18 Jan Question 28 Factors in identifying

BUS375 Project Management

Quiz 1

Question 1 Which of the following is NOT one of the driving forces behind the increasing demand for project management?

Question 2 As the number of small projects increase within an organization’s portfolio, what is a challenge an organization faces?

Question 3 Which of the following activities is NOT considered a project?

Question 4 Project management is being driven by

Question 5 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

Question 6 Two dimensions within the project management process are

Question 7 Which of the following activities is the best example of a project?

Question 8 Project management is important to understand when people are a part of a project team because they

Question 9 Corporate downsizing has increased the trend toward

Question 10 Which of the following is typically the responsibility of a project manager?

Question 11 When it comes to project prioritization, senior management is responsible for

Question 12 Typically, a project sponsor is

Question 13 Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics of effective objectives?

Question 14 All of the following are symptoms of organizations struggling with strategy disconnect and unclear priorities EXCEPT

Question 15 Which of the following is NOT true about organizational politics?

Question 16 The following are responsibilities of the governance team when managing a portfolio system EXCEPT

Question 17 In order to formulate strategies that align with the mission some of the activities the organization will need to perform are

Question 18 Project managers who understand the role that their project plays in accomplishing the organization’s strategy will be inclined to do all of the following EXCEPT

Question 19 Why do project managers need to understand their organization’s mission and strategy?

Question 20 Which of the following terms is often used to denote a project that a powerful, high-ranking official is advocating?

Question 21 Which of the following is NOT true regarding organizing projects within a matrix arrangement?

Question 22 Which of the following cultural characteristics relates to the degree to which groups within the organization are encouraged to operate in a coordinated or independent manner?

Question 23 Which of the following combinations represents the extremes of project organization?

Question 24 Which organization’s culture is NOT a culture a project manager has to be able to operate in or interact with?

Question 25 Which of the following cultural characteristics relates to the degree to which employees identify with the organization as a whole rather than with their type of job or field of professional expertise?

Question 26 Which of the following is a disadvantage of a projectized organization?

Question 27 Bill is working on a project involving the upgrading of a management information system. The project is being managed by the information systems department with the coordination of other departments occurring through normal channels. He is working in a ________ organization.

Question 28 Factors in identifying cultural characteristics include all the following EXCEPT

Question 29 Which of the following is an advantage of a functional project management organization?

Question 30 Which structure would be most appropriate for developing a new, highly innovative product that has strict time constraints?