Question 1

Which of the following is a characteristic of a successful project?

Accepted Answer

A) Delivered on time. 
B) Delivered within budget. 
C) Meets the business's requirements. 
D) All of the above. 
A) Delivered on time. 
B) Delivered within budget. 
C) Meets the business's requirements. 
D) All of the above.

Question 2

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 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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 5

What is project scope?

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 6

What is a status report?

Accepted Answer

A) Difficult to quantify or measure. 
B) Easy to quantify and typically measured to determine the success or failure of a project. 
C) The measure of the tangible and intangible benefits of an information system. 
D) A periodic review of actual performance versus expected performance. 
A) Difficult to quantify or measure. 
B) Easy to quantify and typically measured to determine the success or failure of a project. 
C) The measure of the tangible and intangible benefits of an information system. 
D) A periodic review of actual performance versus expected performance.

Question 7

What are specific factors that can limit options including budget, delivery dates, available skilled resources, and organizational policies?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Describe the challenges of outsourcing.

Accepted Answer

Competitive edge-effective and innovativ

Question 9

What is the logical relationship that exists between the project tasks, or between a project task and a milestone?

Accepted Answer

A) Resource 
B) Task 
C) Dependency 
D) Activity 
A) Resource 
B) Task 
C) Dependency 
D) Activity

Question 10

Outsourcing is a common approach using the professional expertise within an organization to develop and maintain the organization's information technology systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A Gantt chart is a graphical network model that depicts a project's tasks and the relationships between them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What measures how well a solution can be implemented within existing legal and contractual obligations?

Accepted Answer

A) Political feasibility 
B) Operational feasibility 
C) Schedule feasibility 
D) Legal feasibility 
A) Political feasibility 
B) Operational feasibility 
C) Schedule feasibility 
D) Legal feasibility

Question 13

What is the critical path?

Accepted Answer

A) The path from resource to task that passes through all critical components of a project plan. 
B) The path between tasks to the projects finish that passes through all critical components of a project plan. 
C) The sequence of activities that determine the earliest date by which the project can be completed. 
D) The path from start to finish that passes through all the tasks that are critical to completing the project in the longest amount of time. 
A) The path from resource to task that passes through all critical components of a project plan. 
B) The path between tasks to the projects finish that passes through all critical components of a project plan. 
C) The sequence of activities that determine the earliest date by which the project can be completed. 
D) The path from start to finish that passes through all the tasks that are critical to completing the project in the longest amount of time.

Question 14

The PMI develops procedures and concepts necessary to support the profession of project management.Which of the following is not one of the three areas it focuses on?

Accepted Answer

A) The distinguishing characteristics of a practicing professional (ethics). 
B) The content and structure of the profession's body of knowledge (standards). 
C) Change in business goals during project planning (management). 
D) Recognition of professional attainment (accreditation). 
A) The distinguishing characteristics of a practicing professional (ethics). 
B) The content and structure of the profession's body of knowledge (standards). 
C) Change in business goals during project planning (management). 
D) Recognition of professional attainment (accreditation).

Question 15

Who is the person or group who provides the financial resources for the project?

Accepted Answer

A) Project manager 
B) Project stakeholders 
C) Executive sponsor 
D) Communication plan 
A) Project manager 
B) Project stakeholders 
C) Executive sponsor 
D) Communication plan

Question 16

Project milestones are any measurable, tangible, verifiable outcome, result, or item that is produced to complete a project or part of a project.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What is the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements?

Accepted Answer

A) Project management 
B) Project management software 
C) Scope 
D) None of the above 
A) Project management 
B) Project management software 
C) Scope 
D) None of the above

Question 18

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 19

What is the outsourcing option that includes the closest location and direct customer control?

Accepted Answer

A) Onshore outsourcing 
B) Nearshore outsourcing 
C) Offshore outsourcing 
D) None of the above 
A) Onshore outsourcing 
B) Nearshore outsourcing 
C) Offshore outsourcing 
D) None of the above

Question 20

What type of chart typically displays the critical path?

Accepted Answer

A) Gantt chart 
B) PERT chart 
C) All of the above 
D) None of the above 
A) Gantt chart 
B) PERT chart 
C) All of the above 
D) None of the above

Exam 19: Managing Organizational Projects

Which of the following is a characteristic of a successful project?

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

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

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

What is project scope?

What is a status report?

What are specific factors that can limit options including budget, delivery dates, available skilled resources, and organizational policies?

Describe the challenges of outsourcing.

What is the logical relationship that exists between the project tasks, or between a project task and a milestone?

Outsourcing is a common approach using the professional expertise within an organization to develop and maintain the organization's information technology systems.

A Gantt chart is a graphical network model that depicts a project's tasks and the relationships between them.

What measures how well a solution can be implemented within existing legal and contractual obligations?

What is the critical path?

The PMI develops procedures and concepts necessary to support the profession of project management.Which of the following is not one of the three areas it focuses on?

Who is the person or group who provides the financial resources for the project?

Project milestones are any measurable, tangible, verifiable outcome, result, or item that is produced to complete a project or part of a project.

What is the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements?

What are project assumptions?

What is the outsourcing option that includes the closest location and direct customer control?

What type of chart typically displays the critical path?

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 Information Databases

Accessing Organizational Information Data Warehouses

Understanding Big Data and Its Impact on Business

Enabling the Organization Decision Making

Extending the Organization Supply Chain Management

Building a Customer-Centric Organization Customer Relationship Management

Integrating the Organization From End to End Enterprise Resource Planning

Creating Innovative Organizations

E-business

Creating Collaborative Partnerships

Integrating Wireless Technology in Business

Developing Software to Streamline Operations

Methodologies for Supporting Agile Organizations

B: Extension: A Business Basics

B: Extension: A Business Process

B: Extension: A Hardware and Software Basics

B: Extension: A Mis Infrastructures

B: Extension: A Networks and Telecommunications

B: Extension: A Information Security

B: Extension: A Ethics

B: Extension: A Operations Management

B: Extension: A Sustainable Mis Infrastructures

B: Extension: A Business Intelligence

B: Extension: A Global Information Systems

B: Extension: A Global Trends

Filters

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