Org Influences and Project Lifecycle Flashcards

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Which of the following is NOT characteristic of a Project?

A)It has a beginning and an end
B)Creates a unique product or service
C)Temporary
D)Repetitive and ongoing for years

A

D)Repetitive and ongoingfor years

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You are working in a software company. In order to provide better quality in projects, your company is initiated an infrastructure renewal project. This is an example of which project initiation reason?

A)Market Demand
B)Technological Advance
C)Customer Request
D)Legal Requirement

A

B)Technological Advance

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Which of the following is an example for operational work?

A)Extending a subway line with 2 more stations
B)Manufacturing a new car with new features customized for women
C)Sending password renewal e-mails every 3 months for each user working in a bank.
D)Sending a satellite to space

A

C)Sending password renewal e-mails every 3 months for each user working in a bank.

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Project management includes processes in order to manage and deliver a project successfully. Which of the following is NOT a process group of project management?

A)Tracking & Reporting
B)Initiating
C)Executing
D)Closing

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A)Tracking & Reporting

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Project management profession requires knowledge and expertise in project management knowledge areas. All of the following are project management knowledge areas EXCEPT:

A)Stakeholder Management
B)Procurement Management
C)Budget Management
D)ScheduleManagement

A

C)Budget Management

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Which of the following about projects, programs and portfolios is NOT correct?

A)Interrelating projects can be groups under a program for better coordination.
B)All projects and programs under a portfolio must be related to each other.
C)Programs andprojects serving to same business goal can be grouped under a portfolio
D)Unrelated projects cannot be grouped under same program

A

B)All projects and programs under a portfolio must be related to each other.

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Project Management Office (PMO) centralizes the management of projects in organizations. Depending on the organizations, PMO can be in all of the following structures EXCEPT:

A)Supportive
B)Controlling
C)Directive
D)Managing

A

D)Managing

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Project Management Office (PMO) in an organization may do all of the following in an organization except:

A)Test the functional requirements of products developed.
B)Provide guidance
C)Manage interdependencies between projects
D)Gather lessons learned document

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A)Test the functional requirements of products developed.

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Project manager reports to different people depending on the organization type. A project manager can report to all of the following EXCEPT:

A)Functional Manager
B)Program Manager
C)Senior Team Member
D)Portfolio Manager

A

C)Senior Team Member

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All of the following are roles of Project Manager EXCEPT:

A)To lead the team to achieve project objectives
B)Perform the most critical tasks of the project
C)Using interpersonal skills while managing project
D)Linking the strategy of the project or organization with the project team

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B)Perform the most critical tasks of the project

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Which of the following is NOT required to exist in a Project Manager?

A)Knowledge about project management
B)Performance on applying project management methodologies
C)Personal skills to manage communication
D)Subject matter expertise on the technology used in project

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D)Subject matter expertise on the technology used in project

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Your company will hire a project manager for its Project Management Office (PMO) department. Hiring process of the company evaluates several aspects of the candidates.

Which of the following is the MOST important aspect that needs to be assessed in a Project Manager candidate?

A)Team Building
B)Communication
C)Leadership
D)Coaching

A

B)Communication

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Objectives of a project define what needs to be achieved as a result of project. All of the following aboutobjectives are correct EXCEPT:

A)If 95% of the objectives have been met in a project, it can be considered successful
B)A trade-off exists between requirements and objectives
C)Meeting project objectives is under Project Manager’s responsibility
D)Quality activities are done for checking project meets its objectives

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A)If 95% of the objectives have been met in a project, it can be considered successful

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Which of the following is NOT a common type of project constraint?

A)Time
B)Resources
C)Technological Advance
D)Cost

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C)Technological Advance

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Organizational Process Assets is input or output in most of the project management processes. Which of the following about Organizational Process Assets is NOT Correct?

A)Functional Organization structures do not need Organizational Process Assets in the company

B)Includes lessons learned documentation and historical information from past projects

C)Acts as corporate knowledge base for storing and retrieving information

D)Includes plans, processes, and procedures used by organization

A

A)Functional Organization structures do not need Organizational Process Assets in the company

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You are working as a project manager in a smartphone manufacturer. There is a harsh competition in smart phone market and several patent conflicts are ongoing between the smartphone manufacturers in courts. This is an example of:

A)Stakeholder
B)Objective
C)Organizational Process Assets
D)Enterprise Environmental Factor

A

D)Enterprise Environmental Factor

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You are working as a project manager in a health products manufacturer. All of the following are examples of Enterprise Environmental Factors EXCEPT:

A)Structure of the organization
B)Budget provided for your new project
C)Standards published by World Health Organization (WHO)
D)Market conditions

A

B)Budget provided for your new project

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Stakeholders are the people whose interests may be positively or negatively impacted by the project. All of the following about stakeholders are correct EXCEPT:

A)Requirements of all stakeholders’ must be met in a project

B)Project team members are part of stakeholders

C)Stakeholders might have competing requirements with each other

D)Meeting expectations of stakeholders are critical to success of the project

A

A)Requirements of all stakeholders’ must be met in a project

19
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Project governance provides the project manager and team with structure, processes, decision-making models and tools for managing the project. In this concept, which of the following is not an example of project governance?

A)Documentation of the organization for how to assign tasks to resources

B)Tool for requesting resources from line managers

C)Requirements of the customer

D)Source selection procedure of the organization for procurement

A

C)Requirements of the customer

20
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Organizations choose different types of organizational structures for their organization. Which of the following is not a type of organizational structure?

A)Functional
B)Line
C)Projectized
D)Matrix

A

B)Line

21
Q

Which of the following is NOT true about Functional Organizational Structure?

A)People are grouped by areas of specialization

B)Team members do project work and departmental work

C)Information is exchanged through heads of regarding departments

D)Least common type of organizational structure seen in market

A

D)Least common type of organizational structure seen in market

22
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You are working in a software company and your company has a projectized organizational structure. Which of the following is TRUE?

A)People in resources will turn back to their departments after project finishes

B)Functional managers have control of projects

C)Company is organized by departments based on specializations

D)Project manager has the ultimate control of the project

A

D)Project manager has the ultimate control of the project

23
Q

Organizations which have Matrix type of organizational structures can adopt three different types of Matrix Organizational Structure. Which of the following is NOT type of a matrix type organizational structure?

A)Tight Matrix
B)Strong Matrix
C)Balanced Matrix
D)Weak Matrix

A

A)Tight Matrix

24
Q

Your friend is working in a weak matrix organizational structure in his company. When you discussed with him, he described that he does the paper work of the projects, acts as staff assistant and communications coordinator in projects. His role can be defined as:

A)Project Assistant
B)Project Organizer
C)Project Expediter
D)Project Coordinator

A

C)Project Expediter

25
Q

When you are talking to one of your friends who works as a senior architect in a construction project, he mentioned that they are assigned to projects and after the project finishes, they return back to their departments. Also he said that they report both to project manager and their department manager.

Your friend works in a:

A)Projectized Organization
B)Matrix Organization
C)Functional Organization
D)Departmental Organization

A

B)Matrix Organization

26
Q

All of the following are advantages of Functional Organization EXCEPT:

A)More effective communication is ensured in projects compared to matrix or projectized organizations

B)Team members report to only one manager

C)Employees can have clearly defined career paths

D)Similar resources specialized in similar topics are centralized

A

A)More effective communication is ensured in projects compared to matrix or projectized organizations

27
Q

All of the following are advantages of Projectized Organization EXCEPT:

A)Efficient project organization
B)Loyalty to the project
C)Most efficient communication compared to matrix or functional organizations
D)Resources can turn back to their departments when project finishes.

A

D)Resources can turn back to their departments when project finishes.

28
Q

All of the following are advantages of Matrix Organization EXCEPT:

A)More support can be ensured from functional areas
B)There is only one manager for resources
C)Better coordination
D)Better utilization of resources in the company

A

B)There is only one manager for resources

29
Q

Which of the following is TRUE about project life cycle?

A)Project life cycles can change depending on the industry or organization’s preferences.

B)All project life cycles have same 5 phases: initiating, planning, executing, controlling and closing

C)Project management processes must be customized based on different project life cycles

D)Project management processes are followed only once through a project life cycle

A

A)Project life cycles can change depending on the industry or organization’s preferences.

30
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Lessons learned documentation includes what would be done if the project could be re-done. Lessons learned documentation can cover all of the following EXCEPT:

A)Technical aspects of project
B)Best practices experienced throughout the project
C)Personal details of every project team member
D)Mistakes done during project management

A

C)Personal details of every project team member

31
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Which of the following is NOT true about lessonslearned documentation?

A)Must be collected and updated throughout the project

B)Only best practices of the project should be mentioned

C)Lessons learned documentation will be used in future in organization

D)Once finished, lessons learned documentation is storedin organizational process assets library of the company.

A

B)Only best practices of the project should be mentioned

32
Q

Which of the following documents include feasibility study of a project about what kind of tangible and intangible benefits will be gained once the project is completed.

A)Project Management Plan
B)Project Charter
C)Business Case
D)Scope Document

A

C)Business Case

33
Q

Which of the following statements is NOT true about “tailoring” in project management?

A)Good practice does not mean that all processes and techniques of project management should be applied in all projects

B)Selecting only the appropriate and required processes for a project

C)Tailoring is a must since each project is unique

D)Mapping each and every process of project management in new project.

A

D)Mapping each and every process of project management in new project.

34
Q

Benefits management plan is a business document of a project. Benefitsmanagement plan covers all of the following EXCEPT:

A)Resource List
B)Target Benefits
C)Strategic Alignment
D)Assumptions

A

A)Resource List

35
Q

You are starting a new project. Some parts of the project are very well predictable and can be estimated clearly. However, some parts of the project has unclear points that the project team feels uncomfortable to provide any estimation. Which development lifecycle best matches for this project?

A)Predictive
B)Iterative
C)Incremental
D)Hybrid

A

D)Hybrid