Engineering Management Flashcards
Management is:
• A. An art
• B. Both science and art
• C. A science
• D. Neither art nor science
An art
Engineering is:
• A. An art
• B. Both science and art
• C. A science
• D. Neither art nor science
A science
Engineers can become good managers only
through __________.
• A. Experience
• B. Taking master degree in management
• C. Effective career planning
• D. Trainings
C. Effective career planning
If you are an engineer wanting to become a
manager, what will you do?
• A. Develop new talents
• B. Acquire new values
• C. Broaden your point of view
• D. All of the above
D. All of the above
When engineer enters management, what is the
most likely problem he finds difficult to acquire?
• A. Learning to trust others
• B. Learning how to work through others
• C. Learning how to take satisfaction in the
work of others
• D. All of the above
D. All of the above
What management functions refers to the process
of anticipating problems, analyzing them, estimating
their likely impact and determining actions that will
lead to the desired outcomes and goals?
• A. Planning
• B. Leading
• C. Controlling
• D. Organizing
• A. Planning
What management function involves orienting
personnel in the most effective way and channeling
resources?
• A. Directing
• B. Planning
• C. Organizing
• D. Leading
Directing
What refers to the establishing interrelationships
between people and things in such a way that human
and materials resources are effectively focused
toward achieving the goal of the company?
• A. Planning
• B. Leading
• C. Controlling
• D. Organizing
D. Organizing
What management function involves selecting
candidates and training personnel?
• A. Organizing
• B. Staffing
• C. Motivating
• D. Controlling
B. Staffing
Actual performance normally is the same as the
original plan and therefore it is necessary to check for
deviation and to take corrective action. This action
refers to what management function?
• A. Organizing
• B. Planning
• C. Controlling
• D. Staffing
Controlling
What refers to management function which is to
encourage others to follow the example set for them,
with great commitment and conviction?
• A. Staffing
• B. Motivating
• C. Controlling
• D. Leading
Leading
What refers to a principal function of lower
management which is to instill in the workforce a commitment and enthusiasm for pursuing the goals of
the organization?
• A. Directing
• B. Motivating
• C. Staffing
• D. Controlling
Motivating
In project management, “R & D” stands for:
• A. Retail Distribution
• B. Research and Development
• C. Repair and Develop
• D. Reduce and Deduce
Research and Development
What refers to the collection of the tools and
techniques that are used on a predefined set of inputs
to produce a predefined set of outputs?
• A. Project Management
• B. Engineering Management
• C. Management
• D. Planning
Project Management
In project management O & M stands for:
• A. Operation and Manpower
• B. Operation and Maintenance
• C. Operation and Management
• D. Operation and Mission
Operation and Maintenance
A project management must be very good in
which of the following skills?
• A. Communication skills
• B. Human relationship skills
• C. Leadership skills
• D. All of the above
All of the above
What is the most essential attribute of a project
manager?
• A. Leadership
• B. Charisma
• C. Communication skill
• D. Knowledge
Leadership
Project integration management involves which of
the following processes?
• A. Project plan development
• B. Project plan execution
• C. Integrated change control
• D. Quality planning
Quality planning
Project quality management involves all of the
following processes except:
• A. Quality planning
• B. Quality assurance
• C. Quality Control
• D. Quality feature
Quality feature
In project management, what provides a simple
yet effective means of monitoring and controlling a
project at each stage of its development?
• A. R & D model
• B. Project feasibility
• C. Life cycle model
• D. All of the above
Life cycle model
What is defined as an organized method of
providing past, present, and projected information on
internal operations and external intelligence for use in
decision making?
• A. Electronic Data Processing Systems
• B. Management Information System
• C. Central Processing System
• D. Data Management System
Management Information System
What project life cycle model is the most relevant
for information technology project?
• A. Morris model
• B. Waterfall model
• C. Incremental release model
• D. Prototype model
Waterfall model
Which is NOT an element of project management
process?
• A. Data and information
• B. Research and development
• C. Decision making
• D. Implementation and action
Research and development
Middle management level undertakes what
planning activity?
• A. Intermediate planning
• B. Strategic planning
• C. Operational planning
• D. Direct planning
Intermediate planning
Strategic planning is undertaken in which
management level?
• A. Lower management level
• B. Middle management level
• C. Top management level
• D. Lowest management level
Top management level
What is the advantage of free-rein style of
leadership?
• A. Little managerial control and high
degree of risk
• B. Time consuming and cost ineffective
• C. Little ideas from subordinate in decision
making
• D. All of the above
Little managerial control and high
degree of risk
. If you are appointed as a division manager, your
first task is most likely to
• A. Set goals
• B. Determine the resources needed
• C. Set a standard
• D. Develop strategies and tactics
Set goals
What is defined as the process of planning,
organizing, and controlling operations to reach
objective efficiently and effectively?
• A. General Management
• B. Engineering Management
• C. Production Management
• D. Operations Management
Operations Management
For a project manager to achieve his given set of
goals through other people, he must have a good
__________.
• A. Interpersonal skills
• B. Communication skills
• C. Leadership
• D. Decision- making skills
Interpersonal skills
What type of conflict do managers encounter
when there is disagreement on issues of territorial
power or hidden agenda?
• A. Technical opinion conflict
• B. Politics
• C. Ambiguous roles
• D. Managerial procedure conflict
Politics
The process of partitioning an organization into
subunits to improve efficiency is known as
__________.
• A. Division of labor
• B. Segmentation
• C. Departmentalization
• D. Territorialization
Departmentalization
By departmentalization of an organization, it
decentralizes __________?
• A. Authority
• B. Responsibility
• C. Accountability
• D. All of the above
All of the above
What type of committee companies or
corporations created for a short-term purpose only?
• A. Interim committee
• B. Temporary committee
• C. Standing committee
• D. Ad hoc committee
Ad hoc committee
What refers to a description of whether the
objectives are accomplished?
• A. Efficiency
• B. Effectiveness
• C. Ability to manage
• D. Decision- making ability
Effectiveness
An engineering is required to finish a certain
engineering job in 20 days. He is said to be
__________ if he finished the job within the required
period of 20 days
• A. Efficient
• B. Effective
• C. Reliable
• D. Qualified
Effective
If an engineer provides less input (labor and
materials) to his project and still come out with the
same output, he is said to be more __________.
• A. Managerial skill
• B. Economical
• C. Effective
• D. Efficient
D. Efficient
To determine a qualified applicant, the engineer
manager will subject the applicant to a test that is
used to measure a person’s current knowledge of a
subject?
• A. Interest test
• B. Aptitude test
• C. Performance test
• D. Personality test
Performance test
What type of training is a combination of on-the
job training and experience with classroom instruction
in particular subject?
• A. On-the-job training
• B. Vestibule school
• C. Apprenticeship program
• D. In-basket
Apprenticeship program
What type of authority refers to a specialist’s right
to oversee lower-level personnel involved in the
project regardless of the personnel’s assignment in
the organization?
• A. Top authority
• B. Line authority
• C. Staff authority
• D. Functional authority
Functional authority
When a consultant or specialist gives advice to his
superior, he is using what type of authority?
• A. Top authority
• B. Line authority
• C. Staff authority
• D. Functional authority
Staff authority
When structuring an organization, the engineer
manager must be concerned with the determining the
scope of words and how it is combined in a job. This
refers to __________.
• A. Division of labor
• B. Delegation of authority
• C. Departmentation
• D. Span of control
Division of labor
When structuring an organization, the engineer
must be concerned with the grouping of related jobs,
activities, or processes into major organizational
subunits. This refers to:
• A. Division of labor
• B. Delegation of authority
• C. Departmentation
• D. Span of control
Departmentation
Which technique will the manager use when
evaluating alternative using qualitative evaluation?
• A. Comparison technique
• B. Intuition and subjective judgment
• C. Rational technique
• D. Analytical technique
Intuition and subjective judgment
Which technique will the manager use when
evaluating alternative using quantitative evaluation?
• A. Rational and analytical techniques
• B. Intuition and subjective judgment
• C. Comparison in number technique
• D. Cost analysis
Rational and analytical techniques
What refers to the strategic statement that
identifies why an organization exists, its philosophy of
management, and its purpose as distinguished from
other similar organizations in terms of products,
services and markets?
• A. Corporate mission
• B. Corporate vision
• C. Corporate character
• D. Corporate identity
Corporate mission
What refers to a process of influencing and
supporting others to work enthusiastically toward
achieving objectives?
• A. Power
• B. Leadership
• C. Teamwork
• D. Charisma
Power
What describes how to determine the number of
service units that will minimize both customer’s
waiting time and cost of service?
• A. Queuing theory
• B. Network model
• C. Sampling theory
• D. Simulation
Queuing theory
What refers to the rational way to conceptualize,
analyze and solve problems in situations involving
limited or partial information about the decision
environment?
• A. Sampling theory
• B. Linear programming
• C. Decision theory
• D. Simulation
Decision theory
What is quantitative technique where samples of
populations are statistically determined to be used for
a number of processes, such as quality control and
marketing research?
• A. Sampling theory
• B. Linear programming
• C. Statistical decision theory
• D. Simulation
Sampling theory
The engineer manager must be concern with the
needs of his human resources. What refers to the
need of the employees for food, drinks, and rest?
• A. Physiological need
• B. Security need
• C. Esteem need
• D. Self - actualization need
Physiological need
What refers to the learning that is provided in
order to improve performance on the present job?
• A. Training
• B. Development
• C. Vestibule
• D. Specialized courses
Training
What technique is best suited for projects that
contain many repetitions of some standard activities?
• A. Benchmark job technique
• B. Parametric technique
• C. Modular technique
• D. Non- modular technique
Benchmark job technique
What organizational structure is based on the
assumption that each unit should specialize in a
specific functional area and perform all of the tasks
that require its expertise?
• A. Functional organization
• B. Territorial organization
• C. Process organization
• D. Product organization
Functional organization
What type of organization structure in which each
project is assigned to a single organizational unit and
the various functions are performed by personnel
within the unit?
• A. Functional organization
• B. Territorial organization
• C. Process organization
• D. Product organization
Product organization
What organizational structure provides a sound
basis for balancing the use of human resources and
skills?
• A. Functional organization
• B. Matrix organization
• C. Process organization
• D. Product organization
Matrix organization
In which type of organization where the structure
can lead to a “dual boss” phenomenon?
• A. Functional organization
• B. Matrix organization
• C. Process organization
• D. Product organization
Matrix organization
Which one is an advantage of a matrix
organization?
• A. Rapid reaction organization
• B. Adaptation to changing environment
• C. State-of-the-art technology
• D. Better utilization of resources
Rapid reaction organization
Which one is a disadvantage of a matrix
organization?
• A. Dual accountability of personnel
• B. Conflicts between project and functional
• managers
• C. Profit-and-loss accountability difficult
• D. Inefficient use of specialist
Inefficient use of specialist
Which one is an advantage projectized
organization?
• A. Efficient use of technical personnel
• B. Good project schedule and cost control
• C. Single point for customer contact
• D. Rapid reaction time possible
Efficient use of technical personnel
Which one is a disadvantage of a projectized
organization?
• A. Uncertain technical direction
• B. Inefficient use of specialist
• C. Insecurity regarding future job
assignments
• D. Slower work flow
Slower work flow
Which one is an advantage of a functional
organization?
• A. Efficient use of technical personnel
• B. Rapid reaction time possible
• C. Career continuity and growth of technical
• personnel
• D. Good technology transfer between
projects
Rapid reaction time possible
Which one is disadvantage of a functional
organization?
• A. Weak customer interface
• B. Weak project authority
• C. Inefficient use of specialist
• D. Slower work flow
Inefficient use of specialist
In what type of organization where a project
manager is held responsible for completion of the
project and is often assigned a budget?
• A. Functional organization
• B. Matrix organization
• C. Projectized organization
• D. Project coordinated organization
Matrix organization
In selecting an organizational structure, which of
the following is not a criterion?
• A. Finance and accounting
• B. Customer relation
• C. Location
• D. Technology
Location
What is NOT a factor to be taken into
consideration when selecting an organizational
structure for managing projects?
• A. Overhead cost
• B. Type of technology used
• C. Location of the project
• D. Level of uncertainty in projects
Location of the project
If a project have multidimensional goals, the
project manager often use his __________ to reach
a compromise solution.
• A. Leadership
• B. Tradeoff analysis skill
• C. Authority
• D. Decision-making skill
Tradeoff analysis skill
Who is responsible for ensuring that the project is
completed successfully as measured by time, cost,
performance and stakeholder satisfaction?
• A. Functional manager
• B. Project manager
• C. Chief engineer
• D. Department supervisor
Project manager
Who is responsible for running a department so
that all his customers are served efficiently and
effectively?
• A. Area manager
• B. Sales manager
• C. Functional manager
• D. Project manager
Functional manager
What is the major activity of the project support
office?
• A. Administrative support for projects
• B. Support for tools and techniques
• C. Overall project management support
• D. Project management via the internet
Administrative support for projects
What is the major activity of the project office?
• A. Administrative support for projects
• B. Support for tools and techniques
• C. Overall project management support
• D. Project management via internet
Overall project management support
What is an important tool for the design and
implementation of the project’s work content?
• A. Linear responsibility chart
• B. Gantt chart
• C. Life cycle model
• D. Project design chart
Linear responsibility chart
What chart summarizes the relationships between
project stakeholders and their responsibilities in each
project element?
• A. Linear responsibility chart
• B. Matrix responsibility chart
• C. Responsibility interface matrix
• D. All of the above
All of the above
What network model enables engineer managers
to schedule, monitor, and control large and complex
projects by using only one time factor per activity?
• A. Forecasting
• B. Critical path method
• C. Program evaluation review technique
• D. Simulation
Critical path method
What network model enables engineer managers
to schedule, monitor, and control large and complex
projects by employing three time estimate for each
activity?
• A. Forecasting
• B. Critical path method
• C. Program evaluation review technique
• D. Simulation
Program evaluation review technique
For a project manager to have an effective means
of identifying and communicating the planned
activities and their interrelationships, he must use a
network technique. One of the network techniques is
commonly known as CPM. What does CPM stands
for?
• A. Critical plan method
• B. Critical path method
• C. Critical project method
• D. Coordinated plan method
Critical path method
For a project manager to have an efficient means
of identifying and communicating the planned
activities and their interrelationships, he must use a
network technique. One of the network techniques is
commonly known as PERT. What does Pert stands
for?
• A. Project evaluation review technique
• B. Program evaluation review technique
• C. Path evaluation review technique
• D. Program execution review technique
Program evaluation review technique
What is the benefit of using PERT/CPM network
as integral component of project management?
• A. They furnish a consistent framework for
planning, scheduling, monitoring and
controlling project.
• B. They illustrate the interdependencies of all
tasks
• C. They can be used to estimate the
expected project completion dares as well as
the probability that the project will be
completed by a specific date
• D. All of the above
All of the above
The CPM was developed by Rand and Walker in
what year?
• A. 1957
• B. 1958
• C. 1959
• D. 1960
1957
In what year was PERT developed?
• A. 1957
• B. 1958
• C. 1959
• D. 1960
1958
In Morris life cycle model, a project is divided into
how many stages to be performed in sequence?
• A. 3
• B. 4
• C. 5
• D. 6
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