Which of the following is a characteristic of project management processes?
Iterative
Unique
Unnecesssary
Standardized
The project life cycle differs from the project management process in that the project management process:
Is the same for every project
Does not incorporate a methodology
Is different for each industry
Can spawn many projects
Who has the MOST power in a projectized organization?
The project manager
The functional manager
The team
They all share power
What is a program?
An initiative set up by management
A means to gain benefits and control of related projects
A group of unrelated projects managed in a coordinated way
A government regulation
A market demand, a business need, and/or legal requirements are examples of:
Reasons to hire a project manager
Reasons projects are initiated
Reasons people or businesses become sttakeholders
Reasons to sponsor a project
Operational work is different from project work in that operational work is:
Temporary
Ongoing and repetitive
A part of every project activity
In a projectized organization, the project team:
Reports to many bosses
Has no loyalty to the project
Reports to the functional manager
Will not always have a 'home'
Which of the following statements BEST describes the rule that ha been ignored when a project that was originally scheduled in six months has been ongoing for two years?
Too many activities can mean the project is never completed
The project needs only one project sponsor
The work breakdown structure is a good way to determine project activities
A project is something that is temporary
How would you describe the MAIN difference between a matrix organization and a functional organization?
In a functional organization, project managers have more authority than they do in a matrix organization
More people work full-time on projects in a functional organization than in a matrix organization
Project team members usually report to two bosses in a matrix organization- the functional manager and the project manager
Most companies have found that functional organization structures provide the most flexibility for managing projects
A group of programs to achieve a specific strategic business goal is called:
Operational work
A portfolio
A baseline
A life cycle
A project manager is trying to complete a software development project but cannot get enough attention for the project. Resources are focused on completing process-related work, and the project manager has little authority to properly assign resources. What form of organization must the project manager be working in?
Functional
Matrix
Expediter
Coordinator
A project team member is talking to another team member and complaining that many people are asking him to do things. If he works in a functional organization, who has the power to give him direction?
The PMO
All of the following are characteristics of a project EXCEPT:
It is temporary
It has a definite beginning and end
It has interrelated activities
It repeats itself every month
Which of the following factors is NOT considered to be a project constraint?
Scope
Cost
Time
Appearance
A frequent complaint about matrix organizations is that communications are:
Hard to automate
Closed and inaccurate
Complex
Misleading
During which project management process group is the product scope completed?
Initiating
Executing
Monitoring and controlling
Closing
Which of the following is the MOST appropriate thing to do in the initiating process group?
Ensure the product scope is as final as practical.
Ensure continued understanding of the work
Remove roadblocks
Review bids and select sellers.
Which of the following is the MOST appropriate thing to do in project closing?
Work with the customer to determine acceptance criteria.
Collect historical information from previous projects.
Confirm that all the requirements in the project have been met.
Gain formal approval of the management plans.
Which of the following is the MOST appropriate thing to do in the planning process group?
Work with stakeholders to determine their communication preferences.
Determine the initial project organization.
Refine control limits
Validate Scope
During project executing, a project manager is spending a lot of time solving problems that arise. It would be BETTER for her to transfer her efforts to:
Having the team solve the problems, thus freeing her time to hold more meetings.
Executing the project management plan, and making sure the quality management plan is viable.
Identifying additional risks and following the risk management process.
Performing sensitivity analysis on past problems and transferring them to other projects.
Which of the following is the MOST appropriate thing to do in the executing process group?
Evaluate individual team member performance.
Add new skills to team members' human resource records.
Determine acceptance criteria.
Determine how you will complete process involvement.
During what part of the project management process is MOST of a project's budget expended?
Planning
Monitoring and Controlling
A project change management plan should be created during which process group?
Closure includes all of the following EXCEPT:
Determining performance measures.
Turning over the product of the project.
Documenting the degree to which each project phase was properly closed after its completion.
Updating the company's organizational process assets.
From the seller's perspective, what is the status of a project when the project team has completed all the work specified in the procurement statement of work and the final deliverable has been sent to the customer?
The project is completed
The project is in the closing process
The project is at the end of the project executing
The project is in the Validate Scope process.
During which process group does the Perform Integrated Change Control process take place?
Which of the following is MOST appropriate to do during project monitoring and controlling?
Perform procurement inspections.
Identify industry standards and marketplace trends.
Expend and manage project funds.
Establish and manage communication needs.
In which process group would you perform cost-benefit analysis and assess the cost of quality?
Project executing includes all of the following EXCEPT:
Implementing approved changes, including corrective actions, preventive actions, and defect repair.
Evaluating how effectively the team members function as a team.
Exchanging information about the project according to the plan, and soliciting feedback to ensure that communication needs are being met.
Confirming that all project requirements have been met.
In which process group do you establish and manage communication channels?
