30 Dec Research consistently

• Question 1

A CPI or SPI value less than one indicates that the project is

• Question 2

Of the following costs, which are NOT included in baseline?

• Question 3

A project manager learns that the project is only earning $.90 of planned work for each dollar spent by looking at the

• Question 4

The earned value system starts with the time-phased costs that provide the project baseline, which is called the

• Question 5

The cost variance for a project is calculated by

• Question 6

When someone familiar with each task estimates what percent of the task has been completed or how much of the task remains, they are creating a method for assigning costs to the baseline called the

• Question 7

More and more companies are discarding the traditional superior-subordinate performance feedback process and replacing it with a multi-rater appraisal called

• Question 8

The most common circumstance for project closure is simply a ________ project.

• Question 9

Which part of the final report presents major improvement actions that should be made?

• Question 10

__________ of lessons learned are designed to improve performance on current and future projects.

• Question 11

The process for capturing lessons learned continues to evolve, but there are still many barriers to effectively capitalizing on lessons learned that have been identified. The following are examples of these barriers EXCEPT

• Question 12

In organizations where projects are managed within a ____________, the team member’s area manager, not the project manager, is responsible for assessing performance.

• Question 13

Establishing a team identity is facilitated by

• Question 14

The first step in facilitating group decision making is to

• Question 15

Strategies to manage dysfunctional conflict do NOT include _____ the conflict.

• Question 16

The biggest challenge to managing a virtual project team is

• Question 17

During which stage of team development do team members establish ground rules and try to find out what behaviors are acceptable and what performance expectations are?

• Question 18

Symptoms of groupthink include

• Question 19

The outer ring in the network of relationships for project managers includes all of the following EXCEPT

• Question 20

To provide greater clarity to business ethics, many companies and professional groups

• Question 21

Which of the following would be defined as the ability to lead and manage yourself by establishing a sense for who you are, what you stand for and how you should behave?

• Question 22

The following are necessary when mapping dependencies or building a social network EXCEPT

• Question 23

Research consistently points out that project success is strongly affected by the degree to which a project has the support of top management. The following are ways a project manager can manage upward relationships EXCEPT

• Question 24

The closest relationships in a project network of relationships are between the project manager and

• Question 25

Networks are mutually beneficial alliances that are generally governed by the law of