SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
PROJECT SCHEDULING AND TRACKING
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Question
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You are the project manager for an existing year-long project that must be completed. Your company just won a major new project. It will begin in three months and is valued at $2, 000, 000. The new project has a greater starting value and is therefore likely to have a higher priority than your project. It may affect your resources. You are concerned about how you will manage your project so that both projects can be implemented successfully. What is the first thing you should do when you hear of the new project?
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Ask management how the new project will use resources.
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Resource level your project.
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Crash your project.
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Ask management how the new project will affect your project.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following is the BEST thing to do when asked to complete a project two days earlier than planned? Meet with the team to look at options for crashing or fast tracking the critical path.
Detailed explanation-2: -What should the project manager do when project execution isn’t going according to plan and must be adjusted? Communicate the variance and adjustment plans with key stakeholders.
Detailed explanation-3: -A project charter names the project manager and defines the authority of the project manager. It gives the project manager the power to utilize organizational resources to accomplish the project objectives.
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