WorksheetsIPM 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Is a house renovation a project or an operation?
project
operation
both
neither
A factory has received a rush order for 100,000 units of toilet rolls for delivery on the 1st of next month. Should the factory setup a project team to run a temporary emergency project to quickly manufacture the 100,000 units, or order the operations division to manufacture 10 batches 10,000 units each?
Commence a special
project to ensure this order is delivered on time.
Order operations to produce the units in 10 batches of 10,000 each.
Reject the order due to time constraints.
The operations division have identified the need to reorganize the manufacturing layout of the factory for greater efficiency, with a 25% improvement expected. Operations wants to take care of this during after-hours each night over a period of one month. However, the general manager instead wants to form a new project team to manage the reorganisation, which may result in a shut-down of operations for up to one week during work-hours, and is estimated to require a budget of 50k. What decision should the Managing Director make?
The operations division can take care of the reorganisation after hours as they know the equipment best and can do it cheaply without the need for any shut-down.
A new project team should be formed to plan, allocate and execute the reorganisation, at a cost of 50k and potentially a one week shut-down.
Nothing should be done, as the shut-down will not worth the improvement in efficiency.
A commitee should be setup to research the best approach before making a decision.
What is a deliverable?
The desired operational results achieved.
A tangible component or product, document or intangible service or result.
The final output transferred to the customer or to the organisation.
What is a project benefit?
The desired operational result achieved from the deliverables.
A description of how to undertake the project work to achieve the project goals.
An advantage accruing from an outcome of a project.
A tangible product, document or an intangible service or result.
What is a project objective?
Describes the purpose for which the project was created.
description of how to undertaken the project work.
The final outputs transferred to the customer.
A tangible component or product.
What type of organisational structure is this?
Functional
Project
Matrix
Which organisational type has the following disadvantage: "No home for team members once a project is complete".
project
operation
both
neither
Choose the best definition of international project management
the process of leading the work of a team to achieve goals and meet success criteria at a specified time.
projects which are often planned, scheduled, executed and tracked with the help of project management software.
the management of projects that involve multinational resources and teams working together to attain the project goals.
a manual which identifies the recurring elements for project management process.
What do international projects offer? (choose all correct options)
non-stop work
high cost
rare skills
a large pool of resources
What is NOT a challenge of international project management?
using team collaboration tools
language barrier
time zone
cultural differences
A (a) is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result.
(a) is "the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements."
Global projects usually have numerous and heterogeneous stakeholders, making good stakeholder management a real challenge for the project manager. True or False
True
False
The limitations of scope, time, and cost goals are sometimes referred to as the (a) .
A global project is a unique transient endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service that utilizes resources from, or provides product or services in, more than one country. True or False
True
False
In a ____, personnel often report to both a functional manager and one or more project managers.
matrix organizational structure
project organizational structure
functional organizational structure
Project managers have the most authority in a pure ____.
matrix organizational structure
project organizational structure
functional organizational structure
Project managers have the least amount of authority in a pure ____.
matrix organizational structure
project organizational structure
functional organizational structure
Global or international projects differ from domestic ones regarding their Complex purpose and scope, Diverse stakeholders, Risk intensity. True or False
True
False
