Chapter 1

Question 1

The triple constraints on a project are:
A. Time, cost, and profitability
B. Resources required, sponsorship involvement, and funding
C. Time, cost, and quality and/or scope
D. Calendar dates, facilities available, and funding

Answer 1

Time, Cost, Quality and/or scope

Question 2

Which of the following is not part of the definition of a project?
A. Repetitive activities
B. Constraints
C. Consumption of resources
D. A well-defined objective

Answer 2

Repetitive activities

Question 3

Which of the following is usually not part of the criteria for project success?
A. Customer satisfaction
B. Customer acceptance
C. Meeting at least 75 percent of specification requirements.
D. Meeting the triple-constraint requirements

Answer 3

Meeting atleast 75% of specification requirements

Question 4

Which of the following is generally not a benefit achieved from using project management?
A. Flexibility in the project’s end date
B. Improved risk management
C. Improved estimating
D. Tracking of projects

Answer 4

Flexibility of the projects end date

Question 5

The person responsible for assigning the resources to a project is most often:
A. The project manager
B. The Human Resources Department
C. The line manager
D. The executive sponsor

Answer 5

The line manager

Question 6

Conflicts between the project and line managers are most often resolved by:
A. The assistant project manager for conflicts
B. The project sponsor
C. The executive steering committee
D. The Human Resources Department

Answer 6

The Project Sponsor

Question 7

Your company does only projects. If the projects performed by your company are for customers external to your company and a profit criterion exists on the project, then your organization is most likely:
A. Project-driven
B. Non–project-driven
C. A hybrid
D. All of the above are possible based upon the size of the profit margin.

Answer 7

Project Driven