MG 485 CH4

An organizational structure in which project team members are moved to alternate locations to allow them to better work with one another, and on the project in general, is called ____:

Co-location

Customer responsibilities on a project might include all of the following EXCEPT:

Perform the work of the project to achieve its objectives

The project manager and sponsor need to act in the best interest of all of these constituencies EXCEPT:

The project management office (PMO)

Agile

a form of adaptive or change-driven project management largely reacting to what has happened in the early stages of a project rather than planning everything in detail from the start

All of the following are characteristics of a projectized organization EXCEPT:

Functional managers have the majority of authority

A hierarchical organization where each employee has one clear superior and staff are grouped by areas of specialization and managed by a person with expertise in that area is known as a:

Functional organization

What organization structure is often used for small projects that require most of their work from a single department?

Functional organization

A strong project matrix is different from a weak matrix in that _____:

In a strong matrix the project manager is strong; they have more power than the functional manager.

organization structures can be classified as weak, balanced, or strong depending on the relative level of influence between the functional manager and the project manager

Matrix

Which of these activities is NOT the responsibility of the steering team?

Mentor project manager, charter project

In which of these types of organizational cultures is it more important to get the job done than to worry about who does the work or who gets credit?

Task culture.

In an Agile life cycle model _____.

The team is self-directed

milestone

a significant point or event in the project.

In which phase of the DMAIC model in Six Sigma (Define-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control) are root causes identified and statistically proven?

Analyze

PMI's Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct is a guide for project management practitioners that describes the expectations that they should hold for themselves and others. Which of these is not one of the desired behaviors and basic obligations referenced by the code of conduct?

Authority

Who is responsible for ensuring that the steering team completes its tasks?

Chief Projects Officer (CPO)

Which of these is NOT an advantage of a projectized organization?

Clear career path for professionals.

Organizational values guide project managers and provide them with a frame of reference. Which of the answers below is NOT an example of how values can impact project managers?

Determine how the organization likes to communicate internally and externally.

The project sponsor's responsibilities during the executing stage include:

Ensuring communications with key stakeholders

The Chief Projects Officer's or PMO's responsibilities might include:

Ensuring enough resources are available to perform the project

Which of the four values in the PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct is modelled by the behavior described as "Make decisions and act impartially?"

Fairness

Characteristics of an organizational culture can have a major impact on a project's success. All of these are attributes of an organizational culture EXCEPT:

Financial control procedures

All of these are characteristics of Agile life cycle model that distinguish it from other life cycle methodologies EXCEPT:

It is a plan-driven model with phases including: selecting and initiating, planning, executing, and closing and realizing benefits.

Which of these is NOT one of the types of control systems that a customer and contractor should work together to set up and utilize?

Payment system

Group phenomena that evolve over time and include established approaches to initiating and planning projects, the acceptable means for getting the work done, and recognized decision-making authorities are referred to as:

Project culture (norms)

Which of these is a characteristic of all project life cycles?

They involve a series of phases that need to be completed and approved before proceeding to the next phase

Nikhil is the project manager for a consulting company that is performing a project for a client. Which reason below best explains why it is important for him to understand the cultures of both organizations?

To facilitate effective project communications and decision making.

functional organization

an organizational structure in which staff is grouped by areas of specialization and the project manager has limited authority to assign work and apply resources.

co-location

an organizational technique in which the project team members are moved to alternate locations (either full-time or only for parts of days) to allow them to better work with one another, and on the project in general.

matrix organization

any organization in which the project manager or project team leader actually shares responsibility for the project with a number of individual functional managers.

projectized organization

group employees, collocated or not, by activities on a particular project. The project manager in a projectized structure may have complete, or very close to complete, power over the project team.