Chapter 01 Introduction

A series of activities to create a unique product or service by a specific date is best described as which one of the following?

• A program
• An operation
• A project
• A subproject

Which of the following is likely to be part of an operation?

• Providing electricity to a community
• Designing an electrical grid for a new community
• Building a new dam as a source of electricity
• Informing the public about changes at the electrical company

Of the following, which one is the best example of progressive elaboration?

• It is the process of decomposing the work into small, manageable tasks.
• It is the process of taking a project from concept to completion.
• It is the process of taking a project concept to a project budget.
• It is the process of identifying the business needs of a potential project.

Your organization would like to create a new product based on market research. This new product will be created by a project. This is an example of which one of the following reasons to launch a new project?

• Organizational need
• Customer request
• Market demand
• Legal requirement

A program is which one of the following?

• A very large, complex project
• A collection of small projects with a common goal
• A collection of projects with a common objective
• A collection of subprojects with a common customer

You have an excellent idea for a new project that can increase productivity by 20% in your organization. Management, however, declines to approve the proposed project because too many resources are already devoted to other projects. You have just experienced what?

• Parametric modeling
• Management by exception
• Project portfolio management
• Management reserve

Who managements programs

• Management
• Project sponsors
• Project managers
• Program managers

Of the following which is not part of the Iron Triangle?

• Quality
• Time
• Scope
• Cost

Of the following, which statement is correct?

• A project manager must use every process identified within the PMBOK on every project.
• A project must use every tool and technique as identified within the PMBOK on every project.
• A project manager must use the most appropriate processes on every project.
• A project manager must agree that he will use all of the project management tools and techniques on every project.

Projects are temporary endeavors to create a unique product, service, or result. Which one of the following does not relate to the concept of "temporary" in project management?

• The project team
• The market window status on which the project is capitalizing
• The project deliverable
• The project manager