MAN 4583 PROJECT MANAGEMENT EXAM 1
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
All of the following are characteristics of a project EXCEPT: - Answers - a. It has
interrlayed activities
b. It repeats itself regularly
c. It has a definite beginning and end d. It is temporary Answer: b. It repeats itself
regularly
Which of the following statements is true? - Answers - a. The design of a new aircraft
and the production of a prototype is considered a project
b. A group of houses in a new subdivision built using the same floor plan is an example
of a business as usual type of operation
c. A call center that employs agents who call as many customers as possible on a given
day with a predetermined list of questions is an example of a project
d. The design of a floor plan that will be used in several houses in a new subdivision is
an example of a program
Answer: a. The design of a new aircraft and the production of a prototype is considered
a project
Operational work is different from project work in that it is: - Answers - a. A part of every
project activity
b. Unique
c. Ongoing and repetitive
d. Temporary
Answer: c. Ongoing and repetitive
One of the primary jobs of a project manager is to manage the trade offs associated
with the project. Which of the following is NOT one of the basic classifications of project
priorities? - Answers - a. Profit
b. Time
c. Cost
d. Scope
Answer: a. Profit
A project team member is talking to another team member and complaining that many
people are asking him to do things. If he works in a functional organization who has the
power to give direction to the team member? - Answers - a. The project management
office (PMO)
b. The project manager
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
All of the following are characteristics of a project EXCEPT: - Answers - a. It has
interrlayed activities
b. It repeats itself regularly
c. It has a definite beginning and end d. It is temporary Answer: b. It repeats itself
regularly
Which of the following statements is true? - Answers - a. The design of a new aircraft
and the production of a prototype is considered a project
b. A group of houses in a new subdivision built using the same floor plan is an example
of a business as usual type of operation
c. A call center that employs agents who call as many customers as possible on a given
day with a predetermined list of questions is an example of a project
d. The design of a floor plan that will be used in several houses in a new subdivision is
an example of a program
Answer: a. The design of a new aircraft and the production of a prototype is considered
a project
Operational work is different from project work in that it is: - Answers - a. A part of every
project activity
b. Unique
c. Ongoing and repetitive
d. Temporary
Answer: c. Ongoing and repetitive
One of the primary jobs of a project manager is to manage the trade offs associated
with the project. Which of the following is NOT one of the basic classifications of project
priorities? - Answers - a. Profit
b. Time
c. Cost
d. Scope
Answer: a. Profit
A project team member is talking to another team member and complaining that many
people are asking him to do things. If he works in a functional organization who has the
power to give direction to the team member? - Answers - a. The project management
office (PMO)
b. The project manager