1. What is the primary purpose of work breakdown structure in project management?
a) It illustrates the hierarchial organization of all activities in the project.
b) It shows the start and finish times for each activity in the project.
c) It shows the estimate for each activity duration when the exact activity time is not certain.
d) It is a graphical time table showing the durations and precedence relationships among the activities in the project.
e) It provides the same scheduling information as shown in Gantt Chart.
2. The slack of an activity in project scheduling is:
a) The maximum amount of time needed to complete an activity.
b) The minimum amount of time needed to complete an activity.
c) The maximum amount of time an activity can be delayed without affecting the project completion time.
d) An indicator of the flexibility in the scheduling of this activity.
e) Both C and D are correct.
3. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of using a matrix project team?
a) Improved communication between functional divisions.
b) Team members have a functional home after the completion of project.
c) Corporate goal can be followed due to direct interactions among the various departments.
d) The project manager has full authority and control over the project; team members only need to follow the orders from the project manager and not from the functional departments.
e) The combined functional knowledge of employees from different functional areas can be used to create synergistic solutions to problems as they arise over the duration of the project.
4. As a project manager, you need to deal with many people issues as well as scheduling of activities. Which of the following project organizational structures would not require your time and attention to handle team members' frustation on dealing with two bosses, potential conflict of interests among departments, and team members' resistance to working on tasks outside their areas of expertise? Team members are also very hesitant on collaboration with coworkers from other divisions.
a) Pure project structure.
b) Matrix project structure.
c) Functional project structure.
d) Hierarchical project structure.
e) Both matrix and pure project structures are acceptable and fulfill the required criteria.
5. An organization using pure project team would be more likely, than organizations using other configurations of project teams, to receive complaints about:
a) A lack of motivation and devotion on the part of team members.
b) Long and involved lines of communication.
c) The frustration of reporting to two bosses.
d) The lack of functional home after completion of the project.
e) Conflict between the project manager and department heads.