Question 1

Systematic errors are not one-time incidents, but instead represent built-in components of the project management process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Administrative performance review is an important component of the final project report. Which item is a key facet of administrative performance?

Accepted Answer

A)  the method of assuring that project team members have adequate training 
B)  the method of determining activity and resource costs 
C)  the method of determining the number of signatures in the change order process 
D)  the method of measuring stakeholder satisfaction 
A)  the method of assuring that project team members have adequate training 
B)  the method of determining activity and resource costs 
C)  the method of determining the number of signatures in the change order process 
D)  the method of measuring stakeholder satisfaction C

Question 3

What purpose does a final project report serve; what are the major elements of the final project report and what information should be contained in each one?

Accepted Answer

The final project report is the administrative record of the completed project, identifying all its functional and technical components as well as other important project history. The final report is an evaluative document that highlights both the strengths and weaknesses of its development; a candid assessment of what went right and what went wrong for the project over its life cycle. The major elements and information in each are as follows:
Project performance - Project achievements relative to plan are assessed. How did the project compare on time, cost, performance, and client acceptance?
Administrative performance - What standard administrative practices occur within the organization and what are the benefits and drawbacks to the project?
Organizational structure - Comments on how the organization's operating structure either helped or hindered the team and its efforts.
Team performance - The report should reflect on the effectiveness of the project team in terms of their actual performance on the project and with regard to team building and staffing policies, training or coaching, and performance evaluation.
Techniques of project management - The report should examine the methods of estimation as well as scheduling processes and techniques.
Benefits to the organization and customer - All projects are guided by a goal or series of discrete goals that have, as the bottom line, the assumption of providing benefits to the sponsoring organization and the project's clients. This section of the report should consider the degree to which the project succeeded in accomplishing its goals and providing the anticipated benefits.

Question 4

Which two types of project termination are reserved for successful projects?

Accepted Answer

A)  addition and integration 
B)  integration and starvation 
C)  starvation and extinction 
D)  extinction and addition 
A)  addition and integration 
B)  integration and starvation 
C)  starvation and extinction 
D)  extinction and addition

Question 5

Systematic errors could be best described as:

Accepted Answer

A)  the result of a one-time occurrence. 
B)  the result of an external cause. 
C)  the result of some freak accident. 
D)  the result of an internal cause. 
A)  the result of a one-time occurrence. 
B)  the result of an external cause. 
C)  the result of some freak accident. 
D)  the result of an internal cause.

Question 6

Lessons learned analysis is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A)  a bookkeeping process. 
B)  a personnel reassignment process. 
C)  a pressure relief process. 
D)  an organizational learning process. 
A)  a bookkeeping process. 
B)  a personnel reassignment process. 
C)  a pressure relief process. 
D)  an organizational learning process.

Question 7

How do the four types of project termination differ?

Accepted Answer

There are four chief reasons for project

Question 8

Once the project was successfully concluded, the team members returned to their roles in the organization, occasionally congregating at the water cooler to relive their halcyon days of yore. No one could argue that their project was:

Accepted Answer

A)  terminated by extinction 
B)  terminated by addition. 
C)  terminated by integration. 
D)  terminated by starvation. 
A)  terminated by extinction 
B)  terminated by addition. 
C)  terminated by integration. 
D)  terminated by starvation.

Question 9

Which two types of project termination can occur for unsuccessful projects?

Accepted Answer

A)  integration and starvation 
B)  starvation and extinction 
C)  extinction and addition 
D)  addition and integration 
A)  integration and starvation 
B)  starvation and extinction 
C)  extinction and addition 
D)  addition and integration

Question 10

Describe the four early warning signs of project failure.

Accepted Answer

One study attempted to determine the war

Question 11

What are the four major categories in the work breakdown structure for project termination? Provide examples of specific tasks within each of these four categories.

Accepted Answer

Work breakdown structure for project ter

Question 12

Loss of team identity is:

Accepted Answer

A)  an emotional staff issue. 
B)  an emotional client issue. 
C)  an intellectual internal issue. 
D)  an intellectual external issue. 
A)  an emotional staff issue. 
B)  an emotional client issue. 
C)  an intellectual internal issue. 
D)  an intellectual external issue.

Question 13

Binding arbitration:

Accepted Answer

A)  requires that a terminated project be completed before damages are awarded. 
B)  requires empanelment of equal numbers from both the client and project organizations to reach a verdict. 
C)  should be used to settle disputes only if the principle of caveat emptor does not apply. 
D)  can settle outstanding claims or disputes provided that all parties agree to its use. 
A)  requires that a terminated project be completed before damages are awarded. 
B)  requires empanelment of equal numbers from both the client and project organizations to reach a verdict. 
C)  should be used to settle disputes only if the principle of caveat emptor does not apply. 
D)  can settle outstanding claims or disputes provided that all parties agree to its use.

Question 14

An example of an external intellectual issue is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the control of charges to the project. 
B)  the screening of partially completed tasks. 
C)  the identification of outstanding commitments. 
D)  the determinants of requirements for audit trail data. 
A)  the control of charges to the project. 
B)  the screening of partially completed tasks. 
C)  the identification of outstanding commitments. 
D)  the determinants of requirements for audit trail data.

Question 15

The departmental patriarch spent his last years at the university developing and promoting the Student Portfolio Project, that required all departmental faculty to create integrated course projects and maintain a database of their students' work. New graduates could refer their prospective employers to the Student Portfolio Project database to mine examples of their work. The patriarch retired, funding and effort dried up, and the project lingered in a few syllabi and on the department's web site for a year or two but now any mention of it elicits either puzzled looks or wry grins from the remaining faculty. The patriarch's Student Portfolio Project has officially been terminated by:

Accepted Answer

A)  extinction. 
B)  addition 
C)  integration 
D)  starvation. 
A)  extinction. 
B)  addition 
C)  integration 
D)  starvation.

Question 16

Two early warning signs of project failure are __________ and __________.

Accepted Answer

(pick two) lack of commercial

Question 17

Non-employees such as contractors or consultants being released and paid is an important component of:

Accepted Answer

A)  handing over the product. 
B)  disbanding the team. 
C)  putting it all to bed. 
D)  reviewing how it all went. 
A)  handing over the product. 
B)  disbanding the team. 
C)  putting it all to bed. 
D)  reviewing how it all went.

Question 18

The primary goal in requiring a project final report is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  formally close out the project. 
B)  provide the customer with a sense of completion. 
C)  lay the groundwork for successful future projects. 
D)  find out the root cause for all failures, both major and minor. 
A)  formally close out the project. 
B)  provide the customer with a sense of completion. 
C)  lay the groundwork for successful future projects. 
D)  find out the root cause for all failures, both major and minor.

Question 19

When a project is shut down, the project team must ensure that all relevant stakeholders are clearly aware of the project shut down, including the date by which all activities will cease. This is an:

Accepted Answer

A)  intellectual and internal issue. 
B)  emotional issue of the project team. 
C)  emotional issue of the clients. 
D)  intellectual and external issue. 
A)  intellectual and internal issue. 
B)  emotional issue of the project team. 
C)  emotional issue of the clients. 
D)  intellectual and external issue.

Question 20

Construction of the largest egg in the world seemed like a good idea when the Pixley city council awarded Halliburton the construction contract, but as the weeks turned into months the idea had lost much of its charm. What emotional issues might the project team be facing?

Accepted Answer

A)  availability of key personnel 
B)  loss of project-derived motivation 
C)  disposal of unused material 
D)  communicating closure 
A)  availability of key personnel 
B)  loss of project-derived motivation 
C)  disposal of unused material 
D)  communicating closure

Systematic errors are not one-time incidents, but instead represent built-in components of the project management process.

Administrative performance review is an important component of the final project report. Which item is a key facet of administrative performance?

What purpose does a final project report serve; what are the major elements of the final project report and what information should be contained in each one?

Which two types of project termination are reserved for successful projects?

Systematic errors could be best described as:

Lessons learned analysis is best described as:

How do the four types of project termination differ?

Once the project was successfully concluded, the team members returned to their roles in the organization, occasionally congregating at the water cooler to relive their halcyon days of yore. No one could argue that their project was:

Which two types of project termination can occur for unsuccessful projects?

Describe the four early warning signs of project failure.

What are the four major categories in the work breakdown structure for project termination? Provide examples of specific tasks within each of these four categories.

Loss of team identity is:

Binding arbitration:

An example of an external intellectual issue is:

Two early warning signs of project failure are and .

Non-employees such as contractors or consultants being released and paid is an important component of:

The primary goal in requiring a project final report is to:

When a project is shut down, the project team must ensure that all relevant stakeholders are clearly aware of the project shut down, including the date by which all activities will cease. This is an:

Construction of the largest egg in the world seemed like a good idea when the Pixley city council awarded Halliburton the construction contract, but as the weeks turned into months the idea had lost much of its charm. What emotional issues might the project team be facing?

Introduction: Why Project Management

The Organizational Context: Strategy, Structure, and Culture

Project Selection and Portfolio Management

Leadership and the Project Manager

Scope Management

Project Team Building, Conflict, and Negotiation

Risk Management

Cost Estimation and Budgeting

Project Scheduling: Networks, Duration Estimation, and Critical Path

Project Scheduling: Lagging, Crashing, and Activity Networks

Critical Chain Project Scheduling

Resource Management

Project Evaluation and Control

Filters

Exam 14: Project Closeout and Termination

Systematic errors are not one-time incidents, but instead represent built-in components of the project management process.

Administrative performance review is an important component of the final project report. Which item is a key facet of administrative performance?

What purpose does a final project report serve; what are the major elements of the final project report and what information should be contained in each one?

Which two types of project termination are reserved for successful projects?

Systematic errors could be best described as:

Lessons learned analysis is best described as:

How do the four types of project termination differ?

Once the project was successfully concluded, the team members returned to their roles in the organization, occasionally congregating at the water cooler to relive their halcyon days of yore. No one could argue that their project was:

Which two types of project termination can occur for unsuccessful projects?

Describe the four early warning signs of project failure.

What are the four major categories in the work breakdown structure for project termination? Provide examples of specific tasks within each of these four categories.

Loss of team identity is:

Binding arbitration:

An example of an external intellectual issue is:

Two early warning signs of project failure are __________ and __________.

Non-employees such as contractors or consultants being released and paid is an important component of:

The primary goal in requiring a project final report is to:

When a project is shut down, the project team must ensure that all relevant stakeholders are clearly aware of the project shut down, including the date by which all activities will cease. This is an:

Construction of the largest egg in the world seemed like a good idea when the Pixley city council awarded Halliburton the construction contract, but as the weeks turned into months the idea had lost much of its charm. What emotional issues might the project team be facing?

Introduction: Why Project Management

The Organizational Context: Strategy, Structure, and Culture

Project Selection and Portfolio Management

Leadership and the Project Manager

Scope Management

Project Team Building, Conflict, and Negotiation

Risk Management

Cost Estimation and Budgeting

Project Scheduling: Networks, Duration Estimation, and Critical Path

Project Scheduling: Lagging, Crashing, and Activity Networks

Critical Chain Project Scheduling

Resource Management

Project Evaluation and Control

Filters

Two early warning signs of project failure are and .