MIS510 Week 1 Recap

What is a systems approach to project management?

• Considering projects within the greater organizational context.

• A comprehensive process that identifies what is performed on the job, what should be instructed, and how this instruction should be developed and conducted.

• A plan of viewing educational programs as interrelated parts.

• Reviews the relationships between functions in an organization.

What is project management?​

• A business management system reliant on individual managers overseeing specific departments within a company.

• The administration of business practices to create the highest level of efficiency possible within an organization.

• A comprehensive term describing the responsibilities of organizational positions and the behavioral roles of those filling them.

• The application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements.

What is a project?

• To work or operate in a proper or particular way.

• A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result.

• The fact or condition of being active.

• An activity or purpose natural to or intended for a person or thing.

Which of the following is a benefit of having project managers?

• Project managers give stakeholders someone to blame.

• Project managers are the technical leads for projects.

• Project managers manage the time, scope, and cost.

• Project managers are an extra layer of bureaucracy.

Which one is not a phase of the project life cycle?

• Initiation

• Closure

• Planning

• Orientation

Which one is not a structural frame of project management?

• Structural

• Basic

• Symbolic

• Political

How does organizational culture affect project management?

• Cultures with no project manager do better.

• Cultures with an authoritative leader do better.

• Cultures with high conflict tolerance fail.

• Cultures with a strong identity and emphasize group work do better.

Which one is a phase of the project life cycle?

• Recruitment

• Forecast

• Execution

• Feedback

What is the importance of project stakeholders?

• They provide knowledge, assistance, and funding to the project.

• They are a roadblock to the success of the project.

• They get to decide what happens in the project.

• They create a hostile atmosphere for the project.

Which one is not a project management knowledge group?

• Resource

• Shareholder

• Quality

• Scope