Com 3 | Quiz

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A large, one-year telecommunications project is about half way done when you take the place of the previous project manager. The project involves three different sellers and a project team of 30 people. You would like to see the projects communications requirements and what technology is being used to aid in project communications. Where will you find this information?

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All of the following would be good reasons to cancel a meeting except…?

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During the middle of the project, things have been going well. The work authorization system has allowed people to know when to start work, and the issue log has helped keep track of stakeholder’s concerns. The sponsor has expressed his appreciation for the team members efforts by hosting a milestone party. The project manager gets a call from the team member saying the result from the completion of her activity’s predecessor are two days late. Which of the following reasons would BEST describe why this occurred?

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In establishing project management communication infrastructure, which of the following would be typically used??

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The project is approximately 70% complete and in the middle of execution. The Project Manager is communicating with stakeholders regarding the status of the project. Which is he likely to use to ensure proper communication is delivered?

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The Project Manager is determining what the stakeholder communication needs of the project are. What will he have completed when he is done with this part of the planning?

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The project manager is expecting a deliverable to be submitted by e-mail from a team member today. At the end of the day, the project managers contact the team member to notify him that it has not been received. The team member apologizes and explains that he was not able to e-mail the deliverable, and it was sent through the mail instead. The team member goes on to remind the project manager that he had informed the project manager, during a phone conversation that this would occur.. “Was that the conversation we had when I told you I could not hear you well due to poor cell phone coverage?” asked the project manager. “Yes” replies the team member. What could have been done to avoid this problem??

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The Project Manager is in the process of communicating to the team the tasks, their sequence, durations, and who is responsible for doing what work on the project. Which of the following contain this information?

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The Project Manager and the project is identifying the stakeholders of the international project. They are analyzing the political climate and ask for the political changes that are ocurring in one of the countries in which there are stakeholders. They are looking for:

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The dotcom project is being stopped because the venture capitalist has stopped funding for the company. Which is the best form of communication for the management to use to communicate this information to the team members?

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The Project Manager has a project team that can never keep a meeting on track because it always ends up off topic and running longer than anticipated with people bringing up side items and out of cope topics. Which of the following would improve the meetings?

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Project manager has a problem with a team member’s performance. What is the BEST form of communication for addressing this problem?

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The Project Manager is planning the project. He is meeting with project stakeholders to determine their communication needs for the project. He is finding out what type of information they need, when it is needed, and in what format, when will this be done to the Project Management Plan. What will he create as a result of this work?

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Changes to some project deliverables have been documented in the project management plan. These changes, and other project information, have been distributed according to the communications management plan. One stakeholder expressed surprise to the project manager upon hearing of a documented change to a project deliverable. All stakeholders expressed surprise to the project manager upon hearing of a documented change to a project deliverable. All stakeholders received the communication providing notification of the change. What should the project manager do?

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A project manager has just been assigned a team that comes from many countries including Brazil, Japan, United Sates, and Britain. What is her BEST tool for success??

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The Project Manager has four people reporting to him. Three more people are added to the project. How many communication channels were added to the project?

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The project has four people on it. Four more are added. What is the total number of communication channels added to the project??

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A team member is visiting a manufacturing plant of one of the suppliers. Which of the following is the MOST important thing to be done in any telephone calls the project manager might make to the team member?

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A project manager has a project team consisting of people in four countries. The project is very important to the company, and the project manager is concerned about its success. The length of the project schedule is acceptable. What type of communication should he use?

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A project manager overhears a conversation between two stakeholders who are discussing how unhappy they are with the impacts of the project on their own departments. Stakeholder A asks if the project is on time, and stakeholder B replies that the SPI is 1.05. Stakeholder A asks if the project manager for the project knows of stakeholder B’s concern. Stakeholder B responds that he is not sure. What is the BEST thing for the project manager to do?