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It is estimated that ___ percent of all projects are not seriously reviewed or audited. |
| | A) | 90 |
| | B) | 80 |
| | C) | 50 |
| | D) | 40 |
| | E) | 20 |
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Which of the following are common mistakes that occur regarding project audits? |
| | A) | Audits are conducted by non-team members. |
| | B) | The organization is too busy to conduct audits. |
| | C) | Audits are conducted primarily on failures or disasters. |
| | D) | both B and C are correct |
| | E) | A, B, and C are all correct |
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A good benchmark to use as a time limit for conducting a project audit is |
| | A) | one day |
| | B) | one week |
| | C) | two weeks |
| | D) | one month |
| | E) | two months |
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To improve the chances for a successful audit, all of the following should be done except to |
| | A) | complete the audit as quickly as is reasonable |
| | B) | data accuracy should be verifiable |
| | C) | include comments about groups or individuals as appropriate |
| | D) | give the audit leader access to management above the project manager |
| | E) | provide the audit team with access to all data, team members, and customers |
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A major tenant of the project audit is that |
| | A) | all problems are identified |
| | B) | the outcome represents an independent, outside view of the project |
| | C) | only verifiable, non-judgmental, non-subjective data be used |
| | D) | the identities of the audit team are kept secret |
| | E) | a minimum number of people know that the audit is being conducted |
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In the Snapshot from Practice, the aborted attempt to rescue the American hostages in Iran was called Operation |
| | A) | Freedom |
| | B) | Eagle Claw |
| | C) | Snatch |
| | D) | Air Lift |
| | E) | Home Bound |
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The level in the Project Management Maturity Model where no consistent project management process is in place is known as |
| | A) | Institutionalization of Project Management |
| | B) | Formal Application of Project Management |
| | C) | Ad Hoc Project Management |
| | D) | Management of Project Management System |
| | E) | Optimization of Project Management System |
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In the Snapshot from Practice, Acer attacked costly delays by |
| | A) | responsibility for product specifications was given to one group |
| | B) | created resource buffers by canceling two projects |
| | C) | improved documentation of operating procedures |
| | D) | both A and B are correct |
| | E) | A, B, & C are all correct |
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Project closures can fall into all of the following categories except |
| | A) | premature |
| | B) | perpetual |
| | C) | failed |
| | D) | changed priority |
| | E) | all of these are categories for project closure |
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10 | |
In the Research Highlight, Chaos: Software Projects, the criterion which was deemed the most important for project success was |
| | A) | realistic expectations |
| | B) | hard-working, focused staff |
| | C) | user involvement |
| | D) | proper planning |
| | E) | clear vision and objectives |
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More and more companies are discarding the traditional superior-subordinate performance feedback process and replacing it with |
| | A) | critical incidences review |
| | B) | management by objectives |
| | C) | the 360-degree feedback |
| | D) | both B and C are correct |
| | E) | A, B, and C are all correct |
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The project closure process includes all of the following except |
| | A) | shutting down resources and releasing to new uses |
| | B) | reassigning project team members |
| | C) | conduct an audit |
| | D) | getting delivery acceptance from the customer |
| | E) | closing accounts and seeing all bills are paid |
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