Question 1

The final report should include an assessment of the effectiveness of the project team,not only in terms of actual performance on the project,but also with regard to:

Accepted Answer

A) Imagined performance on the project. 
B) Planned performance on the project. 
C) Team-building and staffing policies. 
D) Their progression through the stages of group development.

Question 2

Construction of the largest egg in the world seemed like a good idea when the Pixley city council awarded Halliburton the construction contract,but as the weeks turned into months the idea had lost much of its charm.What emotional issues might the project team be facing?

Accepted Answer

A) Availability of key personnel 
B) Loss of project-derived motivation 
C) Disposal of unused material 
D) Communicating closure

Question 3

In August 2012,after twenty years in development,the combination heart monitor-ashtray for hospital intensive care patients was finally terminated,a victim of the change in the social acceptability of smoking in general and in particular,smoking by hospital patients.This is an example of natural termination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which type of project termination can occur for a project that is successful and for a project that is unsuccessful?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

What are the major types of paperwork that must be closed out at the end of a project? What are some elements of each type?

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

The trailer had been reinforced,re-decked and had a fresh coat of paint.It was fully complete and finally ready for a run to Kansas City to pick up a rebounding son.This project has achieved natural termination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The project final report is fundamentally:

Accepted Answer

A) A subjective account of the project's performance. 
B) A review of human activity. 
C) Window dressing for the project. 
D) A forward-looking document.

Question 8

Closeout activities are typically among the highest priority activities in a project.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Of the project closeout management steps listed,the first is to:

Accepted Answer

A) Hand over the project. 
B) Finish the work. 
C) Gain acceptance for the product. 
D) Review how it all went.

Question 10

Which of these statements about early termination decisions is BEST?

Accepted Answer

A) The decision to pull the plug is usually clear-cut. 
B) A project's viability is usually a purely internal issue. 
C) Projects that can fulfill a useful purpose in the marketplace are not killed. 
D) External reasons,such as a change in the organization's environment,are often the reasons for project termination.

Question 11

The new dean was completely uninterested in international programs,so he selected the least competent faculty to serve on the committee and took away their doughnut budget,effectively terminating the project by starvation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Research indicates that the number one reason for terminating research and development projects is:

Accepted Answer

A) That the project is found to be inconsistent with organizational goals. 
B) The project costs more to complete than originally planned. 
C) The low probability of achieving technical or commercial success. 
D) Increased government restrictions.

Question 13

What purpose does a final project report serve? What are the major elements of the final project report and what information should be contained in each one?

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

A behavioral issue that is crucial to maintaining the ongoing viability of a project is:

Accepted Answer

A) Worker commitment. 
B) Increasing importance to the firm. 
C) Financial impact to the company. 
D) Relatively minor technical problems.

Question 15

The rapid evolution of technology and the need to freeze a project's scope can combine to render a project:

Accepted Answer

A) Too costly to complete. 
B) Obsolete before it can be finished. 
C) A poor fit with current company strategy. 
D) So complex that it will take too long to complete.

Question 16

Which two types of project termination are reserved for successful projects?

Accepted Answer

A) Addition and integration 
B) Integration and starvation 
C) Starvation and extinction 
D) Extinction and addition

Question 17

Under the BOT option for a project:

Accepted Answer

A) The project organization must operate the work product of the project for a while. 
B) The customer organization must accept the work product of the project at the scheduled delivery date. 
C) The project organization may build the work product to their own specifications instead of the customer's. 
D) The customer organization transfers employees to the project organization for the duration of the project.

Question 18

The emeritus physics professor taught at the university for forty years and had built quite a following in the community and an enviable LinkedIn network of alumni donors.The university was loath to ask him to retire,so they set up a lab where he could pursue his two passions,a perpetual motion machine and cold fusion,either of which would solve the world's energy problems.As the years passed,the budget was held constant and suffered due to the rise in prices for perpetual motion machine parts.Cold fusion material certainly wasn't getting any cheaper either,and it was evident to all the other physicists that the project was subjected to termination by:

Accepted Answer

A) Extinction. 
B) Integration. 
C) Starvation. 
D) Addition.

Question 19

Researchers have determined that one significant early warning sign of project failure is:

Accepted Answer

A) The time to complete the project lengthens. 
B) The rewards were available on an intermittent basis. 
C) The new product being developed was targeting a market that few new products and firms were entering or exiting. 
D) The organization spends too much time utilizing lessons learned.

Question 20

The actual carryover from one project to another is minimal because projects are unique,one-time events.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 14: Project Closeout and Termination

The final report should include an assessment of the effectiveness of the project team,not only in terms of actual performance on the project,but also with regard to:

Construction of the largest egg in the world seemed like a good idea when the Pixley city council awarded Halliburton the construction contract,but as the weeks turned into months the idea had lost much of its charm.What emotional issues might the project team be facing?

Which type of project termination can occur for a project that is successful and for a project that is unsuccessful?

What are the major types of paperwork that must be closed out at the end of a project? What are some elements of each type?

The trailer had been reinforced,re-decked and had a fresh coat of paint.It was fully complete and finally ready for a run to Kansas City to pick up a rebounding son.This project has achieved natural termination.

The project final report is fundamentally:

Closeout activities are typically among the highest priority activities in a project.

Of the project closeout management steps listed,the first is to:

Which of these statements about early termination decisions is BEST?

The new dean was completely uninterested in international programs,so he selected the least competent faculty to serve on the committee and took away their doughnut budget,effectively terminating the project by starvation.

Research indicates that the number one reason for terminating research and development projects is:

What purpose does a final project report serve? What are the major elements of the final project report and what information should be contained in each one?

A behavioral issue that is crucial to maintaining the ongoing viability of a project is:

The rapid evolution of technology and the need to freeze a project's scope can combine to render a project:

Which two types of project termination are reserved for successful projects?

Under the BOT option for a project:

Researchers have determined that one significant early warning sign of project failure is:

The actual carryover from one project to another is minimal because projects are unique,one-time events.