Project Mgmt Ch.2 Questions Flashcards
The project life cycle is comprised of which of the following?
A. Phases
B. Milestones
C. Estimates
D. Activities
A. Phases
The project life cycle is comprised of phases.
Marcy, the project manager for the ERP Project, is about to complete the Project Phase Review. The completion of a project phase is also known as which of the following?
A. A lesson learned
B. Kill points
C. Earned value management
D. Conditional advancement
B. Kill point
The completion of a project phase may also be known as a kill point.
Which of the following is not a key stakeholder in a project that creates a service internal to an organization?
A. The project manager
B. External customers
C. Project vendors
D. Project team members
B. External customers
External customers are not key stakeholders in this instance as they are not actively involved in an internal project.
Of the following management skills, which will a project manger use most?
A. Leading
B. Communication
C. Influencing the organization
D. Negotiations
B. Communication
Communication is the key general management skill a project manager will use the most.
Managing a project is best described as which one of the following?
A. Establishing direction
B. Functional controls over the project team and stakeholders
C. Consistently producing key results expected by stakeholders
D. Motivating and inspiring the project team to produce results that are stakeholders
C. Consistently producing key results expected by stakeholders
Managing has to do with consistently producing key results that are expected by stakeholders
When will stakeholders have the most influence over a project’s product?
A. At the end of the project
B. During scope verification
C. At the start of a project
D. At the start of each phase
C. At the start of a project
Stakeholders have the most influence over a project’s deliverable at the start of the project.
Which of the following is an example of negotiation?
A. Arbitration
B. Formal communications
C. Conferring
D. Scope creep
A. Arbitration
Arbitration is a form of negotiation. Technically, it is a form of assisted negotiation.
You are the project manager for your organization. Influencing your organization requires which of the following?
A. An understanding of the organizational budget
B. Research and documentation of proven business cases
C. An understanding of formal and informal organizational structures
D. Positional power
C. An understanding of formal and informal organizational structures
To influence an organization (in order to get things done), a project manager must understand the explicit and implied organizational structures within an organization.
Your global project is sabotaged by rumors and gossip about the project deliverable. This is an example of:
A. Cultural achievability
B. Cultural influences with the project team
C. Project team mutiny
D. Ineffective planning
A. Cultural achievability
Rumors and gossip can sabotage a project. This is an example of cultural achievability.
What is the difference between a standard an a regulation?
A. Standards are mandatory; regulations are not.
B. Standards are optional; regulations are not.
C. Regulations are usually mandatory; standards may be seen as guidelines.
D. Regulations are usually mandatory; standards may be seen as guidelines.
D. Regulations are usually mandatory; standards may be seen as guidelines.
Regulations are mandatory requirements.
All of the following are examples of stakeholders that have a positive influence on a project except for which one?
A. Business leaders in a community affected by a commercial development project
B. Team members that will receive a bonus if the project is successful
C. Employees that prefer the older version of the software that a project is replacing
D. Functional managers that want your project to complete so their employees can move onto other projects
C. Employees that prefer the older version of the software that a project is replacing
The employees that do not want the deliverable of a project are negative stakeholders.
Which of the following is an example of a deliverable at the end of the requirements gathering phase in a software design project?
A. Responsibility matrix creation
B. Detail design document
C. Business needs
D. Project team assembled
B. Detail design document
The detail design document is an output of the design phase.
You are the project manager for the ERP Project. Your organization uses a PMO. The primary purpose of a project office is to:
A. Support the project managers
B. Support the project sponsor
C. Support the project team
D. Identify the stakeholders
A. Support the project managers
The PMO supports the project manager.
Which of the following best describes a project deliverable?
A. The resources used by the project to complete the necessary work
B. The resources exported from the project as a result of the project work
C. The end result of a project planning session
D. The tangible good or service created by the project team
D. The tangible good or service created by the project team
Recall that projects are temporary endeavors to create a unique product or service.
At what point in a project would a kill point be acceptable?
A. When a project team member is not performing as planned
B. When a project reaches the end of a project phase
C. When a project reaches the end of its budget
D. When a project manger determines the project team cannot continue
B. When a project reaches the end of a project phase
Kill points typically executed at the end of a project phase. A kill point does not mean the project is killed, just that the potential for termination exists.
