1. Introduction to Project Management

Which of the following is not a project?

• Cleaning the office every day

• Planning a wedding

• Developing or acquiring a new information system

• Building a bridge

The triple constraints on a project are:

• Time, cost, and profitability

• Resources required, sponsorship involvement, and funding

• Time, cost, and quality and/or scope

• Calendar dates, facilities available, and funding

Which of the following is not part of the definition of a project?

• Repetitive activities

• Constraints

• Consumption of resources

• A well-defined objective

Which of the following is usually not part of the criteria for project success?

• Customer satisfaction

• Customer acceptance

• Meeting at least 75 percent of specification requirements.

• Meeting the triple-constraint requirements

Which of the following is generally not a benefit achieved from using project management?

• Flexibility in the project’s end date

• Improved risk management

• Improved estimating

• Tracking of projects

A structured process for managing a multitude of projects is most commonly referred

to as:

• Project management policies

• Project management guidelines

• Industry wide templates

• A project management methodology

Project management methodologies often work best if they are structured around:

• Rigid policies

• Rigid procedures

• Minimal forms and checklists

• Life-cycle phases

Which of the following project management process spends most of the project’s budget?

• Project Executing

• Project Closing

• Project Monitoring

• Project Planning

The project management process groups are:

• Plan, do, observe, commit.

• Plan, organize, develop, and control.

• Initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closeout.

• Initiating, planning, expediting, and control.