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- The _________________ approach centers on understanding the bits and pieces in a system.
A) analytical
- The PM’s job includes all of the following except?
A) Supervisor
- Maria’s team starts working on a new project. Halfway through the project, the client visits the team and requests some changes in the specifications of the project. This alters both the cost and the schedule of the project. The given scenario exemplifies the concept of _____.
A) scope creep
- The project manager has three overriding responsibilities to the project. Which of the following is not one of those three?
A) Managing the budget so the project is cost-effective.
- Which of the following is not a characteristic of effective project team members?
A) They have a strong orientation to their discipline.
- PM3 is a maturity measure developed by R. Remy (1997). An organization has these characteristics: some processes exist, inconsistent management, unpredictable results. What level is it?
A) Abbreviated
- Martha has taken on an ambitious project that requires input from different departments within the organization she works at. She also needs contributions from external experts and contractors. She needs to bring the work of all these groups together in a harmonious whole for the project. In the given scenario, Martha needs to engage in _____.
A) integration management
- A matrix project that closely resembles the pure project is referred to as
A) a strong matrix
- Their primary responsibilities are to serve as a process coach to help ensure the project team is leveraging best practices, to buffer the development team from organizational distractions, to help remove organizational roadblocks the development team encounters, to help ensure the project execution is aligned with Agile values, and facilitating scrum events.
A) Scrum master
- During project formation stage, the major sources of conflict are all of the following except:
A) Technical
- Roger and his team have been designing a factory that will be modular in nature. They have been working on it for the past seven years, and now it is ending its developmental cycle. Roger has observed that his team is apprehensive. He has also received proposals for a follow-up project in the same area of interest with the same team. This is an example of _____
A) projectitis
- According to the PMBOK, managing stakeholder engagement involves the following activities EXCEPT…
A) Managing scope creep so that it does not overwhelm the project.
- Kent (2008) suggests several ways to control stress. Which of the following is not one of those suggestions?
A) Give yourself time to unwind before high‐stress meetings.
- Proteus, a hotel chain, has bought some new kitchen appliances that would enable its kitchen staff to work more effectively. The senior management of the hotel assigns the task of removal of old appliances and installation of new appliances to the respective manager of the food and beverage department in each of its hotels. The manager assembles a team from within the department to perform this task. This scenario exemplifies _____.
A) functional project organization
- The four essential skills of persuasion described Jay Conger (1998) include all of the following except:
A) Must give locker-room motivational speeches
- PM3 is a maturity measure developed by R. Remy (1997). An organization has these characteristics: disorganized, accidental successes and failures. What level is it?
A) Ad-hoc
- Fiona and her team are working on a complex project. After multiple conflicts in the initial stages of the project, the team establishes a set of guidelines and is now working cohesively to accomplish the project goals. In the given scenario, Fiona’s team is in the _____ phase of team development
A) performing
- Laura worked with a cross-functional team on a project. After the completion of the project, she held a meeting with the team members after which they returned to their respective departments. Which of the following phases of team development does this scenario exemplify?
A) Adjourning
- Works with customers to gain a clear understanding of their needs.
A) Product owner
- Responsible for translating these desires into product requirements and developing the overarching strategy for the project.
A) Product owner
- Responsible for updating the sprint backlog at the end of each day to reflect the work that was completed and to estimate the number of hours remaining for the task currently in process.
A) Developers
- Serves as a servant-leader and in this role facilitates the development of consensus among the Agile project team members and communication with stakeholders.
A) Scrum master
- Responsible for doing the work associated with creating the new product or improving an existing product.
A) Developers
- Cibrastruct, a real estate developer, has undertaken a project to construct a mall. It hires a contractor to call in architects to draft plans, a procurement specialist to gather the best quality of raw materials, a lawyer to ensure the proper planning permits have been obtained, and labor union specialists to assemble a group of workers who will work on this long-term project. This is an example of _____.
A) pure project organization
- PM3 is a maturity measure developed by R. Remy (1997). An organization has these characteristics: controlled and measured processes, results more in line with plans. What level is it?
A) Managed
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