BUS 517 Week 5 Midterm Exam (Version 1 - Strayer)

BUS 517 Project Management - Strayer

• Question 1
Which of these is not part of the “technical dimension” of project management?

• Question 2
Which of the following activities is not considered a project?

• Question 3
From among the following activities, which is the best example of a project?

• Question 4
Which of the following constraints is not typically found in managing projects?

• Question 5
In which of the following stages is it determined what the project will entail, when it will be scheduled, whom it will benefit, and what the budget will be?

• Question 6
Integration of all project processes and practices to improve Project Management is due to

• Question 7
A professional organization for project management specialists is the

• Question 8
The waste on failed projects and cost overruns is estimated in the neighborhood of

• Question 9
Project selection criteria are typically classified as:

• Question 10
Which of the follow is not one of the commonly heard comments of project managers?

• Question 11
Which of the following questions does the organization’s mission statement answer?

• Question 12
A major project proposal form will likely include all of the following except:

• Question 13
Which of the following would not be classified as an organizational threat?

• Question 14
A project screening matrix typically contains all of the following except:

• Question 15
Which of the following terms is often used to denote a project that a powerful, high-ranking official is advocating?

• Question 16
Which of the following is not one of the characteristics of effective objectives?

• Question 17
All are negotiated issues except:

• Question 18
Kim is reviewing a proposed project. The scope of the project is narrow with a lot of in-depth expertise required and it will take a short period of time to complete. The best choice for organizing the project is ________ organization.

• Question 19
The Organizational Culture Diagnosis Worksheet classifies cultural characteristics into all of the following except:

• Question 20
Organizational culture is best explained as organizational

• Question 21
Which of the following combinations represents the extremes of project organization?

• Question 22
The Macintosh development team at Apple is a good example of what kind of project structure?

• Question 23
Projectitis is most likely to occur in the _______ organization structure.

• Question 24
The project manager has the responsibility to answer which of the following questions?

• Question 25
Which of the following cultural characteristics relates to the degree to which management focuses on outcomes rather than on techniques and processes used to achieve those results?