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1. A major lottery advertises that it pays the winner $10 million. However this prize money is paid at the rate of $500,000 each year (with the first payment being immediate) for a total of 20 payments. What is the present value of this prize at 10% interest compounded annually? Report your answer in $millions, rounded to two decimal places. So, for example, if you compute the answer to be 5.7124 million dollars then you should submit an answer of 5.71. 2. A young couple has made a deposit of the first month's rent (equal to $1,000) on a 6-month apartment lease. The deposit is refundable at the end of six months if they stay until the end of the lease. The next day they find a different apartment that they like just as well, but its monthly rent is only $900. And they would again have to put a deposit of $900 refundable at the end of 6 months. They plan to be in the apartment only 6 months. Should they switch to the new apartment? Assume an (admittedly unrealistic!) interest ...
Foundations of Project Management week 3- Expected questions with Answers A Series of expected questions
Foundations of Project Management week 3- Expected questions with Answers 1. What are the phases of the project life cycle? Answer > Initiate the project, make a plan, execute and complete tasks, close the project 2 . As a project manager, your team is creating a product that will require flexibility—changes are likely to occur. Also, tasks will overlap or happen at the same time as other tasks. Which project management methodology is the best for your project? Answer > Iterative methodology 3. Which project management methodology is organized in sequential phases (including initiating, planning, executing, and closing)? Answer > Waterfall methodology 4. What is the main advantage of the Agile approach over the Waterfall methodology? Answer > Agile takes a flexible approach, letting teams make adjustments as they go. 5. The Lean Six Sigma approach includes which of the following phases? Answer > Define, measure, analy...
Foundations of Project Management week 1- Expected questions with Answers A Series of expected questions Question 1 1. As someone seeking a project management role, you occasionally meet people in a professional setting to share knowledge and create new business connections. This is an example of what strategy to get a job? Answer > Attend local or online networking events Question 2 2. Which of the following best describes why there is increasing demand for project management roles in today’s job market? Answer > Project management roles are designed to adapt to changes and handle new processes as they come up. 3. A/An _____ allows you to work for a company on a project-by-project basis but not as a full-time employee. Answer > C ontract 4. Throughout a project, project managers have to keep project expenses within an expected range. What is this project management responsibility called? Answer > Budgeting and controlling costs 5. Fill in the blank: A projec...