Exam 1: Introduction: Why Project Management

Client interest is typically at its lowest during the:

The Atkinson model for assessing project success gathers input from all of the project's stakeholders.

Projects are typically ongoing, day-to-day activities that have goods and services as outputs.

The man-hours requirement is typically at a peak during the ________ phase of the project life cycle.

The dimension of project success that is measured by both an internal and external criterion is:

The maturity models presented in this chapter all demonstrate that:

A company's culture has little impact on whether projects are successfully implemented.

Project management maturity models are NOT used to:

One unique feature of projects is that they blend both:

Why is project management challenging?

A project that results in "doing the wrong things well" has ignored the:

Discuss the internal and external measures of project success.

Which of these is NOT characteristic of a project?

The amount of corporate investment is typically at its lowest in the:

The technical challenges that the project has to face are typically at their lowest during the:

What roles do traditional process management duties of planning, organizing, and controlling play in project management, if any?

Client interest in a project is highest during the termination and conceptual phases.

ABC company compares the way they manage projects with the way rival NBC company manages projects. ABC company is engaged in:

The amount of corporate investment is typically at its highest in the:

Since a business gains market share with day-to-day operations, senior managers value process management experience over project management experience.