Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Practice – Question1769

Recently, your company introduced a new processing system for its products. You were the project manager for this system and now have been asked to lead a team to implement needed changes to increase efficiency and productivity. To help you analyze the
process outputs, you and your team have decided to use which following technique?


A. System flowcharts
B. Design of experiments
C. Pareto analysis
D. Control charts

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:

Explanation:
Control charts help to determine whether or not a process is stable or has predictable performance. This function of control charts is achieved through the graphical display of results over time to determine whether differences in the results are created by random
variations or are unusual events. In a manufacturing environment, such charts are used to track repetitive actions such as manufactured lots. In a project management environment, they can be used to monitor processes such as cost and schedule variances,
number requirements, and errors in project documents.