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Proj Man
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| False | Smaller Projects in larger organizations tend not to need project management skills. |
| STANDARD | A ____________ is a document established by an authority, custom, or general consent as a model or example. |
| Program | A series of coordinated, related, multiple projects that continue over extended time intended to achieve a goal is known as a ______________. |
| True | Effective and efficient project management should be considered as a strategic competency with organizations. |
| MEGAPROJECT | Programs are not large project. Large project is referred to as a __________________. |
| PROJECT MANAGEMENT | _________________________ is the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements. |
| Centralization | Integration of all project processes and practices to improve Project Management is due to ___________. |
| True | Project Management is not new. It has been in use for hundred of years. |
| PORTFOLIO | _____________________ effectively manage multiple programs and projects that are underway at any given time. |
| Performed by internal staff | All of the following would generally be considered to be a characteristic of a project except: |
| True | The causes of failed projects include shortcuts taken during the project, expectations mismanagement, lack of or unreasonably precise targets, poor estimating techniques, budget overruns, missed schedules, and lack of management and leadership. |
| True | Project Management is becoming a standard way of doing business. |
| All choices are correct | Effective project management helps individuals, groups, and private organization to: |
| All choices are correct | Poorly managed projects or the absence of project management may result in: |
| PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT | ____________________________ defined as the centralized management of one or more portfolios to achieve strategic objectives. The programs or projects of the portfolio may not necessarily be interdependent or directly related. |
| PROGRAM | It is defined as a group of related projects, subsidiary programs, program activities managed in coordinated manner to obtain benefits: |
| True | One of the defining characteristics of project management is that the projects are not confined to a single department but involve several departments and professionals. |
| True | Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct includes both aspirational standards and mandatory standards |
| Both A and B are true | Which of the following statements is true? a.) Project Management is becoming a standard way of doing business. b.) Project Management is increasingly contributing to achieving organizational strategies s. |
| True | |
| Related projects | A program is usually a group of _________. |
| Information Technology | The advent of project management has been most profound in ___________. |
| All choices are correct | Example of project outcomes include: |
| True | Some project management competencies cannot be taught in a class but must be learned through business experience. |
| True | Portfolio defines as projects, programs, subsidiary portfolios and operations manage as a group to achieve strategic objectives. |
| Both B and C are true | The importance of project management has increased due to: A. The movement of manufacturing operations B. Time to market C. The movement toward flatter and leaner organizations |
| False | A project may be managed in three separate scenarios: a.) As a stand alone project b.) Without a program c.) Without a portfolio |
| SUCCESSFUL | A project is considered ___________________ if, (1) the resulting information system is acceptable to the customer; (2) the system was delivered on time; (3) the system was within budget; and (4) the system development process had a minimal impact on |
| True | The Standard for Project Management is a foundational reference for project management professional development programs and the practice of project management. |
| OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT | An area that is outside the scope of formal project management. |
| PROJECT | A _____________________ temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result. |
| FAILED | The project management causes of ___________ projects include shortcuts taken during the project, expectations mismanagement, lack of unreasonably precise targets, poor estimating techniques, budget overruns, missed schedules, and lack of management and |
| Repeatability | Project management is ideally suited for a business environment requiring all of the following except |
| Production of automobile tires | Which of the following activities is not considered a project? |
| PHASE GATE | ___________ is held at the end of a phase. |
| False | A major portion of the project work, both physical and mental, takes place during the Production stage of the Project Life Cycle. |
| False | The phases in a life cycle can be described by one of attribute, and that attributes may be measurable and not unique to a specific phase. |
| True | The project life cycle is managed by executing a series of project management activities known as project management processes. |
| True | In practice, the amount of work accomplished in each stage of the Project Life Cycle will vary greatly depending on the department or work group. |
| OUTCOME | The output can be a deliverables or an outcome. ________ are end result of a process. |
| Initiating Process Group | In which of the following Project Management Group are processes performed to complete the work define in the project management plan? |
| True | Within a project life cycle, there are generally one or more phases that are associated with the development of the product, service, or result. |
| Both D and E | Project Management Knowledge Areas are except: A.) Project Schedule Management B). Project Quality Management C.) Project Integration Management D.) Project Delivery Management E.) Project Information Management |
| All of the choices are correct | The project phase may be established based on various factors: A.) Management needs B.) Nature of the project C.) Decision points D.) Project elements including, but not limited to technology, engineering, business process, process, or legal. E.) Unique |
| False | The first stage in the Project Life Cycle is the Concept stage. |
| Closure | The final stage in the Project Life Cycle is the ________ stage. |
| Project Life Cycle | The series of steps used to help ensure proper definition of the product-of-the-project is generally referred to as the: |
| False | Every project management process produces one or more inputs from one or more outputs. |
| distinct | Project may be separated into __________________ phases or sub components. |
| True | Project Life Cycle provides the basic framework for managing the project. The basic framework applies regardless of the specific project work involved. |
| Knowledge Area | _____________ is an identified area of project management defined by its knowledge requirements and describe in terms of its component processes, practices, inputs, outputs, tools, and techniques. |
| None of the choices are correct | All are possible attributes of Project Phase except: A.) Name B.) Number C.) Duration D.) Resource requirements E.) Entrance criteria for a project to move into that phase F.) Exit criteria for a project to complete a phase |
| True | Processes may contain overlapping activities that occur throughout the project. |
| True | The project phase may be established based on various factors such as the nature of the project and decision points. |
| False | All projects can be mapped to the generic life cycle, and its phases may can only be used the iterative development cycle. |
| Conceptual Process Group | Which of the following choices is not one of the Project Management Processes Group? |
| PROJECT PHASE | ____________ is a collection of logically related project activities that accumulates in the completion of one or more deliverable. |