Managing Programs and Projects with Project Server 2013 v6.1 (74-344)

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You are an area project manager who uses Project Server 2013.
You are aligning and planning your team's availability against existing and proposed projects.
You need to estimate your team members' work load for future time periods against projects that have not completed a work breakdown structure (WBS) yet. You need to account for both existing and planned projects.
What should you do?

  • A. Create a resource plan for the planned project, assign team members, and estimate the hours expected in the time period expected. Then view total load in the Resource Availability view.
  • B. Create generic resources in the Resource Center and add them to the project in the Project Web App (PWA).
  • C. Use budget work resources and assign them to tasks in the project file to view resource load.
  • D. Export the project tasks to Microsoft Excel, add your proposed projects, and plan your future resource load against those proposed projects. Use Microsoft Excel to view total planned work load.


Answer : A

You are a project manager for an organization that uses Project Server 2013.
You have many projects that you schedule and manage. Your organization hires an individual that will be a resource on one of your schedules.
You need to use Project Web App (PWA) to add the resource to your schedule as a Team
Member so that you can assign them tasks.
What should you do?

  • A. Edit the Project schedule and type in the name of the Resource on a task.
  • B. Edit the Project schedule and add the new resource in Resource Plan.
  • C. Edit the Project schedule and add a new task with the name of the Resource on the new task.
  • D. Edit the Project schedule and add the new resource in Build Team.


Answer : D

The IT department uses Project Online to analyze the projects they will execute the next year. Four projects with their respective priority and costs are shown in the exhibit. (Click the Exhibit button.)


The team needs to get the most value from their portfolio, but some last minute restrictions could change their selection. A mutually inclusive dependency is added between the two
CRM projects. A mutually inclusive dependency is also added between the two EPM projects.
You need to assist the team in achieving the most value in their portfolio, given the constraints shown in the exhibit.
You enforce the dependencies and recalculate the analysis. Which two statements become true? (Each correct answer presents part of the solution. Choose two.)

  • A. The Portfolio Strategic Value will be of 56%.
  • B. The sum of Cost Estimate of Selected Projects will be 550k.
  • C. The sum of Cost Estimate of Selected Projects will be 900k.
  • D. The Portfolio Strategic Value will be of 44%.


Answer : B,D

You work in an organization that uses Project Online. Project managers have full control over resource assignments.
You work in the Project Management Office (PMO) and discover that two of your critical resources are overallocated in the Resource Center for future work. They are critical resources because they have specialized skills that no one else in your organization has, and they are integral to several projects.
You need to determine how to correct the overallocation of these resources.
Which two actions should you perform? (Each correct answer presents part of the solution.
Choose two.)

  • A. Manage resource plan task assignments.
  • B. Manage Project assignments.
  • C. Manage Microsoft SharePoint task assignments.
  • D. Manage Project issue assignments.


Answer : B,C

You work for an organization that uses Project Server 2013.
You are updating your assigned task information from your Microsoft SharePoint task list.
You need to ensure that the appropriate fields are updated.
Which three standard fields can be updated when in SharePoint? (Each correct answer presents a complete solution. Choose three.)

  • A. Task Status
  • B. % complete
  • C. Predecessors
  • D. Work
  • E. Duration


Answer : A,C,D

Explanation:
Task Status Choose the descriptor that most accurately reflects the status of the set of tasks that fall within this summary task. If you are just planning a project and none of the tasks in this summary task have begun, choose Not Started.

An organization has performed a portfolio analysis in Project Server 2013 by defining a list of drivers and establishing the prioritization for next year's portfolio.
You are finalizing the second quarter for the next year, which is when changes to the strategy will take place. For transparency reasons, the organization intends to keep historic analysis for a certain number of years.
You need to reevaluate your portfolio for the rest of the year, considering new projects and current executing projects.
Which two actions should you perform? (Each correct answer presents part of the solution.
Choose two.)

  • A. Create new business drivers.
  • B. Update or inactivate business drivers.
  • C. Create new driver prioritizations for the current period.
  • D. Update or delete current driver prioritizations.


Answer : A,C

You are an administrator who uses Project Server 2013 and Project Professional 2013.
The leadership of your organization asks you to assign resources to teams so that the resources are aligned with a team definition.
You need to implement this request.
Which two actions should you perform? (Each correct answer presents part of the solution.
Choose two.)

  • A. Go to the Resource Center on Project Server 2013, edit all resources, and assign them to the correct team.
  • B. Create a custom field in the resource global file and add a team field.
  • C. Instruct project managers to add resources to the project plan in Project Professional 2013. Then add the Team Name field and define the team associated with the resource.
  • D. In Project Web App (PWA), use server settings. Then use enterprise custom fields and find the predefined Team Name custom field. Create a lookup table for that custom field to match your organization's structure.


Answer : B,D

Explanation: B: Use enterprise custom fields and lookup tables in Project Web App to customize Project Server data.
D: Use the New Custom Field page in Project Web App settings to specify the options for a custom field.
Note:
In Project Web App, you can use Enterprise Custom Fields to help establish consistency across all the organizations projects. That way that you can ensure that fields and associated lookup tables are used in the same manner for all projects, tasks, resources, and assignments in a given instance of Project Web App.
Reference: Add or edit enterprise custom fields in Project Server 2013

The IT department uses Project Online services to analyze the projects they will execute the next year. Four projects in the pool with their respective priority and costs are shown in the exhibit. (Click the Exhibit button.)


The team wants to get the most value from their portfolio, with the cost constraint indicated.
There are some last-minute restrictions that could change their selection; the CEO indicates that the CRM Global Training project must occur when the CRM Deployment
Project takes place.
As the portfolio analyzer, you need to assist the team in achieving their goals.
You force-in the CRM Global Training project. What are two results of this action? (Each correct answer presents part of the solution. Choose two.)

  • A. The sum of Cost Estimate of Selected Projects is 900k.
  • B. The sum of Cost Estimate of Selected Projects is 1450k.
  • C. The Portfolio Strategic Value is 100%.
  • D. The Portfolio Strategic Value is 56%.


Answer : A,D

You are a project manager for an organization that uses Project Server 2013. You have the default Project Server security permissions and can modify your Project Site.
Your project schedule has a Project Site, which includes a Document Library that contains some standard documents and a calendar view used only for project meetings.
You need a separate calendar view to track team members' vacation dates.
What should you do?

  • A. In the Project Server 2013 Project Site, use the Add Lists, Libraries, or Apps button and create a new Calendar.
  • B. Ask the Project Server administrator to elevate your permissions and give you the ability to create a new calendar.
  • C. Ask the Project Server administrator to create your desired Calendar view and add it to the default Project Site.
  • D. In Project Professional 2013, create a new Calendar view for the schedule. The next time you publish the schedule, the new Calendar view will be available in the Project Site.


Answer : A

Your company uses Project Server 2013 to evaluate and select projects based on a primary cost constraint, as well as a secondary constraint of internal rate of return (IRR).
Management authorizes a budget and establishes a minimal IRR of 5% to execute any project the following year. Your company has never analyzed constraints other than cost.
As the portfolio analysis expert, you need to recommend a reasonable approach to perform the analysis.
What should you recommend?

  • A. Create a new analysis through portfolio analysis and select the primary and secondary constraints when defining properties.
  • B. Create the analysis and, during the cost analysis, introduce the secondary constraint to manually force out the non-compiling projects.
  • C. Create a new analysis through Portfolio Analysis and select the primary cost constraint. Then select an alias to force-out when defining properties and name it IRR.
  • D. Create the analysis and, during the cost analysis, introduce the secondary constraint to automatically force out the non-compiling projects.


Answer : B

You are a portfolio manager in an organization that uses Project Server 2013.
You plan to review the milestones status of a project named Proj1.
You need to create a graphical view of all milestones of Proj1 that allows you to see the
Start and Finish dates of each milestone. You need to accomplish this goal in the least amount of time.
What should you do?

  • A. Open Microsoft Visio and make a data connection against the Project Server database. Write a query that returns the Name, Start, and Finish dates of all milestones of Proj1. Create a chart with that information.
  • B. Open Microsoft Excel and make a data connection against the Project Server database. Write a query that returns the Name, Start, and Finish dates of all milestones of Proj1. Create a chart with that information.
  • C. Create a Project view named Milestones with the Task Name, Start, and Finish fields. Filter the view by the Milestone field so that the view only shows milestone tasks. Open Proj1 in Project Web App (PWA), choose the Milestones view, and select all the milestones. Then add them to the Timeline.
  • D. Create a Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) report with a data connection against the Project Server database. Write a query that returns the Name, Start, and Finish dates of all milestones of Proj1. Create a chart with that information.


Answer : C

You are a project manager in an organization that uses Project Server 2013. Single-entry mode is disabled. The Only allow task updates via Tasks and Timesheets option is enabled.
Project team members submit updates to tasks through Project Web App (PWA).
A team member submits a status update to you for approval. The team member later informs you that they made a typing mistake in the status update.
You need to correct the status update.
What should you do?

  • A. Instruct the team member to enter the correct information and send the status again.
  • B. Accept the status update in Project Professional 2013 and correct the user's mistake.
  • C. Reject the status update in Project Professional 2013 and have the user send the correct status.
  • D. Instruct the team member to recall the timesheet.


Answer : A

You are a project manager who uses Project Server 2013 and Project Professional 2013.
You are managing a project that has already begun. A new change request has been pre- approved, and the director wants to understand the impact to the overall project schedule prior to formally approving the project to include in the project schedule.
You add the change request to your project schedule. Your original baseline is Baseline1.
You need to include the change request in your baseline to see the impact of your overall project schedule including duration, work, and cost.
What should you do?

  • A. Set Interim plan for the entire project.
  • B. Set Baseline1 for the selected tasks.
  • C. Set Interim plan for the selected tasks.
  • D. Set Baseline1 for the entire project.


Answer : D

A company deploys Project Server 2013 to perform a Portfolio Analysis, which they will use to select the projects they will execute in the next fiscal period.
The company establishes the criteria to evaluate the portfolio components, and all business cases must be evaluated under these parameters. When configuring Project Server 2013, the Project Management Office (PMO) finds that the established criteria contain both qualitative and quantitative elements, such as corporate reputation and internal rate of return (IRR).
You need to provide a system calculated approach to rank your strategic initiatives against each other. Which two actions should you perform? (Each correct answer presents part of the solution. Choose two.)

  • A. Create a Business Driver library that captures the criteria in quantifiable impact statements that are specific and measurable.
  • B. Perform a pairwise analysis on the driver set to identify relative priorities.
  • C. Perform a prioritization by assigning a relative weight to each value criterion and establish the priorities.
  • D. Create a custom field for each criterion and ensure each value is captured for each project by making the project fields as required.


Answer : A,B

You are a project manager in an organization that uses Project Server 2013. You manage two projects named Proj1 and Proj2.
You create a deliverable dependency between both projects by taking the following actions:
-> You create a deliverable named Deliverable1 against a milestone named
Milestone1 in Proj1. The Finish date for Milestone1 and the Deliverable Finish date for Deliverable1 are the same.
-> On Proj2, you associate a dependency that has a milestone named Milestone2 to the Deliverable1.
After several days of work, Proj1 has been rescheduled, which moves the Finish date for
Milestone1 ahead by five days.
You need to ensure that these changes are reflected in both projects.
Which two actions should you perform? (Each correct answer presents part of the solution.
Choose two.)

  • A. Open Proj1 in Project Professional 2013, open the dependency panel by choosing the Manage Dependencies option in the Task tab, and select Accept all server changes. Save and publish the project.
  • B. Open Proj2 in Project Professional 2013, select Milestone2, and choose Sync Deliverables option in the Task tab. Save and publish the project.
  • C. Open Proj2 in Project Professional 2013, open the dependency panel by choosing Manage Dependencies option in the Task tab, and select Accept all server changes. Save and publish the project.
  • D. Open Proj1 in Project Professional 2013, select Milestone1, and choose Sync Deliverables option in the Task tab. Save and publish the project.


Answer : A,D

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