MGMT627 GRAND QUIZ SOLVED

Project Management Quizzes with Answers

1. The level at which the project is managed is generally called

a. Top Level
b. Initial Level
c. Work package Level (Lesson no 22 Page no 153 Handouts)
2.
Which of the following is a product-oriented family tree subdivision of the
hardware, services, and data required to produce the end product?
a. Statement of work (SOW)
b. Project Specifications
c. Milestone schedule
d. Work breakdown Structure (WBS) (Lesson no 22 Page no 151 Handouts)
3. For projects internal to the company, the Statement of Work (SOW) is prepared
by which of the following?
a. Contractor
b. Line Manager
c. Functional Manager
d. Project Office (Lesson no 21 Page no 147 Handouts)
4. All of the following are internal operating variables for strategic planning in the
tire industry EXCEPT:
a. Product Changes
b. Research & Development
c. Volume (Economies of Scale)
d. Capacity of Plants (Lesson no 20 Page no 143 Handouts)
5. All of the following are life cycle phases used in engineering EXCEPT:
a. Start-up
b. Definition
c. Formation (Lesson no 20 Page no 144 Handouts)
d. Termination
6. The best way to control creeping scope is with a good definition of which of the
following?
a. Specifications
b. Requirements (Lesson no 21 Page no 148 Handouts)
c. Milestones
d. Statement of Work (SOW)
7. Which of the following life cycle phases is also called “defining the
requirements”?
a. Conceptualization
b. Feasibility
c. Preliminary planning (Lesson no 20 Page no 145 Handouts)
d. Detail planning
8. Which of the following refers to “a specification of series of actions, acts or
operations, which have to be executed in the same manner in order to always
obtain the same result in the same circumstances”?
a. Policy
b. *Procedure (Lecture no 18 Page no 139 Handouts)
c. Standard
d. Decision
9. Which of the following statements is TRUE for Work breakdown Structure
(WBS)?
a. Project Manager must structure work into small elements that are manageable
b. Project Manager must structure work into small elements that are independent
c. Project Manager must structure work into small elements that are measurable
d. All of the given options (Lesson # 22 page # 151)
10. All of the following are life cycle phases used in construction EXCEPT:
a. Data gathering and procedures
b. Construction
c. Testing
d. Implementation (Lesson no 20 Page no 144 Handouts)
11. Which of the following refers to a narrative description of the work to be
accomplished?
a. The statement of work (SOW) (Lesson no 21 Page no 147 Handouts)
b. The project specifications
c. The milestone schedule
d. The work breakdown structure (WBS)
12. All of the following are activities of Project Engineering Manager EXCEPT:
a. Process Flow Sheets
b. Equipment Data Specs
c. Process Liaison
d. Bid Analysis Correct
13. Which of the following refers to a” process of establishing a technical
specification, called a standard, among competing entities in a market, where
this will bring benefits without hurting competition?
a. Policy
b. Procedure
c. Standard (Lesson no 18 Page no 139 Handouts)
d. Decision
14. Which of the following managers develop tactical plans for the project?
a. Top Managers (Lesson no 18 Page no 140 Handouts)
b. Middle Managers
c. Line Managers
d. Supervisors
15. The level at which the project is managed is generally called
a. Top Level
b. Initial Level
c. Work package Level (Lesson no 22 Page no 153 Handouts)
d. Secondary Level
16. For projects internal to the company, the Statement of Work (SOW) is prepared
by which of the following?
a. Contractor
b. Line Manager
c. Functional Manager
d. Project Office (Lesson no 21 Page no 147 Handouts)
17. ___________ is the lowest level of quality development
Quality Assurance
Quality Management
Inspection
Total Quality Management ( Lesson# 35 page# 258)
18. Fitness to cost can be obtained by:
Determining the customer’s needs
Building of customer needed products
Obtaining high quality and low cost products
Developing quality management
19. Quality is defined by_____________.
Customer ( Lesson#35 page # 257)
Proposal manager
Higher management
Quality management
20. The emphasis is changed from product to process at ______________ stage.
Inspection
Quality control
Quality management
Quality assurance
21. Scope defines the size of the project. Scope include(s) which of the following(s)?
Departments
b) Geographic locations
c) Deliverables
 d) All of the given (right answer) Lesson#26 page 180
22. Refining the estimating criteria is ________________ of scheduling.
Objective (right answer) page 165
23. The detailed project scope statement includes which of the following
Project boundaries
Project constraints (right answer) Lesson#26 page 187
24. Who among the following is responsible to provide technical directions to any
problem? Assistant project manager
Program manager
Line manager ( right answer) page#176
Project manager
25. Detailed schedules are developed for which of the following?
for the doers and lower-level control (right answer) Lesson#24 page 164
26. Scope creep can be a result of:
Poor change control
Weak project manager or executive sponsor Both a and b (right answer) page no 181
27. Which of the following is a Master production schedule?
Production plan (right answer) page 166
28. If the company underestimates the salary structure,
It will be cause Increased costs and decreased profits (right answer) Lesson#32page
no 233
29. From the early 1950s to the late 1960s, quality control evolved into quality
assurance, with its emphasis on problem avoidance rather than problem
detection. The three general preconditions for achieving lasting success as a
project manager are: Select correct option:
Technical Skills, Ability, Human Skills and Design Skill
Ability, Motivation to manage and Opportunity (http://www.vuzs.info)
Motivation to manage,Opportunityand Conceptual Skill
Ability, Capacity and Supervision
30. 1. In precedence diagram, what does dotted line indicates?
a. Event
b. Relationship
c. Slack (Lesson no 31 Page no 221 Handouts)
d. Critical path
31. Empowerment, encourages which of the following?
a. Responsibility
b. Authority
c. Innovation (Lesson no 36 Page no 264 Handouts)
d. Motivation
32. Analysis steps in cause and effect diagram
6. Steps (Lecture no 38 Page no 283 Handouts Read)
33. Which is not included in quality assurance principle
a. The cost of quality
b. Aero defect (It is Typo, it should be written zero defect )
c. Reliability engineering
d. Gantt chart (Lecture no 35 Page no 255 Handouts)
34. _______________ includes quality audits.
a. Total quality control
b. Quality control
c. Quality management
d. Quality assurance (Lecture no 35 Page no 256 Handouts)
35. . _________________ makes the judgement of quality.
a. Customer (Lecture no 34 Page no 248 Handouts)
b. Production manager
c. Proposal manager
d. Senior management
36. Statistical process control, is a practical application of which of the following?
a. Quantitative methods (From Slides Page no 488)
b. Qualitative facts
c. Quantitative facts
d. Qualitative methods
37. For competitive bidding of projects, which of the following stage(s) is/are included?
a. Conceptual Stage
b. Termination Stage
c. All of the given options (Lesson no 31 Page no 227 Handouts)
d. Planning Stage
38. __________________ gives little practical approach to managers.
a. Judgmental criteria (From Slides Page no 255 Handouts)
b. Product-based criteria
c. User-based criteria
d. Integrating perspective on quality
39. _______________ compares the actual results with the quality standards.
a. Process control charts
b. Cost of quality
c. Total quality control
d. Quality control system (Lesson no 35 Page no 256 Handouts)
40. Quality control evolved into quality assurance from:
a. The late 1940s to the early 1950s
b. The early 1940s to the late 1950s
c. The early 1950s to the late 1960s (Lecture no 35 Page no 255 Handouts)
d. The late 1950s to the early 1960s
41. Which of the following companies have tighter monetary control?
 a. Profit oriented companies
b. Non profit oriented companies
c. Large companies
d. Small companies (Lesson no 40 Page no 308 Handouts)
42. What is quality dimension development?
a. The customer defection
b. The method of measuring customer satisfaction (Lecture no 37 Page no 274 Handouts)
c. The customer retention
d. The customer satisfaction system
43. Which of the following is dependent on the size of the program?
a. Purchased parts
b. Freight (From Slides Page no 194 Handouts)
c. Special consultants
d. Material
44. ____________ is the management section of quality management.
a. Quality control
b. Process control charts
c. Total quality control
d. Quality assurance (Lesson no 35 Page no 256 Handouts)
45. The project manager has the greatest impact on the quality of the product at
_____________ stage.
a. Quality management
b. Quality assurance (Lesson no 35 Page no 256 Handouts)
c. Total Quality Management
d. Inspection
46. What is the achievement of end results with least amount of resources called?
a. Competitiveness
b. Effectiveness
c. Productivity
d. Efficiency (Lecture no 39 Page no 299 Handouts)
47. All of the following fall under quality assurance principle, EXCEPT:
a. Total quality control
b. Reliability engineering
c. Zero-defect programs
d. Process control charts (Lesson no 35 Page no 255 Handouts)
48. Productivity, is an output input agreement on consideration of which of the following?
a. Competitiveness and time
b. Quality and time (Lecture no 39 Page no 297 Handouts)
c. Efficiency and time
d. Effectiveness and time
49. The product meets _________________ of consumer needs.
 a. Value-based criteria
b. Judgmental criteria
c. Product-based criteria
d. User-based criteria (From Slides Page no 259)
50. Which of the following is not a characteristic of project organization?
a. Quality (From Slides Page no 231)
b. Systematic structure
c. Distinct purpose
d. People
51. Trough Project management softwares, we can achieve
a. Effectiveness only
b. Efficiency only
c. None of the given options
d. Both efficiency and effectiveness (Not Sure)
52. Which of the following is NOT a phase in operating cycle?
a. Cost analysis
b. Cost data collection and reporting
c. Reporting
d. Cost estimation (Lecture no 40 Page no 314 Handouts)
53. ____________ results in users’ satisfaction.
a. Value
b. Product/service
c. Quality (From Slides Page no 234)
d. Rules
54. Which of the following is an example of a primary customer?
a. Bank’s head office receiver
b. Transporter
c. Lab test report receiver (Lecture no 37 Page no 269 Handouts)
d. Logistic department
55. Fitness to cost can be obtained by:
a. Developing quality management
b. Obtaining high quality and low cost products (From Slides Page no 264)
c. Determining the customer’s needs
d. Building of customer needed products
56. Which of the following represents management cost and control system?
a. Operating and monitoring cycle
b. Planning and operating cycle (Lecture no 40 Page no 309 Handouts)
c. Planning and controlling cycle
d. Operating and controlling cycle
57. Project management softwares help to
a. Prepare budjet plan
 b. All of the given options (Not sure)
c. Prepare time schedules
d. Prepare cost schedules
58. Lack of ownership exists at ______________ level.
a. Quality Management
b. Quality Assurance
c. Quality Control
d. Inspection (From Slides Page no 266)
59. Which of the following is the source of product and process requirement?
a. External customer
b. Primary customer (Lecture no 37 Page no 269 Handouts)
c. Intermediary
d. Secondary customer
60. Which of the following is NOT a goal for any business?
a. Retain customers in long run
b. Gain market share
c. Satisfy customers
d. Price control (Lecture no 37 Page no 268 Handouts
61. _______________ makes the basis of a successful program management.
a. Time management
b. Salary structure
c. Cost package (From Slides Page no 207) (Lecture no 33 Page no 241 Handouts)
d. Pricing out of activities
62. How many tools are used for quality improvement?
a. Quality and productivity (Not sure)
b. Efficiency and effectiveness
c. Quality and effectiveness
d. Productivity and efficiency
63. If an organization overestimates the salary structure in project pricing, the project pricing
will be
a. Optimal
b. Competitive
c. None of the given options
d. Non competitive (Read Lecture no 32 Page no 233 Handouts)
64. ________________ level aims to increase uniformity.
a. Quality Management
b. Total Quality Management
c. Quality Control
d. Quality Assurance (From Slides Page no 282)
65. Which of the following refers to a” process of establishing a technical specification, called
a standard, among competing entities in a market, where this will bring benefits without
hurting competition”?
Policy
Procedure
Standard ( Lesson #18 139)
Decision
66. High production costs are typically found at which of the following Project Life Cycle (PLC)
phases?
 Maturity phase of the PLC
 Growth phase of the PLC
 Decline phase of the PLC
 Introduction phase of the PLC
67. Which of the following is included in Project Scope Management?
 Plan development
 Project plan execution
 Integrated change control
 Initiation (Lesson#26 page# 182)
68. Which of the following statements is TRUE about scope management?
 It entails managing the project's work content
 It is a subset of configuration management and as such is performed by scope
management specialists
 It is concerned with defining and controlling what is or is not included in the
project (Lesson#26 Page#182)
 It is not a concern of the project manage
69.