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53 Multiple choice questions
Definition 1 of 53
What should a PM do to ensure adequate resources are available for project success?
Be good friends with Upper Management
Make deals with other PM's for exchanging resources
Be ready to negotiate resource tradeoffs, such as subcontracting, if necessary
Request an extension of the project due date
Definition 2 of 53
Effective, longtime Project Managers expect which of the following regarding their Project Teams
(PT's)?
From the start the PT will be in harmony and work together to finish one time
Initial PT conflict, then cohesiveness & teamwork, finally disbanding when project is
complete
Consistent good attitudes and hard work toward project goals with successful on-time
finish
Teamwork, following orders from PM, working overtime to complete tasks per schedule,
strong support from Functional Managers
Definition 3 of 53
Most of the conflicts between organizations and outsiders have to do with what?
Levels of authority and power
Property rights and contractual obligations
Customer relationships
Pricing disputes
,Definition 4 of 53
What is a "quasi-project"?
Projects with variable outcomes matrix
A situation in which all of the three primary project objectives ill-defined
Quick, uncomplicated, active service initiatives
Recently added activity-reporting matrix
Definition 5 of 53
The Project Manager's job includes which of the following?
Reducing conflict and stress between different types of Project Team members by
promoting understanding and appreciation
Learning about foreign people and their national customs
Keeping employees from different cultures and backgrounds off important project teams
to reduce friction and internal team conflict
Taking team members to cultural events to increase appreciation of each other
Definition 6 of 53
A significant event that is reached within the plan or imposed upon the plan. In Microsoft Project,
milestones normally are represented as tasks with zero duration
Milestone
Work Package
Deliverable
Project
, Definition 7 of 53
Numeric project selection models generally focus on:
Keeping the workforce numbers stable
Profits and profitability
Management salary stability
Maintaining stock price & ROI
Definition 8 of 53
A recommended, effective method of conflict resolution is:
Avoidance or ignoring problem areas
Doing what the Project Manager says to do
Insistence on 100 percent consensus to move forward
Negotiation involving all concerned parties and collaborating
Definition 9 of 53
In general, what is the most ineffective method for solving conflicts?
Confrontation and problem-solving
Smoothing over
Forcing (using Brute Force)
Compromise
53 Multiple choice questions
Definition 1 of 53
What should a PM do to ensure adequate resources are available for project success?
Be good friends with Upper Management
Make deals with other PM's for exchanging resources
Be ready to negotiate resource tradeoffs, such as subcontracting, if necessary
Request an extension of the project due date
Definition 2 of 53
Effective, longtime Project Managers expect which of the following regarding their Project Teams
(PT's)?
From the start the PT will be in harmony and work together to finish one time
Initial PT conflict, then cohesiveness & teamwork, finally disbanding when project is
complete
Consistent good attitudes and hard work toward project goals with successful on-time
finish
Teamwork, following orders from PM, working overtime to complete tasks per schedule,
strong support from Functional Managers
Definition 3 of 53
Most of the conflicts between organizations and outsiders have to do with what?
Levels of authority and power
Property rights and contractual obligations
Customer relationships
Pricing disputes
,Definition 4 of 53
What is a "quasi-project"?
Projects with variable outcomes matrix
A situation in which all of the three primary project objectives ill-defined
Quick, uncomplicated, active service initiatives
Recently added activity-reporting matrix
Definition 5 of 53
The Project Manager's job includes which of the following?
Reducing conflict and stress between different types of Project Team members by
promoting understanding and appreciation
Learning about foreign people and their national customs
Keeping employees from different cultures and backgrounds off important project teams
to reduce friction and internal team conflict
Taking team members to cultural events to increase appreciation of each other
Definition 6 of 53
A significant event that is reached within the plan or imposed upon the plan. In Microsoft Project,
milestones normally are represented as tasks with zero duration
Milestone
Work Package
Deliverable
Project
, Definition 7 of 53
Numeric project selection models generally focus on:
Keeping the workforce numbers stable
Profits and profitability
Management salary stability
Maintaining stock price & ROI
Definition 8 of 53
A recommended, effective method of conflict resolution is:
Avoidance or ignoring problem areas
Doing what the Project Manager says to do
Insistence on 100 percent consensus to move forward
Negotiation involving all concerned parties and collaborating
Definition 9 of 53
In general, what is the most ineffective method for solving conflicts?
Confrontation and problem-solving
Smoothing over
Forcing (using Brute Force)
Compromise
