Module 1 Introduction Flashcards
In an adaptive or change - driven project life cycle:
A. the product is well understood.
B. all planning precedes all executing.
C. the waterfall approach is commonly used.
D. early results lead into planning later work.
D. early results lead into planning later work.
Projects often require tradeoffs among all of the following EXCEPT:
A. programs
B. schedule
C. scope
D. cost
A. programs
Projects are considered successful for all of the reasons below EXCEPT:
A. organizational learning takes place and is captured for future projects
B. members of the team learn new skills and/or refine existing skills
C. the team has used heroics to meet project objectives
D. the performing organization reaps business-level benefits
C. the team has used heroics to meet project objectives
According to CPM and IBM, which of the following actions is one of the strongest causes for project failure?
A. dedicating valuable team member time to identify risk events
B. failing to adequately plan the project
C. conducting a project audit to evaluate performance
D. spending project funding to procure needed tools and spare parts
B. failing to adequately plan the project
Project Management Ethics is defined with these four values by the PMBOK 6th edition (source: Lecture/PMBOK):
A. Responsibility, Respect, Fairness, Honesty
B. Responsibility, Schedule, Quality, Cost
C. Respect, Quality, Scope, Cost
D. Honesty, Fairness, Quality, Cost
A. Responsibility, Respect, Fairness, Honesty
Which of the following statements correctly describes project management?
A. Project management’s goal is to maintain efficiency of ongoing operations.
B. Project management only relies upon checklists to plan and execute the work.
C. Project management should not involve tradeoffs between scope, schedule and cost.
D. Project management uses knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to meet stakeholder needs and expectations
D. Project management uses knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to meet stakeholder needs and expectations
Regarding PM Ethics, which one of these violates PMI’s 4 values of Professional Conduct and Ethics?
A. Disclosing suspected conflicts of interest
B. Negotiating the best price and least risk agreement for your agency, even when it is not fair
C. Being honest, even if it is bad news
D. Following all software licensing and copyright laws
B. Negotiating the best price and least risk agreement for your agency, even when it is not fair
A rough order of magnitude estimate is made in which project management process group?
A. Project Closing
B. Project Planning
C. Project Executing
D. Project Initiating
D. Project Initiating
Project failure can result from all of the following causes EXCEPT:
A. inadequate planning
B. adequate support from executive management
C. unrealistic time demands
D. incomplete or unclear requirements
B. adequate support from executive management
Which one of the following examples is NOT a typical or appropriate situation to employ project management?
A. developing a new product
B. conducting a routine, standard customer service operation
C. improving an existing work process
D. installing a new computer system
B. conducting a routine, standard customer service operation
Which of the following roles is typically associated with the project manager?
A. an ongoing manager of the organization with responsibility for a department or division
B. assigned by the performing organization to lead the team that is responsible for achieving the project objectives
C. a senior manager serving in a formal role, given authority and responsibility for successful completion of a project
D. supports projects by mentoring, training and assisting teams and facilitating sharing of resources and methodologies
B. assigned by the performing organization to lead the team that is responsible for achieving the project objectives
Which of the ten knowledge areas defined in the Project Management Body of Knowledge includes the processes required to ensure that the project includes all the work required, and only the work required, to complete the project successfully?
A. Scope management
B. Quality management
C. Communications management
D. Stakeholder management
A. Scope management
Typically, the senior customer representative is responsible for which of the following project roles?
A. ensures requirements are clear and communications are maintained throughout the project
B. determines how the project work will be accomplished
C. helps the project manager with running meetings and providing status reports
D. develops the project schedule and budget
A. ensures requirements are clear and communications are maintained throughout the project
According to PMI’s “Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct”, project managers should exhibit all of the following behaviors EXCEPT:
A. honesty - understand the truth and act in a truthful manner
B. authority - exert economic and political power
C. responsibility - take ownership for decisions
D. fairness - make decisions and act impartially
B. authority - exert economic and political power
Typically, the person or group that provides the financial resources, in cash or in kind for a project is the project:
A. manager.
B. treasurer.
C. benefactor.
D. sponsor
D. sponsor
