MG-585 Module 2 Ch. 4

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

Milestone

a significant point or event in the project

The Chief Projects Officer's or PMO's responsibilities might include: a. Ensuring enough resources are available to perform the project b. Signing the project charter c. Promoting the project at the executive level of the organization d. Working with the team to create a project schedule and budget

a. Ensuring enough resources are available to perform the project

What organization structure is often used for small projects that require most of their work from a single department? a. Functional organization b. Projectized organization c. Balanced matrix organization Strong matrix organization

a. Functional organization

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? a. To facilitate effective project communications and decision making. b. To understand the standards, policies, and procedures of the client site where he will be working. c. To understand how well the client's organization supports project management. d. To understand if the client organization is viewed by others as being true to its values.

a. 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

Customer responsibilities on a project might include all of the following EXCEPT: a. Participate in status or kick-off meetings b. Perform the work of the project to achieve its objectives c. Advise on project requirements d. Review and accept project deliverables

b. Perform the work of the project to achieve its objectives

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: a. Roles and responsibilities b. Project culture (norms) c. Organization structures d. Vision and mission

b. Project culture (norms)

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? a. Role culture. b. Task culture. c. Personal culture. d. Power culture.

b. Task culture.

Who is responsible for ensuring that the steering team completes its tasks? a. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) b. Chief Projects Officer (CPO) c. Project Sponsor d. Customer

b. Chief Projects Officer (CPO)

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? a. Determine how people are treated, controlled and rewarded. b. Determine how the organization likes to communicate internally and externally. c. Motivate the ethical actions and communications for managers and subordinates . d. Encourage personal commitment to the organization and justification for its behavior.

b. Determine how the organization likes to communicate internally and externally.

The project sponsor's responsibilities during the executing stage include: a. Signing off on the detailed project plan b. Ensuring communications with key stakeholders c. Reviewing and signing the project charter d. Producing project status reports

b. Ensuring communications with key stakeholders

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: a. Risk tolerance b. Financial control procedures c. Code of conduct d. Motivation and reward systems

b. Financial control procedures

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: a. Composite organization b. Functional organization c. Weak matrix organization d. Projectized organization

b. Functional organization

A strong project matrix is different from a weak matrix in that ____ a. In a strong project matrix the functional manager is strong; they have more decision-making authority than the project manager. b. In a strong matrix the project manager is strong; they have more power than the functional manager. c. In a strong matrix the project manager has complete, or very close to complete, power over the project team d. In a strong matrix "staff is grouped by areas of specialization and the project manager has limited authority to assign work and apply resources."

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

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

c. 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? a. Respect b. Fairness c. Authority d. Honesty

c. Authority

Which of these is NOT an advantage of a projectized organization? a. Shorter response time. b. Enhanced project team identity. c. Clear career path for professionals. d. Customer focus.

c. Clear career path for professionals.

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 ____ a. Functional organization b. Unity of command c. Co-location d. Projectized organization

c. Co-location

All of the following are characteristics of a projectized organization EXCEPT: a. Decision making is streamlined b. Coordination is the responsibility of project managers c. Functional managers have the majority of authority d. Focus is on the customer

c. Functional managers have the majority of authority

All of these are characteristics of Agile life cycle model that distinguish it from other life cycle methodologies EXCEPT: a. Documentation is minimal early in the project but becomes progressively more complete. b. Project teams plan in short bursts (generally of 1 to 4 weeks) often called sprints or iterations. c. It is a plan-driven model with phases including: selecting and initiating, planning, executing, and closing and realizing benefits. d. Products are defined and delivered one iteration at a time with an output that has business value successfully finished in each iteration.

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

____ 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. a. Projectized b. Silo c. Matrix d. Composite

c. Matrix

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? a. Communications plan b. Risk management system c. Payment system d. Change control system

c. Payment system

The project manager and sponsor need to act in the best interest of all of these constituencies EXCEPT: a. The project itself b. The project team c. The project management office (PMO) Other project stakeholders

c. The project management office (PMO)

Which of these is a characteristic of all project life cycles? a. They all have four phases: Selecting & Initiating, Planning, Executing, and Closing & Realizing b. They are all predictive and plan-driven. c. They involve a series of phases that need to be completed and approved before proceeding to the next phase. d. They are all based on the Project Management Institute's 5 process groups.

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

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?" a. Responsibility b. Honesty c. Respect d. Fairness

d. Fairness

Which of these activities is NOT the responsibility of the steering team? a. Project selection and prioritization b. Sponsor selection c. Overall priority setting d. Mentor project manager, charter project

d. Mentor project manager, charter project

In an Agile life cycle model _____. a. The scrum master controls the team b. Customer requirements are gathered early in the project c. Detailed planning precedes execution d. The team is self-directed

d. The team is self-directed

Projected 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