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WorksheetsProject Management Quiz - Topic 3
Total questions: 73
Worksheet time: 48mins
Managing projects often requires making trade-offs among the project's scope, time, and cost.
True
False
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.
True
False
Project teams should never revise project plans during the project life cycle.
True
False
Project management process groups are isolated events.
True
False
Process groups occur at varying levels of intensity throughout each phase of a project.
True
False
Planning processes are especially important for information technology projects.
True
False
The executing process group should not overlap the other process groups.
True
False
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.
True
False
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.
True
False
Some organizations develop their own internal information technology project management methodologies.
True
False
An organization should put considerable thought into project selection to ensure that it initiates the right kinds of projects for the right reasons.
True
False
Critical assumptions and constraints are not included in JWD's business case.
True
False
JWD's business case includes a discussion of potential risks.
True
False
Unfortunately, JWD's Project Charter did not include a space for comments from the stakeholders.
True
False
Executing is often the most difficult and unappreciated process in project management.
True
False
Planning is one of the five project management process groups.
(a)
Project management is an integrative endeavor; decisions and actions taken in one knowledge area at a certain time usually affect other knowledge areas.
(a)
Closing processes take place during each phase of a project.
(a)
Normally, the planning processes require the most resources and time.
(a)
Research suggests that companies working to implement best practices should spend at least 50 percent of project time in initiating and planning activities.
(a)
The executing process group involves taking the actions necessary to complete the work described in the planning activities.
(a)
Controlling processes overlap all of the other project management process groups.
(a)
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)
An organization may initiate information technology projects for several reasons, but the most important reason is to support business objectives.
(a)
The PMBOK Guide 2000 lists project scope management as the only knowledge area involved in initiation.
(a)
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)
As part of the Team Contract, the staff at JWD decided to meet less frequently the first month.
(a)
The least important output of project execution is work results, or delivery of products and services.
(a)
One type of project report is called a(n) milestone report.
(a)
Project management consists of ____ knowledge areas.
two
five
nine
twenty
One of project management's knowledge areas is ____.
procurement management
technology
information
quantity
Projects involve ____ project management process groups.
two
five
seven
nine
One of the project management process groups is ____.
initiating
sending
transferring
combining
____ processes include actions to begin or end projects and project phases.
Planning
Controlling
Executing
Initiating
____ processes include devising and maintaining a workable scheme to ensure the project addresses the company's needs.
Planning
Controlling
Executing
Initiating
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.
executing
initiating
controlling
planning
____ processes include formalizing acceptance of the phase or project and ending it efficiently.
Planning
Controlling
Closing
Executing
Examples of ____ processes include developing the project team, providing leadership, assuring project quality, disseminating information, procuring necessary resources, and delivering the actual work.
initiating
planning
closing
executing
The PMBOK Guide 2000 identifies ____ outputs.
two
four
eight
ten
Clarification of ____ is one of the four outputs listed in the PMBOK Guide 2000.
needs
issues
constraints
demands
Some organizations require an approved corporate project request and an initial and detailed business case in a phase called ____-project initiation.
pre
post
after
semi
According to JWD's business objective, the company's strategic goals include continuing growth and ____.
gaining market share
collaboration
profitability
portability
The main purpose of a project plan is to ____ project execution.
prohibit
guide
follow
eliminate
One of the outputs related to a project's scope is a(n) ____.
activity list
cost estimate
project schedule
WBS
A planning process that belongs to the knowledge area of time is ____ definition.
scope
cost
activity
quality
Creating an organizational ____ is an output involved in organizational planning.
role
plan
chart
directory
Creating a(n) ____ management plan is an output related to the organizational planning of human resources.
staffing
priority
risk
communications
The scope statement lists the importance of documenting the product characteristics and requirements, summarizes the ____, and describes project success criteria.
questions
issues
deliverables
techniques
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 ____.
Characteristics
Requirements
Deliverables
Justification
WBS stands for the Work ____ Structure.
Bulletin
Background
Building
Breakdown
On JWD's WBS, status reports are part of the ____ stage.
planning
executing
controlling
closing
The figure above is an example of a ____ chart.
Gantt
Summary
Hierarchy
WBS
The highlighted boxes in the chart above represents tasks on the ____ path.
important
critical
information
executive
Executing the project involves taking the actions necessary to ensure that activities in the project plan are ____.
initiated
completed
deleted
considered
It usually takes the most resources to accomplish project ____.
planning
input
hiring
execution
The figure above represents a portion of a ____ report.
calendar
planning
Gantt
milestone
____ is the process of measuring progress towards project objectives, monitoring deviation from the plan, and taking corrective action to match progress with the plan.
Controlling
Executing
Planning
Reforming
Controlling affects ____ other phases of the project life cycle.
no
some
all
two
The ____ process includes verifying that all of the deliverables are complete and often includes a final presentation.
initiating
planning
closing
controlling
A(n) (a) is a series of actions directed toward a particular result.
Project management process (a) progress from initiation activities to planning activities, executing activities, controlling activities, and closing activities.
During (a) processes for a new project, the organization recognizes that a new project exists.
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.
Usually, the project manager and key team members are selected during the (a) process group.
The figure above illustrates the (a) of process groups in a phase.
(a) processes measure progress toward the project objectives, monitor deviation from the plan, and take corrective action to match progress with the plan.
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.
A Project Charter includes a project start date and a projected (a) date.
JWD Consulting believed in using team (a) , that everyone feels comfortable signing, for all projects to help promote teamwork and clarify team communications.
A project (a) can be added to the end of a project if you are not confident that you will meet a schedule goal.
Preparing the final project presentation occurs during the (a) process of the project.
Preparing a WBS occurs during the (a) process of the project.
Preparing the project charter occurs during the (a) process of the project.
