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1

The advent of project management has been most profound in
A)automobile manufacturing
B)sports
C)information technology.
D)retail
E)medicine
2

Which of the following is not considered to be a characteristic of a project?
A)an established objective
B)a clear beginning and end
C)complex tasks
D)only for internal use
E)never been done before
3

From among the following activities, which is the best example of a project?
A)processing insurance claims
B)producing automobiles
C)writing a new textbook on project management
D)completing a college degree
E)all of these are good examples of projects
4

Which of the following constraints is not typically found in managing projects?
A)time
B)people
C)cost
D)performance
E)both b and d are not typical constraints
5

Which of the following choices is not one of the stages of a project life cycle?
A)conceptualizing
B)defining
C)planning
D)executing
E)delivering
6

In which of the following categories are you more likely to find status reports, many changes, and the creation of forecasts?
A)conceptualizing
B)defining
C)planning
D)executing
E)delivering
7

Which of the following choices is not one of the driving forces behind the increasing demand for project management?
A)compression of the product life cycle
B)knowledge explosion
C)development of third world and closed economies
D)more emphasis on the product and less on the customer
E)corporate downsizing
8

Which of the following statements is true?
A)Project management is becoming a standard way of doing business.
B)Project management is replacing middle management as a way to get things done.
C)Project management is used primarily with large projects.
D)both a and b are true
E)a, b, and c are all true
9

Which of these is not part of the "science" of project management?
A)WBS
B)budgets
C)problem solving
D)schedules
E)status reports
10

Corporate downsizing has increased the trend toward
A)reducing the number of projects a company initiates
B)outsourcing significant segments of project work
C)using dedicated project teams
D)shorter project lead times
E)longer project lead times
11

The importance of project management has increased due to
A)the movement of manufacturing operations out of the U.S.
B)time to market
C)the movement toward flatter and leaner organizations
D)both a and b are true
E)a, b, and c are all true
12

Which of the following is not typically the responsibility of a project manger?
A)meeting budget requirements
B)meeting schedule requirements
C)meeting performance specifications
D)coordinating the actions of the team members
E)all of these are typical responsibilities





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