SCMA 350 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Projects often require tradeoffs among all of the following EXCEPT:
A)Scope
B)Cost
C)Schedule
D)Programs - Answer -D) Programs
Once projects are completed, they will typically yield all of the following results
EXCEPT:
A) A unique product, service or result
B) Make or buy decisions
C) Stakeholders who interests are affected by the outcome.
D) A primary deliverable along with supporting deliverable - Answer -b) Make or buy
decisions
Project management involves the development of project plans that:
A) should never change once the project begins.
B) are frequently discarded once the actual work begins.
C) become more specific as early work is completed.
D) become less clear as the project progresses - Answer -c) become more specific as
early work is completed
Scope management typically involves which of the following processes?
A) acquiring, developing and managing the project team
B) ensuring that the project includes all the work required and only the work required, to
complete the project successfully
C) collecting, disseminating and storing appropriate project information
D) identifying, analyzing and controlling project risks - Answer -b) ensuring that the
project includes all the work required and only the work required, to complete that
project successfully
Typically, the senior customer representative is responsible for which of the following
project roles?
A) develops the project schedule and budget
B) determines how the project work will be accomplished
C) ensures the needs of the customer's organization are identified and prioritized
D) helps the project manager with running meetings and providing status report -
Answer -C) ensures the needs of the customer's organization are identified and
prioritized
Which of the following statements concerning strategic analysis is true?
A) Strategic analysis focuses exclusively upon external analysis.
B) External analysis focuses on the strengths and weaknesses of the organization.
C) Internal analysis focuses on the threats and opportunities facing the organization.
, D) External analysis focuses on the threats and opportunities facing the organization. -
Answer -D) External analysis focuses on the threats and opportunities facing the
organization
Which of the following responses most accurately depicts the correct sequence of
activities in the strategic planning process?
A) strategic objectives - strategic analysis - guiding principles - flow-down objectives
B) guiding principles - strategic analysis - strategic objectives - flow-down objectives
C) strategic analysis - guiding principles - strategic objectives - flow-down objectives
D) guiding principles - strategic objectives - flow-down objectives - strategic analysis -
Answer -C) strategic analysis - guiding principles - strategic objectives - flow-down
objectives
Many writers have stated that effective objectives should be:
A) broad - to cover many dimensions of the business
B) measurable - to track progress
C) unachievable - to inspire maximum performance
D) resource based - to focus on the inputs - Answer -B) measurable - to track progress
Managers performing project portfolio alignment will do all of the following EXCEPT:
A) ensure that projects are planned and managed well
B) identify and select projects to achieve strategic goals.
C) prioritize a portfolio of projects and other work.
D) assess the organization's ability to perform projects. - Answer -A) ensure that
projects are planned and managed well
Achieving project success is determined by all of the following EXCEPT:
A) creating deliverables that include all required features
B) involving only important key stakeholders
C) completing the project on schedule and on budget
D) providing outputs that please the project's customers - Answer -B) involving only
important key stakeholders
Projects are considered successful for all of the reasons below EXCEPT:
A) members of the team learn new skills working on the project.
B) the organization captures lessons learned for future projects.
C) the team has demonstrated heroics to meet project objectives
D) the organization reaps business level benefits. - Answer -C) the team has
demonstrated heroics to meet project objectives
7. Which of the following actions will likely cause a project to fail?
A) dedicating valuable team member time to identify risk events
B) spending project funding to procure needed tools and spare parts
C) failing to adequately plan the project
D) conducting a project audit to evaluate performance - Answer -C) failing to
adequately plan the project
Projects often require tradeoffs among all of the following EXCEPT:
A)Scope
B)Cost
C)Schedule
D)Programs - Answer -D) Programs
Once projects are completed, they will typically yield all of the following results
EXCEPT:
A) A unique product, service or result
B) Make or buy decisions
C) Stakeholders who interests are affected by the outcome.
D) A primary deliverable along with supporting deliverable - Answer -b) Make or buy
decisions
Project management involves the development of project plans that:
A) should never change once the project begins.
B) are frequently discarded once the actual work begins.
C) become more specific as early work is completed.
D) become less clear as the project progresses - Answer -c) become more specific as
early work is completed
Scope management typically involves which of the following processes?
A) acquiring, developing and managing the project team
B) ensuring that the project includes all the work required and only the work required, to
complete the project successfully
C) collecting, disseminating and storing appropriate project information
D) identifying, analyzing and controlling project risks - Answer -b) ensuring that the
project includes all the work required and only the work required, to complete that
project successfully
Typically, the senior customer representative is responsible for which of the following
project roles?
A) develops the project schedule and budget
B) determines how the project work will be accomplished
C) ensures the needs of the customer's organization are identified and prioritized
D) helps the project manager with running meetings and providing status report -
Answer -C) ensures the needs of the customer's organization are identified and
prioritized
Which of the following statements concerning strategic analysis is true?
A) Strategic analysis focuses exclusively upon external analysis.
B) External analysis focuses on the strengths and weaknesses of the organization.
C) Internal analysis focuses on the threats and opportunities facing the organization.
, D) External analysis focuses on the threats and opportunities facing the organization. -
Answer -D) External analysis focuses on the threats and opportunities facing the
organization
Which of the following responses most accurately depicts the correct sequence of
activities in the strategic planning process?
A) strategic objectives - strategic analysis - guiding principles - flow-down objectives
B) guiding principles - strategic analysis - strategic objectives - flow-down objectives
C) strategic analysis - guiding principles - strategic objectives - flow-down objectives
D) guiding principles - strategic objectives - flow-down objectives - strategic analysis -
Answer -C) strategic analysis - guiding principles - strategic objectives - flow-down
objectives
Many writers have stated that effective objectives should be:
A) broad - to cover many dimensions of the business
B) measurable - to track progress
C) unachievable - to inspire maximum performance
D) resource based - to focus on the inputs - Answer -B) measurable - to track progress
Managers performing project portfolio alignment will do all of the following EXCEPT:
A) ensure that projects are planned and managed well
B) identify and select projects to achieve strategic goals.
C) prioritize a portfolio of projects and other work.
D) assess the organization's ability to perform projects. - Answer -A) ensure that
projects are planned and managed well
Achieving project success is determined by all of the following EXCEPT:
A) creating deliverables that include all required features
B) involving only important key stakeholders
C) completing the project on schedule and on budget
D) providing outputs that please the project's customers - Answer -B) involving only
important key stakeholders
Projects are considered successful for all of the reasons below EXCEPT:
A) members of the team learn new skills working on the project.
B) the organization captures lessons learned for future projects.
C) the team has demonstrated heroics to meet project objectives
D) the organization reaps business level benefits. - Answer -C) the team has
demonstrated heroics to meet project objectives
7. Which of the following actions will likely cause a project to fail?
A) dedicating valuable team member time to identify risk events
B) spending project funding to procure needed tools and spare parts
C) failing to adequately plan the project
D) conducting a project audit to evaluate performance - Answer -C) failing to
adequately plan the project
