BADM 318 - EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
Which of these is NOT one of the four core values of Agile set forth in the Agile Manifesto,
published in 2001?
a. Value customer collaboration more than negotiation.
b. Value following a plan over response to change.
c. Value individuals more than processes.
d. Value working software more than documentation - Answers b. Value following a plan over
response to change.
The term _________ is a broad label that describes the people and groups who can impact a
project or might be impacted by either the work or the results of the project.
a. business owners
b. executive management
c. stakeholders
d. customers - Answers c. stakeholders
Which of these is NOT one of the five project management process groups defined by the
Project Management Institute in A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge®
(PMBOK Guide 6e)?
a. Executing
b. Managing
c. Initiating
d. Monitoring and Controlling - Answers b. Managing
Which of the managerial roles below would NOT be found in a traditional plan-driven project?
a. Project manager
b. Facilitator
c. Functional manager
d. Scrum master - Answers d. Scrum master
Contractor companies might determine which client projects to pursue by performing a quick
_______.
,a. financial analysis
b. SWOT analysis
c. scoring model
d. business case - Answers b. SWOT analysis
An organization's ______ is/are a one-sentence statement describing the clear and inspirational
long-term, desired change or direction resulting from an organization or program's work.
a. mission
b. strategic analysis
c. vision
d. beliefs - Answers c. vision
With the strategic analysis, mission, and vision in place, strategic objectives to achieve the
mission and vision are developed. Organizations that embrace the triple bottom line in their
guiding values will have objectives promoting each one of them, and projects that are selected
will contribute toward each. Which of these is NOT part of an organization's triple bottom line?
a. Profit
b. People
c. Processes
d. Planet - Answers NOT CORRECT - d. Planet
Incorrect. The triple bottom line objectives describe both short and long-term results that are
desired, along with measures to determine achievement. Planet is one of the triple bottom line
values. See 2-1c: Strategic Objectives
After a scoring model has been used to select projects, key decision makers will prioritize them
by determining which projects will be assigned resources and a start date. Which of these
issues would NOT be a consideration for prioritizing projects?
a. The final weighted score for the project
b. The urgency of each project
c. The net present value of the project
d. The cost of delaying the expected benefit of the project - Answers c. The net present value of
,the project
According to Tri-Health's decision matrix, there are a number of project conditions under which
no project charter would be required. Other situations require either a mini charter or a full
project charter. Under which of the conditions below would a mini charter be appropriate?
a. No technology changes
b. Improvement will be tracked.
c. Little complexity
d. Involvement of 2-3 people for solution - Answers b. Improvement will be tracked
As with other Microsoft Office applications, the ___________ along the top of the interface
contains the controls (or access to controls) used to develop and manipulate your project data.
a. File Tab
b. Task Tab
c. Ribbon Bar
d. Format Tab - Answers c. Ribbon Bar
The project charter reflects a common understanding and collaboration between the ________
and the project manager.
a. team
b. sponsor
c. functional manager
d. project management office (PMO) - Answers b. sponsor
The project charter is a good tool for leaders to share a project vision and objectives and begin
to create an environment that encourages team members to work collaboratively. Team roles
and methods may be enumerated in a project charter or in an associated __________.
a. mission statement
b. stakeholder list
c. resources needed estimate
d. team charter - Answers d. team charter
A variety of organizational culture themes make project success more likely. All but one of the
, answers below reflect organizational culture themes that are helpful in achieving project
success. Which of these is NOT one of those culture themes?
a. Vision-led
b. Unity of command
c. Goal-oriented
d. Flexible leadership with rapid decision making - Answers b. Unity of command
In which type of organizational structure do members of the project team have two bosses?
a. Functional
b. Projectized
c. Agile
d. Matrix - Answers d. Matrix
Project planning teams use project life cycle models because various types of projects have
differing demands. Between the two extremes of a traditional, plan-driven life cycle and an Agile
life cycle is a range of other, alternative life cycle approaches. Which of these is NOT an
alternative life cycle approach?
a. Iterative
b. Hybrid
c. Incremental
d. Construction - Answers d. Construction
_______ are the small group of people who are on the project from start to finish, and who jointly,
with the project manager, make many decisions and carry out many project activities.
a. Subject matter experts
b. Chief project officer
c. Sponsors
d. Core team members - Answers d. Core team members
All of these are good ways to analyze the relative priority of stakeholders on an Agile project
EXCEPT:
a. focus on outcomes.
Which of these is NOT one of the four core values of Agile set forth in the Agile Manifesto,
published in 2001?
a. Value customer collaboration more than negotiation.
b. Value following a plan over response to change.
c. Value individuals more than processes.
d. Value working software more than documentation - Answers b. Value following a plan over
response to change.
The term _________ is a broad label that describes the people and groups who can impact a
project or might be impacted by either the work or the results of the project.
a. business owners
b. executive management
c. stakeholders
d. customers - Answers c. stakeholders
Which of these is NOT one of the five project management process groups defined by the
Project Management Institute in A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge®
(PMBOK Guide 6e)?
a. Executing
b. Managing
c. Initiating
d. Monitoring and Controlling - Answers b. Managing
Which of the managerial roles below would NOT be found in a traditional plan-driven project?
a. Project manager
b. Facilitator
c. Functional manager
d. Scrum master - Answers d. Scrum master
Contractor companies might determine which client projects to pursue by performing a quick
_______.
,a. financial analysis
b. SWOT analysis
c. scoring model
d. business case - Answers b. SWOT analysis
An organization's ______ is/are a one-sentence statement describing the clear and inspirational
long-term, desired change or direction resulting from an organization or program's work.
a. mission
b. strategic analysis
c. vision
d. beliefs - Answers c. vision
With the strategic analysis, mission, and vision in place, strategic objectives to achieve the
mission and vision are developed. Organizations that embrace the triple bottom line in their
guiding values will have objectives promoting each one of them, and projects that are selected
will contribute toward each. Which of these is NOT part of an organization's triple bottom line?
a. Profit
b. People
c. Processes
d. Planet - Answers NOT CORRECT - d. Planet
Incorrect. The triple bottom line objectives describe both short and long-term results that are
desired, along with measures to determine achievement. Planet is one of the triple bottom line
values. See 2-1c: Strategic Objectives
After a scoring model has been used to select projects, key decision makers will prioritize them
by determining which projects will be assigned resources and a start date. Which of these
issues would NOT be a consideration for prioritizing projects?
a. The final weighted score for the project
b. The urgency of each project
c. The net present value of the project
d. The cost of delaying the expected benefit of the project - Answers c. The net present value of
,the project
According to Tri-Health's decision matrix, there are a number of project conditions under which
no project charter would be required. Other situations require either a mini charter or a full
project charter. Under which of the conditions below would a mini charter be appropriate?
a. No technology changes
b. Improvement will be tracked.
c. Little complexity
d. Involvement of 2-3 people for solution - Answers b. Improvement will be tracked
As with other Microsoft Office applications, the ___________ along the top of the interface
contains the controls (or access to controls) used to develop and manipulate your project data.
a. File Tab
b. Task Tab
c. Ribbon Bar
d. Format Tab - Answers c. Ribbon Bar
The project charter reflects a common understanding and collaboration between the ________
and the project manager.
a. team
b. sponsor
c. functional manager
d. project management office (PMO) - Answers b. sponsor
The project charter is a good tool for leaders to share a project vision and objectives and begin
to create an environment that encourages team members to work collaboratively. Team roles
and methods may be enumerated in a project charter or in an associated __________.
a. mission statement
b. stakeholder list
c. resources needed estimate
d. team charter - Answers d. team charter
A variety of organizational culture themes make project success more likely. All but one of the
, answers below reflect organizational culture themes that are helpful in achieving project
success. Which of these is NOT one of those culture themes?
a. Vision-led
b. Unity of command
c. Goal-oriented
d. Flexible leadership with rapid decision making - Answers b. Unity of command
In which type of organizational structure do members of the project team have two bosses?
a. Functional
b. Projectized
c. Agile
d. Matrix - Answers d. Matrix
Project planning teams use project life cycle models because various types of projects have
differing demands. Between the two extremes of a traditional, plan-driven life cycle and an Agile
life cycle is a range of other, alternative life cycle approaches. Which of these is NOT an
alternative life cycle approach?
a. Iterative
b. Hybrid
c. Incremental
d. Construction - Answers d. Construction
_______ are the small group of people who are on the project from start to finish, and who jointly,
with the project manager, make many decisions and carry out many project activities.
a. Subject matter experts
b. Chief project officer
c. Sponsors
d. Core team members - Answers d. Core team members
All of these are good ways to analyze the relative priority of stakeholders on an Agile project
EXCEPT:
a. focus on outcomes.
