Chapter 4

Question 1

Most people seem to believe that the number one behavioral issue in project management is multiple-boss reporting.
True
False

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Which of the following is not apersonalattribute of a project manager?
Honesty and integrity
Energy and toughness
Poor coping skills
Decision-making skills

Answer 2

Poor coping skills

Question 3

Project manager selection is usually made by the:
Senior levels of management
Customer’s selection process
Line management based upon cooperation on past projects
Voting by the team members

Answer 3

Senior levels of management

Question 4

Which of the following is a job-related characteristic that a PM should possess or may be expected to possess?
Necessity for feasibility studies
Project’s priority and risks.
Requirement for complex technical expertise
All of the above

Answer 4

All of the above

Question 5

The wrong people are often selected as project managers because of:
A belief that project management maturity comes with age
A belief that someone who knows the customer well will make the best project manager
A belief that entrepreneurial skills are always necessary
All of the above

Answer 5

All of the above

Question 6

It is usually easier to manage one large project on a full-time basis than to manage multiple small projects at the same time.
True
False

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Which of the following is often regarded as the best way to train project managers?
On-the-job-training
Formal education
Seminars
Personal readings

Answer 7

On-the-job-training

Question 8

According to the text, the “next generation” project manager must exhibit skills in all of the following except:
Integration skills
Risk management skills
Wage and salary administration skills
Knowledge of the business

Answer 8

Wage and salary administration skills

Question 9

Which of the following is usually not a major concern for the PM during the organizational staffing process?
Union vs nonunion personnel
Where the resources will come from
Skill level of the resources
Type of organizational structure for the project?

Answer 9

Union vs nonunion personnel

Question 10

Probably the greatest risk to a project manager on a long-term project is to receive the best employees and then:
Have them seek perfection rather than just meeting the requirements
Find that your costs are escalating
Being unable to motivate them.
Losing them to other projects at an inopportune time

Answer 10

Losing them to other projects at an inopportune time

Question 11

In a weak matrix structure, teamwork is not vital for project success because the team members are under the control of their functional manager.
True
False

Answer 11

False

Question 12

Which people generally receive no visibility or credit for a job well done.
Project sponsors
Project managers
Project team members
Functional managers

Answer 12

Functional managers

Question 13

Strange as it may seem, project managers should encourage conflicts to take place during recruitment and staffing.
True
False

Answer 13

True

Question 14

Under which of the following situations should an employee be terminated from the project?
Failure to follow rules, policies and procedures
Failure to accept formal authority
Professionalism more important than company loyalty.
All of the above

Answer 14

All of the above

Question 15

Which of the following is not usually an option for a PM dealing with an incompetent worker?
On-the-spot appraisals
Re-assignment to less critical activities
Removal from the company
Removal from the project

Answer 15

Removal from the company

Question 16

A typical project office (not to be confused with a project management office) responsible for the management of a large project includes the project manager and the:
Project sponsor
Project sponsor and assistant project managers
Assistant project managers
Assistant project managers and functional managers

Answer 16

Assistant project managers

Question 17

During the past few years, which project management skill seems to have outpaced all other skills?
Technical skills
Business conceptual skills
Behavioral skills
Problem-solving skills

Answer 17

Business conceptual skills

Question 18

Professionally-trained people with advanced degrees often prefer:
To work on project tasks alone
To work in groups with people devoted to their discipline
To work in groups with people not devoted to their discipline
Never to work on project teams

Answer 18

To work in groups with people devoted to their discipline

Question 19

Project team members often feel threatened by the possibility of the cancellation of the project. In which organizational form is this threat the greatest?
projectized
Strong matrix
Balanced matrix
Weak matrix
Projectized

Answer 19

Projectized

Question 20

Some companies assign employees to a project management position as a lateral transfer move without a salary increase because:
The project is short term in nature
The project maybe cancelled
The employee must demonstrate performance first
The employee reports to a functional organization

Answer 20

The employee must demonstrate performance first

Question 21

The person most qualified to assess the overall risk in a work package activity in a project is the:
PM
Sponsor
Team member
Team member and / or line manager

Answer 21

Team member and / or line manager

Question 22

Once an employee is assigned to a project, the project manager has the authority to provide team members with work assignments above their pay grade so that they can get promoted.
True
False

Answer 22

False

Question 23

Who determines grade level of the employee needed to accomplish a task?
Project sponsor
Project manager
Functional manager
A consensus vote during the project’s kickoff meeting.

Answer 23

Functional manager

Question 24

You have just been awarded a contract in which you told the customer that a certain employee would be assigned full time on the project. Once the project begins, you discover that the employee is splitting his time between two projects per the instructions of his functional manager. You should:
Do nothing
Determine the impact on the project and discuss it with the project sponsor
Determine the impact on the project and discuss it with the functional manager
Determine the impact on the project and discuss it with the customer

Answer 24

Determine the impact on the project and discuss it with the functional manager

Question 25

After contract award, a customer requests that some of the senior workers in the functional areas be assigned to the project team. You priced out the project assuming the average worker would be assigned and furthermore assumed that the average worker could do the job effectively. You should discuss this first with:
The average workers
The senior workers
The project sponsor
The functional manager

Answer 25

The project sponsor