Which one of the following statements best describes a project?
A. A project is used to make enterprise changes.
B. A project is a method of planning work.
C. A unique transient endeavour was undertaken to achieve a desired outcome.
D. A project is the sum of activities needed to remove uncertainty from a unique
piece of work.
E. A project is a set of tools and techniques often used when delivering
organisational change. - ANSWER C
All of the following distinguish 'project management from other process
activities, except:
A. None of the above correctly distinguish project from process management.
B. Project management often involves greater certainty of performance, cost,
and schedule.
C. All of the above correctly distinguish project from process management.
D. Process management operates outside of line organizations.
E. There are no fundamental differences between project and process
management. - ANSWER A
If you wish to be successful you need to (select all that apply)
A. Review explore activities before seminars
B. Select assignment 2 project option early and start research
C. Miss lectures
D. Miss seminars
E. Do multi-choice test before seminar session
F. Login into lectures but do anything else but listen/contribute
G. Attend all seminars and prepared
H. Ask questions in seminars (topic and assignments) - ANSWER A, B, E, G,
and H
,What are the four pillars of support for Academic Guidance Tutoring?
A. Academic: Study Skills, Assessment and Feedback
B. Wider University Experience
C. International visa and monitoring
D. Careers and Employability
E. Library support
F. Health and Wellbeing - ANSWER A, B, D, and F
Which of the following is not an assignment 2 project option?
A. Siemens Business Services
B. Boeing 787 development
C. Crossrail implementation on London's tube network
D. Space Shuttle Challenger testing and launch (related to present endeavours)
E. RMS Titanic design and build - ANSWER E
How many Multi-choice questions will there be in assignment 1?
A. 30 and allowed 11/2 hours to complete
B. 65 and allowed 3 hours to complete
C. 40 and allowed 3 hours to complete
D. 40 and allowed 2 hours to complete
E. 65 and allowed 3 hours to complete - ANSWER D
All of the following are elements in the definition of a project, except:
A. A project is time-limited.
B. A project is unique.
C. A project is composed of unrelated activities.
D. A project is undertaken for a purpose. - ANSWER C
Which of the following images best captures how classical management views
the organisation?
A. As an organism.
B. As a wheel in an engine.
C. As a human being.
D. As a servant to the company
E. As a machine. - ANSWER E
Among the useful means to develop a sense of teamwork in personnel from
different functional departments are all of the following EXCEPT:
,A. Common goals
B. Organizational rules governing their interaction
C. Flexible working hours
D. Colocation (physical proximity) - ANSWER C
The Leadership role of project manager select all correct
A. Crucial to project management
B. Colin's great leadership: necessary to manage great projects
C. Chooses competent team, then lets them decide on details about how to do
the work
D. More important to successful project management than management ability
E. Inspires people to do what has to be done - ANSWER A
What is the main role of the functional manager?
A. To control contracts on the project
B. To manage the project manager
C. To define business processes
D. To manage the project when the project manager isn't available
E. To control resources - ANSWER E
The behavioural science approaches add which of the following emphases to
management?
A. Management as a science and developing techniques to control behaviour.
B. None of these
C. The study of people who satisfy social needs at work and how informal as
well as formal organisation affects behaviour.
D. The scientific study of human behaviour and developing behavioural
techniques. - ANSWER D
Colin is from the marketing department and he has become increasingly upset
with the attitude of the production member of the project team, Tim. He seems
to either ignore his opinions or make disparaging comments every time he
speaks, usually referring to marketing in an unpleasant way. Which stage of
group development is the project team addressing, as evidenced by the
interactions of Colin and Tim?
A. Have a nice day
B. Adjourning
C. Performing
, D. Storming
E. Norming - ANSWER D
Effective leadership involves all of the following, except:
A. Managing oneself through personal time management, stress management,
and other activities
B. Maintaining tight control of all project resources and providing information
to team members only as needed
C. Employing and utilizing project champions where they can benefit the
project
D. Managing team members through motivation, delegation, supervision, and
team building
E. Managing staff through personal time management, stress management, and
other activities - ANSWER B
The functional manager is planning the billing system replacement project with
the newest project manager at the company. In discussing this project, the
functional manager focuses on the cost associated with running the system after
it is created and the number of years the system will last before it must be
replaced. What best describes what the functional manager is focusing on?
A. Project life cycle
B. Project management life cycle
C. Product life cycle
D. Process application life cycle.
E. Program management life cycle - ANSWER C
Hunter (1991) "In some ways the task of supervising is more demanding than
that of more senior management". The managing role can be described under
which headings from below:
A. Organising
B. Controlling
C. Planning
D. Directing
E. Staffing - ANSWER A, B, C, and D
The project manager spends a great deal of her time communicating with
project stakeholders. Which of the following represent an example of a
stakeholder group for her project?
A. A project is used to make enterprise changes.
B. A project is a method of planning work.
C. A unique transient endeavour was undertaken to achieve a desired outcome.
D. A project is the sum of activities needed to remove uncertainty from a unique
piece of work.
E. A project is a set of tools and techniques often used when delivering
organisational change. - ANSWER C
All of the following distinguish 'project management from other process
activities, except:
A. None of the above correctly distinguish project from process management.
B. Project management often involves greater certainty of performance, cost,
and schedule.
C. All of the above correctly distinguish project from process management.
D. Process management operates outside of line organizations.
E. There are no fundamental differences between project and process
management. - ANSWER A
If you wish to be successful you need to (select all that apply)
A. Review explore activities before seminars
B. Select assignment 2 project option early and start research
C. Miss lectures
D. Miss seminars
E. Do multi-choice test before seminar session
F. Login into lectures but do anything else but listen/contribute
G. Attend all seminars and prepared
H. Ask questions in seminars (topic and assignments) - ANSWER A, B, E, G,
and H
,What are the four pillars of support for Academic Guidance Tutoring?
A. Academic: Study Skills, Assessment and Feedback
B. Wider University Experience
C. International visa and monitoring
D. Careers and Employability
E. Library support
F. Health and Wellbeing - ANSWER A, B, D, and F
Which of the following is not an assignment 2 project option?
A. Siemens Business Services
B. Boeing 787 development
C. Crossrail implementation on London's tube network
D. Space Shuttle Challenger testing and launch (related to present endeavours)
E. RMS Titanic design and build - ANSWER E
How many Multi-choice questions will there be in assignment 1?
A. 30 and allowed 11/2 hours to complete
B. 65 and allowed 3 hours to complete
C. 40 and allowed 3 hours to complete
D. 40 and allowed 2 hours to complete
E. 65 and allowed 3 hours to complete - ANSWER D
All of the following are elements in the definition of a project, except:
A. A project is time-limited.
B. A project is unique.
C. A project is composed of unrelated activities.
D. A project is undertaken for a purpose. - ANSWER C
Which of the following images best captures how classical management views
the organisation?
A. As an organism.
B. As a wheel in an engine.
C. As a human being.
D. As a servant to the company
E. As a machine. - ANSWER E
Among the useful means to develop a sense of teamwork in personnel from
different functional departments are all of the following EXCEPT:
,A. Common goals
B. Organizational rules governing their interaction
C. Flexible working hours
D. Colocation (physical proximity) - ANSWER C
The Leadership role of project manager select all correct
A. Crucial to project management
B. Colin's great leadership: necessary to manage great projects
C. Chooses competent team, then lets them decide on details about how to do
the work
D. More important to successful project management than management ability
E. Inspires people to do what has to be done - ANSWER A
What is the main role of the functional manager?
A. To control contracts on the project
B. To manage the project manager
C. To define business processes
D. To manage the project when the project manager isn't available
E. To control resources - ANSWER E
The behavioural science approaches add which of the following emphases to
management?
A. Management as a science and developing techniques to control behaviour.
B. None of these
C. The study of people who satisfy social needs at work and how informal as
well as formal organisation affects behaviour.
D. The scientific study of human behaviour and developing behavioural
techniques. - ANSWER D
Colin is from the marketing department and he has become increasingly upset
with the attitude of the production member of the project team, Tim. He seems
to either ignore his opinions or make disparaging comments every time he
speaks, usually referring to marketing in an unpleasant way. Which stage of
group development is the project team addressing, as evidenced by the
interactions of Colin and Tim?
A. Have a nice day
B. Adjourning
C. Performing
, D. Storming
E. Norming - ANSWER D
Effective leadership involves all of the following, except:
A. Managing oneself through personal time management, stress management,
and other activities
B. Maintaining tight control of all project resources and providing information
to team members only as needed
C. Employing and utilizing project champions where they can benefit the
project
D. Managing team members through motivation, delegation, supervision, and
team building
E. Managing staff through personal time management, stress management, and
other activities - ANSWER B
The functional manager is planning the billing system replacement project with
the newest project manager at the company. In discussing this project, the
functional manager focuses on the cost associated with running the system after
it is created and the number of years the system will last before it must be
replaced. What best describes what the functional manager is focusing on?
A. Project life cycle
B. Project management life cycle
C. Product life cycle
D. Process application life cycle.
E. Program management life cycle - ANSWER C
Hunter (1991) "In some ways the task of supervising is more demanding than
that of more senior management". The managing role can be described under
which headings from below:
A. Organising
B. Controlling
C. Planning
D. Directing
E. Staffing - ANSWER A, B, C, and D
The project manager spends a great deal of her time communicating with
project stakeholders. Which of the following represent an example of a
stakeholder group for her project?
