Modern Project Management

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Modern Project Management
Organization Strategy and Project Selection
Organization: Structure and Culture
Defining the Project
Estimating Project Times and Costs
Developing a Project Plan
Managing Risk
Scheduling Resources and Costs
Reducing Project Duration
Being an Effective Project Manager
Managing Project Team
Outsourcing: Managing Interorganizational Relations
Progress and Performance Measurement and Evaluation
Project Closure
International Projects
An Introduction to Agile Project Management

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Question 1

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A professional organization for project managers is the

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PMI.

AMA.

MIS.

IPM.

PMBOK.

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Question 2

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Which of the following is NOT considered to be a characteristic of a project?

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An established objective

A clear beginning and end

Specific time, cost and performance requirements

For internal use only

Something never been done by a particular company before

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Question 3

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Which of the following activities is NOT considered a project?

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Developing a new software program

Designing a space station

Preparing the site for the Olympic Games

Production of automobile tires

Developing a new advertising program

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Question 4

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Which of the following activities is the best example of a project?

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Processing insurance claims

Producing automobiles

Writing a policy manual

Monitoring product quality

Overseeing customer requests

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Question 5

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Which of the following is NOT one of the stages of a project life cycle?

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Identifying

Defining

Planning

Executing

Closing

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Question 6

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In the _____________ stage of What is a project?, project objectives are established, teams are formed, and major responsibilities are assigned.

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Identifying

Defining

Planning

Executing

Closing

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Question 7

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In the _____________ stage of What is a Project?, a major portion of the actual project work performed.

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Identifying

Defining

Planning

Executing

Closing

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Question 8

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In the _____________ stage of What is a Project? you are more likely to find status reports, changes, and the creation of forecasts.

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Identifying

Defining

Planning

Executing

Closing

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Question 9

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In the _____________ stage of What is a Project? the project's schedule and budget will be determined.

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Identifying

Defining

Planning

Executing

Closing

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Question 10

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In the _____________ stage of What is a Project? project the product is delivered to the customer and resources are released from the project.

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Identifying

Defining

Planning

Executing

Closing

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Question 11

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Which of the following is NOT typical of a project manager?

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Managing a temporary activity

Overseeing existing operations

Managing a nonrepetitive activity

Responsible for time, cost and performance trade-offs

Work with a group of outsiders, including vendors and suppliers

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Question 12

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Which of the following is NOT one of the driving forces behind the increasing demand for project management?

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Compression of the product life cycle

Knowledge explosion

Increasing need for concurrent multi-project management

Declining need for product customization

More sustainable business practices

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Question 13

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Project management is ideally suited for a business environment requiring all of the following EXCEPT

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Accountability.

Flexibility.

Innovation.

Speed.

Repeatability.

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Question 14

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Which dimension of project management centers on creating a temporary social system within a larger organizational environment that combines the talents of a divergent set of professionals working to complete the project?

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Communication

Sociocultural

Social

Technical

Scheduling

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Question 15

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Which of the following statements is true?

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Project management is far from a standard way of doing business.

Project management is increasingly contributing to achieving organizational strategies.

Project management is being used at a consistent percentage of a firm's efforts.

Project management is a specialty that few organizations have access to.

All of these statements are false.

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Question 16

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Project management is important to understand when people are a part of a project team because they

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Work with others to create a schedule and budget.

Need to understand project priorities so they can make independent decisions.

Need to be able to monitor and report project progress.

Need to understand the project charter or scope statement that defines the objectives and parameters of the project.

All of these are reasons it is important for project team members to understand project management.

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Question 17

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Project governance does NOT include

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Setting standards for project selection.

Overseeing project management activities.

Centralization of project processes and practices.

Options for continuous improvement.

Allowing project managers to plan the project the way they see fit.

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Question 18

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Projects should align with the organization's overall strategy in order to

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Complete the project safely.

Reduce waste of scarce resources.

Ensure customer satisfaction.

Secure funding.

None of these are reasons why projects should align with the organization's overall strategy.

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Question 19

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Two dimensions within the project management process are

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Technical and sociocultural.

Cost and time.

Planned and unexpected.

Established and new.

Unique and reoccurring.

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Question 20

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Which of these is NOT part of the "technical dimension" of project management?

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WBS

Budgets

Problem solving

Schedules

Status reports

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