Project Management Test 1 Review

Program is a temporary endeavor undertaken to accomplish a unique purpose:
True
False
Stakeholders are people involved in or affected by project activities:
True
False
A Project will normally have a fixed, and well defined objectives:
True
False
A project is normally initiated by the project manager:
True
False
Knowledge areas describe the key skills that the stakeholder must posses in order to have a successful project:
True
False
Much of the knowledge needed to manage projects is unique to the discipline of project management:
True
False
Project managers do not need to have general management skills to manage a project:
True
False
Project mangers use the Gantt chart as the primary tool to communicate project schedule information:
True
False
The project management profession is decreasing at an alarming rate:
True
False
Low-end project management tools generally cost thousands of dollars:
True
False
Project Management provides many organizations advantages such as:
Better control of financial, physical, and human resources
Improved productivity
Higher worker morale
All of the above
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a “project”?
Unlimited funds
Has a unique purpose
Is temporary
Has a primary sponsor or customer
A program is characterized as:
A grouping of related tasks lasting one year or less
A unique undertaking having an indefinite time period
A grouping of projects managed in a coordinated way
A project with a cost of $1 million
The “triple constraint” of project management refers to:
Managing the hardware, software, and time of a project
Managing the scope, time, and cost dimensions of a project
Managing the changes, risk, and costs of a project
None of the above
A stakeholder is:
A project engineer
An individual that controls contingency funds
An individual or organization that is involved in or may be effected by project activity
An accountant
Scope management:
Is primarily concerned with defining and controlling what is or is not part of the project
Is not a concern of the project manager
Involves managing the work content of the project
All of the above
Time Management includes:
Estimating how long it will take to complete the work
Developing an acceptable project schedule
Ensuring timely completion of the project
All of the above
Quality management deals with the following except:
Satisfying the needs of the customer
Making the product more desirable and luxurious
Conformance to requirements and specifications
All of the above
Project management tools and techniques assist project managers and their teams in:
Carrying out human resource, integration, and procurement management
Carrying out scope, time, cost, and quality management
Generating, collecting, disseminating, and storing project information
All of the above
Gantt Charts are used to:
Help managers identify critical tasks
Model the relationships among project tasks
Help managers measure performance
All of the above
A project is a ____________________ endeavor undertaken to accomplish a unique purpose.
Temporary
A project should have a primary ____________________.
Sponsor
To create a successful project, ____________________, time and cost must all be taken into consideration.
Scope
Knowledge areas describe the key ____________________ that project managers must develop
Competencies
Low-end project management tools are often recommended for ____________________ projects
Small
High-end project management tools are often recommended for ____________________ projects.
Large
Project management overlaps somewhat with ____________________ management and application area knowledge.
General
The Gantt chart, network diagram, and critical path analysis are project ____________________ tools.
Scheduling
Project management software is making specialized project management techniques ____________________ to use.
Easier
Program is a group of ____________________ managed in a coordinated way.
Projects
What three knowledge areas comprise the triple constraint of project management?
Scope, time, and cost
Name two tools and techniques that are unique to project management.
Any of the following: project charter, WBS, Gantt chart, network diagram, critical path analysis, project cost estimates, earned value chart
Modern project management began with what project?
The Manhattan Project
4. What is the designation for people certified as project managers by the Project Management Institute?
PMP for Project Management Professional
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