Project Management Objective 1B

David is planning an outdoor college soccer tournament and is expecting one hundred teams to attend. On the morning of the tournament, he evaluates the weather to determine whether the tournament might need to be moved to the next day. David is evaluating the project:

• communication

• human resources

• procurement

• risk

Jenna is in charge of planning and leading a community blood drive. Jenna is considered the:

• operations manager.

• project manager.

• program manager.

• portfolio manager.

Highly skilled and capable employees can be shared between projects in which type of organization structure?

• composite organization

• functional organization

• matrix organization

• projectized organization

A project manager facilitates a two-way process that reaches a mutual understanding by the participants. The facilitating function the project manager is using is:

• communications

• operations

• projects

• programs

Sierra is working with her sisters to determine how much money they have spent on their parents' anniversary party to calculate the funds remaining in their budget. What process stage is she in?

• initiating

• executing

• monitoring and controlling

• closing

Sierra is visiting and calling venues to see who is available to host her parents' anniversary party. What process stage is she in?

• initiating

• executing

• monitoring and controlling

• closing

Senior graduation commencement ceremonies close the large project of high school course work. The group development stage when the class is broken apart is called:

• adjouring

• forming

• performing

• storming

Lisa is working with her school’s FBLA club to create a budget for the upcoming dance. She recently took classes in Accounting and Personal Finance. Which facilitating function is Lisa exhibiting?

• communication

• human resource

• procurement

• risk

The manufacturing of a smartphone, taking notes in class, and working out daily are all examples of:

• communication

• operations

• projects

• programs

Karen is a mechanical engineer who reports to the mechanical engineering department lead, Mike. Nadine is a project manager in the company who needs a mechanical engineer to assist with certain tasks on her project. Mike transfers Karen to Nadine's team for two months to complete the mechanical engineering tasks and then Nadine transfers Karen back to Mike's team. Which type of organization structure do Karen, Mike, and Nadine work in?

• composite organization

• functional organization

• matrix organization

• projectized organization