Question 1

A dependency is a trigger that enables a project manager to close the project before completion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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 3

Explain the business benefits of outsourcing.

Accepted Answer

Increased quality and efficiency, reduce

Question 4

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 5

What measures the project time frame to ensure that it can be completed on time?

Accepted Answer

A) Economic feasibility 
B) Operational feasibility 
C) Schedule feasibility 
D) Technical feasibility 
A) Economic feasibility 
B) Operational feasibility 
C) Schedule feasibility 
D) Technical feasibility

Question 6

An organization must identify what it wants to do and how it is going to do it.What does the "what" part of this question focus on?

Accepted Answer

A) Justification of the project 
B) Definition of the project 
C) Expected results of the project 
D) All of the above 
A) Justification of the project 
B) Definition of the project 
C) Expected results of the project 
D) All of the above

Question 7

A kill switch is a trigger that enables a project manager to close the project before completion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What defines the how, what, when, and who regarding the flow of project information to stakeholders and is key for managing expectations?

Accepted Answer

A) Communication plan 
B) Executive sponsor 
C) Project assumptions 
D) Project deliverable 
A) Communication plan 
B) Executive sponsor 
C) Project assumptions 
D) Project deliverable

Question 9

What are project constraints?

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 10

What is the number one reason that IT projects fall behind schedule or fail?

Accepted Answer

A) Change in business goals during the project. 
B) Lack of support from business management. 
C) Poor planning or poor project management. 
D) Change in technology during the project. 
A) Change in business goals during the project. 
B) Lack of support from business management. 
C) Poor planning or poor project management. 
D) Change in technology during the project.

Question 11

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 12

What is it called when a company uses organizations from developing countries to write code and develop systems?

Accepted Answer

A) In-sourcing 
B) Outsourcing 
C) Business process outsourcing 
D) Offshore outsourcing 
A) In-sourcing 
B) Outsourcing 
C) Business process outsourcing 
D) Offshore outsourcing

Question 13

What are quantifiable criteria that must be met for the project to be considered a success?

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

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a well-defined project plan?

Accepted Answer

A) Prepared by the project manager. 
B) Easy to read. 
C) Appropriate to the project's size. 
D) Communicated to all key participants. 
A) Prepared by the project manager. 
B) Easy to read. 
C) Appropriate to the project's size. 
D) Communicated to all key participants.

Question 15

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 16

The critical path is the sequence of activities that determine the earliest date by which the project can be completed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following are tangible benefits?

Accepted Answer

A) Improved decision making 
B) Improved community service 
C) Improved goodwill 
D) Increased quantity or sales 
A) Improved decision making 
B) Improved community service 
C) Improved goodwill 
D) Increased quantity or sales

Question 18

What is operational feasibility?

Accepted Answer

A) Measures the cost-effectiveness of a project. 
B) Measures how well a solution meets the identified system requirements to solve the problems and take advantage of opportunities. 
C) Measures the project time frame to ensure that it can be completed on time. 
D) Measures the practicality of a technical solution and the availability of technical resources and expertise. 
A) Measures the cost-effectiveness of a project. 
B) Measures how well a solution meets the identified system requirements to solve the problems and take advantage of opportunities. 
C) Measures the project time frame to ensure that it can be completed on time. 
D) Measures the practicality of a technical solution and the availability of technical resources and expertise.

Question 19

What is a project manager?

Accepted Answer

A) The application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities in order to meet or exceed stakeholder needs and expectations from a project. 
B) Any measurable, tangible, verifiable outcome, result, or item that is produced to complete a project or part of a project. 
C) Key dates by which a certain group of activities must be performed. 
D) An individual who is an expert in project planning and management. 
A) The application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities in order to meet or exceed stakeholder needs and expectations from a project. 
B) Any measurable, tangible, verifiable outcome, result, or item that is produced to complete a project or part of a project. 
C) Key dates by which a certain group of activities must be performed. 
D) An individual who is an expert in project planning and management.

Question 20

Project scope statement links the project to the organization's overall business goals.It describes the business need (the problem the project will solve) and the justification, requirements, and current boundaries for the project.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 19: Managing Organizational Projects

A dependency is a trigger that enables a project manager to close the project before completion.

What do SMART criteria for successful objective creation include?

Explain the business benefits of outsourcing.

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

What measures the project time frame to ensure that it can be completed on time?

An organization must identify what it wants to do and how it is going to do it.What does the "what" part of this question focus on?

A kill switch is a trigger that enables a project manager to close the project before completion.

What defines the how, what, when, and who regarding the flow of project information to stakeholders and is key for managing expectations?

What are project constraints?

What is the number one reason that IT projects fall behind schedule or fail?

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 is it called when a company uses organizations from developing countries to write code and develop systems?

What are quantifiable criteria that must be met for the project to be considered a success?

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a well-defined project plan?

What are project objectives?

The critical path is the sequence of activities that determine the earliest date by which the project can be completed.

Which of the following are tangible benefits?

What is operational feasibility?

What is a project manager?

Project scope statement links the project to the organization's overall business goals.It describes the business need (the problem the project will solve) and the justification, requirements, and current boundaries for the project.

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