PROJECT MANAGEMENT THE
MANAGERIAL PROCESS CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION VERIFIED QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
●● Managing a project and leading a project are two different things.
Project leadership is about coping with
A. Formulating plans and objectives.
B. Monitoring results against plans.
C. Change.
D. Taking corrective action when necessary.
E. Designing structures and procedures.
Answer: C
●● One difference between project management and project leadership
is that project management includes
A. Recognizing the need to alter direction.
B. Aligning people to meet new directions.
C. Monitoring results against plans.
D. Motivating people to meet new objectives.
,E. Deviating from the plan.
Answer: C
●● A well-defined project that encounters no significant surprises would
require little
A. Management.
B. Leadership.
C. Monitoring.
D. Corrective action.
E. Controlling.
Answer: B
●● When managing stakeholders, a project manager should
A. Develop a hands-on approach.
B. Focus on the project team and their needs.
C. Understand how different stakeholders can affect the project and
manage that dependency.
D. Manage and limit time negotiating with stakeholders outside of the
organization.
E. Refuse to be pulled by the demands of people who are not directly
involved in the project.
,Answer: C
●● Which metaphor best captures the role of a project manager?
A. The conductor of an orchestra
B. The point guard on a basketball team
C. A programmer on a software development team
D. A scout on an exploration
E. A mathematics instructor
Answer: A
●● Which of the following groups of stakeholders place constraints on
project work such as requiring permits to be secured, that work is built
to code, or that safety standards are met?
A. Project sponsors
B. Government agencies
C. Project managers
D. Customers
E. Top management
Answer: B
, ●● Stakeholders such as human resources, information systems,
purchasing agents, and maintenance are typically classified as
A. Project managers.
B. Administrative support.
C. Functional managers.
D. Project sponsors.
E. Customers.
Answer: B
●● The closest relationships in a project network of relationships are
between the project manager and
A. Other project managers.
B. Project sponsors.
C. Top management.
D. Customers.
E. Project team members.
Answer: E
●● The second ring in the network of relationships for project managers
includes all of the following EXCEPT
MANAGERIAL PROCESS CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION VERIFIED QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
●● Managing a project and leading a project are two different things.
Project leadership is about coping with
A. Formulating plans and objectives.
B. Monitoring results against plans.
C. Change.
D. Taking corrective action when necessary.
E. Designing structures and procedures.
Answer: C
●● One difference between project management and project leadership
is that project management includes
A. Recognizing the need to alter direction.
B. Aligning people to meet new directions.
C. Monitoring results against plans.
D. Motivating people to meet new objectives.
,E. Deviating from the plan.
Answer: C
●● A well-defined project that encounters no significant surprises would
require little
A. Management.
B. Leadership.
C. Monitoring.
D. Corrective action.
E. Controlling.
Answer: B
●● When managing stakeholders, a project manager should
A. Develop a hands-on approach.
B. Focus on the project team and their needs.
C. Understand how different stakeholders can affect the project and
manage that dependency.
D. Manage and limit time negotiating with stakeholders outside of the
organization.
E. Refuse to be pulled by the demands of people who are not directly
involved in the project.
,Answer: C
●● Which metaphor best captures the role of a project manager?
A. The conductor of an orchestra
B. The point guard on a basketball team
C. A programmer on a software development team
D. A scout on an exploration
E. A mathematics instructor
Answer: A
●● Which of the following groups of stakeholders place constraints on
project work such as requiring permits to be secured, that work is built
to code, or that safety standards are met?
A. Project sponsors
B. Government agencies
C. Project managers
D. Customers
E. Top management
Answer: B
, ●● Stakeholders such as human resources, information systems,
purchasing agents, and maintenance are typically classified as
A. Project managers.
B. Administrative support.
C. Functional managers.
D. Project sponsors.
E. Customers.
Answer: B
●● The closest relationships in a project network of relationships are
between the project manager and
A. Other project managers.
B. Project sponsors.
C. Top management.
D. Customers.
E. Project team members.
Answer: E
●● The second ring in the network of relationships for project managers
includes all of the following EXCEPT
