Ahead of Schedule Behind Schedule Under Budget Over Budget Answer: B) Behind schedule.

Question 2 Which is not an Information Gathering Technique? Brainstorming Delphi Technique Intervening Root Cause Analysis Answer: C) It’s Interviewing.

Question 3 Which is not a type of contract? Fixed Price Cost Reimbursable Supplies and Labor Time and Material Answer: C) Supplies and Labor

Question 4 True or False? There are five levels of engagement for stakeholders from unaware to leading. True False Answer: True

Question 5 Which chapter of the PMBoK should Alice refer to for guidance? A) 10 B) 11 C) 12 D) 13

Question 6 Enhance Exploit Mitigate Share Answer: C) Mitigate Which is not an appropriate response to deal with risks that may have positive impacts on a project? Enhance Exploit Mitigate Share Answer: C) Mitigate

Question 7 It’s difficult to get supplies to Durango. Our speaker Jake Walsh spoke a lot about procurement, although maybe not using that term. What is his biggest problem with procurement? It’s difficult to get supplies to Durango. Supplies of fixtures he needs are limited. Getting supplies on time requires long lead times. There are no problems with procurement. Answer: C). He mentioned this multiple times, he needs to plan ahead weeks or even months to ensure timely delivery.

Question 8 Keep Satisfied Monitor Monitor Closely Keep Informed A stakeholder with both high power and high interest would fall where on the “Power/Interest Grid”? Keep Satisfied Monitor Monitor Closely Keep Informed Answer: C)

Round 2: Short Answer Write your team name on a piece of paper. You can take notes on separate piece(s). Answer the following questions. Good luck!

Question 9 The five levels of stakeholder engagement range from Unaware to Leading with R, N and S in the middle. What do those stand for?

Question 10 Fill in the blank:

Question 11 A one year project has 10 tasks, each budgeted to cost $100,000. Six months into the project, 4 tasks have been completed at a cost of $120,000 each. Calculate: BAC = EV = PV = AC =

Question 12 What role do vampire hunters play in almost all projects?

Question 13 Identify these two things and what kind of analysis are they used for?

Question 14 Chapter 13 has four major sections that start with I, P, M and C. What are they?

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