SE 464 In_Class Quiz_Chapter 1

Leaders often deal with:

• Day-to-day operations

• Long-term goals and strategy

Which of the following is a primary success criterion for a project manager?

• Staying within the budget

• Meeting project deadlines

• Minimizing team conflicts

• All of the above

Which factor is often considered the most critical for project manager success?

• Technical expertise

• Strong leadership skills

• Advanced project management software

• Extensive industry knowledge

Which project management framework emphasizes adaptability, collaboration, and customer feedback?

• Waterfall

• Agile

• Spiral

What is one of the primary success criteria for a project?

• the product is easy to modify and maintain

• the product is delivered on time & within budget

• development milestones are achieved on time & within budget

• the product satisfies technical requirements, user needs & expectations

• All of the above

For each of the following options, identify the essential type of difficulty in software project management (choose more than one)

• understanding of methods

• Invisibility

• Changeability 

• Complexity

If a project manager is asked to reduce the project timeline without adjusting the budget or sacrificing quality, which constraint is being affected?

• Time

• Cost

• Quality

• Scope

Which constraint involves defining what the project will achieve and what it will not achieve?

• Time

• Cost

• Quality

• Scope

In a Functional Organizational Structure, how are project team members usually organized?

• By project phases

• By their functional roles or departments

• By project priorities

• By geographic location

In a Matrix Organizational Structure, project team members typically report to:

• The project manager only

• Their functional manager only

• Both the project manager and their functional manager

• The CEO of the company