Question 1

In the new project management professionalism model:

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A)  Personnel should be in a state of flux with regard to job assignment. 
B)  Process skills will not be important. 
C)  Traditional project champion activities will supplant the currently emphasized nontraditional skills. 
D)  Project management should be a dedicated career path. 
A)  Personnel should be in a state of flux with regard to job assignment. 
B)  Process skills will not be important. 
C)  Traditional project champion activities will supplant the currently emphasized nontraditional skills. 
D)  Project management should be a dedicated career path.

Question 2

Champions bring a great deal of energy and emotional commitment to their project ideas,but:

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A)  Most organizations have an oversupply of this. 
B)  Cannot effectively be the manager of a project. 
C)  Often refuse to give up on a project that has completely failed. 
D)  Must spend an equal amount of time and effort discouraging other projects that compete for the same resources. 
A)  Most organizations have an oversupply of this. 
B)  Cannot effectively be the manager of a project. 
C)  Often refuse to give up on a project that has completely failed. 
D)  Must spend an equal amount of time and effort discouraging other projects that compete for the same resources.

Question 3

The traditional project champion duties of coordination and control are on display when the project champion:

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A)  Manages and runs the activities of the team. 
B)  Handles the important administrative side of the project. 
C)  Maintains a clear sense of purpose and a firm idea of what is involved in creating the project. 
D)  Provides the needed motivation for the team. 
A)  Manages and runs the activities of the team. 
B)  Handles the important administrative side of the project. 
C)  Maintains a clear sense of purpose and a firm idea of what is involved in creating the project. 
D)  Provides the needed motivation for the team.

Question 4

Emotional intelligence is a more important measure of leadership effectiveness than technical skill,analytical ability,and intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What are the practical steps that organizations can take to begin developing a core of project management professionals?

Accepted Answer

Some of the suggested strategies that or

Question 6

A project champion is:

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A)  A project manager that always completes projects within the allotted time frame. 
B)  A sponsor in top management that is keenly interested in the project's success. 
C)  A project manager that always completes projects within the allotted budget. 
D)  A project manager that always completes projects within the allotted time frame and under budget. 
A)  A project manager that always completes projects within the allotted time frame. 
B)  A sponsor in top management that is keenly interested in the project's success. 
C)  A project manager that always completes projects within the allotted budget. 
D)  A project manager that always completes projects within the allotted time frame and under budget.

Question 7

Project team motivation comes primarily from:

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A)  The project manager. 
B)  The project champion. 
C)  Within each team member. 
D)  The project client's acceptance. 
A)  The project manager. 
B)  The project champion. 
C)  Within each team member. 
D)  The project client's acceptance.

Question 8

Project leader duties include present-oriented and future-oriented tasks,but do not include past-oriented tasks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The authors draw a contrast between having a vision and fighting fires.Briefly describe these skills within the context of project management and support your position that one skill is more important than the other for a project manager.

Accepted Answer

The skill of having a vision is related

Question 10

Someone with a polychronic preference functions in two different temporal orientations,such as past and present.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Define the concept of time orientation.What are its implications for project leadership behavior?

Accepted Answer

Time orientation refers to the temporal

Question 12

A reward system for project management should be:

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A)  Greater than rewards for process management. 
B)  Based on the money saved managing the project. 
C)  Based on the money generated by the project. 
D)  Differentiated from normal functional rewards. 
A)  Greater than rewards for process management. 
B)  Based on the money saved managing the project. 
C)  Based on the money generated by the project. 
D)  Differentiated from normal functional rewards.

Question 13

Risk taking can be encouraged in an organization by:

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A)  Seeking out projects that stand little chance of success. 
B)  Avoiding the inclination to punish failure. 
C)  Promotion of workers that are ill-equipped to lead projects. 
D)  Demoting project managers that are too conservative. 
A)  Seeking out projects that stand little chance of success. 
B)  Avoiding the inclination to punish failure. 
C)  Promotion of workers that are ill-equipped to lead projects. 
D)  Demoting project managers that are too conservative.

Question 14

The Bennis article on competencies that determine a project leader's success indicates that it is crucial to continually remind the team:

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A)  What the deadline is. 
B)  What is important. 
C)  Who their leader is. 
D)  Who the customer is. 
A)  What the deadline is. 
B)  What is important. 
C)  Who their leader is. 
D)  Who the customer is.

Question 15

Give two examples each of traditional and nontraditional project champion duties.Which set of duties is more important? Why?

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Examples may vary,but the traditional du

Question 16

A more apt title for a project manager is:

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A)  Controller. 
B)  Comptroller. 
C)  Project director. 
D)  Project leader. 
A)  Controller. 
B)  Comptroller. 
C)  Project director. 
D)  Project leader.

Question 17

There is a significant chance that the project can be executed successfully but if it can't,the project manager and team may be updating their resumes.This champion can BEST be described as a(n):

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A)  Administrator. 
B)  Ambassador. 
C)  Risk taker. 
D)  Visionary. 
A)  Administrator. 
B)  Ambassador. 
C)  Risk taker. 
D)  Visionary.

Question 18

A recent development in many companies is to:

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A)  Reassign functional managers to functions outside their area of expertise in order to build well-rounded employees. 
B)  Reassign project managers back to functional duties as soon as a project ends; then assign them to the next project within their functional area. 
C)  Keep skilled project managers in project work; when one project ends they are immediately assigned to another project. 
D)  Hire talent from outside the organization, effectively outsourcing project management talent to professional project management organizations. 
A)  Reassign functional managers to functions outside their area of expertise in order to build well-rounded employees. 
B)  Reassign project managers back to functional duties as soon as a project ends; then assign them to the next project within their functional area. 
C)  Keep skilled project managers in project work; when one project ends they are immediately assigned to another project. 
D)  Hire talent from outside the organization, effectively outsourcing project management talent to professional project management organizations.

Question 19

Leadership is an innate characteristic that some people have and some don't.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The organizational factor that is most vital in preventing a project manager from being recognized as a leader is lack of resources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

In the new project management professionalism model:

Champions bring a great deal of energy and emotional commitment to their project ideas,but:

The traditional project champion duties of coordination and control are on display when the project champion:

Emotional intelligence is a more important measure of leadership effectiveness than technical skill,analytical ability,and intelligence.

What are the practical steps that organizations can take to begin developing a core of project management professionals?

A project champion is:

Project team motivation comes primarily from:

Project leader duties include present-oriented and future-oriented tasks,but do not include past-oriented tasks.

The authors draw a contrast between having a vision and fighting fires.Briefly describe these skills within the context of project management and support your position that one skill is more important than the other for a project manager.

Someone with a polychronic preference functions in two different temporal orientations,such as past and present.

Define the concept of time orientation.What are its implications for project leadership behavior?

A reward system for project management should be:

Risk taking can be encouraged in an organization by:

The Bennis article on competencies that determine a project leader's success indicates that it is crucial to continually remind the team:

Give two examples each of traditional and nontraditional project champion duties.Which set of duties is more important? Why?

A more apt title for a project manager is:

There is a significant chance that the project can be executed successfully but if it can't,the project manager and team may be updating their resumes.This champion can BEST be described as a(n):

A recent development in many companies is to:

Leadership is an innate characteristic that some people have and some don't.

The organizational factor that is most vital in preventing a project manager from being recognized as a leader is lack of resources.

Introduction: Why Project Management?

The Organizational Context: Strategy,Structure,and Culture

Project Selection and Portfolio Management

Scope Management

Project Team Building,Conflict,and Negotiation

Risk Management

Cost Estimation and Budgeting

Project Scheduling: Networks,Duration Estimation,and Critical Path

Project Scheduling: Lagging, Crashing, and Activity Networks

Advanced Topics in Planning and Scheduling: Agile and Critical Chain

Resource Management

Project Evaluation and Control

Project Closeout and Termination

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Exam 4: Leadership and the Project Manager

In the new project management professionalism model:

Champions bring a great deal of energy and emotional commitment to their project ideas,but:

The traditional project champion duties of coordination and control are on display when the project champion:

Emotional intelligence is a more important measure of leadership effectiveness than technical skill,analytical ability,and intelligence.

What are the practical steps that organizations can take to begin developing a core of project management professionals?

A project champion is:

Project team motivation comes primarily from:

Project leader duties include present-oriented and future-oriented tasks,but do not include past-oriented tasks.

The authors draw a contrast between having a vision and fighting fires.Briefly describe these skills within the context of project management and support your position that one skill is more important than the other for a project manager.

Someone with a polychronic preference functions in two different temporal orientations,such as past and present.

Define the concept of time orientation.What are its implications for project leadership behavior?

A reward system for project management should be:

Risk taking can be encouraged in an organization by:

The Bennis article on competencies that determine a project leader's success indicates that it is crucial to continually remind the team:

Give two examples each of traditional and nontraditional project champion duties.Which set of duties is more important? Why?

A more apt title for a project manager is:

There is a significant chance that the project can be executed successfully but if it can't,the project manager and team may be updating their resumes.This champion can BEST be described as a(n):

A recent development in many companies is to:

Leadership is an innate characteristic that some people have and some don't.

The organizational factor that is most vital in preventing a project manager from being recognized as a leader is lack of resources.

Introduction: Why Project Management?

The Organizational Context: Strategy,Structure,and Culture

Project Selection and Portfolio Management

Scope Management

Project Team Building,Conflict,and Negotiation

Risk Management

Cost Estimation and Budgeting

Project Scheduling: Networks,Duration Estimation,and Critical Path

Project Scheduling: Lagging, Crashing, and Activity Networks

Advanced Topics in Planning and Scheduling: Agile and Critical Chain

Resource Management

Project Evaluation and Control

Project Closeout and Termination

Filters