Management Test #1

Which of the following is an activity performed during the planning stage of a project?

Budget development

Which of the following is an activity performed during the close-out phase of a project?

Documenting results.

One of the functions of managerial control involves comparing the results of various business activities with the

Established goals

During what phase of the project life cycle does the project manager activists project controls?

Execution

An important part of the planning function of management is to determine the business's

Goals

Which of the following is a questions that should be answered when developing the "lessons learned" document?

How can we improve?

During what phase of the project does the project manager release the project's equipment, supplies, and team members?

Implementation

One activity associated with the directing function of management is

Instructing employees

The primary purpose of developing a work breakdown structure (WBS) for complex projects is to

Organize the work in a logical sequence

Quarterly, each of the international Vice Presidents of Smith & Webber completes the companies scorecard & submits it to the president of the company. The scorecard is a tool for which of the following management functions:

Organizing

Caitlin is the manager for a busy accounting department...what organizing activity is Caitlin performing?

Reallocating resources

To control various business activities in an effective manner, managers must first

Set appropriate standards

Which of the following are characteristics of tactical planning?

Short-range and specific

Which of the following is a disadvantage of a narrow span of Management:

Slower communication process

Why is it important to define your project precisely?

So you can achieve your objectives

What management function involves identifying qualified candidates to perform the business's work?

Staffing

A primary purpose of preparing a work breakdown structure is to

Streamline the workload

Which of the following is an internal factors that affects management:

The company culture

Which of the following is the main purpose of management?

To accomplish the business's goals

What is the primary purpose of developing a post implementation review during the closure phase of a project?

To determine if the deliverables achieved project goals

Why is it important to think ahead about how you will monitor your project?

To make sure the project's quality doesn't suffer

Which of the following is the first step of effective managerial planning?

Use a systematic approach to establish objectives

Which of the following questions should effective managerial planning answer:

What do we want to do?

Isabelle is developing a document that divides a long-term project into meaningful subprojects and tasks, which she will use to guide the workflow. Isabelle is developing the

Work breakdown structure

What management function involves motivating and encouraging an employee?

directing

Who is usually responsible for planning a project?

project manager

Which of the following would be part of the management function of organizing?

Assigning individual workers to specific jobs

In management, a primary organizing activity is

Assigning responsibility

Which of the following is an example of an activity associated with the directing function of management?

Carmen recommends changes to increase outputs on the production line

What is an important part of all businesses that managers must control?

Finances

After the new video game "Rocket Bunny" arrived on store shelves, the team that created it had a meeting to talk about the project. They discussed the project's slow start and how they could have done it better. They also talked about using a wiki to communicate and how they will use wikis again in future projects. The Rocket Bunny team is engaging in a

lessons learned meeting.

What is the management activity that involves comparing what was planned with what actually happened?

to control