PM Orientation

What is the BEST definition for a project manager's role on the project?

• Take instruction and direction from functional managers

• Assigned by the organization to achieve project objectives

• Balance stakeholder interests on the project

• Effectively manage the project team while also being an expert technical resource

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 direction to the team member ?

• The project manager

• The functional manager

• The team

• The PMO

All 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.

Projects can intersect with operations at various points in the ________________ lifecycle. 

• Project

• Product

• Project management

• Process development

You are working in an organization in which the PMO offers consulting services to projects. This type of PMO is best described as:

• Supportive

• Directing

• Controlling

• Consultive

One of your team members informs you that he does not know which of the many projects he is working on is the most important. Who should determine the priorities between projects in a company?

• The project manager

• The project management team

• The project management office (PMO)

• The project team

The difference between a project, program, and portfolio is:

• A project is a temporary endeavor with a beginning and an end, a program may include other nonproject work, and a portfolio is all the projects in a given department or division.

• A project is a lengthy endeavor with a beginning and an end, a program combines two or more unrelated projects, and a portfolio combines two or more programs.

• A project is a temporary endeavor with a beginning and an end, a program is a group of related projects, and a portfolio is a group of projects and programs related to a specific strategic organizational objective.

• A project is a contracted endeavor with a beginning and an end, a portfolio is a group of projects with more open-ended completion dates, and a program combines two or more portfolios.

Operational work is different from project work in that operational work is:

• Unique

• Temporary

• Ongoing and repetitive

• A part of every project activity

The project charter is created in which project management process group?

• Executing

• Planning

• Closing

• Initiating

Which project management process group generally takes the most project time and resources?

• Planning

• Design

• Integration

• Executing