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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) Overpromise project outcomes
B) Deliver projects successfully within constraints
C) Ignore project constraints
D) Minimize project team collaboration
  • 2. What is the purpose of a project risk register?
A) Track project expenses
B) Record daily team activities
C) Share project updates
D) Identify and manage project risks
  • 3. What is a work breakdown structure (WBS) used for?
A) Record project risks
B) Track project schedules
C) Manage project communication
D) Hierarchical decomposition of project work
  • 4. Which type of dependency occurs when one task cannot start until another has finished?
A) Finish-to-Finish
B) Start-to-Finish
C) Finish-to-Start
D) Start-to-Start
  • 5. What is the purpose of a lessons learned document?
A) Create project schedule
B) Define project scope
C) Capture and share knowledge from the project
D) Manage project budget
  • 6. What does the acronym RACI stand for in project management?
A) Resource Allocation Cost Identification
B) Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed
C) Rapid Agile Continuous Improvement
D) Risk Assessment Critical Indicator
  • 7. Which term refers to the progressive elaboration of project scope?
A) Scope Creep
B) Scope Control
C) Scope Freeze
D) Scope Decomposition
  • 8. What is the purpose of a project status report?
A) Share personal experiences
B) Update stakeholders on project progress
C) Define new project goals
D) Record team member grievances
  • 9. Which tool is used to represent the sequence of tasks in a project visually?
A) Control Chart
B) Gantt Chart
C) Cause and Effect Diagram
D) Pareto Chart
  • 10. What is a project milestone schedule used for?
A) Define project scope
B) Identify significant project events and timelines
C) Analyze project risks
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 Assurance
B) Quality Improvement
C) Quality Control
D) Quality Planning
  • 12. What is the main purpose of a lessons learned session?
A) Celebrate project completion
B) Database project expenses
C) Identify project successes and areas for improvement
D) Create new project scope
  • 13. What is the purpose of a project risk assessment?
A) Document team conflicts
B) Identify and evaluate potential risks that may impact the project
C) Review project schedule
D) Track project expenses
  • 14. What is the first phase in project management?
A) Initiation
B) Monitoring
C) Closure
D) Execution
  • 15. Which project management methodology focuses on continuous improvement?
A) Waterfall
B) PRINCE2
C) Agile
D) Six Sigma
  • 16. Which technique is used to evaluate the feasibility of a project schedule?
A) PERT analysis
B) Critical path method
C) Monte Carlo simulation
D) Earned value management
  • 17. Which communication style should project managers adopt when dealing with stakeholders?
A) Authoritarian
B) Active listening
C) Passive-aggressive
D) Unresponsive
  • 18. Which technique involves adjusting resources to meet project demands?
A) Resource escaling
B) Resource crashing
C) Resource leveling
D) Resource allocation
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