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Chapter 1 Introduction: Why Project Management?

True/False

1) Projects have a process orientation. F

2) Client interest in a project is highest during the termination and conceptual phases. T Multiple Choice

1). A project typically has:

A) A defined start and end date.

B) A defined start date but no defined end date.

C) No defined start but a defined end date.

D) No defined start or end date.

2) Which of the following statements about project success criteria is best?

A) Project cost is an external performance measure.

B) Completion time is an internal performance measure.

C) Client acceptance is an internal performance measure.

D) Client acceptance is often referred to as conducting a quality check.

Short Answer

1) What changes in the business environment have necessitated a greater use of project

management skills?

Chapter 2 The Organizational Context: Strategy, Structure, and

Culture

True/False

1) The same project managed in the same fashion may succeed in one organization but fail

in another. T

2) Organizational culture can be influenced in a variety of ways, including by reward

systems and key organizational members. T

Multiple Choice

1) Which of the following is not an element of strategic management?

A) formulating cross-functional decisions

B) implementing cross-functional decisions

C) evaluating cross-functional decisions

D) eliminating cross-functional decisions

2) Companies that are structured by grouping people performing similar activities into

departments are:

A) project organizations.

B) functional organizations.

C) matrix organizations

D) departmental organizations.

Chapter 3 Project Selection

True/False

1) A simplified scoring model addresses all the weakness of a checklist model for project

screening. T

2) The present value of money is lower the further out in the future I expect to spend it. F Multiple Choice

1) An internal operating issue in project screening and selection is:

A) expected return on investment.

B) change in physical environment.

C) patent protection.

D) chance that the firm’s goodwill will suffer due to the quality of the finished project.

2) A project with the chance for a big payout may be funded if an important criterion is:

A) cost.

B) opportunity.

C) top management pressure.

D) risk.

Short Answer

1) What is the time value of money principle and how does it apply to project selection?

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