Midterm Reviewer

Question 1

Call each other by first names

Answer 1

Americans

Question 2

Values accomplishments and individualism

Answer 2

Americans

Question 3

More formal, use surnames instead of first names

Answer 3

Europeans

Question 4

Communication style is formal

Answer 4

Europeans

Question 5

Value individualism, history, hierarchy, and loyalty

Answer 5

Europeans

Question 6

Communicate indirectly

Answer 6

Asians

Question 7

Consider themselves as part of group rather than individuals

Answer 7

Asians

Question 8

Value hard work and success

Answer 8

Japanese

Question 9

Left side of a website may be first focus attention for a

Answer 9

Canadian

Question 10

Right side would be the initial focus from the

Answer 10

Middle East

Question 11

Right side would be the initial focus from the

Answer 11

Middle East

Question 12

Arabic hebrew is written from

Answer 12

Right to left

Question 13

As a project manager, it is your job to keep a number of people well informed

Answer 13

Communication

Question 14

Project communication can be summed up as

Answer 14

Who needs what information and when

Question 15

Project management is all about getting things done.

Answer 15

Influence

Question 16

Inspire vision and rally people around common goals. A good project manager can motivate and inspire the project team to see the vision and value of the project.

Answer 16

Leadership

Question 17

A constant process that the project manager must guide to help the team move toward completion with passion and a profound reason to complete the work.

Answer 17

Motivation

Question 18

Simply getting a diverse group of people to work together in the most efficient and effective way.

Answer 18

Motivation - team building

Question 19

The ability to understand the cause and effect of the problem; this centers on root-cause analysis

Answer 19

PROBLEM DEFINITION

Question 20

A ______ is conducted to investigate whether each option addresses the project and a final recommended solution is determined.

Answer 20

Feasibility project

Question 21

In this step, the team identifies all of the work to be done.

Answer 21

Project Planning Phase

Question 22

This is also referred as scope management

Answer 22

Project Planning Phase

Question 23

It is created outlining the activities, tasks, dependencies, and time-frames.

Answer 23

Project Plan

Question 24

High threat, potential problems are identified along with action that is to be taken in every high threat potential problem.

Answer 24

Risk Management

Question 25

Individuals who either care about or have vested interest in your project.

Answer 25

Stakeholders

Question 26

They are the people who are actively involved with the work of the project or have something to either gain or lose.

Answer 26

Stakeholders

Question 27

May include the president, vice presidents, directors, division managers, the corporate operating committee.

Answer 27

Top Management

Question 28

If things go wrong on a project, it is nice to have an understanding boss to go bat for u if necessary.

Answer 28

Manager

Question 29

____ support is essential. Because most of us serve our self- interest first, use some investigating, selling, influencing, and politicking skills here.

Answer 29

Peer