PROJECT MANAGEMENT EXAM 1
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A)tAntestablishedtobjective
B)tAtcleartbeginningtandtend
C)tSpecificttime,tcosttandtperformancetrequirements
E)tSomethingtnevertbeentdonetbeforet-tans-Whattaretcharacteristictoftatproject?
Writingtatpolicytmanualt-tans-
Whentconsideringtthetfollowingtactivities,twhichtistthetbesttexampletoftatproject?
Definingt-tans-
Intthet_____________tstagetoftthetprojecttlifetcycle,tprojecttobjectivestaretestablish
ed,tteamstaretformed,tandtmajortresponsibilitiestaretassigned.
Executingt-tans-
Intthet_____________tstagetoftthetprojecttlifetcycle,tatmajortportiontoftthetphysicalt
projecttworktperformed.
A)tManagingtattemporarytactivity
ThistonetB)tOverseeingtexistingtoperations
C)tManagingtatnon-repetitivetactivity
D)tResponsibletforttime,tcosttandtperformancettrade-offs
E)tWorktwithtatgrouptoftoutsiders,tincludingtvendorstandtsupplierst-tans-
WhichtoftthetfollowingtistNOTttypicaltoftatprojecttmanager?
1.tDefining
2.tPlanning
3.tExecuting
4.tClosingt-tans-Whattaretthetcorrecttordertoftstagestwithintthetprojecttlifetcycle?
Developingtatnewtresidentialtareatthattincludestsixtcustomthomest-tans-
Exampletoftatprogram
ThistonetA)tAtmethodttotensuretprojectstthattaretimportantttotseniortmanagementta
retbeingtimplemented
B)tAntassessmenttoftthetriskttheirtportfoliotoftprojectstrepresents
C)tAntoverviewtoftalltprojecttmanagementtactivities
D)tAtmetricttotmeasuretthetimprovementtoftmanagingtprojectstrelativettototherstintt
hetindustry
, E)tAtbigtpicturetofthowtorganizationaltresourcestaretbeingtused.t-tans-
Governancetoftalltprojecttmanagementtprocessestandtproceduresthelpstprovidetseni
ortmanagementtwithtalltoftthetfollowingtexcept
A)tIttistnottlimitedttotthetprivatetsector
B)tManytopportunitiestaretavailabletfortindividualstinterestedtintthistcareertpath
C)tIttimprovestone'stabilityttotplan,timplementtandtmanagetactivitiesttotaccomplishts
pecifictorganizationaltobjectives
ThistonetD)tIttfocusestprimarilytonttechnicaltprocesses
E)tIttistatsettofttoolt-tans-ThetfollowingtistNOTttruetabouttprojecttmanagement
Outsourcingtsignificanttsegmentstoftprojecttworkt-tans-
Corporatetdownsizingthastincreasedtthettrendttoward
A)tWBS
B)tBudgets
ThistonetC)tProblemtsolving
D)tSchedules
E)tStatustreportst-tans-
WhichtoftthesetistNOTtparttoftthet"technicaltdimension"toftprojecttmanagement?
A)tWorktwithtothersttotcreatetatscheduletandtbudget
B)tNeedttotunderstandtprojecttprioritiestsottheytcantmaketindependenttdecisions
C)tNeedttotbetablettotmonitortandtreporttprojecttprogress
D)tNeedttotunderstandtthetprojecttchartertortscopetstatementtthattdefinestthetobject
ivestandtparameterstoftthetproject
ThistonetE)tAlltoftthesetaretreasonstittistimportanttfortprojecttteamtmembersttotund
erstandtprojecttmanagementt-tans-
Projecttmanagementtistimportantttotunderstandtwhentsomeonetistatparttoftatproject
tteamtbecausetthey
Projecttmanagementtistincreasinglytcontributingttotachievingtorganizationaltstrategies
t-tans-Whichtoftthetfollowingtstatementstisttrue?
Socioculturalt-tans-
Whichtdimensiontoftprojecttmanagementtcenterstontcreatingtattemporarytsocialtsyst
emtwithintatlargertorganizationaltenvironmenttthattcombinestthettalentstoftatdiverge
nttsettoftprofessionalstworkingttotcompletetthetproject?
A)tCompressiontoftthetproducttlifetcycle
B)tKnowledgetexplosion
C)tIncreasingtneedtfortmulti-projecttmanagement
ThistOnetD)tDecliningtneedtfortproducttcustomization
E)tMoretsustainabletbusinesstpracticest-tans-
WhichtoftthetfollowingtchoicestistNOTtonetoftthetdrivingtforcestbehindtthetincreasin
gtdemandtfortprojecttmanagement?
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A)tAntestablishedtobjective
B)tAtcleartbeginningtandtend
C)tSpecificttime,tcosttandtperformancetrequirements
E)tSomethingtnevertbeentdonetbeforet-tans-Whattaretcharacteristictoftatproject?
Writingtatpolicytmanualt-tans-
Whentconsideringtthetfollowingtactivities,twhichtistthetbesttexampletoftatproject?
Definingt-tans-
Intthet_____________tstagetoftthetprojecttlifetcycle,tprojecttobjectivestaretestablish
ed,tteamstaretformed,tandtmajortresponsibilitiestaretassigned.
Executingt-tans-
Intthet_____________tstagetoftthetprojecttlifetcycle,tatmajortportiontoftthetphysicalt
projecttworktperformed.
A)tManagingtattemporarytactivity
ThistonetB)tOverseeingtexistingtoperations
C)tManagingtatnon-repetitivetactivity
D)tResponsibletforttime,tcosttandtperformancettrade-offs
E)tWorktwithtatgrouptoftoutsiders,tincludingtvendorstandtsupplierst-tans-
WhichtoftthetfollowingtistNOTttypicaltoftatprojecttmanager?
1.tDefining
2.tPlanning
3.tExecuting
4.tClosingt-tans-Whattaretthetcorrecttordertoftstagestwithintthetprojecttlifetcycle?
Developingtatnewtresidentialtareatthattincludestsixtcustomthomest-tans-
Exampletoftatprogram
ThistonetA)tAtmethodttotensuretprojectstthattaretimportantttotseniortmanagementta
retbeingtimplemented
B)tAntassessmenttoftthetriskttheirtportfoliotoftprojectstrepresents
C)tAntoverviewtoftalltprojecttmanagementtactivities
D)tAtmetricttotmeasuretthetimprovementtoftmanagingtprojectstrelativettototherstintt
hetindustry
, E)tAtbigtpicturetofthowtorganizationaltresourcestaretbeingtused.t-tans-
Governancetoftalltprojecttmanagementtprocessestandtproceduresthelpstprovidetseni
ortmanagementtwithtalltoftthetfollowingtexcept
A)tIttistnottlimitedttotthetprivatetsector
B)tManytopportunitiestaretavailabletfortindividualstinterestedtintthistcareertpath
C)tIttimprovestone'stabilityttotplan,timplementtandtmanagetactivitiesttotaccomplishts
pecifictorganizationaltobjectives
ThistonetD)tIttfocusestprimarilytonttechnicaltprocesses
E)tIttistatsettofttoolt-tans-ThetfollowingtistNOTttruetabouttprojecttmanagement
Outsourcingtsignificanttsegmentstoftprojecttworkt-tans-
Corporatetdownsizingthastincreasedtthettrendttoward
A)tWBS
B)tBudgets
ThistonetC)tProblemtsolving
D)tSchedules
E)tStatustreportst-tans-
WhichtoftthesetistNOTtparttoftthet"technicaltdimension"toftprojecttmanagement?
A)tWorktwithtothersttotcreatetatscheduletandtbudget
B)tNeedttotunderstandtprojecttprioritiestsottheytcantmaketindependenttdecisions
C)tNeedttotbetablettotmonitortandtreporttprojecttprogress
D)tNeedttotunderstandtthetprojecttchartertortscopetstatementtthattdefinestthetobject
ivestandtparameterstoftthetproject
ThistonetE)tAlltoftthesetaretreasonstittistimportanttfortprojecttteamtmembersttotund
erstandtprojecttmanagementt-tans-
Projecttmanagementtistimportantttotunderstandtwhentsomeonetistatparttoftatproject
tteamtbecausetthey
Projecttmanagementtistincreasinglytcontributingttotachievingtorganizationaltstrategies
t-tans-Whichtoftthetfollowingtstatementstisttrue?
Socioculturalt-tans-
Whichtdimensiontoftprojecttmanagementtcenterstontcreatingtattemporarytsocialtsyst
emtwithintatlargertorganizationaltenvironmenttthattcombinestthettalentstoftatdiverge
nttsettoftprofessionalstworkingttotcompletetthetproject?
A)tCompressiontoftthetproducttlifetcycle
B)tKnowledgetexplosion
C)tIncreasingtneedtfortmulti-projecttmanagement
ThistOnetD)tDecliningtneedtfortproducttcustomization
E)tMoretsustainabletbusinesstpracticest-tans-
WhichtoftthetfollowingtchoicestistNOTtonetoftthetdrivingtforcestbehindtthetincreasin
gtdemandtfortprojecttmanagement?
