project management mcqs

Chapter#03 MCQs Project Management

1 Organizational culture is best explained as organizational

A) Personality

B) Hierarchy

C) Reporting relationships

D) Background

E) Management style

2

A good project management system provides for defining the interface between the

project team and the organization in all the following areas except

A) Authority

B) Allocation of resources

C) Development of project team members

D) Integration of the project into the organization

E) All of these are provided

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

A) Maximum flexibility in the use of staff

B) Good integration across functional units

C) Shorter project duration

D) Strong motivation of project team members

E) All of these are advantages

4

Mega Computers, Inc. has assigned a project manager for each of the five new-product

teams. The managers as well as the project team members work on the projects on a full-

time basis. The structure being used is ________ organization.

A) Functional

B) Balanced matrix

C) Weak matrix

D) Strong matrix

E) Project

5

Elizabeth is considering how to structure a project team that will not directly disrupt

ongoing operations. The project needs to be done quickly and a high level of motivation

will be needed in order to do that. For this situation, the ______ organization would be

the best choice.

A) Functional

B) Balanced matrix

C) Weak matrix

D) Strong matrix

E) Project

6

A project management system provides a framework for launching and implementing

project activities within a ______ organization.

A) Matrix

B) Balanced

C) Weak

D) Sponsor

E) Parent

7

In which of the following is the balance of authority strongly in favor of the functional

managers?

A) Weak matrix

B) Balanced matrix

C) Strong matrix

D) Strong

E) Both C and D are correct

8 Matrix management violates the management principle of

A) Span of control

B) Unity of command

C) Parity principle

D) Empowerment

E) All of these management principles

9 The project structure that is ranked as least effective is _______ organization.

A) Functional

B) Balanced matrix

C) Weak matrix

D) Strong matrix

E) Project

10 From the list below, which is not a primary characteristic of organization culture?

A) Control

B) Team emphasis

C) History

D) Conflict tolerance

E) Risk tolerance

11

Who is responsible for determining how tasks will be done in a matrix project

management structure?

A) The functional manager

B) The project manager

C) Both are responsible

D) This is no pattern of who takes responsibility

E) None of these are true

12 The Macintosh development team at Apple is a good example of what kind of project

structure?

A) Project

B) Balanced Matrix

C) Project Matrix

D) Functional Matrix

E) Functional

13

The Organizational Culture Diagnosis Worksheet classifies cultural characteristics into all

of the following except:

A) Physical characteristics

B) Public documents

C) Behavior

D) Folklore

E) Ethics

14 Which of the following is not one of the typical forms of a project management office?

A) Command center

B) Control tower

C) Resource pool

D) Weather station

E) All of these are typical forms of a project management office

15

Which of the following cultural characteristics relates to the degree to which

management focuses on outcomes rather than on techniques and processes used to

achieve those results?

A) Risk tolerance

B) Reward criteria

C) Conflict tolerance

D) Means versus end orientation

E) Open-systems focus


1

The method used to collect information to use through all phases of the project

life cycle is called

A) Responsibility matrix

B) Organization breakdown structure

C) Work breakdown structure

D) Priority matrix

E) Work package

2

The first step in creating the necessary information to manage a project is to

A) Establish project priorities

B) Define the project scope

C) Verify the budget available

D) Assign team members to work on the project

E) Determine the required completion date

3

Research shows the most frequently mentioned barrier to project success is

A) Not enough budget resources

B) Poor performance by team members

C) Weak project leadership

D) Poorly defined scope or mission

E) Political in-fighting

4

An expected output over the life of a project would be classified as

A) A deliverable

B) A product

C) An end object

D) An objective

E) A target

5

The ability of 911 emergency systems to identify the caller's phone number and

location are considered to be a

A) Technical requirement

B) Milestone

C) Project limit

D) Project exclusion

E) Project deliverable

6

"To construct a high-quality, custom home within five months at costs not to

exceed $150,000" is best classified as

A) A deliverable

B) A milestone

C) An objective

D) A limit

E) An exclusion

7

Which of the following is not one of the basic classifications of project priorities?

A) Profit

B) Cost

C) Time

D) Performance

E) All of these are basic classifications

8

If a project criterion indicates that the project must meet a specific date, that

criterion is classified as

A) Constrained

B) Enhanced

C) Accepted

D) Limited

E) Fixed

9

The tool used to assist in making project trade-offs between schedule, budget,

and performance objectives is called a


B) Work breakdown structure

C) Project priority matrix

D) Work package

E) Criterion matrix

10

The highest element in the hierarchical breakdown of the WBS is

A) A work package

B) Sub deliverables

C) A cost account

D) Major deliverables

E) The project

11

All of the following are usually included in a work package except

A) What will be done?

B) The time needed to complete the work

C) A single person who is responsible for its completion

D) All the costs for the work package

E) All of these are included in a work package

12

The final step in the creation of a Work Breakdown Structure is to

A) Code the WBS for tracking

B) Assign the cost account to a manager

C) Assign the work package to a manager

D) Develop the responsibility matrix

E) All of these are included in the final step

13

The intersection of the WBS and the OBS is called the


B) Priority matrix

C) Work package

D) Cost account

E) Project overlap

14

If a project is small or of narrow scope and does not require an elaborate system,

which of the following is a good choice?


B) Organization breakdown structure

C) Work breakdown structure

D) Priority matrix

E) Process breakdown structure

15

The tendency for the project deliverables to expand over time-usually by

changing requirements, specifications, and priorities-is called:

A) Scope erosion

B) Scope creep

C) Project bloat

D) Scope enhancement

E) Project add-ons


1

The process of forecasting or approximating the time and cost of completing

project deliverables is called

A) Budgeting

B) Predicting

C) Estimating

D) Planning

E) Guesstimating

2

Janet is forecasting how much money her department needs to support a new

project. She estimates that two people and $25,000 in expenses will cover her

needs. Because management typically insists on reducing forecasts by 20

percent, she increases her estimates to allow for that reduction. Which of the

following factors is illustrated in this situation?

A) Padding estimates

B) Planning horizon

C) Project structure

D) People

E) Organization culture

3

Top-down estimates are most likely to occur during the ______ phase.

A) Concept

B) Planning

C) Execution

D) Delivery

E) All of these are equally likely

4

Sean is forecasting the time and cost of developing a customized software

program by looking at the number of inputs, outputs, inquires, files, and

interfaces. Which of the following methods is he using?

A) Ratio

B) Template

C) Apportion

D) Function point

E) Learning curve

5

Learning curves are more likely to apply in situations where most of the costs are

A) Materials

B) Labor

C) Overhead

D) Evenly spread over materials, labor, and overhead

E) All of these are equally likely situations for learning curves

6

The approach that begins with a top-down estimate for the project and then

refines estimates as the project is implemented is known as ______ method.

A) Function point

B) Template

C) Learning curve

D) Phase estimating

E) Apportion

7

The accuracy of top-down estimates will typically be in the range of

A) Minus 50% to plus 50%

B) Minus 0% to plus 75%

C) Minus 20% to plus 60%

D) Minus 35% to plus 35%

E) Minus 10% to plus 30%

8

The cost to prepare bottom-up estimates will typically run how much more than

the costs to prepare the top-down estimates?

A) About the same

B) About twice as much

C) About three times as much

D) About four times as much

E) About five times as much

9

Project costs are typically viewed from all of the following except:

A) Scheduled

B) Sunk

C) Actual

D) Committed

E) All of these are correct

10

Which of the following is not one of the recommended guidelines for developing

useful work package estimates?

A) Estimates should be made by those responsible for the work

B) Use several people to estimate the same work

C) Estimates should be based on normal conditions

D) Estimates should include a normal level of contingency

E) Estimates should be independent of other projects

11

Reasons why estimating time and cost are important include all of the following

except:

A) To schedule work

B) To determine how long the project should take and cost

C) To develop cash flow needs

D) To determine how well the project is progressing

E) All of the above are valid reasons

12

The bottom-up approach for estimating times and costs that uses costs from past

projects that were similar to the current project is known as:

A) Detailed WBS work package estimates

B) Template method

C) Function point method

D) Time-phased cost estimates

E) Phase estimating

13

Which of the following top-down methods is used when projects closely follow

past projects in features and costs and result in costs being assigned by

percentages to major segments of the project?

A) Apportion

B) Function point

C) Phase estimating

D) Learning curve

E) Consensus

14

People working on prototype development needing time to interact with the

design engineers after the design is completed is an example of:

A) Hidden interaction costs

B) Things going wrong on a project

C) Normal conditions not applying

D) Changes in project scope

E) None of these are correct

15

Design flaws being revealed after the fact, extreme weather conditions, and

accidents occurring are examples of:

A) Hidden interaction costs

B) Things going wrong on a project

C) Normal conditions not applying

D) Changes in project scope

E) None of these are correct


1

Which of the following represents an activity on an AON project network?

A) An arrow

B) A line

C) A node

D) Both A and B are correct

E) A, B, and C are all correct

2

Arrows on an AON project network represent:

A) An activity

B) Project flow

C) Dependency

D) Both B and C are correct

E) Both A and B are correct

3

Which of the following is provided by a project network but not by the work

breakdown structure?

A) Dependencies

B) Sequencing

C) Interrelationships



4

Part of a project is to Develop Product Specifications. This is best classified as

a(n)

A) Event

B) Path

C) Activity

D) Node

E) Milestone

5

The critical path in a project network is the

A) Shortest path through the network

B) Longest path through the network

C) Network path with the most difficult activities

D) Network path using the most resources

E) Network path with the most merge activities

6

An item on a project network is Design Software Completed. This is best

described as a(n)

A) Event

B) Path

C) Activity

D) Node

E) Milestone

7

A sequence of connected, dependent activities is termed a(n)

A) Critical path

B) Parallel path

C) Activity chain

D) Path

E) Dependent chain

8

Which of the following is not one of the basic rules to follow when developing

project networks?

A) An activity cannot begin until all preceding activities have been

completed

B) Each activity must have a unique identification number

C) Conditional statements are allowed but looping statements are not

allowed

D) An activity identification number must be larger that that of any

preceding activities

E) Networks flow from left to right

9

________ activities must be completed immediately before a particular activity.

A) Merge

B) Burst

C) Predecessor

D) Successor

E) Critical

10

The forward pass in project network calculations determines the

A) Earliest time's activities can begin

B) Earliest time's activities can be finished

C) Duration of the project



11

The backward pass in project network calculations determines the

A) Latest time's activities can begin

B) Earliest time's activities can be finished

C) Critical path

D) Both A and C are correct


12

The amount of time an activity can be delayed and yet not delay the project is

termed

A) Total slack

B) Free slack

C) Critical float

D) Float pad

E) Slip pad

13

The laying pipe example in the text illustrates the concept of

A) Laddering

B) Hammock activities

C) Critical path

D) Concurrent engineering

E) Forward pass

14

Typically an activity on a project network represents

A) A single work package

B) One or more tasks from a work package

C) Several work packages

D) A sub-deliverable

E) A cost account

15

INCORRECT

Concurrent engineering is a good example of good use of

A) Start to Start lags

B) Start to Finish lags

C) Finish to Finish lags

D) Finish to Start lags

E) Any of these could be correct

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