Introduction to Project Management

Question 1

Project

Answer 1

• temporary endeavor
• to create
  
  • unique product
  • service
  • result
• has unique purpose
• is temporary
• requires resources
• should have primary customer/ sponsor
• involves uncertainty

Question 2

Project managers

Answer 2

• work with
  
  • project sponsors
  • project team
  • other people
• to meet project goals

Question 3

Program

Answer 3

• group of related projects
• managed in a coordinated way
• to obtain benefits and control
• not available from managing individually

Question 4

Program managers

Answer 4

• oversees programs

- bosses of project managers

Question 5

Triple constraint

Answer 5

• scope
• cost
• time

Question 6

Project management

Answer 6

• application of
  
  • knowledge
  • skills
  • tools
  • techniques
• to project activities
• to meet project requirement

Question 7

Stakeholders

Answer 7

• people involved in/
• affected by project activities

◦ the project sponsor
◦ the project manager
◦ the project team
◦ support staff
◦ customers
◦ users
◦ suppliers
◦ opponents to the project

Question 8

Knowledge areas

Answer 8

• describe key competencies
• project managers must develop

project integration,
scope, 
time, 
cost, 
quality, 
human resource,
communications, 
risk, procurement, 
stakeholder management

Question 9

Super Tools

Answer 9

• high use and a high potential for improving project success

Question 10

Project Success

Answer 10

• project met
  
  • scope/time/ cost goals
  • satisfied customer/ sponsor
  • result of project is met in main objective

Question 11

Helps project success

Answer 11

• executive support
• user involvement
• clear business objective
• emotional maturity
• optimizing scope
• agile process
• project management expertise
• skilled resources
• execution
• tools and infrastructure

Question 12

Role of Project Manager

Answer 12

• planning
• scheduling
• coordinating
• working with people
• achieve project goals

Question 13

Suggested skills of project manager

Answer 13

• Project Manager Body of Knowledge
• Application area knowledge/ standards/regulations
• Project environment knowledge
• General management knowledge
• Soft skills/ human relations skills

Question 14

10 Important competencies

Answer 14

• people skills
• leadership
• listening
• integrity/ ethical beahviour/ consistent
• strong at buildig trust
• verbal communication
• strong at building teams
• conflict resolution/ management
• critical thinking, problem solving
• understands, balances priorities

Question 15

10 important soft skills

Answer 15

• good communicator
• well organized
• team player
• always punctual
• critical thinker
• social
• creative thinker
• interpersonal communicator
• easily adapts
• friendly personality

Question 16

large projects project manager skills

Answer 16

• TEAM BUILDING
• leadership
• relevant prior experience
• planning
• people skills
• verbal communication

Question 17

high uncertainty projects project manager skills

Answer 17

• PLANNING SKILLS
• risk management
• expectations management
• leadership
• people skills
• planning skills

Question 18

Novel projects project manager skills

Answer 18

• LISTENING
• leadership
• people skills
• having vision and goals
• self-confidence
• expectations management

Question 19

Leader

Answer 19

• focusses on long term goals
• and big-picture objectives
• inspiring people to reach those goals

Question 20

Manager

Answer 20

• deals with day-to-day details

- meeting specific goals

Question 21

Project Manager Office (PMO)

Answer 21

• an organizational group
• responsible for coordinating project management function throughout an organization
• crated to handle the increasing
  
  • number
  • complexity of projects

Question 22

Ethics

Answer 22

• set of principles that guide our decision making based on personal values of “right” and “wrong”
• Pms face ethical dilemmas
• applicants must agree to PMI’s Ethics and Professional conduct for PMP