Question 1

What is any measurable, tangible, verifiable outcome, result, or item that is produced to complete a project or part of a project?

Accepted Answer

A)  Project milestones 
B)  Project objectives 
C)  Project assumptions 
D)  Project deliverable 
A)  Project milestones 
B)  Project objectives 
C)  Project assumptions 
D)  Project deliverable

Question 2

Onshore outsourcing occurs when engaging another company within the same country for services.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What do SMART criteria for successful objective creation include?

Accepted Answer

A)  Specific, metrics, agreed upon, real, time valued 
B)  Specific, measurable, agreed upon, realistic, time framed 
C)  Specific, measurable, accurate, real, time valued 
D)  Specific, metrics, agreed upon, realistic, time framed 
A)  Specific, metrics, agreed upon, real, time valued 
B)  Specific, measurable, agreed upon, realistic, time framed 
C)  Specific, measurable, accurate, real, time valued 
D)  Specific, metrics, agreed upon, realistic, time framed

Question 4

What is a simple bar chart that depicts project tasks against a calendar?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gantt chart 
B)  PERT chart 
C)  Dependency 
D)  All of the choices are correct 
A)  Gantt chart 
B)  PERT chart 
C)  Dependency 
D)  All of the choices are correct

Question 5

Who are individuals and organizations actively involved in the project or whose interests might be affected as a result of project execution or project completion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Project stakeholders 
B)  Project managers 
C)  Project planners 
D)  Project testers 
A)  Project stakeholders 
B)  Project managers 
C)  Project planners 
D)  Project testers

Question 6

What are the three primary variables (or triple constraints) in any project?

Accepted Answer

A)  Time, resources, expense 
B)  Time, expense, requirements 
C)  Time, resources, scope 
D)  Time, resources, quality 
A)  Time, resources, expense 
B)  Time, expense, requirements 
C)  Time, resources, scope 
D)  Time, resources, quality

Question 7

In a Gantt chart, tasks are listed ________ and the project's time frame is listed ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  vertically, horizontally 
B)  horizontally, vertically 
C)  vertically, vertically 
D)  horizontally, horizontally 
A)  vertically, horizontally 
B)  horizontally, vertically 
C)  vertically, vertically 
D)  horizontally, horizontally

Question 8

Project constraints are factors considered to be true, real, or certain without proof or demonstration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What is a graphical network model that depicts a project's tasks and the relationships between those tasks?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gantt chart 
B)  PERT chart 
C)  Dependency 
D)  All of the choices are correct 
A)  Gantt chart 
B)  PERT chart 
C)  Dependency 
D)  All of the choices are correct

Question 10

A responsibility matrix defines all project roles and indicates what responsibilities are associated with each role.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What type of chart typically displays the critical path?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gantt chart 
B)  PERT chart 
C)  All of the choices are correct 
D)  None of the choices are correct 
A)  Gantt chart 
B)  PERT chart 
C)  All of the choices are correct 
D)  None of the choices are correct

Question 12

What is an internal department that oversees all organizational projects?

Accepted Answer

A)  Project deliverables 
B)  Project scope 
C)  Project management office 
D)  Project milestones 
A)  Project deliverables 
B)  Project scope 
C)  Project management office 
D)  Project milestones

Question 13

What represents key dates by which a certain group of activities must be performed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Project milestones 
B)  Project objectives 
C)  Project assumptions 
D)  Project deliverable 
A)  Project milestones 
B)  Project objectives 
C)  Project assumptions 
D)  Project deliverable

Question 14

Gantt charts define dependency between project tasks before those tasks are scheduled.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Nearshore outsourcing occurs when using organizations from developing countries to write code and develop systems. In offshore outsourcing the country is geographically far away.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Project assumptions represent key dates when a certain group of activities must be performed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What are project objectives?

Accepted Answer

A)  Quantifiable criteria that must be met for the project to be considered a success. 
B)  Products, services, or processes that are not specifically a part of the project. 
C)  Any measurable, tangible, verifiable outcome, result or item that is produced to complete a project or part of a project. 
D)  Defines the work that must be completed to deliver a product with the specified features and functions. 
A)  Quantifiable criteria that must be met for the project to be considered a success. 
B)  Products, services, or processes that are not specifically a part of the project. 
C)  Any measurable, tangible, verifiable outcome, result or item that is produced to complete a project or part of a project. 
D)  Defines the work that must be completed to deliver a product with the specified features and functions.

Question 18

Which of the following is not a guideline for effectively dealing with change management?

Accepted Answer

A)  Institute change management policies 
B)  Seek change 
C)  Anticipate change 
D)  Stop change 
A)  Institute change management policies 
B)  Seek change 
C)  Anticipate change 
D)  Stop change

Question 19

What are project assumptions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Specific factors that can limit options. 
B)  Factors that are considered to be true, real, or certain without proof or demonstration. 
C)  Quantifiable criteria that must be met for the project to be considered a success. 
D)  A document issued by the project initiator or sponsor that formally authorizes the existence of a project and provides the project manager with the authority to apply organizational resources to project activities. 
A)  Specific factors that can limit options. 
B)  Factors that are considered to be true, real, or certain without proof or demonstration. 
C)  Quantifiable criteria that must be met for the project to be considered a success. 
D)  A document issued by the project initiator or sponsor that formally authorizes the existence of a project and provides the project manager with the authority to apply organizational resources to project activities.

Question 20

Offshore outsourcing is using organizations from developing countries to write code and develop systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 19: Managing Organizational Projects

What is any measurable, tangible, verifiable outcome, result, or item that is produced to complete a project or part of a project?

Onshore outsourcing occurs when engaging another company within the same country for services.

What do SMART criteria for successful objective creation include?

What is a simple bar chart that depicts project tasks against a calendar?

Who are individuals and organizations actively involved in the project or whose interests might be affected as a result of project execution or project completion?

What are the three primary variables (or triple constraints) in any project?

In a Gantt chart, tasks are listed ________ and the project's time frame is listed ________.

Project constraints are factors considered to be true, real, or certain without proof or demonstration.

What is a graphical network model that depicts a project's tasks and the relationships between those tasks?

A responsibility matrix defines all project roles and indicates what responsibilities are associated with each role.

What type of chart typically displays the critical path?

What is an internal department that oversees all organizational projects?

What represents key dates by which a certain group of activities must be performed?

Gantt charts define dependency between project tasks before those tasks are scheduled.

Nearshore outsourcing occurs when using organizations from developing countries to write code and develop systems. In offshore outsourcing the country is geographically far away.

Project assumptions represent key dates when a certain group of activities must be performed.

What are project objectives?

Which of the following is not a guideline for effectively dealing with change management?

What are project assumptions?

Offshore outsourcing is using organizations from developing countries to write code and develop systems.

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Business Driven Technology

Identifying Competitive Advantages

Strategic Initiatives for Implementing Competitive Advantages

Measuring the Success of Strategic Initiatives

Organizational Structures That Support Strategic Initiatives

Valuing and Storing Organizational Informationdatabases

Accessing Organizational Informationdata Warehouses

Understanding Big Data and Its Impact on Business

Enabling the Organizationdecision Making

Extending the Organizationsupply Chain Management

Building a Customer-Centric Organizationcustomer Relationship Management

Integrating the Organization From End to Endenterprise Resource Planning

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In a Gantt chart, tasks are listed and the project's time frame is listed .