“INTRODUCTON TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROCESSES



1)    L&T constructions undertook Bridge construction at Hyderabad that consists of 200 meters length. They now need to repeat the same construction at Vijayawada.

a.    It needs to be treated as project as Location is different and Project outcome is helping the L&T strategic objectives

b.    It needs to be treated as Operation as L&T is repeating the same personnel at new site also.

c.    This task cannot be undertaken because we canot repeat the same thing at different places

d.    Need to employ same personnel at Vijayawada also.

(Answer: a)
 
2)    A project team member is talking to another team member and complaining that so many people are asking him to do things. If he works in a functional organization, who has the power to give direction to the team member

a.    The Project manager

b.    The functional manager

c.    The team

d.    The customer

(Answer: b)
 
3)    Project is a temporary endeavour undertaken to create a unique product, service or result. ALL of the following are characteristics of a project EXCEPT

a.    It has definite start and definite end.

b.    Although repetitive elements may present in project deliverables, the repetition does not change fundamental uniqueness of the project work.

c.    Projects can also have social, economic and environmental impacts that far outlast the project themeselves

d.    Temporary always means Projects are very short in duration.

         (Answer: D. Temporary does not mean they are short in duration)
 
4)    The common characteristics among Projects and operations are

a.    Temporary, Unique

b.    Ongoing and Repetitive

c.    Performed by People, Limited Resources, Planned Executed and controlled

d.    Adds height on it’s strategic ladder, sustain the growth provided.

               (Answer: c)

5)    John is an experienced project manager and he joined the organization quite recently. Given his vast experience, he is asked to help the organization in rescuing a troubled project that brings 2 million dollars a year. What he needs to first? All of the following statements are true except

a.    He needs to immediately jump on resolving the project issues so that his supervisor starts seeing his capability right from the day 1.

b.    He needs to understand bigger landscape of the project by learning his portfolio priorities – This is understand the strategic objectives of his performing organization

c.    He needs to understand rationale behind how the programs are clustered- this is to understand how/why he can get support incase of inter-dependencies

d.    He needs to understand organization’s culture, style and structure to learn the methods to get the work accomplished.
 

Answer a.

6)    ALL of the following are true EXCEPT

a.    Project success is measured by product and project quality, timelines, budget compliance and degree of customer satisfaction

b.    Program success is measured by the degree to which the program satisfies the needs and benefits for which it was undertaken

c.    Portfolios success is measured in terms of aggregate performance of portfolio components

d.    Projects, Programs and Portfolios are formed and linked only to show linkage on paper. However, there is no relevance in the objectives they serve for.

 
(Answer: d)
 
7)    In today’s competing environment, all of the following establishes the need to institute Project Management office EXCEPT

a.    It offers administrative umbrella to help support and manage shared resources across all its programs.

b.    It identifies and develops project management methodology, best practices and standards

c.    It effectively coordinates communication across projects.

d.    It descreases Project Manager’s transactional and reporting tasks so that project manager can focus on customer specific tasks.

(Answer: d)

8)    While stakeholder management, Project manager must give attention to all the below excepts EXCEPT

a.    Understand Stakeholders’ Responsibility and Ability to influence Project outcome.

b.    Understand What information is needed for Stakeholders and at what frequency

c.    Understand stakeholders’ strengths and how we can involve them in project lifecycle well in advance so that their strengths can be incorporated towards project success

d.    Influence Stakeholders beyond Project management code of ethics in an aim to get good Customer feedback.

 (Answer: d)
      

9)    Stakeholder influence, risk are

a.    Greatest at the start of the project

b.    Lowest at the start of the project

c.    Does not peak through out the project till closure

d.    None of the above

(Answer: a)

10) A project manager’s boss and the head of the engineering discuss a change to a major task. After the meeting, the boss contacts the project manager and tell him to make the change. This is an example of

a.    Management commitment to the project

b.    Support to project manager

c.    Project manager is left as “Project coordinator”

d.    A change control system

 (Answer: c)

 

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