Modern Project management Chapter 1

What are the current drivers of project management

compression of the product life cycle knowledge explosion triple bottom line (planet, people, profit) corporate downsizing increased customer focus small projects represent big problems

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

conceptualizing

In which of the following stages are project objectives established, teams formed, and major responsibilities assigned?

defining

what are the four stages of the project life cycle

defining stage planning stage executing stage closing stage

The second step in the defining of a project would be to

establish project priorites

In which of the following stages are you more likely to find status reports, many changes, and the creation of forecasts?

executing

In which of the following stages is a major portion of the physical and mental project work performed?

executing

what happens in the defining stage

goals specifications tasks responsibilities

what aspects are considered part of the sociocultural side of the management process

leadership problem solving teamwork negotiation politics customer expectations

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

more emphasis on the product and less on the customer

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

only for internal use

Corporate downsizing has increased the trend toward

outsourcing significant segments of project work

Which of these is not part of the "technical dimension" of project management?

problem solving

A series of coordinated, related, multiple projects that continue over extended time 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

what happens in the planning stage

schedules budgets resources risks staffing

what aspects are considered part of the technical side of the management process

scope WBS schedules resource allocation baseline budgest status reports

From 1994 to 2009 the trend for projects late or over budget was:

slightly better

what are the two dimensions within the actural execution of projects

sociocultural technical

what happens in the executing stage

status reports changes quality forecasts

Integration of project management with the organization takes place with the

strategy plan process of managing actual projects

project

temporary endeavor undertaken to creat a unique product, service, or result

what happens in the closing stage

train customer transfer documents release resources evaluation lessons learned

Which of the following is the number one characteristic that is looked for in management candidates?

works well with others

From among the following activities, which is the best example of a project?

writing a term paper

what are the major characteristics of a project

1. an established objective 2. a defined life span with a beginning and an end 3. usually, the involvement of several departments and professionals 4. typically, doing something that has never been done before 5. specific time, cost, and performance requirements

A common rule of thumb in the world of high-tech product development is that a six-month project delay can result in a loss of product revenue share of ___ percent.

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The advent of project management has been most profound in

Information technology