BUSI 313 Quiz 1

BUSI 313 Quiz 1 Liberty University

Set 1

  1. Project Management is critically important only for the electronics industry.
  2. The sociocultural dimension of project management includes managing relationships, motivating team members and negotiating project terms.
  3. Due to corporate downsizing, significant segments of project work have been outsourced to other organizations.
  4. Which of the following is typically the responsibility of a project manager?
  5. Projects typically require the combined efforts of a variety of specialists.
  6. The fundamentals of Project Management are considered universal across most businesses and professions.
  7. Successful project managers focus primarily on technical dimensions of project management, which include planning, scheduling, and controlling projects.
  8. A series of coordinated, related, multiple projects that continue over an extended time period and are intended to achieve a goal is known as a
  9. One way to offset the influence of politics on project management within an organization is to have a well-defined project selection model.
  10. Studies have shown that companies using predominantly financial criteria to prioritize projects yield unbalanced portfolios and projects that aren’t strategically aligned.
  11. All of the following are symptoms of organizations struggling with strategy disconnect and unclear priorities EXCEPT
  12. Which of the following terms is often used to denote a project that a powerful, high- ranking official is advocating?
  13. Restricting project proposals within an organization may lead to missed opportunities.
  14. Generally, people working on several projects at the same time are more efficient than people working full-time on one project.
  15. Strategy is implemented through projects.
  16. When creating a selection model, it is important to
  17. In all cases of looking for an ideal project culture, there is always the need for
  18. The functional project team is usually physically separated from the parent organization and given the primary directive of accomplishing the objectives of the project.
  19. Which of the following combinations represents the extremes of project organization?
  20. All of the following are organizational considerations when determining the right project management structure EXCEPT
  21. In a balanced matrix form of project management, the project manager is responsible for defining what needs to be accomplished while the functional managers are concerned with how it will be accomplished.
  22. Which structure would be most appropriate for developing a new, highly innovative product that has strict time constraints?
  23. In the projectized form of project management structure, there is limited technological expertise when compared to the functional or matrix organization.
  24. Factors in identifying cultural characteristics include all the following EXCEPT
  25. Which of the following cultural characteristic relates to the degree to which rules, policies, and direct supervision are used to oversee and control employee behavior?

Set 2

  1. As the number of small projects increase within an organization’s portfolio, what is a challenge an organization faces?
  2. Projects typically require the combined efforts of a variety of specialists.
  3. Because of the profitability motive, project management is nearly always limited to the private sector.
  4. Two dimensions within the project management process are
  5. One of the defining characteristics of project management is that the projects are not confined to a single department but involve several departments and professionals.
  6. Project Managers are
  7. Successful project managers focus primarily on technical dimensions of project management, which include planning, scheduling, and controlling projects.
  8. A program is a process designed to accomplish a common goal over time.
  9. When creating a selection model, it is important to
  10. Which of the following would be classified as an organizational opportunity?
  11. Which of the following is NOT one of the traditional components found in mission statements?
  12. Which of the following is NOT true for strategic management?
  13. Typically, a project sponsor is
  14. Examples of nonfinancial criteria include all of the following EXCEPT
  15. One way to offset the influence of politics on project management within an organization is to have a well-defined project selection model.
  16. The assessment of the external and internal environments is called the SWOT analysis.
  17. It is common to use the functional organizational model when
  18. The functional project team is usually physically separated from the parent organization and given the primary directive of accomplishing the objectives of the project.
  19. Identified weaknesses of high expense, conflict between the team and the organization, and difficult post-project transitions are typical of
  20. Which structure would be most appropriate for developing a new, highly innovative product that has strict time constraints?
  21. MegaComputers Inc., has assigned a project manager for each of the five new-product teams. The managers, as well as the project team members, work on the projects on a full- time basis. The structure being used is ________ organization.
  22. Which of the following cultural characteristics relates to the degree to which management focuses on outcomes rather than on techniques and processes used to achieve those outcomes?
  23. Which of the following combinations represents the extremes of project organization?
  24. Organizational culture is best explained as organizational
  25. While organization culture is important to the overall function of an organization, it has minor influence on its project management.
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