Successful Project Management 6th Edition

CHAPTER 1: PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS 2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a

Chapter 1: Project Management Concepts 48. Which of the following is not an example of a project? a. Starting-up a restaurant b. Creating a website for a company c. Raising money for a disaster relief trip d. Emptying the recycling everyday ANSWER: d FEEDBACK: a. A project is

CHAPTER 10: THE PROJECT MANAGER 1. The project manager maintains authority and assigns responsibility to specific individuals or subcontractors for the various tasks. a. True b. False ANSWER: False FEEDBACK: Correct The project manager also assigns responsibility and delegates authority to specific individuals or subcontractors for the

Chapter 10: The Project Manager 78. Effective negotiations strengthen relationships, not erode them. a. True b. False ANSWER: True FEEDBACK: Correct Effective negotiations strengthen relationships, not erode them. Incorrect Effective negotiations strengthen relationships, not erode them. ANSWER: True FEEDBACK: Correct Effective negotiations strengthen relationships, not erode them.

CHAPTER 11: THE PROJECT TEAM 1. In many projects, people who have never worked together are assigned to the same project team. a. True b. False ANSWER: True FEEDBACK: Correct In many projects, people who have never worked together are assigned to the same project team. Incorrect

Chapter 11: The Project Team 107. In brainstorming, the round-robin process continues until no one can come up with any more ideas or the time limit is up. a. True b. False ANSWER: True FEEDBACK: Correct In brainstorming, the round-robin process continues until no one can come

Chapter 11: The Project Team 176. Team building is the responsibility of a. both the project manager and the project team. b. the project manager. c. the project team. d. the organization's management. ANSWER: a FEEDBACK: a. Team building is the responsibility of both the project manager

CHAPTER 12: PROJECT COMMUNICATION AND DOCUMENTATION 1. Personal verbal communication can take place face-to-face, via telephone, voicemail, or videoconferencing. a. True b. False ANSWER: True FEEDBACK: Correct Personal verbal communication can take place face-to-face, via telephone, voicemail, or videoconferencing. Incorrect Personal verbal communication can take place face-to-face,

Chapter 12: Project Communication and Documentation 84. Teleconferencing can help facilitate the sharing of information in a more interactive way than perhaps email. a. True b. False ANSWER: True FEEDBACK: Correct Teleconferencing can help facilitate the sharing of information in a more interactive way than perhaps email.

Chapter 12: Project Communication and Documentation 106. All of the following are guidelines for preparing project reports to help ensure usefulness and value to the recipients except a. Make reports concise, readable, and understandable. b. Use short, understandable sentences rather than compound, complex, paragraph-length sentences. c. Put the

CHAPTER 13: PROJECT MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES 1. A disadvantage of a functional organizational structure is that functional-type organizations can be insular with each component concerned about only its own performance. a. True b. False ANSWER: True FEEDBACK: Correct A disadvantage of a functional organizational structure is that

Chapter 13: Project Management Organizational Structures 35. In , there is little opportunity for members of different project teams to share knowledge or technical expertise, because each project team tends to be isolated. a. an autonomous project organizational structure b. a functional organizational structure c. a matrix organizational

CHAPTER 2: IDENTIFYING AND SELECTING PROJECTS 1. The initiating phase of the project life cycle starts with recognizing a need. a. True b. False ANSWER: True FEEDBACK: Correct The initiating phase of the project life cycle starts with recognizing a need, problem, or opportunity for which a

CHAPTER 3: DEVELOPING PROJECT PROPOSALS 1. Successful contract opportunities are grounded in relationships. a. True b. False ANSWER: True FEEDBACK: Correct Relationships establish the foundation for successful funding and contract opportunities. Incorrect Relationships establish the foundation for successful funding and contract opportunities. ANSWER: True FEEDBACK: Correct Relationships

Chapter 3: Developing Project Proposals 69. The contractor must notify the customer immediately of any actual or anticipated cost savings or schedule delays. a. True b. False ANSWER: False FEEDBACK: Correct The contractor must notify the customer immediately of any actual or anticipated cost overruns or schedule

CHAPTER 4: DEFINING SCOPE, QUALITY, RESPONSIBILITY, AND ACTIVITY SEQUENCE 1. The project objective must be clear, attainable, specific, and measurable. a. True b. False ANSWER: True FEEDBACK: Correct The project objective must be clear, attainable, specific, and measurable. Incorrect The project objective must be clear, attainable, specific,

Chapter 4: Defining Scope, Quality, Responsibility, and Activity Sequence 72. The may need to describe certain inspection techniques, testing procedures, or specific testing equipment or facilities that must be used. a. statement of work b. customer requirement c. deliverables d. acceptance criteria ANSWER: d FEEDBACK: a. The

Chapter 4: Defining Scope, Quality, Responsibility, and Activity Sequence 103. Designating as having primary responsibility can cause confusion and increase the risk that some work will "fall through the cracks," because each may assume that the other is going to do it. a. a subcontractor b. a third

CHAPTER 5: DEVELOPING THE SCHEDULE 1. The estimated resources required for an activity will influence the estimated duration to perform the activity. a. True b. False ANSWER: True FEEDBACK: Correct The estimated resources required for an activity will influence the estimated duration to perform the activity.

Chapter 5: Developing the Schedule 49. Calculate the earliest start for Task B if its predecessor, Task A, finishes on day 3 and the duration of Task B is 2 days. a. day 5 b. day 3 c. day 1 d. Cannot be calculated based upon information

CHAPTER 6: RESOURCE UTILIZATION 1. Resource-limited scheduling will not extend the project completion time if necessary in order to keep within the resource limits. a. True b. False ANSWER: False FEEDBACK: Correct Resource-limited scheduling will extend the project completion time if necessary in order to keep within the

CHAPTER 7: DETERMINING COSTS, BUDGET, AND EARNED VALUE 1. It is good practice to have the person who will be responsible for the costs associated with the work make the cost estimates. a. True b. False ANSWER: True FEEDBACK: Correct It is good practice to have the

Chapter 7: Determining Costs, Budget, and Earned Value 42. As data are collected on , including portions of any committed cost, they need to be totaled by work package so that they can be compared to the a. planned cost, total budgeted cost. b. budgeted cost of work

CHAPTER 8: MANAGING RISK 1. The project manager needs to set the tone for encouraging open and timely discussion of risks among the project team. a. True b. False ANSWER: True FEEDBACK: Correct The project manager needs to set the tone for encouraging open and timely discussion of

CHAPTER 9: CLOSING THE PROJECT 1. The system should organize information so that it has complex commands to retrieve information by category or subject of lesson learned or by key words. a. True b. False ANSWER: False FEEDBACK: Correct The system should organize information so that it