Week 1 quiz

Question 1

Which of the following is not considered to be a characteristic of a project?

a. Only for internal use
b. An established objective
c. Complex tasks
d. A clear beginning and end
e. Never been done before

Answer 1

a. Only for internal use

Question 2

Who is usually responsible for portfolio management within an organisation?

a. Project managers
b. Project sponsors
c. Stakeholders
d. Senior management

Answer 2

d.Senior management

Question 3

In which of the following categories are you more likely to find customer training?

a. Defining
b. Planning
c. Executing
d. Reviewing
e. Closing

Answer 3

e.Closing

Question 4

Among the following activities, which is the best example of a project?

a. Writing a new textbook on project management
b. All of these are good examples of projects
c. Processing insurance claims
d. Producing automobiles
e. Completing a college degree

Answer 4

a.Writing a new textbook on project management

Question 5

The advent of project management has been most profound in

a. Automobile manufacturing
b. Sports
c. Information technology
d. Medicine
e. Retail

Answer 5

Information technology

Question 6

Which of the following is not a project?

a. Implementing a new Enterprise Resource Planning system
b. Manufacturing automobiles
c. Producing the Lord of the Rings Trilogy
d. Restructuring the administration of the University

Answer 6

b.Manufacturing automobiles

Question 7

Which of the following choices is not one of the stages of a project life cycle?

a. Planning
b. Defining
c. Closing
d. Executing
e. Reviewing

Answer 7

e.Reviewing

Question 8

Project managers are not responsible for which one of the following in most organisations?

a. Identifying the project requirements
b. Selecting the projects to be initiated
c. Balancing demands for time, cost scope, and quality
d. Establishing clear and achievable project objectives

Answer 8

Selecting the projects to be initiated

Question 9

Which of the following constraints is not typically found in managing projects?

a. Performance
b. Time
c. Software
d. People
e. Cost

Answer 9

Software

Question 10

Which of the following statements describes best the relationship between project phases and the Project life cycle?

a. The Project life cycle includes the time when the project is performed and the expected product lifespan after that.
b. In project management, the sequence of project phases and phase gates is often referred to as Project life cycle.
c. The Project life cycle is regarded as a sequence of project activities while phases are defined to control overlapping activities.
d. The Project life cycle describes how iterations of project management processes are used when a project schedule is developed.

Answer 10

In project management, the sequence of project phases and phase gates is often referred to as Project life cycle.