Exam 13: Project Closure and Benefits Realization

According to research by Pinto,the two most important critical success factors are __________.

Which of the following is not a common task for a closure manager?

Following is a list of a few of the more important aspects of the transition from project to integrated operation that must be considered when the project functions are distributed.Match each one with its description. A)Information systems / software B)Marketing C)Purchasing,distribution,legal,and so on D)Risk identification and management 1)Are all the functional areas aware of the change? Has each made sure that the transition from project to standard operation has been accomplished within standard organizational guidelines? 2)Have all possible threats to the project been faced,subjected to analysis,and dealt with accordingly? 3)Has the new system been thoroughly tested? Have the potential users been properly trained to use the new system? 4)Is the sales department aware of the change?

Cutting a project's budget sufficiently to stop progress without actually killing the project is referred to as __________.

There are several non-technical reasons why projects are terminated.The authors cite three cases where these closures seem to be associated with conflict,even when the conflict was anticipated at the beginning of the project.Which of the following is NOT one of these reasons?

If a project is a major success and it is terminated,by institutionalizing it as a formal part of the parent organization,this is an example of closure by __________.

The special case of closure by extinction wherein the project experiences a sudden demise even though it was lacking obvious signals that death was imminent is known as __________.

Closures that are typically the result of conflict between senior managers,one of whom may be terminated along with the project,are known as __________.

Briefly describe the four fundamentally different ways to close out a project.

Discuss the conditions where it can be said that a project has been closed.

Closure by __________ happens when decrements to the budget are large enough to prevent further progress on the project and to force the reassignment of many project team members.