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Project management
Contributed by: Grainger
  • 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) Ignore project constraints
B) Overpromise project outcomes
C) Minimize project team collaboration
D) Deliver projects successfully within constraints
  • 2. What is the purpose of a project risk register?
A) Share project updates
B) Record daily team activities
C) Track project expenses
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) Start-to-Start
B) Finish-to-Start
C) Start-to-Finish
D) Finish-to-Finish
  • 5. What is the purpose of a lessons learned document?
A) Define project scope
B) Manage project budget
C) Create project schedule
D) Capture and share knowledge from the project
  • 6. What does the acronym RACI stand for in project management?
A) Risk Assessment Critical Indicator
B) Rapid Agile Continuous Improvement
C) Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed
D) Resource Allocation Cost Identification
  • 7. Which term refers to the progressive elaboration of project scope?
A) Scope Freeze
B) Scope Control
C) Scope Creep
D) Scope Decomposition
  • 8. What is the purpose of a project status report?
A) Share personal experiences
B) Record team member grievances
C) Define new project goals
D) Update stakeholders on project progress
  • 9. Which tool is used to represent the sequence of tasks in a project visually?
A) Gantt Chart
B) Pareto Chart
C) Cause and Effect Diagram
D) Control Chart
  • 10. What is a project milestone schedule used for?
A) Track project budget
B) Define project scope
C) Analyze project risks
D) Identify significant project events and timelines
  • 11. Which term refers to determining the quality standards that are relevant to the project and how to satisfy them?
A) Quality Control
B) Quality Assurance
C) Quality Improvement
D) Quality Planning
  • 12. What is the main purpose of a lessons learned session?
A) Database project expenses
B) Identify project successes and areas for improvement
C) Celebrate project completion
D) Create new project scope
  • 13. What is the purpose of a project risk assessment?
A) Document team conflicts
B) Track project expenses
C) Identify and evaluate potential risks that may impact the project
D) Review project schedule
  • 14. What is the first phase in project management?
A) Monitoring
B) Execution
C) Closure
D) Initiation
  • 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) Critical path method
B) Earned value management
C) PERT analysis
D) Monte Carlo simulation
  • 17. Which communication style should project managers adopt when dealing with stakeholders?
A) Authoritarian
B) Passive-aggressive
C) Unresponsive
D) Active listening
  • 18. Which technique involves adjusting resources to meet project demands?
A) Resource crashing
B) Resource escaling
C) Resource allocation
D) Resource leveling
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