ENGR 3000 Midterm

Which of the following is NOT one of the driving forces behind the increasing demand for project management?

Declining need for product customization

The process of forecasting or approximating the time and cost of completing project deliverables is called

Estimating

Project selection criteria is ALWAYS financial?

False

Which of the following is NOT considered to be a characteristic of a project?

For internal use only

Three organizational structures are?

Functional, Dedicated Project Teams, Matrix

Which of the following is NOT a key dimension defining an organization's culture?

Geographic dispersion

Which of the following is NOT one of the stages of a project life cycle?

Identifying

Which of the following is a good condition for top-down estimating?

Internal, small project

A tool that is used to summarize the tasks to be accomplished and who is responsible for what on the project is called a?

Responsibility Matrix

The tendency for the project scope to expand over time due to changing requirements, specifications, and priorities is called?

Scope creep

What does the acronym SMART stand for?

Specific, Measurable, Assignable, Realistic, Time Related

During which stage of team development do members accept that they are part of a project group but resist the constraints that the project and the group put on their individuality?

Storming

Experienced and research indicate that high-performance teams are much more likely to develop under all the following conditions EXCEPT

Team members are selected by their managers

What are the two dimensions of Project Management?

Technical & Sociocultural

Which of the following is a Bottom-Up approach for estimating project times and costs?

Template method

A Matrix organizational structure is a hybrid structure combining both Functional and Dedicated Project Teams organizational structures.

True

A WBS Coding System defines levels and elements of the WBS?

True

In a project that is organized in a Dedicated Project Teams organization structure, teams operate as separate units under the leadership of a full-time project manager.

True

You may want to organize a project in a Functional organization if the interest of one functional area dominates the project.

True

Researchers have found that high-performance teams have norms for team interaction. Which of the following is NOT one of those norms?

When a decision has to be made, everyone should agree before moving forward

A hierarchical outline (map) that identifies the products and work elements involved in a project is called a?

Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

Information to develop a project network is collected from the?

Work breakdown structure

On a project network, the activity times are derived from the...

Work packages

Which of the following represents an activity on an AON project network?

A node

The Project Network....

All of them

Typical kinds of costs found in a project include which of the following?

All of them

A Project Communication Plan defines?

All of these

Forms of behavior that may help you diagnose an organizational culture are?

All of these

How can you identify cultural characteristics of an organization?

All of these

The backward pass in project calculations determines which of the following?

All of these

Which of the following are characteristics of high-performing teams?

All of these

Which parameters of a project are frequently the source of trade-offs?

All of these

Individual rewards for outstanding work would NOT include

All of these are examples of individual rewards for outstanding work

In order to formulate strategies that align with the mission, the organization will need to.....

All of these should be considered when formulating strategies

Wich of the following is a Top-Down approach for estimating project times and costs?

Both of them

A Project Scope defines.

Both of these

Which estimating method usually is more expensive but results in a more accurate estimate?

Bottom-Up

Three basic classifications of projects are:

Compliance, Operational and Strategic

If a time, cost or performance parameter is fixed on a project, the parameter is called

Constrained

When a project manager reduces the intensity of the conflict by smoothing over differences or interjecting humor when dysfunctional conflict arises, they are attempting to _____________ the conflict.

Control the conflict

Which one of the following is NOT a step in defining a project?

Creating a Marketing Presentation

Which of the following is a good condition for bottom-up estimating?

Customer wants details

An activity that has more than one dependency arrow flowing into it is termed a(n)

Merge activity

What is the name of the software used to create and track project schedules?

Microsoft Project

Which of the following is the correct order for the strategic management process?

Mission, strategies, objectives, projects

In an organization supportive of project management, Risk Tolerance is typically?

On the high end

Which of the following is NOT true about an organization's strategy?

Only top management must understand strategy

Which of the following is NOT typical of a project manager?

Overseeing existing production operations

A professional organization for project managers is the...

PMI

Activities which can take place at the same time are termed

Parallel activity

Which of the following is NOT a type of project classification?

Peanut Butter and Jelly

During which stage of team development is the team fully functional and accomplishing project goals?

Performing

Organizational culture is best explained as organizational....

Personality

_____________ activities must be completed immediately before a particular activity

Predecessor

Which of the following is NOT considered a project?

Production of automobile tires

Which of the following is NOT one of the factors that need to be considered to improve quality of estimates for project times and costs?

Profit

Project managers play a key role in developing high-performance project teams. Which of the following is NOT a contributing factor to this role?

Report progress to top managemen

The forward pass in project network calculations determines all of the following EXCEPT

The critical path

The most important criterion for project selection is?

The project's fit to the organization strategy

The essential qualities of an effective vision include all of the following EXCEPT

The vision should be short and concise

The essence of positive synergy can be found in the phrase

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts

Which of the following is NOT a purpose of the project scope statement?

To clearly define the amount of profit to be made

Reasons why estimating time and cost are important include all of the following EXCEPT

To help establish a project selection process

In practice, estimating processes are frequently classified as:

Top down/bottom up

What term defines the amount of time an activity can be delayed and not delay the project.

Total slack