Management Improvement Plan & Project Manager

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Management Improvement Plan & Project Manager Exam Practice

 1. A "Phase Gate" is held at the end of the project phase. The project's performance and progress are compared to the project and business documents including the following EXCEPT:

a. Project Charter

b. Improvement Plan

c. Benefits Management Plan

d. Business Case

2. This person is assigned by the organization and is responsible for leading the team that is responsible for achieving project objectives (choose the BEST answer).

a. Operations Manager

b. Program Manager

c. Functional Manager

d. Project manager

3. "Project control" includes three primary activities: Progress Measurement, Communications, and ___________.

a. Corrective action

b. Reporting

c. Scope management

d. Estimation

4. This "represents the linear progression of a project, from defining the project through making a plan, executing the work, and closing out the project."

a. Project life cycle

b. Project timeline

c. Project plan

d. Project baseline

5. In this phase of the project lifecycle, it begins when a project manager is named in the Project Charter, and it is completed when the project rules are approved.

a. Define

b. Initiation

c. Execution

d. Project Plan

6. A project can be considered "finished" and the project "ended" when any of the following conditions are reached, EXCEPT:

a. Project objectives were achieved

b. Funding is exhausted

c. Need for the project no longer exists

d. Project is over budget

7. According to class readings, a project is considered "successful" if it considers these primary components EXCEPT:

a. On budget

b. Innovation

c. On time

d. High quality

8. According to class readings, the following are some of the PRIMARY challenges of managing projects EXCEPT:

a. Digitization

b. Personnel

c. Estimating

d. Controls.

9. According to class readings, the following items address the primary activities of Project Control, EXCEPT:

a. Communication

b. Budget management

c. Progress measurement

d. Corrective action

10. This is one of the five major project success factors where there must be agreement among the project team, customers and _________ on the goals of the project.

a. Customers

b. External stakeholders

c. Management

d. Executives

11. Cost, schedule and quality are the three primary variables of a project. Change one or more of these variables, and the ones remaining will also change. The term used for this is:

a. Cost/Schedule/Quality Plan

b. Project Management

c. Scope Management

d. The Triple Constraint

12. Examples of a project include all of the following EXCEPT:

a. Merging two organizations

b. Providing customer service

c. Exploring for oil in a region

d. Improving a business process within an organization

13. Our authors use the primary phases of the Product Development Lifecycle including Requirements, Design, Construct, and _________.

a. Test

b. Deliver

c. Expand

d. Operate

14. These are all primary components of the Project Benefits Management Plan EXCEPT:

a. Risks

b. Target benefits

c. Benefit resources/staff

d. Strategic Alignment

15. This document describes how and when the benefits of the project will be delivered and describes the mechanisms that should be in place to measure those benefits. (Choose the BEST answer).

a. Benefits Management Plan

b. Return on Investment (ROI) Report

c. Project Budget

d. Cost/Benefit Analysis

16. This is a documented economic feasibility study used to establish the validity of the benefits of a selected component lacking sufficient definition, and is used as a basis for the authorization of further project management activities.

a. Project Business Case

b. Project Charter

c. Project Value Statement

d. Parametric estimating

17. This is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service or result.

a. Schedule

b. Project

c. Program

d. Program Management Plan

18. This is any organizational structure where the project manager shares responsibility with the functional managers for assigning priorities and directing work of persons assigned to the project.

a. Projectized

b. Functional

c. Matrix

d. Operational

19. This is defined as a group of related projects, subsidiary programs, and program activities managed in a coordinated manner to obtain benefits not available from managing them individually.

a. Program

b. Portfolio

c. Project

d. Project Management Plan

20. This is the document that is issued by the project sponsor that formally authorizes the existence of the project and provides the Project Manager the authority to apply organizational resources to project activities.

a. Business Case

b. Project Management Plan

c. Resource Plan

d. Project Charter

21. This term means that a project has a definite beginning and end.

a. Time-phased project

b. Cost to complete project

c. Schedule baseline

d. Temporary endeavor

22. This type of organizational structure is where the organization is organized around primary functions such as advertising, engineering and manufacturing.

a. Operational

b. Matrix

c. Projectized

d. Functional

23. For Project Managers, "quality" has two primary components, Product Scope and ________.

a. Adequate testing

b. Requirements

c. Performance

d. Enhancements

24. In this phase of the project lifecycle, after the rules are approved, the project manager begins building the project plan.

a. Development

b. Execution

c. Build

d. Plan

25. listed below are some primary challenges of managing projects EXCEPT:

a. Estimating

b. Authority

c. Personnel

d. Reporting

26. PROJECT management differs from PRODUCT management in these ways EXCEPT:

a. A product development lifecycle may contain many projects

b. Project management focuses on product creation

c. Project life cycle focuses on managing the work

d. Product life cycle describles work to create the product

27. This is considered "the primary project success factor no matter what the organizational style."

a. Adequate funding

b. Communications

c. Adequate resources

d. Sponsor support

28. This is one of the five primary project success factors that makes sure everyone involved understands exactly what can be accomplished within a given time frame and budget.

a. Adequate resources

b. A controlled scope

c. Adequate funding

d. Management support

29. This project step defines the function and performance requirements for the product.

a. Requirements

b. Construct

c. Design

d. Functional specifications

30. this term "puts together the details of how to meet the project's goals, given the constraints."

a. Project planning

b. Project estimating

c. Project scheduling

d. Scope control 

 

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