MGMT 4900 PRACTICE Exam LATEST UPDATED 2025 WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Atkinson suggests that all groups that are affected by a project,
otherwise known as ________, should have a hand assessing project
success. 7) _____________
7 - stakeholders
In general, product life cycles are becoming ________ and product launch
windows are becoming ________. 8) _____________
8 - shorter, narrower
________ are used to allow organizations to benchmark the best
practices of successful project management firms. 9) _____________
9 - Project management maturity models
The goals of a project are sometimes called ________. 10) _____________
10 - deliverables
,The ________ form of the project management office has the goal of
maintaining and providing trained and skilled project professionals as
they are needed. 11) _____________
11 - resource pool
) Project management entails crossing ________ boundaries. 1)
_____________
1 - functional and organizational
2) The stages in a project's development are known as a(n) ________. 2)
_____________
2 - project life cycle
3) Projects are ________ focused. 3) _____________
3 - customer
4) ________ serves as an excellent training ground for future senior
executives in most organizations. 4) _____________
4 - Project management
,5) Creativity is at its zenith during the ________ stage of the project life
cycle. 5) _____________
5 - execution
6) The Center for Business Practices maturity model stage that describes
project management as an ad hoc process is ________. 6) _____________
6 - Level 1 or Initial Process
12) ________ designates formal reporting relationships, including the
number of levels in the hierarchy and the span of control of managers
and supervisors. 12) _____________
12 - Organization structure
13) ________ is the term for the tendency for employees to become
fixated on their concerns and work assignments to the exclusion of the
needs of other departments. 13) _____________
13 - Functional siloing
, 14) Functional departments maintain control over their resources and are
responsible for managing their components of the project in a(n)
________. 14) _____________
14 - weak matrix
15) A principle cause of project portfolio underperformance is lack of
________. 15) _____________
15 - (adequate< resources
16) An organization that has some flexibility in postponing a project and
might be able to make a better decision with information that would be
available at a later date might make use of a(n) ________ for project
screening. 16) _____________
16 - options model
17) The simplest method of project screening and selection is developing
a(n) ________ that contains criteria that pertain to a choice of projects.
17) _____________
17 - checklist
SOLUTIONS
Atkinson suggests that all groups that are affected by a project,
otherwise known as ________, should have a hand assessing project
success. 7) _____________
7 - stakeholders
In general, product life cycles are becoming ________ and product launch
windows are becoming ________. 8) _____________
8 - shorter, narrower
________ are used to allow organizations to benchmark the best
practices of successful project management firms. 9) _____________
9 - Project management maturity models
The goals of a project are sometimes called ________. 10) _____________
10 - deliverables
,The ________ form of the project management office has the goal of
maintaining and providing trained and skilled project professionals as
they are needed. 11) _____________
11 - resource pool
) Project management entails crossing ________ boundaries. 1)
_____________
1 - functional and organizational
2) The stages in a project's development are known as a(n) ________. 2)
_____________
2 - project life cycle
3) Projects are ________ focused. 3) _____________
3 - customer
4) ________ serves as an excellent training ground for future senior
executives in most organizations. 4) _____________
4 - Project management
,5) Creativity is at its zenith during the ________ stage of the project life
cycle. 5) _____________
5 - execution
6) The Center for Business Practices maturity model stage that describes
project management as an ad hoc process is ________. 6) _____________
6 - Level 1 or Initial Process
12) ________ designates formal reporting relationships, including the
number of levels in the hierarchy and the span of control of managers
and supervisors. 12) _____________
12 - Organization structure
13) ________ is the term for the tendency for employees to become
fixated on their concerns and work assignments to the exclusion of the
needs of other departments. 13) _____________
13 - Functional siloing
, 14) Functional departments maintain control over their resources and are
responsible for managing their components of the project in a(n)
________. 14) _____________
14 - weak matrix
15) A principle cause of project portfolio underperformance is lack of
________. 15) _____________
15 - (adequate< resources
16) An organization that has some flexibility in postponing a project and
might be able to make a better decision with information that would be
available at a later date might make use of a(n) ________ for project
screening. 16) _____________
16 - options model
17) The simplest method of project screening and selection is developing
a(n) ________ that contains criteria that pertain to a choice of projects.
17) _____________
17 - checklist
