http://www.alsenosy.com | http://www.professionalengineers.us145 .Answer: D.
PMBOK®Guide,page 307 ,Introduction;andpage 308 ,Figure 9 - 1
ProjectResourceManagement Processes
Figure 9 - 1 providesand overviewoftheProject ResourceManagementprocesses,whichareas
follows:
1.PlanResourceManagement-Theprocessofdefininghowtoestimate,acquire,manage,and utilize
physicalandteamresources.
2.EstimateActivityResources-Theprocessofestimatingteamresourcesandthetypeand quantities
ofmaterial,equipment,andsuppliesnecessarytoperformprojectwork.
3.Acquire Resources-The process of obtaining team members, facilities, equipment, materials,
supplies,andotherresourcesnecessarytocompleteprojectwork.
4.DevelopTeam-Theprocessofimprovingcompetencies,teammemberinteraction,andthe overall
teamenvironmenttoenhanceprojectperformance.
5.ManageTeam-Theprocessoftrackingteammemberperformance,providingfeedback,resolving
issues,andmanagingteamchangestooptimizeprojectperformance.
6.ControlResources-Theprocessofensuringthatthephysicalresourcesassignedandallocatedto the
projectareavailableasplanned,aswellasmonitoringtheplannedversusactualuseof resources,
andperformingcorrectiveactionasnecessary.
146 .Answer: C.
PMBOK®Guide,pages 316 - 317 ,Section 9. 1. 2. 2
DataRepresentation
Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM). An example of amatrix-based chart is a responsibility
assignmentmatrix(RAM)thatshowstheprojectresourcesassignedtoeachworkpackage.Itisusd
toillustratetheconnectionsbetweenworkpackagesoractivitiesandprojectteammembers.On
largerprojects,RAMscanbedevelopedatvariouslevels.Forexample,ahigh-levelRamcandefine
theresponsibilitiesofaprojectteam,group,orunitwithineachcomponentoftheWBS.Lower-level
RAMsareused within thegroup to designateroles, responsibilities,and levelsofauthority for
specificactivities.Thematrixformatshowsallactivitiesassociatedwithonepersonandallpeople
associatedwithoneactivity.Thisalsoensuresthatthereisonlyonepersonaccountableforanyone
tasktoavoidconfusionaboutwhoisultimatelyinchargeorhasauthorityforthework.Oneexample
ofaRAMisaRACI.(Responsible,accountable,consult,andinform)chart,showninFigure 9 - 4 .The
samplechartshowntheworktobedoneintheleftcolumnasactivities.Theassignedresourcescan
beshownasindividualsorgroups.