Project Management Pretest Exam
Questions and Answers
What is a task? - ANS-A unit of work within a project
The best objectives are SMART. What does SMART stand for? - ANS-Specific,
Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and related to Time.
Which statement about the benefits of a control system is false? - ANS-Control
identifies opportunities for management's efforts to ensure employee productivity.
Which of the following is a responsibility of a project manager? - ANS-All answer
choices
- Obtain resources
- Build team skills
- Prepare the project plan
Which statement about deliverables is false? - ANS-Deliverables only appear at the end
of a project.
What typically happens if all three cornerstones of project management are not applied?
- ANS-The project is short-circuited or can be stalled.
Which of the following is a top-down budget? - ANS-A budget based on a total cost
management is willing to spend for the project.
What does SWOT stand for when creating a SWOT analysis? - ANS-Strengths,
weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
Mechanics of control systems - ANS-Measurement methods, measurement frequency
and magnitude, authority, feedback.
Prerequisites for control - ANS-Develop a plan, specify organizational responsibility, be
objective and flexible.
Control process steps - ANS-Identify characteristics, set a standard, collect
What is it called when employees with high readiness require little or no oversight while
those with low readiness require just the opposite? - ANS-Situational leadership
, "Getting what you expect" is a good working definition for what? - ANS-Control
During the "measure performance" step of the control process, which of the following is
a measurement standard set by an internal analysis of what is capable? - ANS-
Engineered standards
Why is it important to take the right number of measurements at the right time? - ANS-
You can more easily identify problems and take corrective action.
Which control method focuses on end results? - ANS-Feedback control
What is essential for project managers to effectively delegate? - ANS-Making sure a
team member has the right readiness - Take the time to assess readiness levels as a
prerequisite for delegation.
Which is true regarding project manager participation at meetings? - ANS-Project
managers should be present at all project meetings and play a leadership role.
Which of the following is a reason for a lack of clear project goals? - ANS-Stakeholders
want different deliverables.
Which of the following is ultimately the responsibility of a project manager? - ANS-All
choices
Preparing the project plan
Define the project mission
Set standards for performance
Project manager roles and responsibilities - ANS-Define team mission, prepare project
plan, obtain resources, set standards for performance, delegate duties to project team
members.
Project manager skills and competencies - ANS-Leadership skills, team building skills,
stress management skills, interpersonal skills, administrative skills, business skills.
Project manager challenges - ANS-Lack of authority and power, poor fit for the job,
inadequate resources, lack of clear goals, interdepartmental conflicts, unrealistic
schedules.
Elements of the project team - ANS-Common goals, requirements for mutual support
and assistance, role definition, identification with each other, stability, reward and
recognition.
Responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) - ANS-A matrix that maps the work of a project,
as described in the WBS, to the people responsible for performing the work, as
described in the organizational breakdown structure (OBS)
Questions and Answers
What is a task? - ANS-A unit of work within a project
The best objectives are SMART. What does SMART stand for? - ANS-Specific,
Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and related to Time.
Which statement about the benefits of a control system is false? - ANS-Control
identifies opportunities for management's efforts to ensure employee productivity.
Which of the following is a responsibility of a project manager? - ANS-All answer
choices
- Obtain resources
- Build team skills
- Prepare the project plan
Which statement about deliverables is false? - ANS-Deliverables only appear at the end
of a project.
What typically happens if all three cornerstones of project management are not applied?
- ANS-The project is short-circuited or can be stalled.
Which of the following is a top-down budget? - ANS-A budget based on a total cost
management is willing to spend for the project.
What does SWOT stand for when creating a SWOT analysis? - ANS-Strengths,
weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
Mechanics of control systems - ANS-Measurement methods, measurement frequency
and magnitude, authority, feedback.
Prerequisites for control - ANS-Develop a plan, specify organizational responsibility, be
objective and flexible.
Control process steps - ANS-Identify characteristics, set a standard, collect
What is it called when employees with high readiness require little or no oversight while
those with low readiness require just the opposite? - ANS-Situational leadership
, "Getting what you expect" is a good working definition for what? - ANS-Control
During the "measure performance" step of the control process, which of the following is
a measurement standard set by an internal analysis of what is capable? - ANS-
Engineered standards
Why is it important to take the right number of measurements at the right time? - ANS-
You can more easily identify problems and take corrective action.
Which control method focuses on end results? - ANS-Feedback control
What is essential for project managers to effectively delegate? - ANS-Making sure a
team member has the right readiness - Take the time to assess readiness levels as a
prerequisite for delegation.
Which is true regarding project manager participation at meetings? - ANS-Project
managers should be present at all project meetings and play a leadership role.
Which of the following is a reason for a lack of clear project goals? - ANS-Stakeholders
want different deliverables.
Which of the following is ultimately the responsibility of a project manager? - ANS-All
choices
Preparing the project plan
Define the project mission
Set standards for performance
Project manager roles and responsibilities - ANS-Define team mission, prepare project
plan, obtain resources, set standards for performance, delegate duties to project team
members.
Project manager skills and competencies - ANS-Leadership skills, team building skills,
stress management skills, interpersonal skills, administrative skills, business skills.
Project manager challenges - ANS-Lack of authority and power, poor fit for the job,
inadequate resources, lack of clear goals, interdepartmental conflicts, unrealistic
schedules.
Elements of the project team - ANS-Common goals, requirements for mutual support
and assistance, role definition, identification with each other, stability, reward and
recognition.
Responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) - ANS-A matrix that maps the work of a project,
as described in the WBS, to the people responsible for performing the work, as
described in the organizational breakdown structure (OBS)
