Exam 11: Project Control

A majority of uncertainty has its source in systems that lie outside the project, in its __________.

In their 2005 paper Hussain and Wearne reported the results of a survey of over 1000 project managers who were asked to identify the "greatest problem of project management". Which of the following was NOT one of the top three responses?

__________ controls are usually viewed as helpful rather than as a source of unwelcome pressure if the controlees perceive themselves as able to perform inside the prescribed limits.

With respect to financial controls, courts will require the practice of __________ regarding financial controls, practices, and record-keeping.

Postproject controls or reviews are examples of __________.

Because project milestones do not occur at periodic intervals, go/no-go controls should be linked to the __________; not simply to the calendar.

A person with organizational clout who takes on personal responsibility for the successful completion of a project for the organization is referred to as a(n)__________.

Control is focused on three elements of a project. They are __________.

The most common type of control system is the __________, or steering control.

Identify some of the factors that can cause a project to require control of performance.

Identify some of the factors that can cause a project to require control of time.

__________ are seen as much the same as a report card.

In addition to being easy to maintain, a good control system will __________ if it goes out of order.

What are the two fundamental objectives of control?

In order to gain user acceptance, the control system should appear to be __________.

In a cybernetic control system using a negative feedback loop, the speed or force with which the control operates is, in general, __________ to the size of the deviation from standard.

Physical asset control is concerned with asset maintenance, whether __________.

Which of the following is the key feature of cybernetic control systems?

Most control systems used in project management today fall into this category of control system.

A(n) __________ measures performance over time, showing how it changes compared to a desired mean and upper and lower limits.