Project managers have the highest level of authority and the most power in which type of organizational structure?
A. Projectized
B. Strong matrix
C. Functional
D. Balanced matrix
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You are working on a project that was proceeding well until a manufacturing glitch occurred that requires corrective action. It turns out the glitch was an unintentional enhancement to the product, and the marketing people are absolutely crazy about its potential. The corrective action is canceled, and you continue to produce the product with the newly discovered enhancement. As the project manager, you know that a change has occurred to the product scope as the glitch changed the characteristics of the product. Which of the following is true? A. Changes to product scope are reflected in the project scope. B. Changes to product scope are reflected in the integrated change control plan. C. Changes to product scope are a result of changes to the product description. D. Changes to product scope are a result of corrective action.
All of the following arc tools and techniques of the Project Plan execution process except: A. Project management information system B. Work authorization system C. Organizational policies D. General management skills
As a project manager, you're responsible for maintaining and ensuring integrity for all of the following except: A. Personal integrity of others B. Project management process C. Personal integrity D. Product integrity
You are a project manager for the information technology division of a local satellite TV broadcasting company. This spring, the chief information officer for your company gave you the project to convert and upgrade all the PCs in the department to the latest release of a specific desktop application. Prior to this conversion, all manner of desktop software existed on machines throughout the company and had caused increasing problems with sharing files and information across the company. A lot of unproductive hours were spent typing information into several formats. This project came about as a result of which of the following? A. Technological advance B. Business need C. Customer request D. Legal requirement
What are the five project management process groups, in order? A. Initiation, Executing, Planning, Controlling, and Closing B. Initiation, Controlling, Planning, Executing, and Closing C. Initiation, Planning, Controlling, Executing, and Closing D. Initiation, Planning, Executing, Controlling, and Closing
You are a project manager who believes people will always perform at their best if given the proper expectations and motivation. Which theory do you subscribe to? A. Theory X B. Hygiene theory C. Contingency theory D. Theory Y
This measurement is the value of the work that's been completed to date: A. PV B. AC C. EV D. EAC
You are a project manager for Swirling Seas Cruises food division. You're considering two different projects regarding food services on the cruise lines. The initial cost of Project Fish'n for Chips will be $800,000 with expected cash inflows of $300,000 per quarter. Project Picnic's payback period is six months. Which project should you recommend? A. Project Fish'n for Chips because its payback period is two months shorter than Project Picnic’s B. Project Fish'n for Chips because the costs on Project Picnic are unknown C. Project Picnic because Project Fish'n for Chips' payback period is four months longer than Project Picnic’s D. Project Picnic because Project Fish'n for Chips' payback period is two months longer than Project Picnic's
Your project's primary constraint is quality. In order to make certain the project team members don't feel too pressed for time and to avoid schedule risk, you decide to use which of the following activity estimating tools? A. Expert judgment B. Quantitatively based durations C. Reserve time D. Analogous estimating
You are a project manager for Dakota Software Consulting Services. You're working with a major retailer that offers their products through mail-order catalogs. They're interested in knowing customer characteristics, the amounts of first-time orders, and similar information. The stakeholders have accepted the project scope. Work has begun on the project, and you're confirming some of the initial work results with the stakeholders. You've asked for acceptance of the work results. Which process are you in? A. Quality Assurance B. Quality Control C. Scope Verification D. Performance Reporting
You are a project manager for a new software development project. You have a few activities that require specialized testing. The testing might need to be repeated more than once. Which of the following do you choose? A. The Graphical Evaluation and Review Technique because it allows for conditional branching and looping for the testing activity B. The Critical Path Method because it allows for float time to be calculated for the testing activity C. The Program Evaluation and Review Technique because it allows for conditional branching and looping for the testing activity D. The Program Evaluation and Review Technique because it allows for a weighted average distribution, which will even out the time needed for the testing activity
You are a project manager for Pizza Direct, which is a retail pizza delivery store. Your company is competing with another retail store for the option of opening two new stores in a foreign country. You've been told that it is culturally unacceptable to eat certain foods in this country. You know that one of these foods happens to be a secret ingredient in the pizza sauce. What is the most appropriate response? A. Inform the potential partners that your sauce recipe is secret, but you’re certain there are no forbidden ingredients in it. B. Inform the potential partners that you suspect there might be a forbidden ingredient in the sauce and you'll request an investigation to determine if any of them exist in the sauce. C. Inform the potential partners that a forbidden ingredient exists in the sauce and determine to work with them to come up with another ingredient to replace that one. D. Don't tell the potential partners about the ingredient because the sauce they'll be using in the stores is shipped to them already prepared in cans. They won't know the ingredient is in the sauce.