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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? Because... It is 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 development of planned dates for performing project activities and meeting milestones. The definition of dates for technical reviews. To know the completion date. 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 it occurs, has a positive or negative effect on at least on 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 most fundamental parameter is the operation cost per passenger (fuel consumption, reliability, maintenance cost, crew training….

Particularities of the military market project. 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…). The operation and certification rules are well established, standardized and worldwide recognize.

System Requirement Review, mark the true options: 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 proposervimplementation. 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.

Preliminary Design Review (PDR). Outcomes of this review are: To freeze the system architecture. 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. All equipments should be under contract with the vendors. 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. 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.

Which are the two main characteristics of a project?. Activities within a limited timeframe and requires an internal or external customer. A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service. Projects are temporary and unique. Ongoing and repetitive activities.

The aim of project management is to get the project objectives…. On time within the budget, according to the specifications and with a high level of customer satisfaction. on scope, time and cost. with a high level of profit for the company. On time, price and scope. Under control whatever it costs.

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

Earned Value Management: 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. 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 method to objectively evaluate cost efficiency.

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

Which of the following is usually not part of the criteria for the project success?. Meeting at least 75% of specifications requirements. Customer satisfaction. Meeting the triple constraint requirements. Customer acceptance. Criteria for project success: the project has met all sponsors, customer and other stakeholders requirements. Verify that all deliverables have been provided and accepted. Validate the completion and exit criteria have been met.

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: System of Systems. Portfolio. Platform. 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.

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, .. Corresponds to profiledD (Directive). Corresponds to profile I (Influence). Corresponds to profile S (Stability). Corresponds to profile C (Competence).