MAN 4583 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Project success or failure often is reliant upon the contributions of all of the following
groups of stakeholders EXCEPT
A) Customers
B) Suppliers
C) Contractors
D) Competitors
E) Top management - Answers - Competitors
Managing a project and leading a project are two different things. Project leadership is
about coping with
A) Formulating plans and objectives
B) Monitoring results against plans
C) Change
D) Taking corrective action when necessary
E) Designing structures and procedures - Answers - Change
Which metaphor best captures the role of a project manager?
A) The conductor of an orchestra
B) The point guard on a basketball team
C) A programmer on a software development team
D) A scout on an exploration
E) A mathematics instructor - Answers - the conductor of an orchestra
Which of the following groups of stakeholders place constraints on project work such as
requiring permits to be secured, that work is built to code, or that safety standards are
met?
A) Project sponsors
B) Government agencies
C) Project managers
D) Customers
E) Top management - Answers - Governance agencies
The second ring in the network of relationships for project managers includes all of the
following EXCEPT:
A) Other project managers
B) Customers
C) Functional managers
D) Top management
E) Project sponsors - Answers - customers
,A high ranking manager who advocates the project and uses their influence to gain
approval of the project is a project
A) Promoter
B) Champion
C) Godfather
D) Sponsor
E) Advocate - Answers - sponsor
In terms of commonly traded organizational currencies, being involved in a task that has
a large significance or having a chance to do something important and do it well are
examples of ______ related currencies.
A) Task
B) Position
C) Inspiration
D) Relationship
E) Personal - Answers - Inspiration
In terms of commonly traded organizational currencies, sharing personnel, undertaking
unwanted tasks or providing technical knowledge are examples of ______ related
currencies.
A) Task
B) Position
C) Inspiration
D) Relationship
E) Personal - Answers - Task
The following are necessary when mapping dependencies or building a social network
EXCEPT
A) Identify those on whom the project depends for success
B) Identify whose opposition would keep you from accomplishing the project
C) Examine what sources of influence you have relative to those on whom you depend
D) Focus on the relationships with project team members since they are doing the
project work and you have most influence over them
E) Diagnose another's point of view as well as the basis for their positions - Answers -
focus on the relationships with project team members since they are doing the project
work and you have most influence over them
Which of the following is used at Hewlett-Packard for building relationships with key
players that will determine a project's success?
A) MBO
B) MBA
C) GIGO
D) MBWA
E) PMI - Answers - MBWA
, Research consistently points out that project success is strongly affected by the degree
to which a project has the support of top management. The following are ways a project
manager can manage upward relationships EXCEPT
A) Never ignore the chains of command
B) Prove loyalty
C) Pick the optimum time to appeal to top management
D) Consistently follow through on requests
E) Accept profound differences in perspective and become skilled at the art of
persuading superiors - Answers - never ignore the chains of command
The traits of successful project managers include all of the following EXCEPT
A) Pessimist
B) Proactive
C) Skillful politician
D) Effective time management
E) Personal integrity - Answers - Pessimist
When project managers recognize that if they want participants to exceed project
expectations then they have to exceed others' expectations of a good project manager,
they are leading by example through which of the following aspects?
A) Urgency
B) Problem solving
C) Priorities
D) Standards of performance
E) Ethics - Answers - standards of performance
To provide greater clarity to business ethics, many companies and professional groups
A) Encourage managers to rely on their own personal sense of right and wrong
B) Post consequences to unethical behavior
C) Publish a code of conduct
D) Conduct annual training seminars on business ethics
E) Establish a reward system for those who display ethical behavior - Answers - publish
a code of conduct
Which of the following would be defined as the ability to lead and manage yourself by
establishing a sense for who you are, what you stand for and how you should behave?
A) Proactive
B) Emotional intelligence
C) Empathetic
D) Sense of purpose
E) Personal integrity - Answers - personal integrity
Which of the following is commonly associated with high-performing project teams?
A) Risk taking is controlled and not allowed to jeopardize the overall project
B) Roles and specific responsibilities are well-defined
C) A degree of competition among team members is encouraged
ANSWERS
Project success or failure often is reliant upon the contributions of all of the following
groups of stakeholders EXCEPT
A) Customers
B) Suppliers
C) Contractors
D) Competitors
E) Top management - Answers - Competitors
Managing a project and leading a project are two different things. Project leadership is
about coping with
A) Formulating plans and objectives
B) Monitoring results against plans
C) Change
D) Taking corrective action when necessary
E) Designing structures and procedures - Answers - Change
Which metaphor best captures the role of a project manager?
A) The conductor of an orchestra
B) The point guard on a basketball team
C) A programmer on a software development team
D) A scout on an exploration
E) A mathematics instructor - Answers - the conductor of an orchestra
Which of the following groups of stakeholders place constraints on project work such as
requiring permits to be secured, that work is built to code, or that safety standards are
met?
A) Project sponsors
B) Government agencies
C) Project managers
D) Customers
E) Top management - Answers - Governance agencies
The second ring in the network of relationships for project managers includes all of the
following EXCEPT:
A) Other project managers
B) Customers
C) Functional managers
D) Top management
E) Project sponsors - Answers - customers
,A high ranking manager who advocates the project and uses their influence to gain
approval of the project is a project
A) Promoter
B) Champion
C) Godfather
D) Sponsor
E) Advocate - Answers - sponsor
In terms of commonly traded organizational currencies, being involved in a task that has
a large significance or having a chance to do something important and do it well are
examples of ______ related currencies.
A) Task
B) Position
C) Inspiration
D) Relationship
E) Personal - Answers - Inspiration
In terms of commonly traded organizational currencies, sharing personnel, undertaking
unwanted tasks or providing technical knowledge are examples of ______ related
currencies.
A) Task
B) Position
C) Inspiration
D) Relationship
E) Personal - Answers - Task
The following are necessary when mapping dependencies or building a social network
EXCEPT
A) Identify those on whom the project depends for success
B) Identify whose opposition would keep you from accomplishing the project
C) Examine what sources of influence you have relative to those on whom you depend
D) Focus on the relationships with project team members since they are doing the
project work and you have most influence over them
E) Diagnose another's point of view as well as the basis for their positions - Answers -
focus on the relationships with project team members since they are doing the project
work and you have most influence over them
Which of the following is used at Hewlett-Packard for building relationships with key
players that will determine a project's success?
A) MBO
B) MBA
C) GIGO
D) MBWA
E) PMI - Answers - MBWA
, Research consistently points out that project success is strongly affected by the degree
to which a project has the support of top management. The following are ways a project
manager can manage upward relationships EXCEPT
A) Never ignore the chains of command
B) Prove loyalty
C) Pick the optimum time to appeal to top management
D) Consistently follow through on requests
E) Accept profound differences in perspective and become skilled at the art of
persuading superiors - Answers - never ignore the chains of command
The traits of successful project managers include all of the following EXCEPT
A) Pessimist
B) Proactive
C) Skillful politician
D) Effective time management
E) Personal integrity - Answers - Pessimist
When project managers recognize that if they want participants to exceed project
expectations then they have to exceed others' expectations of a good project manager,
they are leading by example through which of the following aspects?
A) Urgency
B) Problem solving
C) Priorities
D) Standards of performance
E) Ethics - Answers - standards of performance
To provide greater clarity to business ethics, many companies and professional groups
A) Encourage managers to rely on their own personal sense of right and wrong
B) Post consequences to unethical behavior
C) Publish a code of conduct
D) Conduct annual training seminars on business ethics
E) Establish a reward system for those who display ethical behavior - Answers - publish
a code of conduct
Which of the following would be defined as the ability to lead and manage yourself by
establishing a sense for who you are, what you stand for and how you should behave?
A) Proactive
B) Emotional intelligence
C) Empathetic
D) Sense of purpose
E) Personal integrity - Answers - personal integrity
Which of the following is commonly associated with high-performing project teams?
A) Risk taking is controlled and not allowed to jeopardize the overall project
B) Roles and specific responsibilities are well-defined
C) A degree of competition among team members is encouraged
