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The last phase of the traditional project life cycle is the implementation phase. (T/F)

B False

Team building exercises and motivation techniques are tools used in _____ management.

C resource

Select an example of external stakeholders for an organization.

Comptetitors

In which of the following areas of management is payback analysis most likely to be used?

Cost

Which term refers to a product or service, such as a technical report, a training session, a piece of hardware, or a segment of software code, produced or provided as part of a project?

Deliverable

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 a project. (T/F)

False

Internal stakeholders include groups affected by the project such as government officials or concerned citizens (T/F)

False

It is much more expensive to make major changes to a project during the earlier phases. (T/F)

False

Trust is NOT a major contributor to the success or failure of virtual teams. (T/F)

False

In Rizzati Corp, vice presidents in departments such as engineering, manufacturing, IT, and human resources report directly to the chief executive officer and undertake their tasks independently of each other. The staffs of these departments have specialized skills in their respective disciplines. Which type of organizational structure does Rizatti Corp have?

Functional.

Which tool is most likely to be used in project schedule management?

Gantt chart

_ refers to a set of shared assumptions, values, and behaviors that characterize the functioning of an organization.

Organizational Culture

In what type of organizational structure do project managers have the most authority?

Project

Which project management knowledge area primarily involves generating, collecting, disseminating, and storing project information?

Project communications management

Which project management knowledge area ensures that the project will satisfy the stated or implied needs for which it was undertaken?

Project quality management

Galaxy, a construction company, buys a particular brand of tiles manufactured by Tiles and Floors, an eco-friendly tile manufacturing company. However, Tiles and Floors has declared bankruptcy and closed down. At present, Galaxy is facing a crisis because there are no other manufacturers in the market that supplies eco-friendly tiles. Which constraint is Galaxy currently facing?

Resources

Which problem-solving approach requires defining the scope of a system, dividing it into its components, and then identifying and evaluating its problems, opportunities, constraints, and needs?

Systems analysis

Projects must operate in a broad organizational environment, and project managers need to consider projects within the greater organizational context. Which approach describes the holistic view of carrying out projects within the context of the organization?

Systems thinking

7. Steve, an engineer in a construction company, is at present working on a home construction project. The home is being built for the Robinson family, the owners of the home. Steve is working with his project team and support staff to ensure the project is completed on time. In such a scenario, the project sponsor is _____.

The Robinson family

According to the symbolic frame, the most important aspect of any event in an organization is not what actually happened, but what it means. (T/F)

True

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

True

Project managers and their teams must recognize the effects of any project on the interests and needs of the entire system or organization instead of focusing on the immediate concerns of the project. (T/F)

True

Projects should be developed in increments. (T/F)

True

Until the 1980s, project management primarily focused on providing schedule and resource data to top management in the military, computer, and construction industries. (T/F)

True

An important tool for project scope management is _____.

a work breakdown structure

Project procurement management mainly involves

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

A _____ is a tool used in quality management

checklist

Which characteristic of organizational culture refers to the degree to which departments within an organization are encouraged to coordinate with each other?

unit integration


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