Chapters 1-3 CAPM/PMP Project Management
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A series of activities to create a unique product or service by a specific date is best
describes as which one of the following?
Ans: project
Ben is a new employee in your organization and he's been assigned to your project
team. Ben doesn't understand why he is on your project team because he thinks
everything is part of the organization's day-to-day operations. Which of the
following is likely to be part of an operation?
A. Providing electricity to a community
B. Designing an electrical grid for a new community
C. Building a new dam as a source of electricity
D. Informing the public about changes at the electrical company
Ans: Providing electricity to a community
You are the project manager of the HBH Project to install 40 new servers for your
company network. You recommend as a part of your project planning using
progressive elaboration. Some of the project team members are confused about
this concept. Of the following which one is the best example of progressive
elaboration?
Ans: It is the process of taking a project from concept to completion
Your organization would like to create a new product based on market research.
This new product will be created by a project. This is an example of which one of
the following reasons to launch a new project?
Ans: Market demand
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Your organization utilizes projects, programs, and portfolios. Some of the project
team members are confused about what a program is. A program is which one of
the following?
Ans: A collection of projects with a common objective
Sam and Sarah are in a heated discussion over a new program in the organization.
They are trying to determine who will make the tactical decisions in the projects
within the program. Who manages programs?
A. Management
B. Project sponsors
C. Project managers
D. Program managers
Ans: Program managers
You have an excellent idea for a new project that can increase productivity by 20
percent in your organization. Management, however, declines to approve the
proposed project because too many resources are already devoted to other
projects. You have just experienced what?
A. Parametric modeling
B. Management by exception
C. Project portfolio management
D. Management reserve
Ans: project portfolio management
Larger projects generally utilize more processes with more depth than smaller
projects. What term is assigned to customization or processes within a project?