Deck 16: Job and Staff Scheduling

Question 1

PERT stands for Project Electronic Relay Transfer.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Determine whether this project is generally high or low in both uncertainty and complexity: Arranging a party in a brewery.

A) High uncertainty, low complexity
B) High uncertainty, high complexity
C) Low uncertainty, low complexity
D) Low uncertainty, high complexity

Answer 2

Low uncertainty, low complexity

Question 3

Are leadership and strategic expertise important for an effective project manager..

A) Important
B) Not important

Answer 3

Important

Question 4

A project manager does not need technical expertise in the area of the project.

Question 5

A properly planned project should not contain any aspect of uncertainty.

Question 6

Is frequently changing staff on long projects important to achieve a successful project..

A) Important
B) Not important

Question 7

Is responsiveness to clients important to achieve a successful project.

A) Important
B) Not important

Question 8

Determine whether this project is generally high or low in both uncertainty and complexity: Carrying out research.

A) Low uncertainty, high complexity
B) High uncertainty, high complexity
C) Low uncertainty, low complexity
D) High uncertainty, low complexity

Question 9

Is a track record of getting things done important for an effective project manager.

A) Important
B) Not important

Question 10

The project management model does NOT include:

A) Project rejection
B) Project control
C) Project definition
D) Project planning and technical execution
E) Understanding the project environment

Question 11

Are clearly defined goals important to achieve a successful project..

A) Important
B) Not important

Question 12

What is the critical path through the following network?

A) ABCF
B) ABDEF
C) ABGHIF
D) ABCEF
E) ABGHIF and ABDEF

Question 13

Determine whether this project is generally high or low in both uncertainty and complexity: Building a car plant.

A) High uncertainty, low complexity
B) Low uncertainty, low complexity
C) Low uncertainty, high complexity
D) High uncertainty, high complexity

Question 14

Is having no direct top management involvement important to achieve a successful project.

A) Important
B) Not important

Question 15

Are Control mechanisms important to achieve a successful project.

A) Important
B) Not important

Question 16

Is being at senior management/executive level in the organisation important for an effective project manager..

A) Important
B) Not important

Question 17

What is the critical path through the following network?

A) ABCF
B) ABDEF
C) ABGHIF
D) ABCEF
E) ABGHIF and ABDEF

Question 18

Determine whether this project is generally high or low in both uncertainty and complexity: Kyoto Agreement.

A) Low uncertainty, high complexity
B) Low uncertainty, low complexity
C) High uncertainty, high complexity
D) High uncertainty, low complexity

Question 19

Which of the following are features of Belbin's 'coordinator' role?

A) Mature, confident, delegates
B) Sober, unemotional and prudent
C) Extroverted, enthusiastic and communicative
D) Unorthodox, discerning, single-minded
E) Calm, self-confident and controlled

Question 20

Is technical expertise in the project area important for an effective project manager.

A) Important
B) Not important

Question 21

Which of the following is true of a programme?

A) It is the same as a project.
B) It is temporary in nature.
C) It has no defined end point.

Question 22

Because projects have a defined beginning and end, a temporary concentration of resources is
needed to carry out them out.

Question 23

What term is used for the boundary-setting exercise that attempts to define the dividing line between what each part of the project will and will not do?

A) Project definition
B) Project scope
C) Project vision
D) Project plan

Question 24

For an overseas education agency, fluctuating commodity prices, impacting on the ability of host governments to meet their resource commitments, would be an example of what project
Environment factor?

A) National culture
B) Geography
C) Finance
D) Politics

Question 25

Projects with high levels of complexity need not necessarily be difficult to plan. However,
controlling them can be problematic.

Question 26

Which of the following is NOT true of projects?

A) They involve interactions between different parts of an organisation.
B) They are relatively complex.
C) They are relatively small-scale undertakings.
D) They use relatively large amounts of resources.

Question 27

A programme is a set of activities with a defined start point and defined end state, which pursues a
defined goal and uses a defined set of resources.

Question 28

Which of the following performance objectives is most important for a new aircraft project?

A) Cost
B) Time
C) Quality

Question 29

A project manager's main activity is concerned with managing:

A) Control mechanisms
B) Physical resources
C) Human resources
D) Feedback loops

Question 30

Which of the following is NOT an element in project definition?

A) Project costs
B) Project strategy
C) Project objectives
D) Project scope

Question 31

All the factors that may affect the project during its life are called:

A) The project factors
B) The project overview
C) The project plan
D) The project environment

Question 32

Which of the following does NOT define a project?

A) They have no defined end point.
B) They all have to cope with uncertainty.
C) They all have an objective.
D) They are all unique.

Question 33

Corrective action involves moving from:

A) Project control stage to project definition stage
B) Project planning stage to project definition stage
C) Project definition stage to project planning stage
D) Project control stage to project planning stage

Question 34

Operations engaged in complex, often large-scale, activities with a defined beginning and end are called:

A) Focused operations
B) Complex operations
C) Project operations
D) Planning operations

Question 35

It is important to understand that the stages in the project management model are a sequential
chain of steps.

Question 36

The pioneers of planning and controlling project operations were the engineers and planners who
worked on complex defence and construction projects.

Question 37

Performing the technical aspects of the project occurs at which stage of the project management model?

A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5

Question 38

Which of the following is NOT common of projects?

A) They involve continuous improvement.
B) They involve a degree of complexity.
C) They are all unique.
D) They are all of a temporary nature.

Question 39

Which of the following involves the highest level of uncertainty in project planning?

A) A wedding
B) An Antarctic expedition
C) A company audit
D) An advertising campaign

Question 40

Which of the following involves the highest level of complexity?

A) A chemical plant
B) The Thames barrier
C) A company audit
D) A wedding

Question 41

When a customer has decided to change the specification of a project, it is called:

A) An internal change
B) An external change
C) A supply change
D) A demand change

Question 42

Structuring a project along similar lines to a bill of materials is called a:

A) Project matrix
B) Project road map
C) Project bill
D) Family tree