Unit 1 Test Review

Question 1

Cheryl is watching the weather forecast for an outdoor senior picnic project that she planned to determine whether the picnic will need to be moved indoors. Which project process stage is Cheryl in?

Answer 1

Monitoring and Controlling

Question 2

Johnny is organizing all the specifics for his parents’ 50th anniversary party.
He has made contact with all the vendors, secured the location, and created a weather contingency plan. Johnny is participating in:

Answer 2

Project Management

Question 3

Petrina sets up a timeline for the financial project she has been assigned. In her timeline, she includes benchmarks and milestones for her team to help keep the project on track. Petrina is establishing good project:

Answer 3

Time Management

Question 4

Amy recently opened a business and realizes that she needs assistance with the multiple projects that her business is completing. Amy hires an accountant to manage all financial aspects of her projects. Which project management facilitating function is Amy practicing?

Answer 4

Human Resource

Question 5

David is planning an outdoor college soccer tournament and is expecting one hundred teams to attend. On the morning of the tournament, he evaluates the weather to determine whether the tournament might need to be moved to the next day. David is evaluating the project:

Answer 5

Risk

Question 6

Lisa is working with her school’s FBLA club to create a budget for the upcoming dance. She recently took classes in Accounting and Personal Finance. Which facilitating function is Lisa exhibiting?

Answer 6

Human Resource

Question 7

Andrew is deciding on the details of a community service event for his career technical service organization. He will lead his organization through all stages of the life cycle by the end of this school year. Andrew is assuming the role of a:

Answer 7

Project Manager

Question 8

Bobby negotiated a discount on the delivery fees when he ordered additional tables and chairs for his event. Which facilitating function has Bobby exhibited?

Answer 8

Procurement

Question 9

After the prom, the student planning committee meets to discuss what activities went well and what activities would need to be changed next time.
What project management process stage is the committee in?

Answer 9

Closing

Question 10

A project manager facilitates a two-way process that reaches a mutual understanding by the participants. The facilitating function the project manager is using is:

Answer 10

Communications

Question 11

Andrew is the prom committee chairman. He is at the prom and realizes that the meal delivered to the attendees was steak and not chicken. Andrew makes the catering manager aware immediately that the chicken meal was agreed upon, so the steak meal is outside the project scope. Which project management process stage is Andrew in?

Answer 11

Monitoring and Controlling

Question 12

Tara is meeting with her stakeholders to determine the scope of work. What process stage is she in?

Answer 12

Initiating

Question 13

Sierra is working with her sisters to determine how much money they have spent on their parents’ anniversary party to calculate the funds remaining in their budget. What process stage is she in?

Answer 13

Initiating

Question 14

Joe holds a team meeting to discuss lessons learned. He is in which process stage?

Answer 14

Closing

Question 15

Alison holds weekly project team meetings to determine whether she needs to crash any project activities to help keep the project on track. What process stage is she in?

Answer 15

Monitoring and Controlling

Question 16

Sierra is visiting and calling venues to see who is available to host her parents’ anniversary party. What process stage is she in?

Answer 16

Executing

Question 17

Andrew is the prom committee chairman. He is on-site at the prom to make sure all vendors show up at the event and all vendors’ activities are falling within the scope of work contracted. Which process stage is Andrew in?

Answer 17

Executing

Question 18

The organizational structure in which the project manager has the greatest amount of authority is a:

Answer 18

Projectized Organization

Question 19

After a wedding, Christina meets with the newlyweds to deliver the photographs she took and get the customer’s signature and payment for the work done. Which process stage is Christina in?

Answer 19

Closing

Question 20

Paul is contacting a list of potential suppliers to request price quotes for a key project material. He is in which process stage?

Answer 20

Executing

Question 21

The ability of stakeholders to influence the project is typically highest at which stage?

Answer 21

Initiating

Question 22

Senior graduation commencement ceremonies close the large project of high school course work. The group development stage when the class is broken apart is called:

Answer 22

Adjourning

Question 23

Tony, a member of a project team, has been noticing that the team’s members have been establishing specific roles for each other, and the team is starting to achieve consensus about the group objective. Which stage of group development is Tony’s team experiencing?

Answer 23

Norming

Question 24

In the first week of soccer practice, two players got into an argument over how a play should be run. Both players returned the next day and worked out a compromise with their coach. The argument over how the play should be run represents which stage of group development?

Answer 24

Storming

Question 25

What type of organizational structure utilizes full-time project support staff?

Answer 25

Projectized Organization

Question 26

Amy and Diane work for an organization where the assigned project manager has total authority over the project. Amy and Diane work in a:

Answer 26

Projectized Organization

Question 27

Jenna is in charge of planning and leading a community blood drive. Jenna is considered the:

Answer 27

Project Manager

Question 28

Kacie and Sarah both work at the same high school. Kacie works in the CTE department and Sarah works in the Science department. Both Kacie and Sarah work only within their department, and each has a vice-principal she reports to. Kacie and Sarah work in a:

Answer 28

Functional Manager

Question 29

Lauren is a fashion director who is leading a magazine styling project. She assigns roles to her team of stylists, makeup/hair artists, and photographers.
Lauren is considered the:

Answer 29

Project Manager

Question 30

Linda is a project manager who works in an organization where her functional manager controls her budget and Linda has no authority over her projects. In which organizational structure does Linda work?

Answer 30

Functional Organization

Question 31

Prom, senior picnic, and graduation are examples of:

Answer 31

Projects

Question 32

The organizational structure where the project manager has the least amount of authority is a:

Answer 32

Functional Organization

Question 33

Karen is a mechanical engineer who reports to the mechanical engineering department lead, Mike. Nadine is a project manager in the company who needs a mechanical engineer to assist with certain tasks on her project. Mike transfers Karen to Nadine’s team for two months to complete the mechanical engineering tasks and then Nadine transfers Karen back to Mike’s team.
Which type of organization structure do Karen, Mike, and Nadine work in?

Answer 33

Matrix Organization

Question 34

Jeff is a science teacher and Celeste is a computer programming teacher at a high school. The school they work in allows them to co-teach lessons based » on their area of expertise. Their students are creating a program to anticipate the temperature based on measurements taken for an ecosystem prediction project. Jeff and Celeste work in which type of an organizational structure?

Answer 34

Matrix Organization

Question 35

Highly skilled and capable employees can be shared between projects in which type of organization structure?

Answer 35

Matrix Organization

Question 36

Renovating a kitchen, planning a vacation. and starting a school club are all examples of:

Answer 36

Projects

Question 37

An organization uses an assembly line to ensure that the execution of each project’s activities produces a quality product. The organizational function that supports this work would be:

Answer 37

Operations

Question 38

John and Steve work in a software development company. John is the project manager, and Steve is a staff member who reports to Tracy. John sends all project tasks for Steve through Tracy in a:

Answer 38

Functional Organization

Question 39

The manufacturing of a smartphone, taking notes in class, and working out daily are all examples of:

Answer 39

Operations