A project manager is leading the construction of a new office building. The project sponsor asks the project manager to email him a project document that was presented during the last project status meeting. The project sponsor states that he has forgotten the name of the document, but he remembers it contained the description, owner, source, priority, and status of product requirements. Which project document is the project sponsor requesting?

A. The requirements management plan
B. The requirements traceability matrix
C. The scope management plan
D. The work breakdown structure (WBS)

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HINT: The document described by the sponsor in the scenario links product requirements from their origin to the deliverables that satisfy them.
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Answer and Explanation:
The correct answer is B.

In this scenario, the project sponsor requested a document that provides specific information about the product requirements of your current project. The requirements traceability matrix is a grid that links product requirements from their origin to the deliverables that satisfy them. Typical attributes used in the requirements traceability matrix may include a unique identifier, a textual description of the requirement, the rationale for inclusion, owner, source, priority, version, current status, and status date. Additional attributes to ensure that the requirement has met stakeholders' satisfaction may include stability, complexity, and acceptance criteria.

Details for Each Option:

A. The requirements management plan
Incorrect. The requirements management plan is a component of the project management plan that describes how requirements will be analyzed, documented, and managed. The requirements management plan does not have detailed information regarding each of the product requirements.

B. The requirements traceability matrix
Correct. The requirements traceability matrix is a grid that links product requirements from their origin to the deliverables that satisfy them. Typical attributes used in the requirements traceability matrix may include a unique identifier, a textual description of the requirement, the rationale for inclusion, owner, source, priority, version, current status, and status date. The document the sponsor is requesting is the requirements traceability matrix.

C. The scope management plan
Incorrect. The scope management plan is a component of the project management plan that describes how the scope will be defined, developed, monitored, controlled, and validated. The scope management plan does not contain the details the project sponsor is seeking, making this an incorrect answer.

D. The work breakdown structure (WBS)
Incorrect. The WBS is a hierarchical decomposition of the total scope of work to be carried out by the project team to accomplish the project objectives and create the required deliverables. The WBS represents the project work in work packages and does not provide the details of the document the sponsor requested.

Reference: A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK^® Guide) – Sixth Edition, Project Management Institute Inc., 2017, Page(s) 148-149

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A project manager is leading a project to investigate the feasibility of constructing a dam to generate hydroelectric power. The project needs to be analyzed from technical, economic, and social points of view. The project manager has created the project charter on behalf of the project sponsor, and it is now approved. Which of the following processes should be performed next?

A. Develop Project Management Plan
B. Identify Risks
C. Identify Stakeholders
D. Develop Project Charter

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HINT: All of the project initiation processes should be completed before moving on to the planning processes.
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Answer and Explanation:
The correct answer is C.

The Identify Stakeholders process is the process of identifying all people or organizations impacted by the project and documenting relevant information regarding their interests, involvement, and impact on project success. Both the Develop Project Charter process and the Identify Stakeholders process are part of the Initiating Process Group which should be completed before proceeding to the processes in the Planning Process Group. In this scenario, since the project charter has been developed and approved, the Identify Stakeholders process should be performed next.

Details for Each Option:

A. Develop Project Management Plan
Incorrect. Although one may start to develop the project management plan before identifying all the stakeholders, it would be quite difficult to complete the project management plan without identifying and soliciting requirements from the stakeholders. Additionally, the stakeholder management plan is one of the subsidiary plans of the project management plan. For these reasons, it would be best to perform the Identify Stakeholders process before the Develop Project Management Plan process.

B. Identify Risks
Incorrect. The stakeholder register, which is an output of the Identify Stakeholders process, is an input to the Identify Risks process. Therefore, the Identify Stakeholders process should be completed before the Identify Risks process.

C. Identify Stakeholders
Correct. The main output of the Identify Stakeholders process, the stakeholder register, is used as an input to many other project management processes, making it necessary to identify the stakeholders before performing other processes. Additionally, both the Identify Stakeholders process and the Develop Project Charter process are part of the Initiating Process Group which should be completed before moving on to the Planning Process Group. Therefore, the Identify Stakeholders process should be performed right after the project charter has been developed and approved.

D. Develop Project Charter
Incorrect. Based on the scenario, the project charter has already been developed so this answer choice can be eliminated.

Reference: A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK^® Guide) – Sixth Edition, Project Management Institute Inc., 2017, Page(s) 507

In which of the following processes will training plans be developed and executed?

A. Plan Resource Management and Acquire Resources
B. Plan Resource Management and Develop Team
C. Develop Team
D. Acquire Resources and Manage Team

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HINT: Which process involves training?
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Answer and Explanation:
The correct answer is C.

As a part of developing a project team, observation and conversation, and project performance appraisals are techniques used to discover additional training requirements and to develop individual training plans to optimize the team's performance. Training is conducted in the Develop Team process to improve individual competencies in order to increase the probability that project team members can successfully complete their project work. While Acquire Resources is to obtain necessary human resource for the project, it does not deal with planning and executing additional training.

Details for each option:

A. Plan Resource Management and Acquire Resources
Incorrect. Plan Resource Management only defines training needs during the planning phase. Thus, it does not include planning for additional training. While training is conducted as part of the Develop Team process, not the Acquire Resources process.

B. Plan Resource Management and Develop Team
Incorrect. Although training will be conducted during the Develop Team process, the Plan Resource Management process does not help to develop additional training plans.

C. Develop Team
Correct. Training is discovered, planned, and conducted as part of the Develop Team process.

D. Acquire Resources and Manage Team
Incorrect. The objective of the Acquire Resources process is to select project team members, not to plan for training.

Reference: A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK^® Guide) – Sixth Edition, Project Management Institute Inc., 2017, Page(s) 342

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