Chapter 01: Modern Project Management (1X2 & true/false)

Project governance does NOT include?

Allowing project managers to plan the project the wat thet see fit

Which of the following activities is NOT considered a project?

Production of automobile tires

A series of coordinated, related, multiple projects that continue over an extended time period and are intended to achieve a goal is known as a?

Program

Project management is ideally suited for a business environment requiring all of the following EXCEPT?

Repeatability

A project does not include?

Repetitive same or similar work

Which of these is NOT part of the "sociocultural dimension" of project management?

Resource allocation

At first glance, project managers perform the same functions as other managers. That is, they plan, schedule, motivate and control?

True

Not only is project management critical to many careers, the skill set is transferable across most businesses and professions?

True

Project Management is critically important only for the electronics industry?

False

Since a construction company builds many buildings, the buildings built after the first do not fit the definition of a project?

False

Successful project managers focus primarily on technical dimensions of project management, which include planning, scheduling, and controlling projects?

False

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

Identifying

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

Overseeing exisiting operations

A professional organization for project managers is the PMI. AMA. MIS. IPM. PMBOK?

PMI

In the _____________ stage of What is a Project? the project's schedule and budget will be determined?

Planning

Which of the following is a good example of a program?

Developing a new residential area that includes six custom homes

In the _____________ stage of What is a Project?, a major portion of the actual project work performed?

Executing

Because of its flexibility, project management is equally useful in ongoing, routine work as well as unique, one-time projects?

False

Because of the profitability motive, project management is nearly always limited to the private sector?

False

Because of the requirement for in-depth expertise, project management is generally restricted to specialists?

False