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Project Management Quiz - Topic 3

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Managing projects often requires making trade-offs among the project's scope, time, and cost.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Project managers and teams should reexamine the business need for the project during every phase of the project life cycle to determine if the project is worth continuing.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Project teams should never revise project plans during the project life cycle.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Project management process groups are isolated events.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Process groups occur at varying levels of intensity throughout each phase of a project.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Planning processes are especially important for information technology projects.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The executing process group should not overlap the other process groups.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The ideal outcome of the controlling process group is to complete a project successfully by delivering the agreed-upon project scope within time, cost, and quality constraints.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Key outcomes of the executing process group are formal acceptance of the work and creation of closing documents, such as a final project report and lessons-learned report.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Some organizations develop their own internal information technology project management methodologies.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

An organization should put considerable thought into project selection to ensure that it initiates the right kinds of projects for the right reasons.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Critical assumptions and constraints are not included in JWD's business case.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

JWD's business case includes a discussion of potential risks.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Unfortunately, JWD's Project Charter did not include a space for comments from the stakeholders.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Executing is often the most difficult and unappreciated process in project management.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Planning is one of the five project management process groups.

(a)  

17.

Project management is an integrative endeavor; decisions and actions taken in one knowledge area at a certain time usually affect other knowledge areas.

(a)  

18.

Closing processes take place during each phase of a project.

(a)  

19.

Normally, the planning processes require the most resources and time.

(a)  

20.

Research suggests that companies working to implement best practices should spend at least 50 percent of project time in initiating and planning activities.

(a)  

21.

The executing process group involves taking the actions necessary to complete the work described in the planning activities.

(a)  

22.

Controlling processes overlap all of the other project management process groups.

(a)  

23.

During the executing process group, the project team works to gain acceptance of the end product and bring the phase or project to an orderly end.

(a)  

24.

An organization may initiate information technology projects for several reasons, but the most important reason is to support business objectives.

(a)  

25.

The PMBOK Guide 2000 lists project scope management as the only knowledge area involved in initiation.

(a)  

26.

According to JWD's business case, the company will improve profitability by reducing internal costs by providing standard tools, techniques, templates, and project management knowledge to all internal consultants.

(a)  

27.

As part of the Team Contract, the staff at JWD decided to meet less frequently the first month.

(a)  

28.

The least important output of project execution is work results, or delivery of products and services.

(a)  

29.

One type of project report is called a(n) milestone report.

(a)  

30.

Project management consists of ____ knowledge areas.

a)

two

b)

five

c)

nine

d)

twenty

31.

One of project management's knowledge areas is ____.

a)

procurement management

b)

technology

c)

information

d)

quantity

32.

Projects involve ____ project management process groups.

a)

two

b)

five

c)

seven

d)

nine

33.

One of the project management process groups is ____.

a)

initiating

b)

sending

c)

transferring

d)

combining

34.

____ processes include actions to begin or end projects and project phases.

a)

Planning

b)

Controlling

c)

Executing

d)

Initiating

35.

____ processes include devising and maintaining a workable scheme to ensure the project addresses the company's needs.

a)

Planning

b)

Controlling

c)

Executing

d)

Initiating

36.

A common ____ process is a performance review during which any necessary changes are identified, and a staff member is selected to analyze and manage those changes.

a)

executing

b)

initiating

c)

controlling

d)

planning

37.

____ processes include formalizing acceptance of the phase or project and ending it efficiently.

a)

Planning

b)

Controlling

c)

Closing

d)

Executing

38.

Examples of ____ processes include developing the project team, providing leadership, assuring project quality, disseminating information, procuring necessary resources, and delivering the actual work.

a)

initiating

b)

planning

c)

closing

d)

executing

39.

The PMBOK Guide 2000 identifies ____ outputs.

a)

two

b)

four

c)

eight

d)

ten

40.

Clarification of ____ is one of the four outputs listed in the PMBOK Guide 2000.

a)

needs

b)

issues

c)

constraints

d)

demands

41.

Some organizations require an approved corporate project request and an initial and detailed business case in a phase called ____-project initiation.

a)

pre

b)

post

c)

after

d)

semi

42.

According to JWD's business objective, the company's strategic goals include continuing growth and ____.

a)

gaining market share

b)

collaboration

c)

profitability

d)

portability

43.

The main purpose of a project plan is to ____ project execution.

a)

prohibit

b)

guide

c)

follow

d)

eliminate

44.

One of the outputs related to a project's scope is a(n) ____.

a)

activity list

b)

cost estimate

c)

project schedule

d)

WBS

45.

A planning process that belongs to the knowledge area of time is ____ definition.

a)

scope

b)

cost

c)

activity

d)

quality

46.

Creating an organizational ____ is an output involved in organizational planning.

a)

role

b)

plan

c)

chart

d)

directory

47.

Creating a(n) ____ management plan is an output related to the organizational planning of human resources.

a)

staffing

b)

priority

c)

risk

d)

communications

48.

The scope statement lists the importance of documenting the product characteristics and requirements, summarizes the ____, and describes project success criteria.

a)

questions

b)

issues

c)

deliverables

d)

techniques

49.

After the project title, date, and the name of the person who prepared the statement, the next section of the scope statement is the Project ____.

a)

Characteristics

b)

Requirements

c)

Deliverables

d)

Justification

50.

WBS stands for the Work ____ Structure.

a)

Bulletin

b)

Background

c)

Building

d)

Breakdown

51.

On JWD's WBS, status reports are part of the ____ stage.

a)

planning

b)

executing

c)

controlling

d)

closing

52.

The figure above is an example of a ____ chart.

a)

Gantt

b)

Summary

c)

Hierarchy

d)

WBS

53.

The highlighted boxes in the chart above represents tasks on the ____ path.

a)

important

b)

critical

c)

information

d)

executive

54.

Executing the project involves taking the actions necessary to ensure that activities in the project plan are ____.

a)

initiated

b)

completed

c)

deleted

d)

considered

55.

It usually takes the most resources to accomplish project ____.

a)

planning

b)

input

c)

hiring

d)

execution

56.

The figure above represents a portion of a ____ report.

a)

calendar

b)

planning

c)

Gantt

d)

milestone

57.

____ is the process of measuring progress towards project objectives, monitoring deviation from the plan, and taking corrective action to match progress with the plan.

a)

Controlling

b)

Executing

c)

Planning

d)

Reforming

58.

Controlling affects ____ other phases of the project life cycle.

a)

no

b)

some

c)

all

d)

two

59.

The ____ process includes verifying that all of the deliverables are complete and often includes a final presentation.

a)

initiating

b)

planning

c)

closing

d)

controlling

60.

A(n) (a)   is a series of actions directed toward a particular result.

61.

Project management process (a)   progress from initiation activities to planning activities, executing activities, controlling activities, and closing activities.

62.

During (a)   processes for a new project, the organization recognizes that a new project exists.

63.

Business cases and project (a)   identify the main stakeholders for a project, justify the project, and specify the high-level scope, time, and cost goals of the project.

64.

Usually, the project manager and key team members are selected during the (a)   process group.

65.

The figure above illustrates the (a)   of process groups in a phase.

66.

(a)   processes measure progress toward the project objectives, monitor deviation from the plan, and take corrective action to match progress with the plan.

67.

The organization’s strategic (a)   expresses the vision, mission, goals, objectives, and strategies of the organization and provides the basis for information technology project planning.

68.

A Project Charter includes a project start date and a projected (a)   date.

69.

JWD Consulting believed in using team (a)   , that everyone feels comfortable signing, for all projects to help promote teamwork and clarify team communications.

70.

A project (a)   can be added to the end of a project if you are not confident that you will meet a schedule goal.

71.

Preparing the final project presentation occurs during the (a)   process of the project.

72.

Preparing a WBS occurs during the (a)   process of the project.

73.

Preparing the project charter occurs during the (a)   process of the project.