Chapter04DefiningtheProject

1.Themethodusedtocollectinformationtousethroughallphasesoftheprojectlife
cycleiscalled
A.Responsibilitymatrix
B.Organizationbreakdownstructure
C.Workbreakdownstructure
D.Prioritymatrix
E.Workpackage
2.Joseislookingatadocumentthatoutlinesthespecifictasksandsubtasksrequiredto
completethewritingofatechnicalsupportmanual.Themethodthatwasprobablyused
todevelopthedocumentismostlikely
A.Responsibilitymatrix
B.Organizationbreakdownstructure
C.Workbreakdownstructure
D.Prioritymatrix
E.Workpackage
3.Thefirststepincreatingthenecessaryinformationtomanageaprojectisto
A.Establishprojectpriorities
B.Definetheprojectscope
C.Verifythebudgetavailable
D.Assignteammemberstoworkontheproject
E.Determinetherequiredcompletiondate
4.Lindahasjustbeenassignedaprojecttodevelopanewadvertisingcampaignforan
establishedproduct.Herfirststepshouldbeto
A.Establishprojectpriorities
B.Definetheprojectscope
C.Verifythebudgetavailable
D.Assignteammemberstoworkontheproject
E.Determinetherequiredcompletiondate
5.Researchshowsthemostfrequentlymentionedbarriertoprojectsuccessis
A.Notenoughbudgetresources
B.Poorperformancebyteammembers
C.Weakprojectleadership
D.Poorlydefinedscopeormission
E.Politicalinfighting
6.Anexpectedoutputoverthelifeofaprojectwouldbeclassifiedas
A.Adeliverable
B.Aproduct
C.Anendobject

D.Anobjective
E.Atarget
7.Thefirststepofprojectscopedefinitionisto
A.Analyzethestrategicplan
B.Analyzethecurrentbudgetplan
C.Meetwithteammembers
D.Selectteammembers
E.Definetheoverallobjectivetomeetthecustomer'sneeds
8.Inreviewingtheprojectplan,SusanseesthatthefirstprototypeisduebyOctober12.
Thiswouldbebestclassifiedasa
A.Projecttarget
B.Limititem
C.Milestone
D.Projectobjective
E.Criticalgoal
9.Theabilityof911emergencysystemstoidentifythecaller'sphonenumberand
locationareconsideredtobea
A.Technicalrequirement
B.Milestone
C.Projectlimit
D.Projectexclusion
E.Projectdeliverable
10.Whichofthefollowingisnotoneoftheitemsthatwouldappearonaprojectscope
checklist?
A.Deliverables
B.Technicalrequirements
C.Objectives
D.Workbreakdownstructure
E.Reviewswithcustomer
11."Toconstructahighquality,customhomewithinfivemonthsatcostsnottoexceed
$150,000"isbestclassifiedas
A.Adeliverable
B.Amilestone
C.Anobjective
D.Alimit
E.Anexclusion
12.Thesecondstepinthedefiningofaprojectwouldbeto
A.Analyzethestrategicplan
B.Analyzethecurrentbudgetplan
C.Establishprojectpriorities

D.Selectteammembers
E.Definethemajorobjectivestomeetthecustomer'sneeds
13.Whichofthefollowingisnotoneofthebasicclassificationsofprojectpriorities?
A.Profit
B.Cost
C.Time
D.Performance
E.Allofthesearebasicclassifications
14.Ifaprojectcriterionindicatesthattheprojectmustmeetaspecificdate,thatcriterion
isclassifiedas
A.Constrained
B.Enhanced
C.Accepted
D.Limited
E.Fixed
15.Scotthasjustbeengivenaprojectthathasaspecifictargetdate.Afterdiscussion
withtopmanagementhefindsthatwhilethedateisimportantthecostismoreimportant
andaslipindeliverywouldbeacceptableifrequiredtomeetthecosttargets.Thetarget
dateisbestclassifiedas
A.Constrain
B.Enhance
C.Accept
D.Limit
E.Optional
16.Thetoolusedtoassistinmakingprojecttradeoffsbetweenschedule,budget,and
performanceobjectivesiscalleda
A.Responsibilitymatrix
B.Workbreakdownstructure
C.Projectprioritymatrix
D.Workpackage
E.Criterionmatrix
17.ThelowestelementinthehierarchicalbreakdownoftheWBSis
A.Adeliverable
B.Aworkpackage
C.Acostaccount
D.Alowestsubdeliverable
E.Anobject

18.ThehighestelementinthehierarchicalbreakdownoftheWBSis
A.Aworkpackage
B.Subdeliverables
C.Acostaccount
D.Majordeliverables
E.Theproject
19.Allofthefollowingaretrueaboutworkpackagesexcept
A.Consumeresources
B.Assignedtoonlyonemanager
C.Havemediumtolongduration
D.Definitivestartsandstopsdates
E.Allofthesearetrue
20.Allofthefollowingareusuallyincludedinaworkpackageexcept
A.Whatwillbedone?
B.Thetimeneededtocompletethework.
C.Asinglepersonwhoisresponsibleforitscompletion.
D.Allthecostsfortheworkpackage.
E.Alloftheseareincludedinaworkpackage.
21.Theintegrationofprojectworkpackageswithintheorganization'smanagement
structureisknownas
A.Responsibilitymatrix
B.Organizationbreakdownstructure
C.Workbreakdownstructure
D.Prioritymatrix
E.Processbreakdownstructure
22.ThefinalstepinthecreationofaWorkBreakdownStructureisto
A.CodetheWBSfortracking
B.Assignthecostaccounttoamanager
C.Assigntheworkpackagetoamanager
D.Developtheresponsibilitymatrix
E.Alloftheseareincludedinthefinalstep
23.TheintersectionoftheWBSandtheOBSiscalledthe
A.Responsibilitymatrix
B.Prioritymatrix
C.Workpackage
D.Costaccount
E.Projectoverlap
24.Creatinganextranetwebsiteoraninternalsoftwaredatabasesystemwouldbemost
closelyassociatedwiththe

A.Responsibilitymatrix
B.Organizationbreakdownstructure
C.Workbreakdownstructure
D.Prioritymatrix
E.Processbreakdownstructure
25.Ifaprojectissmallorofnarrowscopeanddoesnotrequireanelaboratesystem,
whichofthefollowingisagoodchoice?
A.Responsibilitymatrix
B.Organizationbreakdownstructure
C.Workbreakdownstructure
D.Prioritymatrix
E.Processbreakdownstructure
26.Theprojectscopestatementindicatesthattheclientisresponsiblefortrainingthe
peoplewhowillbeusingtheequipmentandthattheprojectteamwilltraintheclient's
trainers.Thisisanexampleof:
A.Projectobjectives
B.Deliverables
C.Limitsandexclusions
D.Technicalrequirements
E.Milestones
27.Thetendencyfortheprojectdeliverablestoexpandovertimeusuallybychanging
requirements,specifications,andprioritiesiscalled:
A.Scopeerosion
B.Scopecreep
C.Projectbloat
D.Scopeenhancement
E.Projectaddons
28.WhichofthefollowingisagoodexampleofaProcessBreakdownStructure?
A.Newcarprototype
B.Newsoftwareprogram
C.Newcomputerhardware
D.Newsportsstadium
E.Newprojectmanagementbook
29.WhichofthefollowisleastlikelytobeincludedinaWorkPackage?
A.Materials
B.Labor
C.Overhead
D.Duration

E.Responsibilities
30.TheSnapshotfromPracticedealingwithBigBerthaIIillustratedhowimportanta
project's__________istothesuccessfulcompletionofaproject.
A.Objective
B.Deliverables
C.Technicalrequirements
D.Milestones
E.Limitsandexclusions

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1=C
2=C
3=B
4=B
5=D
6=A
7=E
8=C
9=A
10=D
11=C
12=C
13=A
14=A
15=C
16=C
17=B
18=E
19=C
20=E
21=B
22=A
23=D
24=C

25=A
26=C
27=B
28=B
29=C
30=C