Project Management Chapters 1-8...!
Project Management Chapters 1-8
The advent of project management has been most profound in:
A) Automobile manufacturing
B) Construction
C) Information technology
D) The U.S. Department of Defense
E) Film making - ANS-C) Information technology
Which of the following is not considered to be a characteristic of a project?
A) An established objective
B) A clear beginning and end
C) Complex tasks
D) Only for internal use
E) Never been done before - ANS-D) Only for internal use
From among the following activities, which is the best example of a project?
A) Processing insurance claims
B) Producing automobiles
C) Writing a term paper
D) Completing a college degree
E) All of these are good examples of projects - ANS-C) Writing a term paper
Which of the following choices is not one of the stages of a project life cycle?
A) Conceptualizing
B) Defining
C) Planning
D) Executing
E) Delivering - ANS-A) Conceptualizing
In which of the following stages are project objectives established, teams formed, and
major responsibilities assigned?
A) Conceptualizing
B) Defining
C) Planning
D) Executing
E) Delivering - ANS-B) Defining
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In which of the following stages are you more likely to find status reports, many
changes, and the creation of forecasts?
A) Conceptualizing
B) Defining
C) Planning
D) Executing
E) Delivering - ANS-D) Executing
Which of the following choices is not one of the driving forces behind the increasing
demand for project management?
A) Compression of the product life cycle
B) Knowledge explosion
C) Development of third world and closed economies
D) More emphasis on the product and less on the customer
E) Corporate downsizing - ANS-D) More emphasis on the product and less on the
customer
Project management is ideally suited for a business environment requiring all of the
following except
A) Accountability
B) Flexibility
C) Innovation
D) Speed
E) Repeatability - ANS-E) Repeatability
Which of the following is the number one characteristic that is looked for in management
candidates?
A) Overall intelligence
B) Works well with others
C) Experience
D) Past successes
E) Good references - ANS-B) Works well with others
A common rule of thumb in the world of high-tech product development is that a
six-month project delay can result in a loss of product revenue share of ___ percent.
A) 10
B) 20
C) 33
D) 45
E) 50 - ANS-C) 33
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Integration of project management with the organization takes place with the
A) Master budget
B) Strategy plan
C) Process of managing actual projects
D) Both b and c are correct
E) A, B, and C are all correct - ANS-D) Both b and c are correct
Which of these is not part of the "technical dimension" of project management?
A) WBS
B) Budgets
C) Problem solving
D) Schedules
E) Status reports - ANS-C) Problem solving
Corporate downsizing has increased the trend toward
A) Reducing the number of projects a company initiates
B) Outsourcing significant segments of project work
C) Using dedicated project teams
D) Shorter project lead times
E) Longer project lead times - ANS-B) Outsourcing significant segments of project work
A series of coordinated, related, multiple projects that continue over extended time
intended to achieve a goal is known as a
A) Strategy
B) Program
C) Campaign
D) Crusade
E) Venture - ANS-B) Program
From 1994 to 2009 the trend for projects late or over budget was:
A) Significantly better
B) Slightly better
C) About the same
D) Slightly worse
E) Significantly worse - ANS-B) Slightly better
Which of the following is not one of the commonly heard comments of project
managers?
A) Where did this project come from?
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The advent of project management has been most profound in:
A) Automobile manufacturing
B) Construction
C) Information technology
D) The U.S. Department of Defense
E) Film making - ANS-C) Information technology
Which of the following is not considered to be a characteristic of a project?
A) An established objective
B) A clear beginning and end
C) Complex tasks
D) Only for internal use
E) Never been done before - ANS-D) Only for internal use
From among the following activities, which is the best example of a project?
A) Processing insurance claims
B) Producing automobiles
C) Writing a term paper
D) Completing a college degree
E) All of these are good examples of projects - ANS-C) Writing a term paper
Which of the following choices is not one of the stages of a project life cycle?
A) Conceptualizing
B) Defining
C) Planning
D) Executing
E) Delivering - ANS-A) Conceptualizing
In which of the following stages are project objectives established, teams formed, and
major responsibilities assigned?
A) Conceptualizing
B) Defining
C) Planning
D) Executing
E) Delivering - ANS-B) Defining
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In which of the following stages are you more likely to find status reports, many
changes, and the creation of forecasts?
A) Conceptualizing
B) Defining
C) Planning
D) Executing
E) Delivering - ANS-D) Executing
Which of the following choices is not one of the driving forces behind the increasing
demand for project management?
A) Compression of the product life cycle
B) Knowledge explosion
C) Development of third world and closed economies
D) More emphasis on the product and less on the customer
E) Corporate downsizing - ANS-D) More emphasis on the product and less on the
customer
Project management is ideally suited for a business environment requiring all of the
following except
A) Accountability
B) Flexibility
C) Innovation
D) Speed
E) Repeatability - ANS-E) Repeatability
Which of the following is the number one characteristic that is looked for in management
candidates?
A) Overall intelligence
B) Works well with others
C) Experience
D) Past successes
E) Good references - ANS-B) Works well with others
A common rule of thumb in the world of high-tech product development is that a
six-month project delay can result in a loss of product revenue share of ___ percent.
A) 10
B) 20
C) 33
D) 45
E) 50 - ANS-C) 33
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Integration of project management with the organization takes place with the
A) Master budget
B) Strategy plan
C) Process of managing actual projects
D) Both b and c are correct
E) A, B, and C are all correct - ANS-D) Both b and c are correct
Which of these is not part of the "technical dimension" of project management?
A) WBS
B) Budgets
C) Problem solving
D) Schedules
E) Status reports - ANS-C) Problem solving
Corporate downsizing has increased the trend toward
A) Reducing the number of projects a company initiates
B) Outsourcing significant segments of project work
C) Using dedicated project teams
D) Shorter project lead times
E) Longer project lead times - ANS-B) Outsourcing significant segments of project work
A series of coordinated, related, multiple projects that continue over extended time
intended to achieve a goal is known as a
A) Strategy
B) Program
C) Campaign
D) Crusade
E) Venture - ANS-B) Program
From 1994 to 2009 the trend for projects late or over budget was:
A) Significantly better
B) Slightly better
C) About the same
D) Slightly worse
E) Significantly worse - ANS-B) Slightly better
Which of the following is not one of the commonly heard comments of project
managers?
A) Where did this project come from?
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