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The Q-‐T-‐C Triangle of Project Management stands for. Qualification – Time -Customer. Quality – Technology – Cost. Quality – Time – Cost.

Which is the correct order of Phases in Project life cycle?. Planning – Concept – Definition – Execution – Closing. Definition – Concept – Planning – Execution – Closing. Concept – Definition –Planning – Execution - Closing.

Why do we manage our projects?. It’s a way of reporting for Top Management. To get project results on scope, time and cost. To assure the compliance with customer requirements. To avoid “reinventing the wheel”. To maintain the project under control. To optimize the resources.

A Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) in a project provides: Organizing and managing the approved projects scope. Detailed cost estimating and control. Schedule development and control. Project activities assignment among the company organization. The project start and completion dates. The analysis for project viability, detect inconsistencies, missing actors….

Project Scheduling is: The definition of dates for technical reviews. To know the completion date. The development of planned dates for performing project activities and meeting milestones. Planning involves making decisions with the objective of influencing the future. Planning is the “thinking” phase.

Project Scheduling includes the following dates: Project and activities start, project and activities completion, project deliverables and project milestones. Project and activities start, project and activities completion, project deliverables. Project and activities completion, project deliverables and project milestones.

Risk Management. What is a Risk?. An uncertain event or condition that, if occurs, has a positive or negative effect on at least project cost and scope. An uncertain event or condition that, if occurs, has a positive or negative effect on at least one project objective (time, cost, scope or quality).

Chief Engineer responsibilities: Responsible for cost, schedule, and risk related decisions. Manages all stakeholders in the project with technical and non--technical activities. Take main technical decisions and report to Project Manager about cost, schedule, risk... Manages engineering activities. Coordinates technical activities. Approves concept and architectures proposed by system architects. Interacts with Project Manager for cost, schedule and risk related decisions.

Particularities of the civil market projects: The operation and certification rules are well established, standardized and worldwide recognized. The Customer base is not standard and the evaluation criteria may have significant variation among them. The operation cost per passenger (fuel consumption, reliability, maintenance cost, crew training….

Particularities of the military market projects: The operation and certification rules are well established, standardized and worldwide recognized. A significant level of customization is still required for each end user. The customer base is not standard and the evaluation criteria may have significant variation among them. The fundamental aspect is the ability to achieve the mission. The operation cost per passenger (fuel consumption, reliability…).

System Requirement Review. Mark the true option(s) below: It is important to identify those aspects of the development that require early approval due to its specific development cycle. The most important outcome of this review is a correct allocation of all requirements of the different systems and disciplines as well as an internal and external clarification of the requirements understanding and the proposer implementation. It represents the real start of the design activity for the physical modification. Up to this review the resources are still quite limited (industry and customer). It is intended to confirm that the user’s requirements have been translated into system specific technical requirements, that critical technologies are identified and required technology demonstrations are planned, and that risks are well understood and mitigation plans are placed. Customer approval of this review is essential. Customer approval is not essential. At this review the resources are limited and the design activity launched (industry and customer).

Preliminary Design Review (PDR). Outcomes of this review are: Freeze the design layouts is not required or essential. Validate the aircraft general arrangement and the location of the main components is part of future reviews. Freeze the system architecture. Correct allocation of all requirements of the different systems and disciplines as well as internal and external clarification of the requirements understanding and proposed implementation. To make available to the design organization all the installation drawings of equipment including interface data in order to issue a mature version of the EDR and Principle Diagrams documents. Freeze the design layouts so that the detailed design can be launched on a solid basis. Validate the aircraft general arrangement and the location of the main components.

Which are the two main characteristics of a project?. Limited timeframe and requires an internal or external customer. Requires an internal or external customer and is manageable. Temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service. Temporary - Unique.

The aim of Project Management is to get the project objectives…. … with a high level of profit for the company. … on time, within the budget, according to the specifications and with a high level of customer satisfaction. … on scope, time and cost. … on time, on price and on scope. Balancing the competing demands of scope, time, cost, quality, resources and risk to produce a quality product. … under control whatever it costs.

Which is the tool used by project managers to help capture and control their project scope?. Project Schedule. Work Breakdown Structure. Statement of work. Work Breakdown Schedule.

Earned Value Management. Provides the Project Manager with a view of how much money and time a particular job is likely to require prior to starting and once started, how much money was spent at any given time. Helps Project Manager to determine if the project is within budget. Is a systematic approach to the integration and measurement cost, schedule and scope accomplishments on a project or task. Is a standardized and internationally approved measurement method providing status and trend information on cost and work progress of programs. Is a method to objectively evaluate cost efficiency.

Which of the following is not part of the definition of a project?. Operations. A well-defined objective. Consumption of resources.

Which of the following is usually not part of the criteria for project success?. Customer satisfaction. Meeting the triple constraint requirements. Meeting at least 75% of specification requirements. Customer acceptance.

Which of the following is generally not a benefit achieved from using project management?. To get project results on scope, time and cost. To assure the compliance with customer requirements. To optimize the resources. Earned Value Management. Tracking of projects.

A group of interrelated projects managed in a coordinated manner to obtain benefits and improvements in control, which would not be managed individually, is called. Portfolio. Program.

One of the following statements about the management of the agents involved in a project ("Stakeholder Management") is NOT correct: The stakeholders of the same project will have the same interests and a common expectations about the project and its results. Stakeholders are individuals or groups that may affect or be affected by the project, with multiple interests, expectations and demands regarding to what the project should deliver or provide to them. The stakeholders of the same project will be concerned about what the project should deliver/provide to them. The stakeholders may affect the project and be affected by the result of it. The stakeholders of the same project may have different interests and even not aligned ones.

The correct strategy, according INTEREST / POWER model, to adopt before a stakeholder with LOW INTEREST level in the project results and LOW POWER (or ability to affect the means and results of the project) will be: Ignore him. Defend him. Monitor him. Involve him. Collaborate with him.

According to the Theory of Marston (DISC) a person who, within his work environment, values most a good atmosphere with good relations between people of different working group, with the possibility of providing and receive new ideas, .. ct) will be: Corresponds to profile D (Directive). Corresponds to profile I (Influence). Corresponds to profile S (Stability). Corresponds to profile C (Competence).