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Question 1: The advent of project management has been most profound in

• Automobile manufacturing
• Construction
• Information technology
• The U.S. Department of Defense
• Film making

Question 2: Which of the following is the number one characteristic that is looked for in management candidates?

• Overall intelligence
• Works well with others
• Experience
• Past successes
• Good reference

Question 3: In which of the following stages are project objectives established, teams formed, and major responsibilities assigned?

• Conceptualizing
• Defining
• Planning
• Executing
• Delivering

Question 4: Project management is ideally suited for a business environment requiring all of the following except

• Accountability
• Flexibility
• Innovation
• Speed
• Repeatability

Question 5: A common rule of thumb in the world of high-tech product development is that a six-month project delay can result in a loss of product revenue share of ___ percent. The waste on failed projects and cost overruns is estimated in the neighborhood of

• 10
• 20
• 33
• 45
• 50

Question 6: Which of these is not part of the "technical dimension" of project management?

• WBS
• Budgets
• Problem solving
• Schedules
• Status reports

Question 7: From among the following activities, which is the best example of a project?

• Processing insurance claims
• Producing automobiles
• Writing a term paper
• Completing a college degree
• All of these are good examples of projects

Question 8: Which of the following activities is not considered a project?

• Developing a new software program
• Designing a space station
• Preparing the site for the Olympic Games
• Production of automobile tires
• Developing a new advertising program

Question 9: Project selection criteria are typically classified as:

• Financial and non-financial
• Short-term and long-term
• Strategic and tactical
• Required and optional
• Cost and schedule

Question 10: Which of the following is not one of the characteristics of effective objectives?

• Realistic
• Assignable
• Flexible
• Specific
• Measurable

Question 11: Susie's department is implementing many projects. She finds herself starting and stopping work on one task to go and work on another task, and then return to the work on the original task. Susie is experiencing

• Poor scheduling
• Excess work burden
• Flexible tasking
• Multitasking
• Burnout

Question 12: Which of the following would not be classified as an organizational opportunity?

• Increasing product demand
• Excellent employees
• Emerging markets
• Demographics

Question 13: A project screening matrix typically contains all of the following except:

• The list of available projects
• Specific criteria
• Weights assigned to specific criteria
• Costs to complete each project

Question 14: In the Snapshot from Practice, Intel's CEO has concentrated Intel's strategy toward?

• Creating chips to support the digital device market
• Eliminating AMD as a competitor
• Strengthening Intel's position in the PC market
• Expanding Intel's international market
• Expand efforts in the mainframe computer market

Question 15: A major project proposal form will likely include all of the following except:

• Project Classification
• Schedule objective
• Major deliverables of the project
• How success will be measured

Question 16: Projects are usually classified into all but one of the following categories. Which one is not one of the typical classifications?

• Compliance and emergency
• Operational
• Strategic
• Political necessity

Question 17: Who is responsible for determining what tasks have to be done in a matrix project management structure?

• The functional manager
• The project manager
• Both are responsible
• This is no pattern of who takes responsibility

Question 18: MegaComputers, Inc. has assigned a project manager for each of the five new-product teams. The managers as well as the project team members work on the projects on a full-time basis. The structure being used is ________ organization.

• Functional
• Balanced matrix
• Weak matrix
• Strong matrix
• Project

Question 19: The project manager has the responsibility to answer which of the following questions?

• What task has to be done?
• Who will do the task?
• How will the task be done?
• How well has the functional input been integrated?
• Why will the task be done?

Question 20: The project structure that is ranked as most effective for developing new products is ______ organization.

• Functional
• Balanced matrix
• Weak matrix
• Strong matrix
• Project

Question 21: A good project management system provides for defining the interface between the project team and the organization in all the following areas except

• Authority
• Allocation of resources
• Development of project team members
• Integration of the project into the organization

Question 22: _________ organization is a hybrid form in which a horizontal project management structure is overlaid in the normal functional hierarchy.

• Functional
• Matrix
• Project
• Balanced

Question 23: The Macintosh development team at Apple is a good example of what kind of project structure?

• Project
• Balanced Matrix
• Project Matrix
• Functional Matrix
• Functional

Question 24: Organizational culture is best explained as organizational

• Personality
• Hierarchy
• Reporting relationships
• Background
• Management style

Question 25: From the list below, which is not a primary characteristic of organization culture?

• Control
• Team emphasis
• History
• Conflict tolerance
• Risk tolerance