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Hallmarks of "personal cultures" are skill-based assignments, self-motivated workers, and more deference paid to knowledge than to formal authority.

False

In a projectized organization the functional manager has complete, or very close to complete, power over the project team.

False

On an Agile project the steering team is often responsible for ensuring that the needs and wants of the various constituents in the customer organization are identified and prioritized and that project progress and decisions continually support the customer's desires.

False

Projectized organizations are especially effective at helping team members to maintain their discipline-specific competencies.

False

While differing in details, all of the major types of project life cycle models have a series of exactly four phases with activities that need to be completed, and approvals that must be received, before the project can proceed to the next phase.

False

A functional organization is an organization structure in which people are grouped on the basis of specialization/function and the project manager has limited authority to assign work and apply resources.

True

A matrix organization is an organization in which the project manager or project team lead shares responsibility and accountability for the project with functional managers.

True

A scrum master is an Agile project manager who serves and leads in a facilitating, collaborative manner, emphasizing the need to add value and remove obstacles.

True

If the project scope is hard to define early in the project and/or much change is expected, an Agile project management approach often works better.

True

In a functional organization, workers have an opportunity to interact frequently and can learn readily from each other in to keep and enhance their technical skills.

True

In a projectized organization most people are assigned to a project and report upward through the project manager.

True

Organizational culture consists of values, social rituals, symbols, work ethics, organizational behavior, beliefs, and practices that are shared among members of the organization.

True

The project sponsor usually picks the project manager and core team (sometimes with the help of the project manager and/or others).

True

When the project sponsor and manager are determining how to create the project culture, ethics should be an important consideration.

True

According to PMI's "Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct", project managers should exhibit all of the following behaviors EXCEPT: a. authority - exert economic and political power b. fairness - make decisions and act impartially c. honesty - understand the truth and act in a truthful manner d. responsibility - take ownership for decisions

a

Which of the following is an advantage associated with the matrix organization? a. Increased knowledge transfer between projects. b. Unity of command - one "boss" for each employee. c. Shorter response times and quicker decisions.

a

Projectized organizations often adopt which of the following techniques to physically place project team members close to one another in order to improve communications and working relationships? a. collaboration b. co-location c. coordination d. Consolidation

b

Some organizational culture characteristics make project success more likely. These characteristics include all of the following EXCEPT: a. collaboration to meet organizational goals b. lack of appreciation for project management c. engagement of stakeholders d. teamwork across cultures

b

Which of the following is an advantage associated with managing projects in a functional organization? a. Traditional department barriers are reduced. b. Unity of command - all workers understand clearly what they need to do because only one "boss" is giving them instructions. c. Rapid communication between the various functions working on the project. d. Combines task focus with technical capability.

b

During iteration planning in an Agile project, agreement is reached regarding: a. the length of the next sprint. b. detailed stakeholder requirements. c. the "definition of done." d. positive and negative risks.

c

In Agile projects, the individual who leads in a collaborative manner by guiding teams and removing obstacles to their progress is called the: a. project manager b. sponsor c. scrum master d. Facilitator

c

Project planning teams use project life cycle models because various types of projects have differing demands. Which of the following sequences of stages is most appropriate for a life cycle model for construction projects? a. define - measure - analyze - improve - control b. concept definition - demonstration - development - production c. pre-planning - design - procurement - construction - start up d. concept - requirements - design - code - test - turnover

c

The project life cycle where project teams plan in short bursts (generally of one to four weeks), often called sprints or iterations, is referred to as _________: a. Construction project life cycle b. Predictive, plan-driven project life cycle c. Adaptive, change-driven project life cycle d. Process improvement life cycle

c

All of the following are advantages associated with managing projects in a projectized organization EXCEPT: a. One boss - the project manager b. Response times and decision making are swift. c. Departmental barriers are reduced. d. Workers know they will still have a job when they finish work on a project.

d

Through shared values, organizational cultures can informally do all the following EXCEPT: a. motivate the ethical actions and communications of managers and subordinates. b. determine how people are treated, controlled and rewarded. c. establish how cooperation, competition, conflict and decision making are handled. d. eliminate politics in the workplace

d