Exam 5: The Project in the Organizational Structure

This person is responsible for the installation,testing,and support of the product (process)once its engineering is complete.

__________ is defined as inappropriately intense loyalty to the project.

This member of the project team is responsible for the efficient production of the product of the process,including the manufacturing engineering,design and production of tooling,production scheduling,and other production tasks.

When a project requires the integration of inputs from several functional areas and involves reasonably sophisticated technology,but does not require all the technical specialists to work for the project on a full-time basis,the __________ organizational form should be used.

The approach to organizing that includes both functions (disciplines)and projects in its hierarchy is known as the __________.

A room where project teams can meet,and where the latest details on project progress will be available,is called the __________.

To achieve its goals,PMOs and EPMOs commonly perform many tasks.Which of the following is not one of those tasks?

Identify the statement that is not a major disadvantage of placing a project within a functional element of the parent organization.

When the major focus of a project must be on the in-depth application of a technology rather than on minimizing cost,meeting a specific schedule or achieving speedy response to change,the __________ organizational form is apt to be the form of choice.

The __________ is a basic project document that describes all the work that must be done to complete the project and forms the basis for costing,scheduling,and work responsibility.

The __________ matrix is least similar to the pure project organizational form.

One of the main technical problems faced by the project manager is meeting __________ without compromising performance.

Viewing the whole at one time rather than each piece individually describes the __________ approach.

Identify the major reasons for the rapid growth of project-oriented organizations.

This member of the project team is in charge of product design and development and is responsible for functional analysis,specifications,drawings,cost estimates,quality / reliability,engineering changes,and documentation.

The underlying principle of modern organizations is __________ of the human elements in the group.

The key to conflict resolution is to turn a __________ into a __________.

The __________ organizational form is a pure project organization overlaid on the functional divisions of the parent firm.

Identify the statement that is not a major disadvantage of placing the project in the matrix approach.

Discuss the advantages of empowering the project team.