1. Which of the following are examples of projects?
A. Constructing a house
B. Office relocation
C. Extending a railway line by 5km
D. All of the given answers
2. Which of the following statements is not true?
A. Project management is becoming a standard way of doing business.
B. Project management is increasingly contributing to achieving organisational strategies.
C. Project management is being used at a consistent percentage of a firm's efforts.
D. Project management allows delivery of business plans.
3. Which of the following is the first step in developing a set of strategies designed to best meet the needs of customers?
A. Market research
B. Define the integrated project management system
C. Engage with the stakeholders directly
D. Project selection
4. Like most organisational effort, the major goal of a project is to __________.
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5. The first stage in the project life cycle is the __________ stage.
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6. The final stage in the project life cycle is the __________ stage.
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7. In the _________ stage of the project life cycle what will be accomplished by the project is determined, along with the project's detailed schedule and budget among other project management plan artefacts.
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8. In some organisations, selection and management of projects often fail to support the _________ of the organisation.
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9. Achieving the _________ in project management at the vocational level is becoming a mandatory requirement for project management roles in Australia.
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10. Because projects have a defined beginning and end, the ________ is frequently used to manage the transition of a project from start to completion.
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11. Training the customer, reassigning staff and releasing resources occurs in the ________ phase of the project life cycle.
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12. Project managers are expected to ensure that appropriate trade-offs are made between the time, cost and __________ requirements of the project.
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13. Because of the profitability motive, project management is nearly always limited to the private sector.
True False
14. Ten years ago major universities offered only one or two classes in project management, primarily for engineers.
True False
15. PMI's professional certification for project managers is a Project Management Professional (PMP).
True False
16. One of the defining characteristics of project management is that the projects are not confined to a single department but involve several departments and professionals.
True False
17. The singular purpose of a project is often lacking in daily organisational life in which workers perform repetitive operations each day.
True False
18. Since a construction company builds many buildings, the projects after the first building do not fit the definition of a project.
True False
19. Project management integration necessitates combining all of the major dimensions of project management under one umbrella.
True False
20. ‘Project managers perform the same functions as other managers.' Agree or disagree and support your decision.
21. What is the difference between a project and a program?
22. List some of the pitfalls (lessons learned) that history has taught us to consider in planning projects.
23. List and describe the main activities undertaken in the Initiating phase of the project life cycle
24. List and describe the main activities undertaken in the Planning phase of the project life cycle
25. Describe the main activity undertaken across the life cycle as a part of the monitor and control function.