Multiple choice questions : Knowledge Check
1. American project managers have earned a reputation abroad for being very good at understanding technology but not good at understanding
People.
Laws.
Local economic factors.
Local religion.
Local business practices.
2. Government corruption and political stability are examples of which of the following environmental factors?
Geographic
Security
Cultural
Infrastructure
Legal/political
3. In many cases, ________ only begin to understand what they actually desire when they are provided with someone's impression of what they want.
Team leaders
Project managers
Customers
Sponsors
None of these choices are correct.
4. Intermediaries are often used to bridge the gap between a project manager and the culture in which they are working. The following are all functions they perform EXCEPT
Cultural guides.
Social connections.
Help foreign project team members complete project work as the project manager specifies.
Help to guide the manager through ethical issues.
Translators.
5. Iterations are short time frames (time boxes) that typically last from ________.
4-7 weeks
1-4 weeks
1-2 weeks
1-4 days
7-12 weeks
6. McDonald's is creating a multinational distribution system for all of its foreign and domestic subsidiaries. The project manager is from the corporate headquarters and he manages teams from each of the countries involved. The project would be classified as
Local.
Overseas.
Global.
Foreign.
Domestic.
7. One of the biggest challenges Americans typically have to overcome when working abroad is
Language differences.
Adapting to the general pace of life.
Discrimination.
Local business practices.
Becoming familiar with local laws and regulations.
8. Organizations examine a number of characteristics to determine whether an individual is suitable for overseas work. The following are all examples of characteristics examined EXCEPT
If the candidate is in the position to move if necessary.
If the candidate has previous overseas travel.
If the candidate is in good physical and emotional health.
If the candidate has work experience with cultures other than one's own.
If the candidate has knowledge of a host nation's language.
9. Scrum relies on three key roles. A person who facilitates the Scrum process and resolves impediments at the team and organizational level is called a
Scrum leader.
Project champion.
Production coordinator.
Product owner.
Scrum master.
10. Scrum uses a series of coordinated meetings to manage the development process. Which of the following is held at the start of each sprint? During this meeting the product owner and development team negotiate which product backlog items the team will attempt during the next sprint.
Sprint review meeting
Daily Scrum meeting
Sprint retrospective meeting
Sprint planning meeting
Release planning meeting
11. Scrum uses a series of coordinated meetings to manage the development process. During which of the following is it discussed what was done since the last meeting, what will be done before the next meeting, and if anything is limiting performance?
Sprint retrospective meeting
Daily Scrum meeting
Release planning meeting
Sprint planning meeting
Sprint review meeting
12. Specific features are created using Scrum methodology according to four distinct phases. Which of the following places these phases in the correct order?
Analysis, Design, Build, Monitor
Monitor, Design, Build, Test
Design, Build, Analysis, Test
Design, Build, Monitor, Test
Analysis, Design, Build, Test
13. The stages of culture shock include all of the following EXCEPT
Honeymoon.
Repatriation.
Gradual adjustment.
Irritability and hostility.
Adaptation.
14. Traditional approaches to project management concentrate firmly on
Iterative development.
Flexibility.
New technology.
Change.
Thorough planning up front.
15. When considering the agile project management process, at the end of each iteration
The Scrum master can terminate the project.
The Scrum master assigns daily tasks to team members.
Product owner determines whether or not the project is complete.
Team members are released to work on other projects.
Stakeholders and customers review progress and reevaluate priorities.
16. When considering traditional versus agile project management, all of the following are part of the traditional project management model EXCEPT
Low uncertainty.
Fixed scope.
Conventional project teams.
Deliverables.
Continuous design.
17. When considering traditional versus agile project management, all of the following are part of the agile project management model EXCEPT
High uncertainty.
Embrace change.
Design up front.
Flexibility.
Self-organized project teams.
18. Which of the following can help a project manager to digest, clarify, and understand the factors leading to the selection of a specific international project?
Responsibility matrix
Priority matrix
Gantt chart
Contingency matrix
Risk matrix
19. Which of the following is NOT a potential advantage of managing international projects?
Foreign travel
New life-time friends
Foreign currency exchange rates
Increased income
Increased career opportunities
20. ________ represents a fundamental shift away from the traditional plan-driven project management approach by adopting a more experimental and adaptive approach to managing projects.
Hybrid project management
Focused project management
Uncertain project management
Agile project management
Interactive project management