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WorksheetsChapter 01 Introduction
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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)
A program
b)
An operation
c)
A project
d)
A subproject
2.
Which of the following is likely to be part of an operation?
a)
Providing electricity to a community
b)
Designing an electrical grid for a new community
c)
Building a new dam as a source of electricity
d)
Informing the public about changes at the electrical company
3.
Of the following, which one is the best example of progressive elaboration?
a)
It is the process of decomposing the work into small, manageable tasks.
b)
It is the process of taking a project from concept to completion.
c)
It is the process of taking a project concept to a project budget.
d)
It is the process of identifying the business needs of a potential project.
4.
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?
a)
Organizational need
b)
Customer request
c)
Market demand
d)
Legal requirement
5.
A program is which one of the following?
a)
A very large, complex project
b)
A collection of small projects with a common goal
c)
A collection of projects with a common objective
d)
A collection of subprojects with a common customer
6.
You have an excellent idea for a new project that can increase productivity by 20% in your organization. Management, however, declines to approve the proposed project because too many resources are already devoted to other projects. You have just experienced what?
a)
Parametric modeling
b)
Management by exception
c)
Project portfolio management
d)
Management reserve
7.
Who managements programs
a)
Management
b)
Project sponsors
c)
Project managers
d)
Program managers
8.
Of the following which is not part of the Iron Triangle?
a)
Quality
b)
Time
c)
Scope
d)
Cost
9.
Of the following, which statement is correct?
a)
A project manager must use every process identified within the PMBOK on every project.
b)
A project must use every tool and technique as identified within the PMBOK on every project.
c)
A project manager must use the most appropriate processes on every project.
d)
A project manager must agree that he will use all of the project management tools and techniques on every project.
10.
Projects are temporary endeavors to create a unique product, service, or result. Which one of the following does not relate to the concept of "temporary" in project management?
a)
The project team
b)
The market window status on which the project is capitalizing
c)
The project deliverable
d)
The project manager
11.
A project creates a unique product, service, or result. Which one of the following is a result?
a)
A new piece of software
b)
A new airplane
c)
A feasibility study
d)
A call center
12.
What is the difference between a standards and a regulation?
a)
A standard is optional; regulations are not.
b)
A standard is not optional; a regulation may be.
c)
A standard is rarely optional; regulations are never optional.
d)
A standard is a quideline; a regulation is a request.
13.
A project manager needs five areas of expertise to be successful. Which one is not one of the five areas of expertise?
a)
Application area knowledge
b)
An understanding of the project environment
c)
PMP or CAPM certification
d)
Interpersonal skills
14.
Which one of the following is not a characteristic of a project's cultural and social environment?
a)
Economics
b)
Time zone differences
c)
Demographics
d)
Ethics
15.
You are the project manager of the KHGT Project, which will span four countries around the world. You will need to consider all of the following characteristics of the international and political environment except for which one?
a)
International, national, regional, and local laws
b)
Customs
c)
Customers
d)
Holidays
16.
Which one of the following is not an example of an interpersonal skill?
a)
Financial management and accounting
b)
Influencing the organization
c)
Motivating people
d)
Problem solving
17.
What is a subproject?
a)
It is a smaller project that supports a parent project.
b)
It is a project that is performing below expectations.
c)
It is a project that has been experiencing project spin-off.
d)
It is delegation of a project phase.
18.
Where will a project manager most likely get project management mentoring?
a)
Project Management International
b)
American Society for Quality
c)
The project management office
d)
Subject matter experts
19.
Which one of the following is an example of operations?
a)
Creating a new community park
b)
Designing a new car
c)
Sending monthly invoices to an organization's 25,000 customers
d)
Removing an old server and replacing it with a newer one
20.
When considering the selection of projects to be initiated, project portfolio management considers all of the following except for which one?
a)
Risk/reward categories
b)
Lines of business
c)
The project manager experience
d)
General types of projects
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