QLDAQT - 1

Choose the best definition of international project management

• the process of leading the work of a team to achieve goals and meet success criteria at a specified time.

• the management of projects that involve multinational resources and teams working together to attain the project goals.

• projects which are often planned, scheduled, executed and tracked with the help of project management software.

• a manual which identifies the recurring elements for project management process.

What do international projects offer? (choose all correct options)

• non-stop work

• rare skills

• high cost

• a large pool of resources

What is NOT a challenge of international project management?

• using team collaboration tools

• time zone

• language barrier

• cultural differences

What defines the standards of project management and sets the terminology?

• international project management

• Hofstede cultural dimensions chart

• Project Management Body of Knowledge

• international project management certification

There is a single project management guide.

• yes

• no

Is a house renovation a project or an operation?

• project

• operation

• both

• neither

Answer explanation

A house renovation is a project, because it is custom and temporary in nature. It has a start and an end date, and the process is not repeated.

A factory has received a rush order for 100,000 units of toilet rolls for delivery on the 1st of next month. Should the factory setup a project team to run a temporary emergency project to quickly manufacture the 100,000 units, or order the operations division to manufacture 10 batches 10,000 units each?

• Commence a special

  project to ensure this order is delivered on time.

• Order operations to produce the units in 10 batches of 10,000 each.

• Reject the order due to time constraints.

Answer explanation

Manufacturing of repeat products is manged by the operations division of a company, not as part of a special project. Operations may manufacture products in batches. In this case, 10 batches of 10,000 units may need to be scheduled. Operations may have multiple, existing orders from other clients that also need to be scheduled, according to pre-established operational rules. These rules may take into account variables such as dead-line, order size, priority and FIFO (first-in, first-out), amongst others.

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

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