CIS 486 Study Set Question and
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A _____ is an organizational group responsible for coordinating the project management function
throughout an organization.
Project Management Office
Project Management Professional Project Management Center
Portfolio Group - correct answer ✔Project Management Office
Which of the following tools are most likely to be used in project time management?
Payback analysis
Impact matrices
Gantt charts
Fishbone diagrams - correct answer ✔Gantt charts
The role of a _____ is to provide direction and funding for a project.
project sponsor
project manager
support staff member
project team - correct answer ✔project sponsor
Which of the following project management knowledge areas primarily involve generating, collecting,
disseminating, and storing project information?
,Project cost management
Project procurement management
Project time management
Project communications management - correct answer ✔Project communications management
A Gantt chart is a standard format for displaying project schedule information by listing project activities
and their corresponding start and finish dates in a ____ format.
pie chart
line graph
bar graph
calendar - correct answer ✔calendar
Which of the following refers to a set of principles that guides decision making based on personal values
of what is considered right and wrong?
Ethics
Civics
Laws
Politics - correct answer ✔Ethics
Which of the following is true of program managers?
They report to project managers who represent the next level in the hierarchy.
They recognize that managing a program is simpler than managing a project.
,They provide leadership and direction for project managers heading the projects within a program.
They are responsible solely for the delivery of project results. - correct answer ✔They provide
leadership and direction for project managers heading the projects within a program.
A _____ is a tool used in risk management.
work breakdown structure
project organizational chart
critical path analysis
probability matrice - correct answer ✔probability matrice
Which of the following questions reflect the strategic goals of project portfolio management?
Are we carrying out projects well?
Are projects on time and on budget?
Are we investing in the right areas?
Do stakeholders know what they should be doing? - correct answer ✔are we investing in the right
areas?
Galaxy, a construction company, buys a particular brand of tiles manufactured by Tiles and Floors, an
eco-friendly tile manufacturing company. However, Tiles and Floors has declared bankruptcy and closed
down. At present, Galaxy is facing a crisis because there are no other manufacturers in the market that
supplies eco-friendly tiles. Which of the following constraints is Galaxy currently facing?
Resources
Time
Scope
, Cost - correct answer ✔Resources
A difference between strategic and tactical goals is that:
strategic goals are more specific than tactical goals.
tactical goals encompass broader dimensions than strategic goals.
tactical goals are more important for a project than strategic goals.
strategic goals are long-term in nature whereas tactical goals are short-term. - correct answer
✔strategic goals are long-term in nature whereas tactical goals are short-term.
Which of the following project management knowledge areas is an overarching function that affects and
is affected by the different knowledge areas?
Project cost management
Project stakeholder management
Project integration management
Project communications management - correct answer ✔Project integration management
Fast tracking is an example of a tool used in _____ management.
time
quality
communication
risk - correct answer ✔time
A critical path:
is the shortest path through a network diagram.
represents schedule information in calendar form.
answers rated A+ 2025/2026
A _____ is an organizational group responsible for coordinating the project management function
throughout an organization.
Project Management Office
Project Management Professional Project Management Center
Portfolio Group - correct answer ✔Project Management Office
Which of the following tools are most likely to be used in project time management?
Payback analysis
Impact matrices
Gantt charts
Fishbone diagrams - correct answer ✔Gantt charts
The role of a _____ is to provide direction and funding for a project.
project sponsor
project manager
support staff member
project team - correct answer ✔project sponsor
Which of the following project management knowledge areas primarily involve generating, collecting,
disseminating, and storing project information?
,Project cost management
Project procurement management
Project time management
Project communications management - correct answer ✔Project communications management
A Gantt chart is a standard format for displaying project schedule information by listing project activities
and their corresponding start and finish dates in a ____ format.
pie chart
line graph
bar graph
calendar - correct answer ✔calendar
Which of the following refers to a set of principles that guides decision making based on personal values
of what is considered right and wrong?
Ethics
Civics
Laws
Politics - correct answer ✔Ethics
Which of the following is true of program managers?
They report to project managers who represent the next level in the hierarchy.
They recognize that managing a program is simpler than managing a project.
,They provide leadership and direction for project managers heading the projects within a program.
They are responsible solely for the delivery of project results. - correct answer ✔They provide
leadership and direction for project managers heading the projects within a program.
A _____ is a tool used in risk management.
work breakdown structure
project organizational chart
critical path analysis
probability matrice - correct answer ✔probability matrice
Which of the following questions reflect the strategic goals of project portfolio management?
Are we carrying out projects well?
Are projects on time and on budget?
Are we investing in the right areas?
Do stakeholders know what they should be doing? - correct answer ✔are we investing in the right
areas?
Galaxy, a construction company, buys a particular brand of tiles manufactured by Tiles and Floors, an
eco-friendly tile manufacturing company. However, Tiles and Floors has declared bankruptcy and closed
down. At present, Galaxy is facing a crisis because there are no other manufacturers in the market that
supplies eco-friendly tiles. Which of the following constraints is Galaxy currently facing?
Resources
Time
Scope
, Cost - correct answer ✔Resources
A difference between strategic and tactical goals is that:
strategic goals are more specific than tactical goals.
tactical goals encompass broader dimensions than strategic goals.
tactical goals are more important for a project than strategic goals.
strategic goals are long-term in nature whereas tactical goals are short-term. - correct answer
✔strategic goals are long-term in nature whereas tactical goals are short-term.
Which of the following project management knowledge areas is an overarching function that affects and
is affected by the different knowledge areas?
Project cost management
Project stakeholder management
Project integration management
Project communications management - correct answer ✔Project integration management
Fast tracking is an example of a tool used in _____ management.
time
quality
communication
risk - correct answer ✔time
A critical path:
is the shortest path through a network diagram.
represents schedule information in calendar form.
