PM cards 1-20

Question 1

Project

Answer 1

A temporary endeavor that has definite beginning and ending dates, and it results in a unique product, service, or result.

Question 2

4 criteria must be met for a project to be considered a project.

Answer 2

Unique, temporary, reason and purpose quality, stakeholder satisfaction

Question 3

1st step in the pre-project setup.

Answer 3

Identifying the project.

Question 4

Once, the project is identified you will ___________ the project.

Answer 4

Validate

Question 5

How are operations classified?

Answer 5

Ongoing and repetitive, no beginning or ending date.

Question 6

What is a program?

Answer 6

A group of related projects that are managed together using coordinated processes and techniques.

Question 7

What does PMO stand for?

Answer 7

Project Management Office

Question 8

What is project management?

Answer 8

Is the ability to administer a series of chronological tasks resulting in a desired goal.

Question 9

What does PMBOK stand for?

Answer 9

Project Management Body of Knowledge

Question 10

What is a functional organization?

Answer 10

Classic organizational structure with the staff organized by department. Each department is managed independently with a limited span of control.

Question 11

What authority does a project manager have in a functional organization?

Answer 11

Very little authority in this type of organization.

Question 12

In this type of organization project managers have very little authority and each supervisor has a supervisor to report to.

Answer 12

Functional Organization

Question 13

What are 3 types of matrix organizations?

Answer 13

Weak Matrix, Balanced Matrix, Strong Matrix

Question 14

How are matrix organizations typically organized?

Answer 14

All department lines, like a functional organization.

Question 15

The resources in a ______________ organization are accountable to the project manager

Answer 15

Matrix

Question 16

The resources in a ______________ organization are not accountable to the project manager, but rather to their immediate supervisors.

Answer 16

Functional

Question 17

Team members working in a ____________ generally report to two people, their functional manager and their project manager.

Answer 17

Matrix.

Question 18

In a typical matrix organization _________ managers assign employees to the project, while __________ managers assign tasks associated with the project to the employee.

Answer 18

functional, project

Question 19

In what type of organization does a project manager have low to moderate authority?

Answer 19

Matrix Organization