Contract closure or Close project process?
Hi,
what do you think is correct answer on following question:
James Plug, PMP, is a project manager for StopAction, Inc. He is managing a project to develop a new high definition replay device. The project required that James put in place contracts with four different suppliers to provide parts, components and testing services. The project is expected to be completed in four weeks, James decides to contract StopAction's procurement department to work on the things required to settle and close all of the contractual agreements. Which process has James initiated?
a) Contract Closure
b) Administrative Closure
c) Close Project
d) Contract Administration
I was thinking that a is the correct answer (why: "James decided to contract StopAction's procurement department to work in the things required to settle and close all of the contractual agreements" makes me think that James ordered proc. dep. to arrange everything needed to close all contracts with sellers on his project. Probably he did this because he is close to Close Project, but actually the sentence which I quoted is talking about closing contract.
But, in my literature, I found that the correct answer should be c - Close project. Explanation was that this is because Contract Closure is one of the two procesess in Closing project group.
I don't understand this explanation and I think, that correct answer should be A.
What do you think?
Tnx, Ursa


urskah
Mon, 08/16/2010 - 10:12
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I have additional question:
I have additional question:
Which of the following are inputs in the Develop Project Management Plan process?
a) Preliminary project scope statement, project management processes, enterprise environmental factors, organisational process assets
b) Project charter, prelimirnary project scope statement, project management processes, enterprise environmental factors, organisational process assets
c) Project scope management plan, deliverables, requested changes
d) Project statment of work, enterprise environmental factors, organisational process assets.
I think b is the correct answer, but my literature is saying that it is a. What do you think?
Tnx, Ursa
pkukilla
Mon, 08/16/2010 - 11:54
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Develop Project Management
Develop Project Management plan questions seems like it is based on pmbok3
urskah
Wed, 08/18/2010 - 12:01
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Yes, now I saw that it is
Yes, now I saw that it is really for PMBOK v3. But, however, what about first question?
pkukilla
Wed, 08/18/2010 - 12:15
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It should be closed
It should be closed procurements as per pmbok4 since early termination is a special case of project closure.