Chapter 4 Project Planning: The Project Infrastructure Flashcards

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High level of integration, improved communication, increased project focus, higher potential for conflict, and poorer response time are advantages and disadvantages of:

a. The Functional Organization
b. The Formal Organization
c. The Matrix Organization
d. The Project Organization
e. The Informal Organization

A

: The Matrix Organization

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The ____ will specify how the project’s product will will be integrated into the organizational environment.

a. Communication Plan
b. Quality Management Plan
c. Scope Management Plan
d. Change Management Plan
e. Human Resources Plan

A

: Change Management Plan

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The project charter

a. is developed by the project sponsor.
b. and the project plan should be developed together.
c. is summarized in the project plan.
d. and the project plan are developed in the scope document.
e. and the project plan are the same document.

A

: and the project plan should be developed together.

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Project isolation, duplication of effort, and projectitis are disadvantages of:

a. The Project Organization
b. The Functional Organization
c. the Matrix Organization
d. The Formal Organization
e. The Informal Organization

A

: The Project Organization

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The ____ outlines how the project’s status or progress will be reported to the stakeholders.

a. Quality Management Plan
b. Scope Management Plan
c. Change Management Plan
d. Human Resources Plan
e. Communication Plan

A

: Communication Plan

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The structure that reveals most clearly how individuals in an organization relate is the:

a. The Informal Organization
b. The Project Organization
c. The Functional Organization
d. The Matrix Organization
e. The Formal Organization

A

: The Informal Organization

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____ integrates areas and resources throughout the organization.

a. The Informal Organization
b. The Project Organization
c. The Functional Organization
d. The Matrix Organization
e. The Formal Organization

A

: The Matrix Organization

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Within the Project Charter, ____ defines the work to be completed.

a. Statement of Work
b. Project Administration
c. MOV
d. Project Description
e. Project Scope

A

: Project Scope

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A communication plan, a quality management plan, and a change management plan are all associated with which part of the project charter?

a. Project Description
b. Project Administration
c. Project Scope
d. Project References
e. Project Resources

A

: Project Administration

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Which of the following attributes is least important for successful project managers:

a. ability to create an sustain relationships
b. ability to communicate with people
c. ability to organize
d. ability to learn new technical skills
e. ability to deal with people

A

: ability to learn new technical skills

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