Question 1

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.

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Question 2

The __________ manager is typically responsible for a number of related projects, each with its own project manager.

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Question 3

A major contribution of __________ is to establish project administration procedures for selecting, initializing and planning, budgeting, and scheduling projects as well as to serve as a repository for reports on the performance of the planning, budgeting, scheduling, and resource allocation processes.

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A) stakeholders 
B) the change control board 
C) PMOs 
D) team members

Question 4

The project management office is often created by organizations to __________.

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A) establish consistent project management standards and methods 
B) deal with technological obsolescence 
C) train process managers 
D) administer application software

Question 5

__________ is the term that describes the optimization of a subelement of a system, perhaps to the detriment of the overall system.

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Question 6

__________ is defined as inappropriately intense loyalty to the project.

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Question 7

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.

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A) functional 
B) matrix 
C) pure project 
D) mixed

Question 8

Discuss the advantages of empowering the project team.

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Question 9

Project priorities are more of a concern in the __________ stages of the project life cycle.

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A) earlier 
B) later 
C) middle 
D) final

Question 10

The firm or organization within which the project is being conducted is known as the __________.

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Question 11

A characteristic of __________ projects is that the work these projects can cross time, space, organizational, and cultural boundaries.

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A) Matrix 
B) Projectized 
C) Standard 
D) Virtual

Question 12

The __________ matrix is most similar to the resembles the projectized organizational form.

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Question 13

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

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Question 14

The process of dealing with uncertainties in projects has come to be known as __________.

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A) scope management 
B) risk management 
C) quality management 
D) procurement management

Question 15

Explain how a company can go about implementing a PMO.

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Question 16

Identify the statement that is NOT a major advantage of placing a project in the matrix approach.

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A) A single individual, the project manager, takes responsibility for managing the project. 
B) The project will have access to representatives from the administrative units of the parent firm. 
C) The division of authority between the project manager and the functional managers is complex. 
D) There is less anxiety among team members about what will happen to them when the project is completed.

Question 17

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

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A) The flexible use of staff increases. 
B) Expertise is easily shared across multiple projects. 
C) The functional division tends to be oriented towards activities particular to its function. 
D) The functional division serves as a base of technological continuity.

Question 18

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.

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A) project engineer 
B) development engineer 
C) contract administrator 
D) support services manager

Question 19

Subletting tasks out to smaller contractors is known as __________.

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Question 20

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

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Exam 5: The Project in the Organizational Structure