project management 1
Amy and Diane work for an organization where the assigned project
manager has total authority over the project. Amy and Diane work in a:
A. composite organization.
B. functional organization.
C. matrix organization.
D. projectized organization.
Projectized organization
2. 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:
A. adjourning.
B. forming.
C. performing.
D. storming.
Adjourning
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:
A.composite organization.
B. functional organization.
C. matrix organization.
D. projectized organization.
Functional organization
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?
A. Communication
B. Human Resource
C. Procurement
D. risk
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?
A. composite organization
B. functional organization
C. matrix organization
D. projectized organization
Matrix organization
Which tool or technique would be useful when developing the project
charter?
A. consumer survey
B. expert judgment
C. PERT method
D. planning guide
Expert judgement
Delores has just been assigned to be a project manager of a team, and she would like to find out more about a project. She is unsure of who can authorize the project. What document should Delores consult?
A. contract
B. organizational process assets
C. project charter
D. project objectives
Project charter
Paul is contacting a list of potential suppliers to request price quotes for
a key project material. He is in which process stage?
A. initiating
B. executing
C. monitoring and controlling
D. closing
Executing
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?
A. initiating
B. executing
C. monitoring and controlling
D. closing
Closing
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?
A. forming
B. norming
C. storming
D. adjourning
Storming
A customer wishes that her website could display a Twitter feed based on the user login, an option excluded from the project scope. Glenn, the project manager for the website team, works extra hours outside his normal schedule to add this feature without charging more money. He is doing this to impress the customer, because she will renew the contract funding next month. The extra functionality that Glenn is adding outside
the project scope is:
A. change control.
B. gifting.
C. gold plating.
D. scope creep.
Gold plating
Eugene holds a meeting with his project team to discuss and document what succeeded and failed in their recent project. What process is
Eugene facilitating?
A. historical information
B. lessons learned
C. project close
D. project termination
Lessons learned
The manufacturing of a smartphone, taking notes in class, and working
out daily are all examples of:
A. communications.
B. operations.
C. projects.
D. programs.
Operations
Bobby negotiated a discount on the delivery fees when he ordered
additional tables and chairs for his event. Which facilitating function has
Bobby exhibited?
A. communication
B. human resources
C. Procurement
D. Risk
Procurement
The organizational structure where the project manager has the least amount of authority is a:
A. composite organization.
B. functional organization.
C.matrix organization.
D. projectized organization.
Functional organization
Del is a catering project manager in charge of a charity event. He taste
tests the cupcakes made by Angela, a member of his catering team. Del
determines that Angela over blended the cupcakes because the tops
have risen. He asks Angela to fix the cupcakes according to the project
scope before moving the cupcakes to production. Del is using which tool
or technique?
A. decomposition
B. estimating
C. inspection
D. variance analysis
Inspection
Rodney is trying to prove to his parents that a college degree will be worth the investment. To justify the cost of the college degree, he prepares a document highlighting why the college degree is needed and the benefits to him once he completes the degree. The document Rodney is preparing is a:
A. business case.
B. business need.
C. customer request.
D. strategic plan.
Business case
39. 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:
A. communications.
B. operations.
C. projects.
D. programs
Communications
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?
A. initiating
B. executing
C. monitoring and controlling
D. closing
Monitoring and controlling
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?
A. initiating
B. executing
C. monitoring and controlling
D. closing
Initiating
Jen's team is creating the WBS for their home restoration project. Which
best describes the layers that would likely be included?
A. activity packages, planning packages, and work packages
B. control accounts, planning packages, and activity packages
C. control accounts, planning packages, and work packages
D. work packages, milestone packages, and control accounts
activity packages, planning packages, and work packages
Alan has just been assigned as the project manager for a software development project his company has been awarded. He has been asked to create the project charter and send it to the project sponsor for approval. The main input he needs to develop the project charter is the project statement of work. What should Alan do to obtain the project statement of work?
A. He should create the project statement of work as the project
manager.
B. He should look in the organizational assets to find the statement of
work.
C. He should look in the environmental factors for the statement of
work.
D. He should contact the project sponsor or the customer for the
statement of work.
D.
Angela is a project manager who leads a curriculum project. She is creating an outline of what each team member needs to complete by when to ensure the deliverable is on time, under budget, and within the scope of the project. Which project management process is Angela performing?
A. initiation
B. planning
C. execution
D. closing
Planning
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?
A. planning
B. executing
C. monitoring and controlling
D. closing
Closing
The organizational structure in which the project manager has the
greatest amount of authority is a:
A. composite organization.
B. functional organization.
C. matrix organization.
D. projectized organization
Projectized organization