Question 1

Which of the following are the technological attributes that contribute to project complexity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Newness of the technology and familiarity of team members with the technology 
B)  Relevance of the technology and the availability of the technology to the project team 
C)  Level of compatibility of the technology and the future applicability of the technology 
D)  Strategic value of the technology and the accessibility of technology 
E)  Technological sophistication and technological compatibility

Question 2

An) _____ is defined as an organization of elements that change in response to events in its environment.

Accepted Answer

A)  adaptive system 
B)  change management process 
C)  complexity index 
D)  scope change 
E)  reactive system

Question 3

According to Shenhar and Dvir, as the project system scope became more complex and the system scope of the project became larger:

Accepted Answer

A)  more sophisticated management tools were put in place to reduce project uncertainty. 
B)  project managers became less invested in processes such as redesign and testing. 
C)  project managers became more invested in informal planning and control issues. 
D)  the project management approach most likely adjusted to a systematic classification. 
E)  project managers used fewer risk management techniques.

Question 4

In terms of stakeholder agreement, which of the following does NOT increase the complexity of a project?

Accepted Answer

A)  An increase in the number of stakeholders 
B)  The inability of stakeholders to influence project outcomes 
C)  The emotional investment of the stakeholders in the project 
D)  The ability of the stakeholders to influence the project execution approach 
E)  The degree to which the project stakeholders disagree

Question 5

Which of the following statements is true about project size as an external attribute that contributes to project complexity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Project size is an absolute concept. 
B)  The size of a project is determined by the context of the industry and the experience of the team executing the project. 
C)  When a company is executing a project that is much smaller than the company norm, it often results in schedule delays. 
D)  Though it seems practical, companies rarely divide large projects into smaller ones. 
E)  Large projects that fall outside the comfort zone of the project management team often create stress for the project, but small projects rarely do.

Question 6

Projects are complex adaptive systems. Explain.

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

_____ cultures promote assuming risk to achieve goals.

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

As per the typology developed by Shenhar and Dvir, system scope ranged from _____ that included projects that dealt with building a single component, to _____ that included a wide dispersal of interactive systems and subsystems.

Accepted Answer

A)  array projects; system projects 
B)  system projects; array projects 
C)  assembly projects; array projects 
D)  array projects; assembly projects 
E)  system projects; assembly projects

Question 9

_____ refers) to activities that are affected by events that change the characteristics of other activities.

Accepted Answer

A)  Relationship dependence 
B)  Complex systems 
C)  Adaptability 
D)  Change management 
E)  Complexity

Question 10

_____ is the process of extracting a characterization from the known attributes of a project.

Accepted Answer

A)  Project scoping 
B)  Project execution 
C)  Project profiling 
D)  Project parametric 
E)  Project logic diagramming

Question 11

Duties for equipment and material brought into a country add complexity to the procurement plan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Shenhar and Dvir develop criteria for each type of technological uncertainty that enabled the project to be typed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The technology of a project refers to the technology used to manage the project.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In Shenhar and Dvir's typology, technological uncertainty ranged from low tech and medium tech, to high tech.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Youker looked at system scope as an attribute that helped determine a project profile.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A _____ system is a system that will produce the same results if you start with the same conditions.

Accepted Answer

A)  definite 
B)  regulated 
C)  deterministic 
D)  nonlinear 
E)  standard

Question 17

Which of the following statements is true about project profiling?

Accepted Answer

A)  It promotes the haphazard development of a project execution plan. 
B)  It is of little, if any, help in selecting an appropriate project manager. 
C)  The most commonly used attribute in project profiling is location. 
D)  It summarizes what is known about the attributes of a project. 
E)  It is the process of extracting the unknown attributes of a project.

Question 18

The _____ Index is a project profiling system that groups project attributes into four categories: internal attributes, external attributes, technological complexity, and ecological attributes.

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

Briefly describe the four categories of the Darnall-Preston Complexity Index DPCI).

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

Which of the following statements is NOT true about project duration as an external attribute that contributes to project complexity?

Accepted Answer

A)  The duration of a project is often set by the parent organization that charters the project. 
B)  The project deadline reflects the business purpose of the project. 
C)  The project team estimates the duration of the project. 
D)  The project team establishes a project end date based on normal work. 
E)  The normal time needed to complete a project is always longer than the time available.

Exam 2: Project Profiling

Which of the following are the technological attributes that contribute to project complexity?

An) _____ is defined as an organization of elements that change in response to events in its environment.

According to Shenhar and Dvir, as the project system scope became more complex and the system scope of the project became larger:

In terms of stakeholder agreement, which of the following does NOT increase the complexity of a project?

Which of the following statements is true about project size as an external attribute that contributes to project complexity?

Projects are complex adaptive systems. Explain.

_____ cultures promote assuming risk to achieve goals.

As per the typology developed by Shenhar and Dvir, system scope ranged from _ that included projects that dealt with building a single component, to _ that included a wide dispersal of interactive systems and subsystems.

_____ refers) to activities that are affected by events that change the characteristics of other activities.

_____ is the process of extracting a characterization from the known attributes of a project.

Duties for equipment and material brought into a country add complexity to the procurement plan.

Shenhar and Dvir develop criteria for each type of technological uncertainty that enabled the project to be typed.

The technology of a project refers to the technology used to manage the project.

In Shenhar and Dvir's typology, technological uncertainty ranged from low tech and medium tech, to high tech.

Youker looked at system scope as an attribute that helped determine a project profile.

A _____ system is a system that will produce the same results if you start with the same conditions.

Which of the following statements is true about project profiling?

The _____ Index is a project profiling system that groups project attributes into four categories: internal attributes, external attributes, technological complexity, and ecological attributes.

Briefly describe the four categories of the Darnall-Preston Complexity Index DPCI).

Which of the following statements is NOT true about project duration as an external attribute that contributes to project complexity?