File: ch01, Chapter 1: Projects in Contemporary Organizations
Multiple Choice
1. The authors identify three forces that combine to mandate the use of teams to solve
problems. Identify the force that the authors named.
a) explosion in the growth of certified project managers
b) worldwide acceptance of the Project Management Institute
c) interaction of supply and demand
d) evolution of worldwide competitive markets for the production and consumption of
goods and services
Ans: d
Section reference: Introduction
Level: easy
Bloom’s: Comprehension
2. Identify the example that would not usually be considered a project.
a) building a house
b) developing a computer software application program
c) hosting a wedding reception
d) assembly line manufacturing of automobiles
,Ans: d
Section reference: 1.1 The Definition of a “Project”
Level: intermediate
Bloom’s: Comprehension
3. According to the authors, the prime objectives of project management are
a) scope, cost, time
b) quality, scope, schedule
c) customer satisfaction, budget, schedule
d) cost, quality, customer satisfaction
Ans: a
Section reference: 1.1 The Definition of a “Project”
Level: easy
Bloom’s: Comprehension
4. Who, according to the authors, has played a significant role in the development of
techniques for project management?
a) European navigators
b) trader community
c) brokerage firms
d) the military
Ans: d
Section reference: 1.1 The Definition of a “Project”
,Level: easy
Bloom’s: Comprehension
5. The military uses the term __________ to refer to an exceptionally large, long-range
objective that is broken down into a set of projects.
a) task
b) program
c) subproject
d) campaign
Ans: b
Section reference: 1.1 The Definition of a “Project”
Level: easy
Bloom’s: Knowledge
6. The attributes that characterize a project are __________.
a) purpose, repetition, interdependencies, consistency, uncertainty, conflict, and one-
time occurrence
b) lifecycle, schedule, cost, uncertainty, independence, uniqueness, and purpose
c) resources, uniqueness, conflict, interdependencies, one-time occurrence, and finite
duration,
d) purpose, lifecycle, conflict, certainty, independence, performance, and finite duration
Ans: c
Section Reference: 1.1 The Definition of a “Project”
Level: easy
, Bloom’s: Comprehension
7. The “stretched-S” pattern observed during the project lifecycle, for the most part, is a
result of the _________.
a) changing levels of resources used during successive stages of the project lifecycle
b) changing attitudes of the people who work in the project.
c) difficulty in performing the individual activities of a project.
d) principle that work expands to fill the allotted time
Ans: a
Section Reference: 1.3 The Project Life Cycle
Level: easy
Bloom’s: Comprehension
8. Which of the following is not a likely attribute of quasi-projects?
a) lack of specificity in the project objective
b) a designated team working on the project
c) undefined performance parameters
d) limited scope and budget
Ans: d
Section reference: 1.1 The Definition of a “Project”
Level: easy
Bloom’s: Application
Multiple Choice
1. The authors identify three forces that combine to mandate the use of teams to solve
problems. Identify the force that the authors named.
a) explosion in the growth of certified project managers
b) worldwide acceptance of the Project Management Institute
c) interaction of supply and demand
d) evolution of worldwide competitive markets for the production and consumption of
goods and services
Ans: d
Section reference: Introduction
Level: easy
Bloom’s: Comprehension
2. Identify the example that would not usually be considered a project.
a) building a house
b) developing a computer software application program
c) hosting a wedding reception
d) assembly line manufacturing of automobiles
,Ans: d
Section reference: 1.1 The Definition of a “Project”
Level: intermediate
Bloom’s: Comprehension
3. According to the authors, the prime objectives of project management are
a) scope, cost, time
b) quality, scope, schedule
c) customer satisfaction, budget, schedule
d) cost, quality, customer satisfaction
Ans: a
Section reference: 1.1 The Definition of a “Project”
Level: easy
Bloom’s: Comprehension
4. Who, according to the authors, has played a significant role in the development of
techniques for project management?
a) European navigators
b) trader community
c) brokerage firms
d) the military
Ans: d
Section reference: 1.1 The Definition of a “Project”
,Level: easy
Bloom’s: Comprehension
5. The military uses the term __________ to refer to an exceptionally large, long-range
objective that is broken down into a set of projects.
a) task
b) program
c) subproject
d) campaign
Ans: b
Section reference: 1.1 The Definition of a “Project”
Level: easy
Bloom’s: Knowledge
6. The attributes that characterize a project are __________.
a) purpose, repetition, interdependencies, consistency, uncertainty, conflict, and one-
time occurrence
b) lifecycle, schedule, cost, uncertainty, independence, uniqueness, and purpose
c) resources, uniqueness, conflict, interdependencies, one-time occurrence, and finite
duration,
d) purpose, lifecycle, conflict, certainty, independence, performance, and finite duration
Ans: c
Section Reference: 1.1 The Definition of a “Project”
Level: easy
, Bloom’s: Comprehension
7. The “stretched-S” pattern observed during the project lifecycle, for the most part, is a
result of the _________.
a) changing levels of resources used during successive stages of the project lifecycle
b) changing attitudes of the people who work in the project.
c) difficulty in performing the individual activities of a project.
d) principle that work expands to fill the allotted time
Ans: a
Section Reference: 1.3 The Project Life Cycle
Level: easy
Bloom’s: Comprehension
8. Which of the following is not a likely attribute of quasi-projects?
a) lack of specificity in the project objective
b) a designated team working on the project
c) undefined performance parameters
d) limited scope and budget
Ans: d
Section reference: 1.1 The Definition of a “Project”
Level: easy
Bloom’s: Application
