Deck 13: Project Termination

Question 1

There are several non-technical reasons why projects are terminated.The authors cite three cases where these terminations 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?

A)technological terminations
B)political terminations
C)senescence terminations
D)cross-cultural terminations

Answer 1

A

Question 2

__________ is the reduction of the amount of funds available for an activity.

A)Budget decrement
B)Black budget
C)Budget freeze
D)Budget set

Answer 2

A

Question 3

During the implementation of project termination,if personnel performance evaluations are required,they should be prepared by the __________.

A)termination manager
B)project manager
C)immediate supervisor of the team member
D)project management office

Answer 3

C

Question 4

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

A)ensuring completion of the work
B)redistributing personnel materials,and equipment
C)communicating with all stakeholders why the project was terminated
D)overseeing the closing of the project's books

Question 5

In termination by addition,project assets are __________.

A)transferred from a dying project to a new division
B)assumed to have been exhausted
C)liquidated
D)retained in the existing project

Question 6

The administrative performance section of the final report __________.

A)analyzes the impact of administrative structure on the project
B)offers solutions to technical problems that may have occurred
C)reviews the administrative practices used during the project
D)compares what the project achieved with what it aimed for

Question 7

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

A)project mission and top-management support
B)trouble-shooting and communication
C)communication and personnel
D)project mission and communication

Question 8

These terminations are a result of conflicts that arise when poor communication or diverse working styles cause employees from different countries to compete for ascendancy or to engage in win / lose negotiations.

A)senescence terminations
B)political terminations
C)cross-cultural terminations
D)chain terminations

Question 9

When considering the termination of a project most project managers delay personnel reassignments / release issues as long as possible for all of the following reasons,EXCEPT __________.

A)strong reluctance to face interpersonal conflict.
B)worry that personnel will lose interest once it becomes known that termination is being considered.
C)unwillingness to approach functional managers about releasing their personnel
D)concern that the team members will try to avoid death by stretching out the project as long as possible.

Question 10

Most studies have shown that the factors associated with project success or failure __________.

A)are similar across different industries and the various types of projects
B)are different across different industries and the various types of projects
C)are similar across different industries but different for the various types of projects
D)are different across different industries but similar for the various types of projects

Question 11

When an in-house project is a major success and it is terminated by institutionalizing it as a formal part of the parent organization; this is termination by __________.

A)addition
B)starvation
C)integration
D)extinction

Question 12

The four types of project terminations are __________.

A)extinction,addition,integration,and aggravation
B)extinction,addition,integration,and starvation
C)extinction,inclination,integration,and starvation
D)extinction,addition,implementation,and starvation

Question 13

The termination stage of the project rarely has much impact on __________.

A)residual attitudes of the client towards the project
B)technical success or failure of the project
C)residual attitudes of senior management towards the project
D)the preparedness of the project team for the project

Question 14

It is more important to select a project manager who has strong __________.

A)trouble-shooting skills
B)technical skills
C)monitoring skills
D)managerial skills

Question 15

In general,the problems of integration are __________ to the level of experience that the parent organization has had with the technology being integrated and to the successful integration of other projects,regardless of technology.

A)directly proportional
B)not proportional
C)inversely proportional
D)unrelated

Question 16

During the implementation of project termination,the termination manager should ensure that __________.

A)delivery and implementation of project results were accomplished regardless of termination method
B)formal acceptance of the project is obtained from the project team
C)formal acceptance of the project is acknowledged by the client
D)the project's documentation is shredded

Question 17

When a decision is made to terminate a project by extinction,the most noticeable event is that __________.

A)all activity on the substance of the project ceases
B)all organizational activity related to the project ceases
C)all further expenditures related to the project are immediately blocked
D)all activity on the project ceases

Question 18

In termination by integration,project assets are __________.

A)liquidated
B)reassigned to another project
C)transferred from the dying project to the newly born division
D)distributed among the existing elements of the parent organization

Question 19

The techniques of project management section of the final report __________.

A)analyzes the impact of organizational structure on the project
B)offers solutions to technical problems that may have occurred
C)reviews the administrative practices used during the project
D)scrutinizes the methods of planning,control,and risk management

Question 20

The project performance section of the final report __________.

A)analyzes the impact of organizational structure on the project
B)offers solutions to technical problems that may have occurred
C)reviews the administrative practices used during the project
D)compares what the project achieved with what it aimed for

Question 21

The __________ section of the final project report contains a review of administrative practices.

A)project performance
B)administrative performance
C)organizational structure
D)personnel suggestions

Question 22

Termination by __________ is the most common way of dealing with successful projects,and the most complex.

A)integration
B)murder
C)starvation
D)addition

Question 23

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

A)termination by integration
B)termination by addition
C)termination by murder
D)termination by starvation

Question 24

Special __________ managers are sometimes useful in completing the long and involved process of shutting down the project.

A)close-out
B)starvation
C)shut-down
D)termination

Question 25

A common mistake in project management is to appoint as project manager an individual with excellent _______ skills but weak __________skills.

A)technical; managerial
B)managerial; technical
C)technical; social
D)social; managerial

Question 26

The end of all activity on a project without extending it in some form is referred to as __________.

A)extinction
B)addition
C)integration
D)starvation

Question 27

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 termination by __________.

A)termination by integration
B)termination by addition
C)termination by murder
D)termination by starvation

Question 28

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

A)political terminations
B)termination by addition
C)termination by integration
D)conflict terminations

Question 29

The __________ section of the final project report contains comments regarding how the organizational structure aided or impeded the progress of the project

A)project performance
B)administrative performance
C)organizational structure
D)personnel suggestions

Question 30

A good project management system will have a __________ that should be documented in the project final report.

A)memory
B)cost
C)budget decrement
D)project charter

Question 31

Projects that pass away simply because senior managers,the project champion,the PM,and even key project workers lose interest in the project are known as __________.

A)political terminations
B)senescence terminations
C)conflict terminations
D)terminations by addition

Question 32

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

A)termination by addition
B)termination by extinction
C)termination by starvation
D)termination by subtraction

Question 33

The __________ is an administrator responsible for wrapping up the administrative details of a project.

A)stakeholder
B)project manager
C)program administrator
D)termination manager

Question 34

The fundamental purpose of the final project report is to __________.

A)devote more resources to the project
B)finish the work so that payment can be collected
C)improve future projects
D)document the errors in the project

Question 35

Bringing the project into the organization as a separate,ongoing entity is called __________.

A)termination by starvation
B)termination by integration
C)termination by extinction
D)termination by addition

Question 36

Bringing the project activities into the organization and distributing them among existing functions is referred to as __________.

A)termination by extinction
B)termination by integration
C)termination by addition
D)termination by murder

Question 37

The __________ section of the final project report is a comparison of what the project achieved with what the project tried to achieve.

A)project performance
B)administrative performance
C)organizational structure
D)personnel suggestions

Question 38

According to the text,a __________ cost is generally not relevant to current investment decisions.Rather,decision-makers should focus on the time and cost required to complete the project.

A)high
B)fixed
C)sunk
D)variable

Question 39

The primary criterion for project __________ is whether or not the organization is willing to invest the estimated time and cost required to complete the project,given the project's current status and current expected outcome.

A)continuance
B)termination
C)continuance or termination
D)extinction

Question 40

Termination 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.

A)starvation
B)addition
C)murder
D)integration

Question 41

Identify some of the more important aspects of the transition from project to integrated operation that should be considered when the project functions are distributed.

Question 42

Identify a few of the fundamental reasons why some projects fail to produce satisfactory results.

Question 43

Name the four fundamentally different ways to close out a project.

Question 44

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

Question 45

Describe the subjects that should be addressed in the final report.

Question 46

Identify the generic categories of decision-making models used for making project termination decisions.