Chapter 1: Modern Project Management

Which of the following are characteristics of a project?

*A defined time to complete the project, including a proposed start and/or end date *Specific performance requirements *A specific objective

Project management requires knowledge of which of the following technical project management skills?

*Developing a project scope. *Developing a work breakdown structure.

Identify the necessary sociocultural skills for project managers.

*Managing corporate politics *Motivating project team members *Managing customer communication and expectations

What can be said about companies that use many small projects to run their business?

*Project prioritization becomes an issue. *They generally face resource allocation problems.

What positions are now more likely to be in the role of project manager as the result of increased focus on customer service?

*Sales representatives *Account executives

Project management is a necessary discipline in many businesses because:

*new products must be developed and introduced to the market quickly. *corporate priorities are expanding to include environmental and social issues. *projects play an increasing role in the strategic direction of firms.

The role/title "project manager" carries with it many responsibilities, including:

*ultimate responsibility for project success. *coordinating project team members that often have *competing or different priorities. meeting customer expectations.

What percentage of the U.S. gross national product is spent on projects each year in the US alone?

20-30%

Which of the following statements is true of a project?

A project is not routine work.

Project management is a results oriented management system that necessitates which of the following?

Building collaborative relationships with diverse stakeholders.

Executing

Choice, The "management" part of project management; track work as it gets done and deal with conflicts of time, scope, and performance/quality. The "management" part of project management; track work as it gets done and deal with conflicts of time, scope, and performance/quality.

Place these stages in the project life cycle in the correct sequence from beginning to end.

Defining Stage Planning Stage Executive Stage Closing Stage

Closing

Ensure documentation is complete, train where needed, and consider what went well (or poorly) to improve the project management process.

Defining

Establish project scope and build preliminary task list.

Planning

Find and assign resources, develop a time schedule for tasks

How does a project scope statement help a project team?

It provides clarity on the purpose of the project.

Project uncertainty varies according to the extent the project scope is __ and __

Known and Stable

Which of the following best describes a group of related projects that are managed together to accomplish something over a long period of time?

Program

____ ____ is rapidly becoming a standard way of doing business.

Project Management

The ___ ____ ____is a professional organization for project managers.

Project Management Institute

Which of the following should a project manager allow their customers to do?

Request changes to the project scope

Fundamentally, Agile PM employs an incremental, iterative process sometimes referred to as a "__ __ " approach to complete projects.

Rolling wave

Technical

Scope, WBS, Schedules Resource Allocation, Baseline Budgets, Status Reports

____ projects are notorious for having unstable scopes in which end user requirements are discovered not defined up front.

Software

Increased ___ has placed a premium on customer satisfaction.

competition

Sociocultural

leadership, problem solving, teamwork, negotiation, politics, customer expectations

In the_____ stage, the level of effort increases, and plans are developed to determine what the project will entail, when it will be scheduled, whom it will benefit, what quality level should be maintained, and what the budget will be.

planning

A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result is termed a

project

The major goal of a project is _____.

to satisfy a customer's need