Project Management - Chapter 1
Develop a streamlined project delivery process
"All project leaders use a shared road map, focusing on key business aspects of their projects while integrating goals across all parts of the organization." Which best practice for project delivery does this describe?
Standish Group
"CHAOS" is a popular study that was published in 1995 by the __________.
Management
A PMO, or Project ____ Office, is an organizational group responsible for coordinating the project management function throughout an organization.
Manager
A(n) ____ often deals with the day-to-day details of meeting specific goals.
Best Practice
A(n) __________ is an optimal method recognized by industry to accomplish a predetermined goal or objective.
Project Management Office
A(n) __________ is an organizational group responsible for coordinating the project management function throughout an organization.
Second
According to a 2006 survey by CIO.com, project management is the ____ most desired skill by IT executives.
False
As the ninth knowledge area in project management, communication management, is an overarching function that affects and is affected by all of the other knowledge areas.
Departmental
Because a project requires resources, often from various areas, many projects cross ____ or other boundaries to achieve their unique purposes.
Interest Groups
Because there are so many people working on projects in various industries, PMI has created Specific ____________________ (SIGs) that enable members to share ideas about project management in their particular application areas, such as information systems.
Human Relation Skills
Effective communication, influencing the organization to get things done, leadership, motivation, negotiation, conflict management, and problem solving are all examples of __________.
False
In project portfolio management, strategic goals are generally more specific and short-term than tactical goals.
True
Individuals are realizing that in order to be competitive in the workplace, they have to develop skills to become good project team members and project managers.
Cost
Managing the triple constraint involves making trade-offs between scope, time, and __________ goals for a project.
Portfolio
Many organizations are now using enterprise or project ____ management software to help manage projects.
Soft
One reason project managers need good ____________________ skills is that to understand, navigate, and meet stakeholders' needs and expectations, they need to lead, communicate, negotiate, solve problems, and influence the organization at large.
False
PMI approved a new Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct effective January 1, 2007 that applies only to PMI members and PMPs.
False
Project managers often take on the role of both leader and manager.
True
Project managers often take on the role of both leader and manager.
False
Projects rarely involve uncertainty.
False
Projects should always have multiple purposes.
physical
Skills that help in almost all project environments include understanding change, and understanding how organizations work within their social, political, and __________ environments.
False
Some people refer to the "double constraint" of project management to include quality and customer satisfaction.
Leaders
Some people say that, "Managers do things right, and ____________________ do the right things."
leaders
Some people say that, "Managers do things right, and ____________________ do the right things."
Center
The Project Management ____, a Web site for people involved in project management, provides an alphabetical directory of more than 300 project management software solutions.
Sponsor
The project ____ usually provides direction and funding for the project.
Cost
The question, "What is the project's budget?" is related to the project's ____________________.
False
The terms "leadership" and "management" are synonyms, although some people incorrectly distinguish their usage.
False
There are six core knowledge areas of project management.
military, computer, and construction
Until the 1980s, project management primarily focused on providing schedule and resource data to top management in the __________ industries.
sponsor
Usually, the project __________ provides the direction and funding for the project.
Are we working on the right projects?
Which of the following is an example of a question that might be addressed by project portfolio management?
Military
Which was the key industry behind the development of several project management techniques and tools such as Gantt charts and network diagrams?
Low End
____ tools are often recommended for small projects and single users.
Stakeholders
__________ are the people involved in or affected by project activities and include the project sponsor, project team, support staff, customers, users, suppliers, and even opponents of the project.
Microsoft Project
____________________ is still the most widely used project management software today in the midrange tools category.
Ethics
____________________, loosely defined, is a set of principles that guide our decision making based on personal values of what is "right" and "wrong."
