clarification on these questions
Hello all,
Here are some interesting questions I've found after taking an online test; would really appreciate if you could give me your opinion on them
40. You are a project manager on a large technology project and have noticed the project team can't easily find the
right information to make good decisions and there is a lot of confusion about which versions of documents are
the most up-to-date. You are also having a tough time integrating the various processes. As a result you suggest
improvements be made to which of the following?
a. Project Management Information Systems (PMIS)
b. Work Breakdown structure (WBS)
c. Configuration management systems
d. Reporting systems
--> correct answer a but I think it's C because there is where all the updated and different versions of the documents are hence all the most updated versions
Then why is A correct over C?
118.The team is working on creating a project team directory. Which process is the team most likely engaged in?
a. Resource planning
b. Organizational planning
c. Staff acquisition
d. Information distribution
--> correct answer C; but I don't understand why; what do you think?
198.What is a Pareto diagram?
a. A plot of results over time
b. A histogram showing frequency of occurrence and category of an identified cause
c. A plot of group average and groups
d. A histogram, frequency of occurrence and range
--> correct answer B but why? A histogram involves a time dimension and the Pareto chart only has the frequencies and the categories; what do you think?
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i. What is the difference between work performance measurements and work performance information
ii. What is the difference between Activity Code and Activity Indetifier
iii. What is the difference between Scope Verification, Scope Control and Quality Control?
iv. What is the difference between communication methods and communication models?
sspawar
Sat, 01/05/2013 - 15:31
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40. - partly you may true
40. - partly you may true that CMS keeps tracks over changes and document the versions, but in bigger prospect - PMIS -- is responsible for providing right information and thus you may able to integrate the various processes and these two activities do not come under CMS, and also CMS is specific part of PMIS. read PMIS and CMS in glossary.
118- 9.2.3.1
198- glossary 439
i - http://www.deepfriedbrainproject.com/2009/09/work-performance-information-reports.html
ii --glossary 426
iii - there is vital difference , and it is given in respective processes/sections - put these words one by one in search box in pdf version of pmbok, and read around all. this basic and very subjective knowledge.
iv- the basic of method ad model can be understand by a figure 6.2 (in different prospect), for example -- to attend classes/ going school---- is a method of learning and if you are a good student and follow that method in particular pattern or any school follow a particular pattern -- then it is called model. now read pmbok respective chapters/sections with this concept.