Project management

1. Project management is the practice of initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing the work of a team to achieve specific goals and meet specific success criteria. It involves effective utilization of resources, including time, money, people, materials, and equipment, to accomplish project objectives within defined constraints. Project managers are responsible for leading teams, managing risks, communicating progress, and ensuring the successful completion of projects within scope, schedule, and budget. Effective project management contributes to improved efficiency, productivity, and quality, leading to successful project outcomes and satisfied stakeholders.

What is the primary goal of project management?

A) Minimize project team collaboration
B) Deliver projects successfully within constraints
C) Overpromise project outcomes
D) Ignore project constraints

2. What is the purpose of a project risk register?

A) Record daily team activities
B) Track project expenses
C) Share project updates
D) Identify and manage project risks

3. What is a work breakdown structure (WBS) used for?

A) Hierarchical decomposition of project work
B) Manage project communication
C) Track project schedules
D) Record project risks

4. Which type of dependency occurs when one task cannot start until another has finished?

A) Finish-to-Start
B) Start-to-Finish
C) Finish-to-Finish
D) Start-to-Start

5. What is the purpose of a lessons learned document?

A) Define project scope
B) Capture and share knowledge from the project
C) Create project schedule
D) Manage project budget

6. What does the acronym RACI stand for in project management?

A) Rapid Agile Continuous Improvement
B) Risk Assessment Critical Indicator
C) Resource Allocation Cost Identification
D) Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed

7. Which term refers to the progressive elaboration of project scope?

A) Scope Decomposition
B) Scope Freeze
C) Scope Control
D) Scope Creep

8. What is the purpose of a project status report?

A) Share personal experiences
B) Define new project goals
C) Update stakeholders on project progress
D) Record team member grievances

9. Which tool is used to represent the sequence of tasks in a project visually?

A) Gantt Chart
B) Cause and Effect Diagram
C) Control Chart
D) Pareto Chart

10. What is a project milestone schedule used for?

A) Analyze project risks
B) Define project scope
C) Identify significant project events and timelines
D) Track project budget

11. Which term refers to determining the quality standards that are relevant to the project and how to satisfy them?

A) Quality Improvement
B) Quality Assurance
C) Quality Control
D) Quality Planning

12. What is the main purpose of a lessons learned session?

A) Create new project scope
B) Identify project successes and areas for improvement
C) Celebrate project completion
D) Database project expenses

13. What is the purpose of a project risk assessment?

A) Identify and evaluate potential risks that may impact the project
B) Document team conflicts
C) Track project expenses
D) Review project schedule

14. What is the first phase in project management?

A) Closure
B) Initiation
C) Monitoring
D) Execution

15. Which project management methodology focuses on continuous improvement?

A) Agile
B) PRINCE2
C) Six Sigma
D) Waterfall

16. Which technique is used to evaluate the feasibility of a project schedule?

A) PERT analysis
B) Monte Carlo simulation
C) Critical path method
D) Earned value management

17. Which communication style should project managers adopt when dealing with stakeholders?

A) Active listening
B) Unresponsive
C) Passive-aggressive
D) Authoritarian

18. Which technique involves adjusting resources to meet project demands?

A) Resource allocation
B) Resource leveling
C) Resource crashing
D) Resource escaling

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