PM quiz 1

To be a successful manager, the only skills an IT project manager needs to possess are excellent technical skills. T/F

False They also need business and soft skills.

The importance of stakeholders' needs and expectations is limited to the beginning of a project. T/F

False

The only responsibility of a project manager is to meet the specific scope, time, and cost goals of a project. T/F

False

The primary role of project stakeholder management is to ensure that the project will satisfy the stated needs for which it was undertaken. T/F

False

Earned value management is a tool primarily used in resource management. T/F

False It is used in cost management.

Which of the following questions reflects the strategic goals of project portfolio management? a. Are we carrying out the projects well? b. Do stakeholders know what they should be doing? c. Are we investing in the right areas? d. Are projects on time and on budget?

Are we investing in the right areas?

In which of the following areas of management is payback analysis most likely to be used? a. Communication b. Resource c. Cost d. Quality

Cost

Which of the following refers to a set of principles that guides decision making based on personal values of what is considered right and wrong? a. Civics b. Ethics c. Laws d. Politics

Ethics

A difference between operations and projects is that operations end when their objectives have been reached, whereas projects do not. T/F

False

A project manager's primary role is to provide the funding for the project. T/F

False

Effective program managers recognize that managing a project is much more complex than managing a program. T/F

False

Good project managers assume that their definition of success is the same as the sponsors. T/F

False

In order to be realistic, a project manager should always set discreet goals instead of a range of objectives. T/F

False

Individual projects always address strategic goals whereas portfolio management addresses tactical goals. T/F

False

It is mandatory for project managers working on large information technology projects to be experts in the field of information technology. T/F

False

Managing the triple constraint primarily involves making trade-offs between resources and quality. T/F

False

Opponents of a project do not belong to the category of stakeholders. T/F

False

Project procurement management primarily involves identifying stakeholder needs while managing their engagement throughout the life of the project. T/F

False

Questions about how a team will track schedule performance is related to a project's scope. T/F

False

Responsibility assignment matrices and project organizational charts are examples of tools used in procurement management. T/F

False

The enterprise project management software, which aids project and portfolio management, is a low-end tool. T/F

False

Which tool is most likely to be used in project schedule management? a. Impact matrices b. Gantt charts c. Fishbone diagrams d. Payback analysis

Gantt charts

Which statement is true of project management? a. It does not guaranteed successes for all projects. b. It is a simple discipline with a limited scope. c. It has specific tools which work universally across all kinds of projects. d. Its framework consists solely of project management knowledge areas.

It does not guaranteed successes for all projects.

Which tool can best help in efficient communication management? a. Impact matrices b. Kick-off meetings c. Requests for quotes d. Fast tracking

Kick-off meetings

Which type of tool is usually recommended for small projects and single users? a. High-end b. Midrange c. Low-end d. Upper range

Low-end

What is a difference between low-end and midrange tools of the project management software? a. Midrange tools are designed to handle larger projects than low-end tools. b. Low-end tools are designed to handle primarily multiple users whereas midrange tools are created to handle single users. c. Midrange tools provide basic project management features whereas low-end tools offer enterprise and portfolio management functions. d. Low-end tools provide robust capabilities to handle dispersed workgroups whereas midrange tools do not.

Midrange tools are designed to handle larger projects than low-end tools.

Which organization provides certification as a Project Management Professional? a. PMS b. PMC c. PMI d. PMP

PMI

A _____ is an organizational group responsible for coordinating the project management function throughout the organization. a. Project Management Office b. Portfolio Group c. Project Management Center d. Project Management Professional

Project Management Office

Which project management knowledge area primarily involves generating, collecting, disseminating, and storing project information? a. Project procurement management b. Project cost management c. Project time management d. Project communications management

Project communications management

Which project management knowledge area is an overarching function that affects and is affected by the different knowledge areas? a. Project integration management b. Project cost management c. Project communications management d. Project stakeholder management

Project integration management

Which project management knowledge area ensures that the project will satisfy the stated or implied needs for which it was undertaken? a. Project risk management b. Project cost management c. Project quality management d. Project time management

Project quality mangement

Which knowledge area involves defining and managing all the work required to complete the project successfully? a. Project scope management b. Project cost management c. Project resource management d. Project time management

Project scope management

Which characteristic highlights a difference between projects and operations? a. Projects are undertaken to sustain an organization's business whereas operations are not. b. Operations have well-defined objectives whereas projects do not need to have a unique purpose. c. Projects are temporary endeavors whereas an organization's operations are ongoing in nature. d. Operations are undertaken to create unique products, services, or results whereas projects are not.

Projects are temporary endeavors whereas an organization's operations are ongoing in nature.

Which objective is true of projects? a. They have a unique purpose. b. They are permanent in nature. c. They have an indefinite beginning and end. d. They are developed using regressive elaboration.

They have a unique purpose

Which attribute is true of low-end tools of project management software? a. They are designed for especially large projects with multiple users. b. Their main advantage is that they have unlimited functionality. c. They are referred to as enterprise project management software. d. They provide basic project management features.

They provide basic project management features.

Which of the following is true of program managers? a. They are responsible solely for the delivery of project results. b. They provide leadership and direction for project managers heading the projects within a program. c. They recognize that managing a program is simpler than managing a project. d. They report to project managers who represent the next level in the hierarchy.

They provide leadership and direction for project managers heading the projects within a program.

A project's stakeholders include its customers, users, and suppliers. T/F

True

Every project should have a well-defined objective. T/F

True

Maturity models, statistical methods, and test plans are examples of tools used in quality management. T/F

True

One of the main reasons why project management is challenging is because of the factor of uncertainty. T/F

True

Program managers are change agents. T/F

True

Project managers work with the project sponsors to define success for particular projects. T/F

True

Project resource management is concerned with making effective use of the people involved with a project. T/F

True

Projects should be developed in increments. T/F

True

Stakeholder analyses, work requests, and project charters are tools used in integration management. T/F

True

The introduction of new software makes basic tools, such as Gantt charts and network diagrams, inexpensive and easy to create. T/F

True

An important tool for project scope management is _____. a. a kickoff meeting b. a work breakdown structure c. fast tracking d. Gantt chart

a work breakdown structure

Project procurement management mainly involves: a. buying goods and services for a project from outside the performing organization b. making effective use of the people involved with the project c. generating, collecting, disseminating, and storing project information d. identifying and analyzing stakeholder needs while managing ad controlling their engagement

buying goods and services for a project from outside the performing organization

A _____ is a tool used in quality management. a. request for proposal b. probability matrix c. critical path analysis d. checklist

checklist

enterprise project management software is also known as a _____ tool of project management software. a. low-end b. baseline c. midrange d. high-end

high-end

A _____ is a tool used in risk management. a. critical path analysis b. project organizational chart c. probability matrix d. work breakdown structure

probability matrix

The role of a _____ is to provide direction and funding for a project. a. project sponsor b. support staff member c. project team d. project manager

project sponsor

Team building exercises and motivation techniques are tools used in _____ management. a. procurement b. resource c. cost d. scope

resource

Fast tracking is an example of a tool used in _____ management. a. communication b. risk c. quality d. schedule

schedule

A difference between strategic and tactical goals is: a. tactical goals are more important for a project than strategic goals b. strategic goals are more specific than tactical goals c. tactical goals encompass broader dimensions than strategic goals d. strategic goals are long-term in nature whereas tactical goals are short-term

strategic goals are long-term in nature whereas tactical goals are short-term