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Project Management Final CH 11-13

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Contains all questions and answers from the previous chapter exams (CH 11-13)
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Question 1

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Control is focused on three elements of a project. They are
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  • scope, quality, and customer satisfaction
  • performance, delivery, and cost
  • scope, cost, and time
  • cost, time, and customer satisfaction

Question 2

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Which of the following is the key feature of cybernetic control systems?
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  • Manual operations
  • Directional controls
  • Automatic operation
  • Specific preconditions

Question 3

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Most control systems used in project management today fall into this category of control system.
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  • cybernetic control
  • robotic control
  • go/no-go control
  • postcontrol

Question 4

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Because project milestones may not occur at periodic intervals, go/no-go controls should be linked to the ____________; not simply to the calendar.
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  • actual plans and to the occurrence of real events
  • corporate budgeting process
  • portfolio management review process
  • capital budgeting process

Question 5

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The critical ratio control chart uses a ratio made up of two parts -- the ratio of actual progress to scheduled progress, and the
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  • ratio of earned value to planned cost
  • ratio of budgeted cost to actual cost
  • ratio of actual cost to budgeted cost
  • ratio of planned cost to earned value

Question 6

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The two fundamental objectives of control are the regulation of results and the
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  • procurement of organizational assets
  • distribution of organizational assets
  • stewardship of organizational assets
  • refurbishing of organizational assets

Question 7

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The __________ process controls the project at various points in the life cycle to make sure that the project remains on course. This is opposed to waiting until the project is completed and then finding out it doesn't meet the objectives of the organization
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  • portfolio
  • phased-step
  • phased-gate
  • overarching

Question 8

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The ___________ controls take the form of testing to see if some specific precondition has been met.
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  • postcontrol
  • go/no-go
  • cybernetic
  • monitoring

Question 9

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______________ are directed towards improving chances for future projects to meet their goals.
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  • postcontrols
  • Go/no-go decisions
  • cybernetics
  • negative feedback loops

Question 10

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___________ controls are usually viewed as helpful rather than as a source of unwelcome pressure if the controlees perceive themselves as able to perform inside the prescribed limits.
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  • steering
  • negative feedback
  • postcontrols
  • cybernetic

Question 11

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Change control systems, in some industries, are part of a firm's
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  • configuration management system
  • internal IDC system
  • cybernetic system
  • early warning system

Question 12

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A majority of uncertainty has its source in systems that lie outside the project, in its
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  • environment
  • stakeholder area
  • sourcing model
  • control zone

Question 13

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The _____________ is calculated as (actual progress/scheduled progress) x (budgeted cost/actual cost)
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  • critical ratio
  • highlighted ratio
  • cybernetic ratio
  • efficiency ratio

Question 14

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Scope creep can be caused by the
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  • customer
  • team members
  • audit team
  • customer and team members

Question 15

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_______________ is a management approach that may be used to make comparisons to "best in class" practices across organizations
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  • processing
  • benchmarking
  • leveling
  • standardizing

Question 16

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Thamhain (2013) found that ___________ was/were not only the most frequent risk class but also had the most impact on project performance.
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  • increasing stakeholder involvement
  • changing leadership
  • decreasing costs
  • changing project requirements

Question 17

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A(n) _______________ is a monitoring system that forewarns the project manager if trouble arises.
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  • configuration management system
  • internal IDC system
  • cybernetic system
  • early warning system

Question 18

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______________ are seen as much the same as a report card.
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  • postcontrols
  • WBSs
  • cybernetics
  • critical ratios

Question 19

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The cybernetic control system that acts to reduce deviations from standard is called a
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  • nonautomatic modification
  • critical ratio
  • positive feedback loop
  • negative feedback loop

Question 20

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20. For all but __________changes, a risk identification and analysis should be performed.
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  • minor
  • major
  • most
  • few

Question 21

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The project audit covers
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  • only financial matters
  • everything except operating matters
  • only ethical and financial matters
  • any specified scope of importance to management

Question 22

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The dimension of project success includes the obvious factors of meeting the project's technical and operational specifications. It also includes factors relating to loyalty and repurchase.
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  • project efficiency
  • customer impact/satisfaction
  • business/direct success
  • future potential

Question 23

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The __________ dimension of project success includes factors relating to opening a new market, developing a new line of products or services. Alternatively, if an internal project, success factors include developing new technologies, skills, or competencies
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  • project efficiency
  • customer impact/satisfaction
  • business/direct success
  • future potential

Question 24

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Identification of the direct goals of a project requires
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  • a reading of the project structure
  • a reading of the project proposal
  • a reading of the budget
  • a reading of the WBS

Question 25

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Two of the most common limits on the depth of an investigation and level of detail presented in an audit report are
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  • the personality of the auditor and cooperation received
  • scope and objectives
  • word processing support and existing documentation
  • money and time

Question 26

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The accumulation, storage, and maintenance of auditable data are important cost elements. Such storage may be critically important in meeting the legal test of
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  • completeness
  • accuracy
  • due diligence
  • capacity

Question 27

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Audits done early in the project lifecycle are often focused on
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  • technical issues
  • management issues
  • financial issues
  • personnel issues

Question 28

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For audits made late in the project's life, ____________ are major matters of interest
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  • technical issues
  • management issues
  • financial issues
  • personnel issues

Question 29

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In the audit report, negative comments about individuals or groups associated with the project should be
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  • avoided
  • included
  • highlighted
  • disguised

Question 30

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An evaluation of the likely outcomes of a policy and their probability of occurrence, usually conducted to compare two or more scenarios or policies is known as
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  • technical evaluation
  • project evaluation
  • risk analysis
  • profit estimation

Question 31

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___________ is defined as a standard for performance, commonly established early on for later comparisons
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  • audit
  • baseline
  • evaluation
  • summary

Question 32

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____________tries to capture the essence of project successes and failures so that future projects can benefit from past experiences.
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  • auditing
  • postcontrols
  • baselining
  • ruling

Question 33

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The most immediate dimension of project success is the project's _____________ in meeting both budget and schedule
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  • timing
  • delay
  • totality
  • effectiveness

Question 34

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A typical detailed audit is conducted when _______________ is required
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  • a follow-up to the general audit
  • effectiveness
  • an ethical audit
  • full disclosure

Question 35

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The stated project objectives, including customer satisfaction, are part of the project's ________ goals
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  • indirect
  • ancilliary
  • secondary
  • direct

Question 36

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The ____________ section of an audit report contains a description of the project to provide a framework of understanding for the reader. Project objectives are clearly delineated.
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  • current status
  • future project status
  • introduction
  • risk management

Question 37

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In the current status section of an audit report, the subheading labeled ____________ will compare the work completed with the resources expended.
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  • scope
  • cost
  • schedule
  • quality

Question 38

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The _______________ section of the audit report contains the auditor's conclusions regarding progress together with recommendations for any changes in technical approach, schedule, or budget that should be made in the remaining tasks
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  • introduction
  • current project status
  • future project status
  • risk management

Question 39

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In the Future Project Status section of the audit report, no assumptions should be made about _________ that are still under investigation at the time of the audit.
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  • financial problems
  • ethical problems
  • efficiency problems
  • technical problems

Question 40

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Contact between the a/e team and the _______________ are not made without clearance from senior management
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  • CIO
  • ethics board
  • customer
  • project manager

Question 41

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The termination stage of the project rarely has much impact on
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  • residual attitudes of the client towards the project
  • technical success or failure of the project
  • residual attitudes of senior management towards the project
  • the preparedness of the project team for the project

Question 42

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When a decision is made to terminate a project by extinction, the most noticeable event is that
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  • all activity on the substance of the project ceases
  • all organizational activity related to the project ceases
  • all further expenditures related to the project are immediately blocked
  • all activity on the project ceases

Question 43

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In termination by addition, project assets are
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  • transferred from a dying project to a new division
  • assumed to have been exhausted
  • liquidated
  • retained in the existing project

Question 44

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When an in-house project is a major success and it is terminated by institutionalizing it as a formal part of the parent organization; this is termination by
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  • addition
  • starvation
  • integration
  • extinction

Question 45

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According to research by Pinto, the two most important critical success factors are
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  • project mission and top-management support
  • trouble-shooting and communication
  • communication and personnel
  • project mission and communication

Question 46

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The fundamental purpose of the final project report is to
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  • devote more resources to the project
  • finish the work so that payment can be collected
  • improve future projects
  • document the errors in the project

Question 47

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A common mistake in project management is to appoint as project manager an individual with excellent ________ skills but weak ___________ skills.
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  • technical; managerial
  • managerial; technical
  • technical; social
  • social; managerial

Question 48

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Most studies have shown that the factors associated with project success or failure
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  • are similar across different industries and the various types of projects
  • are different across different industries and the various types of projects
  • are similar across different industries but different for the various types of projects
  • are different across different industries but similar for the various types of projects

Question 49

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The project performance section of the final report
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  • analyzes the impact of organizational structure on the project
  • offers solutions to technical problems that may have occurred
  • reviews the administrative practices used during the project
  • compares what the project achieved with what it aimed for

Question 50

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The techniques of project management section of the final report
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  • analyzes the impact of organizational structure on the project
  • offers solutions to technical problems that may have occurred
  • reviews the administrative practices used during the project
  • scrutinizes the methods of planning, control, and risk management

Question 51

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The special case of termination by extinction wherein the project experiences a sudden demise even though it was lacking obvious signals that death was imminent is known as
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  • termination by integration
  • termination by addition
  • termination by murder
  • termination by starvation

Question 52

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Special ___________ managers are sometimes useful in completing the long and involved process of shutting down the project.
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  • close-out
  • starvation
  • shut-down
  • termination

Question 53

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The ___________ section of the final project report is a comparison of what the project achieved with what the project tried to achieve.
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  • project performance
  • administrative performance
  • organizational structure
  • personnel suggestions

Question 54

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Cutting a project's budget sufficiently to stop progress without actually killing the project is referred to as
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  • termination by addition
  • termination by extinction
  • termination by starvation
  • termination by subtraction

Question 55

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The primary criterion for project _____________ is whether or not the organization is willing to invest the estimated time and cost required to complete the project, given the project's current status and current expected outcome.
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  • continuance
  • termination
  • continuance or termination
  • extinction

Question 56

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Bringing the project into the organization as a separate, ongoing entity is called
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  • termination by starvation
  • termination by integration
  • termination by extinction
  • termination by addition

Question 57

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According to the text, a _________ cost is generally not relevant to current investment decisions. Rather, decision-makers should focus on the time and cost required to complete the project.
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  • high
  • fixed
  • sunk
  • variable

Question 58

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If a project is a major success and it is terminated, by institutionalizing it as a formal part of the parent organization, this is an example of termination by
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  • termination by integration
  • termination by addition
  • termination by murder
  • termination by starvation

Question 59

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Which of the following is not a common task for a termination manager?
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  • ensuring completion of the work
  • redistributing personnel materials, and equipment
  • communicating with all stakeholders why the project was terminated
  • overseeing the closing of the project's books

Question 60

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In termination by integration, project assets are
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  • liquidated
  • reassigned to another project
  • transferred from the dying project to the newly born division
  • distributed among the existing elements of the parent organization
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