Strayer BUS375 Project Management Process and Decision Making

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Project Management Process and Decision MakingStrayer BUS375 Midterm part 1 and 2Question 1Which of the following is not one of thePMBOKâ Guide's five process groups?AnswerFeasibility studiesPlanningExecutionClosure4 pointsQuestion 2Inwhich life cycle phase do project sponsors become most actively involved in the project?AnswerInitiationExecutionMonitor and controlClosure4 pointsQuestion 3When team members take direction from both the project and line managers, the type of project manageris usuallyAnswerLightweight team leaderHeavyweight team leaderTiger team leaderLeopard team leader4 pointsQuestion 4Which of the following is normally not one of the traditional components of the triple constraint?AnswerWithin time

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Within costWithin performance (Scope, technology or quality)Accepted by the customer4 pointsQuestion 5Which of the following is normally not part of a team member’s role?AnswerAccepting responsibility for a deliverableSharing information with the sponsorSharing information with the teamCompleting the work at the earliest possible time.4 pointsQuestion 6Historically, which functional organization provided the greatest resistance to project managementimplementation?AnswerSalesProcurementInformation Systems/ TechnologyEngineering4 pointsQuestion 7Project management restructuring allowed companies to manage projects that _____.AnswerCould not be handled by the traditional organizationHad undefined objectivesDid not requireeffective cost controlRequire little functional integration4 pointsQuestion 8During the 1970s and 1980s, formal project management practices were put in place because theconstraints were _____ and _____ boundaries had to be crossedAnswerLoose; several

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Loose; fewTight; severalTight; few4 pointsQuestion 9Which of the following is not necessarily an obstacle to effective project management?AnswerChanges in technologyChanges in project sponsorshipIncreased project complexityUnstable economy4 pointsQuestion 10If a company advertises on television that they consider themselves as a solution provider to satisfy yourbusiness needs, then their driving force was most likely:AnswerCompetitivenessCustomer expectationsEfficiency and effectivenessExecutive understanding4 pointsQuestion 11With the project expeditor organizational structure, the expeditor is usually brought on board:AnswerAt the beginning of the projectAt the end of the first life cycle phaseWhen the project is 50%completeWhen a problem arises4 pointsQuestion 12In which organizational form are the formal and informal organizations well established?AnswerTraditionalStrong matrix

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Balanced matrixWeak matrix4 pointsQuestion 13In which organizational form is there no customer focal point?AnswerTraditionalProjectizedStrong matrixWeak matrix4 pointsQuestion 14Which organizational structure generally retains team members long after they are needed?AnswerProjectizedStrong matrixBalanced matrixWeakMatrix4 pointsQuestion 15Before becoming a project manager within a matrix organization, training should be provided in all of thefollowing except:AnswerMatrix operationsWage and salary administrationProblem-solvingRole definitions4 pointsQuestion 16According to the text, the “next generation” project manager must exhibit skills in all of the followingexcept:AnswerIntegration skillsRisk management skills

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