Exam 2

Question 1

According to Grinnell and Apple, organized restructing was needed because management was unhappy with technical skills though projects were being completed within time and cost

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Which of the following is not one of the three critical terms to consider when looking at organizational workflow

Answer 2

Span of Control

Question 3

Accountability can be defined as

Answer 3

Authority plus responsibility

Question 4

In which of the following structures is budgeting and cost control easier to preform

Answer 4

Classical

Question 5

In which org form is there quite often no customer focal point

Answer 5

traditional

Question 6

in which organizational form is response to the customer’s needs the slowest

Answer 6

Traditional

Question 7

in which organized form is it highly unlikely that pm would be a career path

Answer 7

traditional

Question 8

which organizational form does the project manager have the greatest authority over assigned resourcesss

Answer 8

projectized

Question 9

in which organizational form are the formal and informal organizational well established

Answer 9

traditional

Question 10

which of the following is not one of the intergration mechanisms considered when creating work integration positions

Answer 10

project managers rank and pay grade

Question 11

with departmental pm the person assigned to head up the project is called a

Answer 11

project leader

Question 12

in departmental pm the person the ultimately ends up managing the project assuming several departments are involved

Answer 12

division manager above all of the department

Question 13

with the project expeditor organizational structure, the expeditor is usually broguht on board

Answer 13

when a problem arises

Question 14

the project expeditor generally have authority over the functional managers

Answer 14

false

Question 15

which of the following would be constraint type of one enter task name first

Answer 15

at soon as possible

Question 16

Stages of team development

Answer 16

forming, storming, norming, preforming

Question 17

other than the traditional structure which org form has strong communication channels

Answer 17

projectized

Question 18

form provides the least career path opprtunities for project personnel

Answer 18

projectized

Question 19

which org structure generally retains team members long after they are neededs

Answer 19

projectized

Question 20

matrix structure allows for workers to be shared on multiple projects and at a lower than usual cost

Answer 20

true

Question 21

org form do we usually have the best balance among the time, cost and performance contraints on a project

Answer 21

matrix

Question 22

org form do we usually have a sharing of authority and responsibiliy

Answer 22

matrix

Question 23

before becoming a pm within a matrix org training should be provided in all but

Answer 23

wage and salary admin

Question 24

in a strong matrix structure employees take daily direction

Answer 24

both but PM has greater influence

Question 25

most people seem to believe that the number one behavioral issues in pm is multiple boss reporting

Answer 25

true

Question 26

not a personal attribute of a project manager

Answer 26

poor coping skills

Question 27

PM selection is usually made by the

Answer 27

senior levels of management

Question 28

which of the following is a job related characteristic that a PM should possess or may be expected to possess

Answer 28

all the above

Question 29

the wroing people are often selected as pm bc of

Answer 29

all of the above

Question 30

it is usually easier to manage one large project on a full time basis than to manage multiple small projects at the same time

Answer 30

true

Question 31

which of the following is often regarded as the best way to train pm

Answer 31

on the job training

Question 32

according the text the next generation pm must exhibit skills in all of the following expect

Answer 32

wage and salary admin skills

Question 33

which of the following is usally not a mahor concern for PM during the org staffing process

Answer 33

union versus nounion personnel

Question 34

probably the greatest risk to a project manager on a long term project is to receive the best employees and then

Answer 34

losing them to other projects to an inopportune time

Question 35

in a weak matrix structure, team work is not vital for project success bc the team members are under the control of their functional manager

Answer 35

false

Question 36

which people generally receive no visibility or credit for a job well done

Answer 36

functional managers

Question 37

strange as it may seem project managers should encourage conflicsts to take place during recruitment and staffinf

Answer 37

true

Question 38

under which of the following situations can an employee be terminated from the project

Answer 38

all the above

Question 39

which of the following is not usually an option for a PM dealing with an incompetent worker

Answer 39

removing from company

Question 40

a typical project officer( not to be confused with a PMO) responsilble for the management of a large project includes the PM and the

Answer 40

assistant pm

Question 41

during the past few years, which pm skill sees to have outpaced all other skills

Answer 41

business conceptual skills

Question 42

professionally trained people with advanced degrees often prefer

Answer 42

to work in groups with people devoted to their discipline

Question 43

project team members often feel threatended by the possibility of the cancellation of the project. in which org form is the threat the greatest

Answer 43

projectized

Question 44

some companies assign employees to a pm position as a lateral transfer move without a salary increase bc

Answer 44

the employee must demonstarte performace first

Question 45

the person most qualified to assess the overall risk in a work package activity in a project is

Answer 45

team member and/ or line manager

Question 46

once a employee is assigned to a project the project manager has the authority to provide team members with work assingments above their pay grade so that they can get promoted

Answer 46

False

Question 47

Who determines grade level of the employee needed o accomploish a task

Answer 47

functional manager

Question 48

you have just been awarded a contract in which you told the customer that a certain employee would be assinge full time on the projec. once the project begings you discover that the employee is splitting his time bwtwwen two projects per the instructions of his functional manager

Answer 48

determine the impact on the project and discuss it with the functional manager

Question 49

after a contract award a customer requests that soe of the senior workers in the functional areas be assigned to the project team. you priced out the project assusming the average worker would be assinged and futhermore assumws that the average worker could do the job effectivley. you should

Answer 49

the project sponsor