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1. Cleaning up / closing out all of the paperwork is an important role for the P

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Question

1. Cleaning up / closing out all of the paperwork is an important role for the PM

2. Risk management is not an important tool for the PM

3. "Merging" and "forward pass" are tools used in Gantt chart creation and management

4. The PM is responsible for communicating the project's progress to stakeholders

5. A Gantt chart lists activities, duration, and can include the person responsible for that task

6. The PM should meet regularly - at least once a week - to review the status of the project

7. PM has full authority to discipline members of the project team if they do not perform as expected.

Explanation / Answer

True- Once the project is completed, cleaning up and closing out all the documentations or paper work is an important role for the PM to ensure that the project is completed.

2.Risk management is not an important tool for the PM

False- Any project involves risk. Managing these risks effectively and successfully completing the project is an important tool for the PM.

3.Merging" and "forward pass" are tools used in Gantt chart creation and management

False- Forward pass is determining the critical paths and backward pass determines the slack time. These two tools are important for the creation of the Critical Path Method.

4. The PM is responsible for communicating the project's progress to stakeholders.

True- Every stakeholder has the right to know about the progress of a project and the PM is responsible for communicating the same to the stakeholders.

5. A Gantt chart lists activities, duration, and can include the person responsible for that task.

Yes- the Gantt chart lists the activities and duration. As the project progresses the person representing the task can also be highlighted in a Gantt chart.

6. The PM should meet regularly - at least once a week - to review the status of the project.

True- Yes, it is the duty of a PM to review the progress of a project at frequent and regular intervals to identify any deviations and ensure that the project is on the right track as scheduled.

7. PM has full authority to discipline members of the project team if they do not perform as expected.

True- An important skill of a PM is people management. If the project does not proceed as expected, then the PM has the full authority to discipline the members if they violate any regulations or norms of the project. Also, adequate training needs to be provided for the members to make them work effectively to complete the project successfully.