Exam 3: Project Selection and Portfolio Management

Net present value is being used to break the tie among four otherwise equal projects.If the interest rate is 4%,which of these anticipated four-year flows would yield the greatest net present value?

Successful firms use project portfolio planning routinely to:

A project selection model that is broad enough to be applied to multiple projects has the virtue of ________.

The Analytical Hierarchy Process is used to decide among three projects that we'll call A,B,and C.The total score for project A is .650,for project B is .514,and for project C is .321.Which of the following statements is best?

Successful project management firms rely on home runs and narrowly concentrated efforts since specialization creates name recognition and market share.

What are options models and when should they be used to evaluate projects? Provide an example.

Describe or define any four important attributes for screening models used to evaluate projects.

The simplest method of project screening and selection is developing a(n)________ that contains criteria that pertain to a choice of projects.

Souder's project screening criterion of realism addresses the question:

The ________ method of project screening generates overall project scores that can be compared meaningfully against each other.

In AHP,certain choice options may not contribute positively to the decision goals and are therefore said to have ________.

A balanced project portfolio may be interpreted to mean that a single portfolio contains both high and low risk,low growth and high growth,and risky and safe projects.

A simple scoring model assigns ________ to the criteria used to evaluate projects.

A project with the chance for a big payout may be funded if an important criterion is:

The Analytic Hierarchy Process is being employed in a project selection decision.One major criteria,cost,receives a weighting value of 40%,which is split into short term (50%),intermediate term (30%),and long term (20%).Which of these statements is best?

The checklist model of project screening has a mechanism to accommodate the differential importance of relevant criteria.

A project that is exceptionally risky might still be undertaken by a firm if they have several other projects underway that are considered more of a sure thing.This approach to project selection is best described by the criterion called:

A firm is best served if its project portfolio:

An internal operating issue in project screening and selection is:

The systematic process of selecting,supporting,and managing a firm's collection of projects is called: