Project Management Quiz

What is the primary goal of project management at African Mission Healthcare?

• To manage daily tasks

• To ensure projects are completed on time and within budget

• To hire more staff

• To document hospital procedures

Answer explanation

It’s like trying to bake a cake that’s delicious and doesn’t cost a fortune – no one wants a cake that’s late and burns a hole in your wallet!

As part of further equipping the Kijabe NICU, a new medical device is introduced but staff members are unsure how to use it. What should Joseph do?

• Leave it for staff to figure out

• Organize a training session on how to use the device

• Remove the device from the clinic

• Wait for staff to ask for help

Answer explanation

It’s like getting the latest smartphone and giving it to your great grandma without instructions – definitely needs a tutorial!

Who is a project stakeholder?

• Project Team Member

• Vampire Hunter

• A donor

• The customer

Answer explanation

It’s like casting a movie – you need the actors (project team), the producers (donors), and the audience (customers). Unfortunately, the vampire hunter is busy saving the world in another project!

Jed is managing the office supplies budget for the Shared Services team and notices that expenses are higher than expected. What should she do?

• Continue spending without adjustments

• Review the budget, identify areas of overspending, and adjust the financial plan accordingly

• Cancel the orders

• Request more funds without justification

Answer explanation

When you realize you’ve spent all your lunch money on fancy coffee – time to cut back before you’re living on instant noodles e.g. Indomie!

In the SAFE program, a donor expresses concern about financial transparency. How should the team respond?

• Ignore the donor's concern

• Provide detailed financial reports and ensure transparent communication

• Ask for more donations

• Stop reporting finances

Answer explanation

When your parents ask where your pocket money went – better show the receipts before they cut you off!

In a MOST training refresher course at Malamulo Hospital, Faith notices that the participants are struggling to understand the material. What should be her immediate action?

• Ignore their struggles

• Assess the training materials and provide additional support or resources

• Extend the training duration without changes

• Reduce the training content

Answer explanation

When you realize all your friends are lost in a board game – time to bring out the rulebook and a cheat sheet!

As the ICE team is half-way through an oxygen piping project at PIH, a key stakeholder requests a significant change to the project scope. What should Evans do first?

• Implement the change immediately

• Evaluate the impact of the change request on the project’s timeline, budget, and resources

• Reject the change request

• Ignore the request and continue

Answer explanation

It’s like being asked to switch from vanilla to chocolate ice cream halfway through scooping – better check if you have enough chocolate first!

What is "scope creep" in project management?

• When the project manager starts acting like a secret agent

• When project requirements keep changing and expanding beyond the original plan

• When the project team suddenly starts taking long lunch breaks

• When the project budget grows mysteriously overnight

Answer explanation

Scope creep is like trying to bake a simple cake, but ending up with a five-tier wedding cake with extra frosting and sparklers because everyone kept adding their "brilliant" ideas!

In the Rwibaale Strategic Plan Refresh project, a key stakeholder is not responding to communication from the AMH team. What is Muchiri’s best course of action?

• Ignore the stakeholder

• Make additional efforts to engage the stakeholder through different communication methods

• Proceed without their input

• Remove the stakeholder from the project

Answer explanation

It’s like trying to get your friend’s attention in a noisy room – maybe a megaphone will do the trick!

Where do you find project risks?

• Under the bed

• In the project plan

• In the risk register

• In the sky

Answer explanation

Project risks aren’t hiding under your bed like the boogeyman or floating around in the sky like UFOs. You'll find them right where they belong – in the project plan and the risk register!