Chapter 3: The Project Manager

Question 1

functional management

Answer 1

department heads usually functional specialists, functional managers: decide who performs each each task

Question 2

project management

Answer 2

PMs usually generalists, PMs: rarely decide who performs each task, lack technical skills, very little control over most aspects

Question 3

PM responsibilities

Answer 3

parent company, project and client, project team

Question 4

parent company

Answer 4

proper usage of resources, timely and accurate reports, keep project sponsor informed

Question 5

project and client

Answer 5

preserve integrity of client, keep client informed of major changes

Question 6

project team

Answer 6

very few people will work for PM, team will disband at end, must look out for everyone’s future

Question 7

special demands on PM

Answer 7

acquiring adequate resources, motivating personnel, dealing with obstacles, making project goal trade-offs, balanced outlook, negotation

Question 8

project partnering

Answer 8

transforming contractual relations into cooperative project team with single set of goals

Question 9

project charter

Answer 9

written agreement that outlines specifics of the project, contains expected deliverables/resource commitments