Exam 3: Organizational Capability: Structure,Culture and Roles

How might the behaviors of a project manager be different in an agile project life cycle,versus a plan-driven or traditional project life cycle?

Among the most important behaviors required of project managers are honoring trust,protecting people,establishing a culture of honesty,defending core values and leading major change.

Through shared values,organizational cultures can informally do all the following EXCEPT:

While differing in details,all of the major types of project life cycle models have a series of exactly four phases with activities that need to be completed and approvals that must be received before the project can proceed to the next phase.

In agile projects,the individual who leads in a collaborative manner by guiding teams and removing obstacles to their progress is called the:

In a projectized organization most people are assigned to a project and report upward through the project manager.

The decision to kill a project if needed is typically reached jointly through agreement between the project customer and the project contractor.

There are several tasks that a project customer (or sponsor acting in that capacity)can do to enhance the probability of success.Which of the following are generally performed independent of the project contractor who will perform the work?

Which of the following roles and attributes do NOT describe the core team members on a project?

Which of the following are among the challenges faced by project managers?

A matrix organization is any organizational structure in which the project manager shares responsibility with the functional manager for assigning priorities and directing the work of persons assigned to the project.

Which of the following organizational structures is designed to achieve a balance of task focus and technical capability?

Describe the role of the steering team with respect to projects.

Projectized organizations often adopt which of the following techniques where project team members are physically placed close to one another to improve communications and working relationships?

In "role cultures" reliable workers have the utmost respect for regulations and laws.

In a projectized organization the functional manager has the most control.

In a functional organization workers can learn readily from others in their discipline and keep their skills sharp.

Organizational culture is comprised of the values,social rituals,and symbols that are shared among members of the organization and taught to new members.

The Chief Projects Officer (CPO)is responsible for the individuals working on a project in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

When trying to understand a corporate culture,it is helpful to understand the types of power that are used.In "power cultures":