Project Management Chapter 4

All of these are Project Manager Behaviors except: A. Decisiveness B. Responsibility C. Fairness D. Respect

A

All of these are advantages of a Functional Organization except: A. Technical difficulty in importing input from other disciplines B. Unity of command - only one boss C. Continue to report to the same functional manager D. Share resources among multiple small partners

A

All of the following are part of the Agile mindset except: A. Satisfy customers be emphasizing output that fulfills their needs B. Engage participants through empowerment and cooperation C.Eliminate scope creep at all costs D. Facilitate engagement E. Keep things simple with sustainable pace

C

Act versus Analyze, Lead versus follow And takeover vs let the team perform are all examples of Project Manager _______ ______

Judgement calls

What type of matrix is it when personnel often report to two or more bosses?

Matrix

What is the type of power is it where everyone tries to please the boss?

Power Culture(Formal authority)

Teams operating as separate units under the leadership of a full-time program manager would be part of a ______ organization

Project

What type of matrix is it when the Program managers report to the CEO?

Project

True or False: Enhance, maintain, or accept changes in scope, quality, and cost schedule are examples of Judgement calls.

True

All of these statements are true except: A. Project managers do not need to use system thinking B. The Systems approach requires that project managers always view their projects in the context of the larger organization C. Organizational issues are often the most difficult part of a project D. It is important for project managers to develop a better understanding of people as well as organizations

A

What type of Project Management methodology is popular with projects whose scope is hard to define?

Agile

When are Retrospective meetings held?

At the end of each iteration

All of the following are Agile Executive Roles except: A. Customer(product owner) B.Scrum Master C. Portfolio Team D. Sponsor(Product Manager)

B

All of the following are true about Agile Project Management except: A. Project work is completed in iterations(sprints) B. The full scope is clearly defined before work begins C. Change occurs from one iteration to the next D. Documentation becomes progressively more complete

B

All of these are Project Management level roles except: A. Functional Manager B. Subject Matter Expert(SME) C. Project Manager D. Facilitator

B

All of these are correct about a Project Organization except: A. People report upward through the Project Manager B. The Project manager does not have the authority for budget, personnel, and decision making C. The reporting manager is a project manager, not a functional manager D. People from different functions report to the same manager

B

Which of these is not an example of a ritual: A. Meetings, training,ceremonies B. Dress code

B

All of the following are steering team activities except: A. Overall priority setting B. Project selection and prioritization C. Active role in chartering the project D. Sponsor selection

C

All of the following are true about a Customer/Product Owner except: A. Responsible for the ROI (Return on Investment) of the project B. Accepts or rejects deliverable s at every iteration C. Serves as a PM in a collaborative , facilitating role D. Works continuously with the project team

C

All of these are disadvantages of a Functional Organization except: A. Slow communications across multiple functions B. Takes longer to complete C. Workers learn from each other and keep skills sharp D. Poor integration across functional units

C

All of these are types of power except: A. Power Culture - formal authority B. Personal Culture C. Organizational culture D. Task Culture

C

Which of these roles main concern is with completing the project A. Executive Level B. Management Level C, Core Team members

C

In agile, what is another name for meetings?

Ceremonies

What Role or Office owns the project management system?

Chief Project Officer/ PMO

This role is included to act as a trainer and facilitator

Coach

The degree to which employees are encouraged to air conflicts and criticism openly

Conflict tolerance

The degree to which units within the organization are encouraged to operate in a coordinated or interdependent manner

Control

List some dis-advantages of a Project Organization

Cost of assigning members to one part-time project Team work methods may differ Teams may fail to communicate lessons learned Discipline specific competence may suffer

All of the following are dis-advantages of a Matrix Organization except: A.Each Employee has two "bosses" B. More meetings C. More challenges to control D. Effective Integration

D

All of the following are true about Subject Matter Experts(SME) except: A.Meet specific, temporary project needs B. Chosen for their specific expertise C. Extended team members D. Make judgement calls

D

All of these statements are true about Functional Organizations except: A. Grouped by areas of specialization B. Hierarchical with clear lines of authority according to the type of work C. Coordination is maintained through normal management channels D.More than one supervisor

D -1 and only 1 supervisor

This type of meeting, or ceremony occurs daily

Daily stand-up meeting

This type of meeting, or ceremony occurs at least once per iteration to show usable product

Demonstration meeting

True or False: A functional manager is an executive level role

False

True or False: In a Functional Organization, a Project Manager controls the budget and makes project decisions

False

True or False: Organizational culture is not important to a Project Manager

False

True or False: Project managers should focus on the current project, without consideration of the context of the organization

False

True or False: Another name for the Executive Team is Operating Team

False - Management Team

True or False: Organizational culture should adapt to fit the life cycle model

False - Other way around

True or False: A product Owner is also known as the sponsor

False - customer

True or False: The steering team monitors the Project Management Office(PMO)

False - the opposite

True or False: In a matrix organization, team members choose if they want to report to a Project Manager or Functional Manager

False - they report to both

The Stockton faculty is an example of this type of organization?

Functional

What type of matrix is it when the Functional managers report to the CEO?

Functional

Name the 3 types of organizational structure

Functional Project Matrix

The degree to which management decisions take into account the effect of outcomes on people within the organization

Management focus

The type of organization where the Project Manager and Functional manager share authority

Matrix

The degree to which management focuses on outcomes rather than on techniques and processes

Means versus ends orientation

The degree to which employees identify with an organization as a whole rather than their type of job

Member Identity

The degree to which the organization monitors and responds to changes

Open-systems focus

What is the type of power is it where the emphasis is on worker development/needs?

Personal culture

More responsibility than authority is a challenge to what project role?

Project Manager

List some advantages of a Matrix organization

Reduced duplication Effective Integration Lessons learned shared effectively Flexibility

This type of meeting, or ceremony occurs at the end of each iteration to show what worked well and what could be improved

Retrospective

The degree to which rewards such as promotion and salary increases are allocated

Reward criteria

The degree to which employees are encouraged to be aggressive, innovative, and risk seeking

Risk tolerance

What is the type of power is it where everyone follows designated roles?

Role culture

A PM who serves in a collaborative, facilitating role is know as the

Scrum Master

This project team member that picks the project manager and the core team

Sponsor

What is the type of power is it where getting the job done is the most important thing?

Task culture

The degree to which work activities are organized around groups rather than individuals

Team emphasis

Who decides when to stop funding a poorly performing project?

The Customer

In an agile project, which iteration determines the product to be built?

The first Iteration

List some advantages of a Project Organization

Traditional department barriers are reduced Unity of Command Communication response times are fast Co-location

True or False" Core team members represent project stakeholders

True

True or False: A customer(product owner) can be both an Executive Level Role and Managerial Role

True

True or False: A portfolio team does much of the work of a traditional Steering team

True

True or False: In a matrix organization, structure can be either weak, balanced, or strong matrix

True

True or False: Projects must operate in a broad organizational environment

True

True or False: Roles are formal designations of responsibility

True

True or False: Sponsors ensure performance of customer-related tasks

True

True or False: The Project Management Office (PMO) is most commonly found in a matrix organization

True

True or False: The steering team can include both the Leadership Team and Operating Team

True

True or False:A matrix organization is a middle ground between functional and project structures

True

True or false: A challenge for project managers is to determine how networks function within certain organizational cultures

True

The degree to which units within the organization are encouraged to operate in a coordinated manor

Unit integration