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WorksheetsProject management 101
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which of the following criteria indicate a project?
Customer information is reviewed and completed if necessary
The sponsor has agreed upon the triple constraint with the stakeholders
Two divisions of the company are connected
Must be completed by the end of the year
A goal has been clearly defined with the sponsor
Which of these tasks are projects?
Draw up a new form for the project reports. Anticipated workload: 10 working days
Monitor the quality of the services to be implemented in the following months
Introduce, by 31Oct, Lotus Note software in the department and organize the training for 50 staff
The development of a universal Call-center solution for customer service by the software company CallMe by mid-year
Company x-Consult implements the software SAP for material management with a client until the end of the year
The IT department head of Webstand company asks one of the computer specialists to remodel the client management system to integrate new functionalities. Which conditions does this project fulfill?
There is a sponsor
It involves innovative aspects
There is a project manager
A deadline has been set
A budget has been defined
What is the purpose of project management?
To improve customer orientation
To orient management toward the clients' needs rather than toward the company know-how
To reduce the deadline and therefore respond to the clients' need more quickly
To fight competition
Which one is not a project phase?
Initiating
Planning
Implementing
Preparation
Monitoring & Evaluation
If the goal is not defined at the beginning of the project, the project manager must start the project and take time to discuss it with the sponsor during the execution phase of the project
True
False
The success of a project initiation phase depends on several factors, which do NOT include...
excellent relation with the sponsor
a detailed plan
convinced stakeholders
a clear vision of the mission
Out of the following activities, which one does not take place during the project initiation phase?
Defining the project goals
Establishing the project flowchart
Identifying the main stakeholders
Clarifying the problem
In the Initiation phase of a project, project manager should do the following EXCEPT....
Get the project proposal approved
Understand the overall goal, objectives, risks of the project
Define a general strategy to solve the problem
Plan a detailed budget for project activity
Conduct a feasibility study
Which of the following is not a benefit of doing a Problem tree analysis?
Understand of the root causes to the problem
Show the solutions to fix the problem
Aware of the consequences the problem may cause
Pinpoint the core problem you are trying to address
Grasp the link of cause and effect of the problem
To start analyzing the problem, the project manager must basically...
examine past projects and compare them with the one (s)he is in charge of
make sure that the project is necessary to the donor
make a list of the problems
talk with the people involved in the project
examine whether the problems defined are the consequence of another problem
What inputs are necessary to establish a feasibility study?
A detailed budget
A problem to solve
A technical solution
A goal to attain
