Which of the choices listed below is NOT considered a project?

Select one:
a. Developing a new advertising program
b. Preparing the site for the Olympic Games
c. Designing a space station
d. Production of automobile tires

e. Developing a new software program

Project Management is a style that places a premium on

Select one:
a. building relationships.
b. including a diverse set of talent.
c. maintenance operations.
d. building relationships and including a diverse set of talent.

e. extensive testing only.

Certainty: C=1 (Unsure: <67%) C=2 (Mid: >67%) C=3 (Quite sure:
>80%)

An increase in the complexity of projects, because projects typically include

the latest advances, can be the result of a growth in new __________.
Select one:
a. products and services
b. services
c. knowledge
d. processes

e. products

Certainty: C=1 (Unsure: <67%) C=2 (Mid: >67%) C=3 (Quite sure:
>80%)

Agile PM is incremental, iterative development and delivery whereas

traditional PM does not deliver nor elicit feedback from the customer until
the project is nearly complete.
Select one:
 True

False

People who are part of the project team need to understand project
management because they
Select one:
a. Need to understand project priorities so they can make independent
decisions.
b. All of these are reasons it is important for project team members
to understand project management.
c. Work with others to create a schedule and budget.
d. Need to understand the project charter or scope statement that defines
the objectives and parameters of the project.

e. Need to be able to monitor and report project progress.

Which of the following problems refers to lack of understanding and

consensus of organization strategy among top and middle-level managers?
This also can result when top management formulates strategy and leaves
implementation to functional managers.
Select one:
a. Implementation gap
b. Multitasking
c. Employee turnover
d. Resource conflicts

e. Organization politics

The following are responsibilities of the governance team when managing a

portfolio system EXCEPT
Select one:
a. constant scanning of the external environment to determine if
organizational selection criteria need to be changed.
b. evaluating the progress of the projects in the portfolio.
c. publishing the priority of every project and ensuring the process is open
and free of power politics.
d. communicating which projects are approved.

e. deciding how organizational resources are allocated among the

different types of projects.

Which of the following is NOT true about organizational politics?

Select one:
a. Politics can have a significant influence on which projects receive funding.
b. Politics can influence project selection.
c. Politics exist in every organization.
d. Project managers should not engage in organizational politics.

e. Politics can play a role in the aspirations behind projects.

Certainty: C=1 (Unsure: <67%) C=2 (Mid: >67%) C=3 (Quite sure:
>80%)

rojects are usually classified into all but one of the following categories.
Which one is NOT one of the typical classifications?
Select one:
a. Political necessity
b. All of these are typical classifications.
c. Compliance and emergency
d. Operational

e. Strategic

Certainty: C=1 (Unsure: <67%) C=2 (Mid: >67%) C=3 (Quite sure:
>80%)

All of the following are symptoms of organizations struggling with strategy

disconnect and unclear priorities EXCEPT
Select one:
a. confused employees regarding which projects are more important.
b. people are working on multiple projects and feel inefficient.
c. frequent conflicts between managers.
d. not enough projects within the portfolio to make a profit.
e. inadequate resources.

Companies are using which of the following for improving the estimating
process for future projects?
Select one:
a. Establishing an estimating training course for all employees
b. Benchmarking and using the experience of other companies
c. Adjusting estimates based on individual forecasting abilities
d. Creating historical databases of previous projects

e. Using time and motion studie

What is the relationship between organizational culture and estimating?
Select one:
a. There is no relationship.
b. Estimating alters cultural norms.
c. Culture determines whether estimates are made.
d. Cultural norms affect the accuracy of estimates.

e. Estimating and culture are independent.

Estimates are supposed to be based on normal conditions. While this is a

good starting point, it rarely holds true in real life.
Select one:
True

False
If a project is internal to the company and relatively small, the bottom-up
approach to estimating time and costs for the project is the best choice.
Select one:
True

False

Phase estimating is used when a project cannot be rigorously defined

because of the uncertainty of design or the final product.
Select one:
 True

False

An activity is an element of the project that always requires time.

Select one:
True

False

A _________ activity is one that has more than one activity taking place at the
same time.
Select one:
a. Burst
b. Merge
c. Dangling
d. Slack

e. Parallel

In a project network, recycling through a set of activities or __________ is not

permitted.
Select one:
a. backward pass
b. late finish
c. forward pass
d. circular pass

e. looping

A(n) ________ activity has more than one successor activity.

Select one:
a. critical
b. merge
c. dangling
d. parallel
e. burst

Lags can be used to constrain the start and finish of an activity.

Select one:
True

False
In reality resource allocation generally occurs in a(n) ___________ environment
where the demands of one project have to be reconciled with the needs of
other projects.
Select one:
a. budget-constrained
b. risky
c. controlled
d. uncertain

e. multiproject

All of the following are types of resource constraints EXCEPT

Select one:
a. materials.
b. equipment.
c. people.
d. human.

e. information.

Resource dependency takes priority over the technological dependency but

does not violate ___________ dependencies.
Select one:
a. technical
b. logical
c. resource
d. time

e. equipment
In a resource-constrained project, the first, or primary, priority in assigning
resources is usually given to activities with the
Select one:
a. most slack.
b. least slack.
c. highest cost.
d. lowest identification number.

e. smallest duration.
This is used to compare the cost accounts between organizational units and
deliverables.
Select one:
a. Comparison Audit
b. Chart of Accounts
c. Earned Value
d. Project Schedule

e. Direct Labor Budget Rollup

There is a high degree of internal conflict in the forming stage of team
development.
Select one:
True

False

High performing teams typically and often meet many of the characteristics
outlined in the text.
Select one:
True

False

Which of the following is NOT one of the tips for alleviating communication
problems of virtual teams?
Select one:
a. Share the pain when team members reside in different time zones.
b. Insist team members travel at least once during the project for a
face-to-face meeting.
c. Establish a code of conduct to avoid delays.
d. Establish clear norms and protocols for surfacing assumptions and
conflicts.

e. Keep team members informed on how well the overall project is going.

Project managers should encourage ___________ conflict.

Select one:
a. diverse
b. dysfunctional
c. emotional
d. functional

e. creative

During the delivery phase of a project's life cycle, the most significant source
of conflict is
Select one:
a. schedules.
b. costs.
c. priorities.
d. procedures.

e. technical.
Project managers are expected to ensure that appropriate trade-offs are
made between the time, cost, and __________ requirements of the project.
Select one:
a. quality
b. specifications
c. functional
d. performance

e. scope
This first chapter introduced some of the most rudimentary aspects of the
discipline, including definitions. A temporary endeavor undertaken to create
a unique product, service, or result is a(n) _________.
Select one:
a. All of these.
b. project
c. activity
d. undertaking

e. task

Which of the following is NOT typical of a project manager?

Select one:
a. Managing a temporary activity
b. Managing a nonrepetitive activity
c. Responsible for time, cost and performance trade-offs
d. Overseeing existing operations

e. Work with a group of outsiders, including vendors and suppliers

A professional organization for project managers is the ___________.

Select one:
a. Organization for Project Managers and Professionals
b. Society for Project Professionals and Project Managers
c. The Union of Project Professionals
d. Institute for Project Managers

e. Project Management Institute (PMI)

In today's customer-focused organizations, the customer is recognized as the
final authority of what constitutes quality. Nevertheless, customer tastes and
feature preferences vary from customer to customer. Increased competition
has placed a premium on customer satisfaction and the development of
__________ products and services.
Select one:
a. consistent
b. customized
c. unique
d. quality

e. creative
At each gate a(n) _______ is made.
Select one:
a. assessment
b. evaluation
c. analysis
d. judgement

e. decision

______ change infrequently and may require revision only when the nature of
the business changes or shifts.
Select one:
a. Vision statements
b. Mission statements
c. Goals
d. Lessons learned

e. Objectives
One who endorses and lends political support for the completion of a specific
project is known as the
Select one:
a. Project lead.
b. Project manager.
c. Project sponsor.
d. Sacred cow.

e. CEO.
Multi-weighted scoring models include only quantitative criteria, not
qualitative.
Select one:
 True

False
Which of the following is NOT one of the traditional components found in
mission statements?
Select one:
a. Target customers and markets
b. Major products and services
c. Profitability
d. Contribution to society

e. Geographic domain
Refining Estimates may be necessary for a number of reasons. For example,
a manager getting further into a project and obtaining a better
understanding of what needs to be done to accomplish a project and meet
the needs of the customer is an example of
Select one:
a. changes in project scope.
b. hidden interaction costs.
c. things going wrong on a project.
d. normal conditions not applying.

e. there is never a good reason to refine estimates.

General and administrative costs are usually allocated as a percent of the

total of a direct cost which includes labor, materials, or equipment.
Select one:
True

False