stdSEM Quiz: Are You an Expert on the Initiation Phase?

 
1) What is the purpose of the Initiation phase?
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What is important is the decision as to whether the enterprise should be performed or not. The Initiation phase is therefore used primarily to minimize the risk of the project enterprise.

 

2) Why is a preliminary project plan drawn up?
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From the project control perspective, the preliminary project plan provides a basis for deciding whether the project can be executed or not.

 

3) When must a full risk analysis be performed?
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In large projects and projects involving problematical constraints (e.g. new technologies, fixed prices), a risk analysis must be conducted in order to identify any possible problems at an early date.

 

4) What aspects of quality assurance need to be taken into account in the Initiation phase?
Correct! QA and quality requirements must be gathered and evaluated as early as the Initiation phase, since they can have a considerable influence on the effort expended (e.g. time behavior or portability of the project).

 

5) What needs to be taken into account in the Initiation phase of maintenance projects and non-software projects?
Correct! The activities and results must be conducted along similar lines.

 

6) What must be done if the decision to conduct the project is negative?
Correct! The Termination phase must always be executed, even after a negative project decision.

 

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