Chapt1

In a projectized organization, the project team:

• A. Reports to many bosses

• B. Has no loyalty to the project

• C. Reports to the functional manager

• D. Will not always have a "home.”

A project manager is trying to complete a software development project, but cannot get enough attention for the project. Resources are focused on completing process-related work, and the project manager has little authority to assign resources. What form of organization must the project manager be working in?

• A. Functional

• B. Matrix

• C. Expediter

• D. Coordinator

A framework for keeping an organization focused on its overall strategy is:

• A. Organizational project management

• B. The PMBOK Guide.

• C. Project governance.

• D. Portfolio management.

If a project manager is concerned with gathering, integrating, and disseminating the outputs of all project management processes, she should concentrate on improving the:

• A. Work breakdown structure (WBS)

• B. Communications management plan.

• C. Project management information system (PMIS)

• D. Scope management plan.

The project life cycle differs from the project management process in that the project management process

• A. Is the same for every project

• B. Does not incorporate a methodology

• C. Is different for each industry

• D. Can spawn many projects

Your management has decided that all orders will be treated as “projects” and that project managers will be used to update orders daily, to resolve issues, and to ensure the customer formally accepts the product within 30 days of completion. Revenue from the individual orders can vary from US $100 to US $150,000. The project manager will not be required to perform planning or provide documentation other than daily status. How would you define this situation?

• A. Because each individual order is a "temporary endeavor," each order is a project

• B. This is program management since there are multiple projects involved

• C. This is a recurring process, NOT project

• D. Orders incurring revenue over $100,000 would be considered projects and would involve project management

A project team is working on manufacturing a new product, but they are having difficulty creating a project charter. What is the BEST description of the real problem?

• A. They have not identified the project objectives

• B. They are working on a process and not a project

• C. The end date has not been set

• D. They have not identified the product of the project

Lessons learned are BEST completed by:

• A. The project manager

• B. The team

• C. The sponsor

• D. The stakeholders

What is a program?

• A. An initiative set up by management

• B. A means to gain benefits and control of related projects

• C. A group of unrelated projects managed in a coordinated way

• D. A government regulation

Consideration of ongoing operations and maintenance is crucially important to products of projects. Ongoing operations and maintenance should:

• A. Be included as activities to be performed during project closure

• B. Have a separate phase in the project life cycle, because a large portion of life cycle costs is devoted to maintenance and operations

• C. Not be viewed as part of a project

• D. Be viewed as a separate project