You are a project manager working in a foreign country. You observe that some of your project team members are having a difficult time adjusting to the new culture. You provided them training on cultural differences and the customs of this country before arriving, but they still seem uncomfortable and disoriented. Which of the following is true?
A. This is the result of working with teams of people from two different countries.
B. This condition is known as culture shock.
C. This is the result of jet lag and travel fatigue.
D. This condition is known as global culturalism.
No Answer is Posted For this Question
Be the First to Post Answer
Which of the following are tools and techniques of the Initiation process? A. Project selection methods and expert judgment B. Project selection criteria and expert judgment C. Constraints and assumptions and expert judgment D. Expert judgment and project charter
The purpose of a quality audit includes all of the following except: A. Examines the work of the project and formally accepts the work results B. Determines how the project is progressing and makes corrections C. Identifies lessons learned D. Reviews quality management activities to ensure the right quality elements are being examined
You are a project manager for Penguin Software. Your company creates custom software programs for hospitals and large dental offices. You have just completed a project and are gathering the documentation of the product of the project. This might include all of the following except: A. Technical specifications B. Electronic files C. Programming plans D. Performance measurements
If your expected value is ll0 and the standard deviation is l2, which of the following is true? A. There is approximately a 99 percent chance of completing this activity between 86 and 134 days. B. There is approximately a 68 percent chance of completing this activity between 98 and 122 days. C. There is approximately a 95 percent chance of completing this activity between 98 and 122 days. D. There is approximately a 75 percent chance of completing this activity between 86 and 134 days.
You've constructed the WBS for your recent project. Level two assignments have been made, and you've requested that the sub project manager’s report back to you in 3 weeks with each of their individual WBS constructed. All of the following are true except: A. The work package level facilitates resource assignments. B. The work package level is the lowest level in the WBS. C. The work package level defines the agreed-upon deliverables. D. The work package level facilitates cost and time estimates. ?
You are a project manager for Zippy Tees. Your selection committee has just chosen a project you recommended for implementation. Your project is to manufacture a line of miniature stuffed bears that will be attached to your company's trendy T-shirts. The bears will be wearing the same T-shirt design as the shirt they're attached to. Your project sponsor thinks you've really impressed the big boss and wants you to skip to the manufacturing process right away. What is your response? A. To agree with the project sponsor because they are your boss, and they have a lot of authority and power in the company. B. To require that a preliminary budget be established and a resource list be put together to alert other managers of the requirements of this project. This should be published and signed by the other managers who are impacted by this project. C. To require a project charter be published and signed off on by all stakeholders before proceeding. D. To require a project charter be written to include the resource needed, budget, and project manager's authority. The project manager is the only one who needs to see this document as other documents will be distributed later that contain the same detail as the charter.
What limits the options of the project team? A. Technology B. Constraints C. Deliverables D. Assumptions
You are a project manager for Bluebird Technologies. Bluebird writes custom billing applications for several industries. A scope change has been requested. You know change is concerned with all of the following except: A. Managing change B. Verifying change C. Influencing causes of change D. Determining that a change occurred
You are a project manager for a telecommunications firm. You're working on a project that entails upgrading technical hardware and equipment. The estimated cost of the hardware and equipment is $1,725,000. You are reviewing products from three different vendors. One of the vendors offers you and your family the use of the company yacht for the upcoming three-day weekend. What is the most appropriate response? A. Thank them and accept. You don't believe there is a conflict of interest or an integrity issue at stake. B. Thank them and decline. You know this could be considered personal gain, which could call your integrity into question. C. Thank them and accept. Immediately report your actions to the project sponsor so that your motives are not called into question after the fact. D. Thank them and decline. You know this could be considered an integrity issue on the part of the vendor.
What is one of the advantages of a functional structure? A. All employees report to one manager and have a clear chain of command. B. All employees report to two or more managers, but project team members show loyalty to functional managers. C. The organization is focused on projects and project work. D. Teams are collocated.
The project manager, stakeholders, and project team members all have roles and responsibilities throughout the project. As the project manager, you might link the project scope definition to the project roles and indicate which activities each person will participate in. You might display this information in which of the following ways: A. PDM B. RAM C. SOW D. RRM
All of the following are true regarding parametric modeling except: A. It's a form of top-down estimating. B. It's a mathematical model. C. It's a tool used to estimate project costs. D. It's a tool used to estimate project time.