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 Charterb. Improvement Planc. Benefits Management Pland. Business Case2. 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).Select one:a. Operations Manager**b. Program Managerc. Functional Managerd. Project manager3. “Project control” includes three primary activities: Progress Measurement, Communications, and ___________.Select one:a. Corrective action**b. Reportingc. Scope managementd. Estimation4. This “represents the linear progression of a project, from defining the project through making a plan, executing the work, and closing out the project.”Select one:a. Project life cycleb. Project timelinec. Project pland. Project baseline5. 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.Select one:**a. Defineb. Initiationc. Executiond. Project Plan6. A project can be considered “finished” and the project “ended” when any of the following conditions are reached, EXCEPT:Select one:**a. Project objectives were achievedb. Funding is exhaustedc. Need for the project no longer existsd. Project is over budget7. According to class readings, a project is considered “successful” if it considers these primary components EXCEPT:Select one:a. On budgetb. Innovation**c. On timed. High quality8. According to class readings, the following are some of the PRIMARY challenges of managing projects EXCEPT:Select one:a. Digitizationb. Personnelc. Estimating**d. Controls.9. According to class readings, the following items address the primary activities of Project Control, EXCEPT:Select one:a. Communicationb. Budget management**c. Progress measurementd. Corrective action10. 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.Select one:a. Customersb. External stakeholders**c. Managementd. Executives11. 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:Select one:a. Cost/Schedule/Quality Plan**b. Project Managementc. Scope Managementd. The Triple Constraint12. Examples of a project include all of the following EXCEPT:Select one:a. Merging two organizationsb. Providing customer service**c. Exploring for oil in a regiond. Improving a business process within an organization13. Our authors use the primary phases of the Product Development Lifecycle including Requirements, Design, Construct, and _________.Select one:a. Testb. Deliverc. Expand**d. Operate14. These are all primary components of the Project Benefits Management Plan EXCEPT:Select one:a. Risksb. Target benefits**c. Benefit resources/staffd. Strategic Alignment15. 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).Select one:a. Benefits Management Plan**b. Return on Investment (ROI) Reportc. Project Budgetd. Cost/Benefit Analysis16. 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.Select one:a. Project Business Case**b. Project Charterc. Project Value Statementd. Parametric estimating17. This is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service or result.Select one:a. Scheduleb. Projectc. Programd. Program Management Plan18. 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.Select one:a. Projectizedb. Functional**c. Matrixd. Operational19. 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.Select one:a. Programb. Portfolioc. Project**d. Project Management Plan20. 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.Select one:a. Business Case**b. Project Management Planc. Resource Pland. Project Charter21. This term means that a project has a definite beginning and end.Select one:a. Time-phased project**b. Cost to complete projectc. Schedule baselined. Temporary endeavor22. This type of organizational structure is where the organization is organized around primary functions such as advertising, engineering and manufacturing.Select one:a. Operationalb. Matrix**c. Projectizedd. Functional23. For Project Managers, “quality” has two primary components, Product Scope and ________.Select one:a. Adequate testingb. Requirements**c. Performanced. Enhancements24. In this phase of the project lifecycle, after the rules are approved, the project manager begins building the project plan.Select one:a. Developmentb. Execution**c. Buildd. Plan25. listed below are some primary challenges of managing projects EXCEPT:Select one:a. Estimatingb. Authorityc. Personneld. Reporting26. PROJECT management differs from PRODUCT management in these ways EXCEPT:Select one:a. A product development lifecycle may contain many projectsb. Project management focuses on product creationc. Project life cycle focuses on managing the work**d. Product life cycle describles work to create the product27. This is considered “the primary project success factor no matter what the organizational style.”Select one:a. Adequate fundingb. Communications**c. Adequate resourcesd. Sponsor support28. 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.Select one:a. Adequate resources**b. A controlled scopec. Adequate fundingd. Management support29. This project step defines the function and performance requirements for the product.Select one:a. Requirementsb. Constructc. Designd. Functional specifications30. this term “puts together the details of how to meet the project’s goals, given the constraints.”Select one:a. Project planning**b. Project estimatingc. Project schedulingd. Scope control