Introduction To Project Management Chapter # 1

1. Which of these is not an example of a project?

Buying clothes from the market on a special sale.

Planning for your friends wedding.

Building a bridge across the Amazon river.

Cleaning the office building every day.

D. Cleaning the building is a repetitive task that is done everyday. Hence it is not an example of a project.

Explanation

D. Cleaning the building is a repetitive task that is done everyday. Hence it is not an example of a project.

Introduction To Project Management Chapter # 1 - Quiz

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2. You are using straight line depreciation to compute the value of your computer after three years. If the current cost is $1000, what will be the value after three years assuming that the computer's life is five years.

$400

$500

$600

B. Each year $200 gets removed from the value of computer. After three years the value becomes $400.

Explanation

B. Each year $200 gets removed from the value of computer. After three years the value becomes $400.

3. Which of the following is not true about the Delphi technique?

Individuals participating must know each other for Delphi technique to be successful.

Delphi technique is most commonly used to obtain expert opinion

In Delphi technique participants are generally anonymous

Delphi provides expert opinion

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A. Experts participating in the Delphi technique are anonymous.

Explanation

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A. Experts participating in the Delphi technique are anonymous.

4. Raymond, you are the project manager of Exodus project. Mid-way through the project a key component was stolen. This was not planned. The team met after the event and managed to make the product work without the stolen component. This is an example of -

Risk mitigation

Transfer of risk

Work-around

Accepting the consequences passively

C. This was an unplanned event that happened. Work around refers to handling of risk that has occurred but was not planned.

Explanation

C. This was an unplanned event that happened. Work around refers to handling of risk that has occurred but was not planned.

5. According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which is the lowest level which must be met before other levels can be met.

Esteem

Physiological

Social

Safety

B. Physiological factors appear at the lowest level of Maslow's hierarchy triangle.

Explanation

B. Physiological factors appear at the lowest level of Maslow's hierarchy triangle.

6. What percentage of Project Manager's time is spent on communicating?

D. According to PMBOK 90% of Project Managers time is spent in communicating.

Explanation

D. According to PMBOK 90% of Project Managers time is spent in communicating.

7. Which process identifies the project manager?

Project Planning

Develop Project Charter

Scope Planning

Project Selection Process

B. Project Manager is identified as part of the Develop Project Charter process.

Explanation

B. Project Manager is identified as part of the Develop Project Charter process.

8. Most common cause of conflicts in a project is

Schedules

Technical opinions

Personal Issues

Project priorities

A. Schedules are most common cause of conflicts

Explanation

A. Schedules are most common cause of conflicts

9. Ruth Washington is an excellent engineer. The management assumes that since she is a good technical performer, she will be a good project manager too. Based upon this, Ruth was promoted to Project Manager. This is an example of

Halo Effect

Expectancy Theory

McGregory Theory of X and Y

Herzberg Theory

A. The behavior described is an illustration of Halo's effect.

Explanation

A. The behavior described is an illustration of Halo's effect.