project 1
1.
The closure process includes all of the following except:
Shutting down resources and releasing to new
uses
Reassigning project team members
Conduct an audit
Getting delivery acceptance from the customer
Closing accounts and seeing all bills are paid
1
2
1.
When the project may be completed early with some parts of the project
eliminated this is considered to be ___________ closure.
Normal
Premature
Perpetual
Changed
Priority
Failed Project
1
3
1.
Many projects will fail because of circumstances beyond the control of the
project team is called:
Normal
Premature
Perpetual
Failed Project
Changed
Priority
1
4
1.
Corrective actions that should take place (such as shifting to more
resilient building material) would typically appear in the _____ section of
the final project report.
Analysis
Recommendations
Classification of
project
Lessons learned
Strategic objectives
1
5
1.
What is not a wrap-up closure activity?
Facilities
Vendors
Customer
Profit
report
Report
1
6
1.
The ideal scenario is to have the team member's next assignment ready
when project completion is announced.
1
7
1.
A 360-degree performance evaluation includes feedback from peers,
project managers, subordinates, and even customers.
1
8
1.
Project closures can fall into all of the following categories except:
Premature
Perpetual
Failed
Changed priority
All of these are categories for project
closure
1
9
1.
In the Snapshot from Practice, New Balls Goes Flat in NBA, is an
example of a project gone wrong when the _______ is/are not consulted.
Manufacture
Equipment and facilities
managers
End-users
Project manager
The Fans
1
10
1.
The content of the final report typically includes the following topics:
Lessons learned
Review and analysis
Recommendations
Executive summary
All the above are
correct
1
11
Information on the project type, size, number of staff, and technology level
would be included in which section of the audit report?
Analysis
Recommendations
Classification of project
Lessons learned
Strategic objectives
1
1
12
____________ a review of the strategic intent of the project, selection criteria,
project charter, project objectives, project scope, and acceptance criteria.
Answer
Process Review
Project Overview
Analysis
Recommendations
Directing
1
13
Closing out _________ is often messy and filled with untied ends.
Project review
meetings
Reports
Invoices
Teams
Contracts
1
14
Lessons learned from the Katrina disaster are not limited to the military.
Almost every agency and support group, such as individuals,
communities, churches, and other groups, has developed lessons learned
from their project response experience.
1
15
Corrective actions that should take place (such as shifting to more
resilient building material) would typically appear in the _____ section of
the final project report.
Analysis
Recommendations
Classification of
project
Lessons learned
Strategic objectives
1
16
Project managers should, when possible, draw comparisons to other team
members when conducting individual team member reviews.
1
17
The most common circumstance for project closure is simply a ________
project.
Completed
Overdue
Overbudget
Under achieving
All the above are
correct
1
18
When a project may start with a high priority but see its rank erode or
crash during its project life cycle as conditions change this is an example
of change changed priority.
19
Implementing closedown includes getting delivery acceptance from the
customer.
1
20
The most common circumstance for project closure is:
Premature completion with some features eliminated
Project completion meeting costs, schedule, and quality
Project completion after modification of costs, schedule, or
quality
Project termination due to technical difficulties
Perpetual projects that seem to go on and on before completion
1
21
In a Premature projects, the project may be completed early with some
parts of the project eliminated.
1
22
Implementing closedown includes the following major activities except:
Getting delivery acceptance from the customer.
Shutting down resources and releasing to new uses.
Closing accounts and seeing all bills are paid.
E-mail the project team that the project is
complete.
Creating a final report.
1
23
Retrospectives of lessons learned are designed to improve performance
on current and future projects.
1
24
The key requirement in selection of the facilitator is one who is the enduser.
1
25
Performance evaluations of project team members are typically well done
because the evaluations are conducted by the team member's home
department.
1
26
1.
__________ of lessons learned are designed to improve performance on
current and future projects.
Retrospectives
Corrective action
plans
Introspective
Culmination
Evolution
1
of 27
Evaluation individuals implies measurement against all team members.
1
28
Items technical in nature and focus on solutions to problems that surfaced
would typically appear in the _____ section of the final project report.
Analysis
Recommendations
Classification of
project
Lessons learned
Strategic objectives
1
29
1.
Performance evaluations of project teams should:
Provide the basis for individual development
Provide the basis for participation on future
projects
Provide the basis for salary increases
Both A and C are correct
A, B, and C are all correct
1
30
Releasing the project team typically occurs _________ during the closure
phase.
Gradually
Rarely
Without
bombast
Rapidly
All at once
1
31
1
Under which heading of the Wrap-up closure checklist should the
question "Has an in-depth project review and evaluation interview with the
customer been conducted?" be answered.
Team
Vendors/contractors
Customer/Users
Equipment and facilities
Profit and loss statement
1
1
32
The maximum items on a checklist for closing a project are 50.
33
When a project may start with a high priority but see its rank erode or
crash during its project life cycle as conditions change this is an example
of:
Normal
Premature
Perpetual
Failed Project
Changed
Priority
34
In a Perpetual project the most common circumstance for project closure
is simply a completed project.
1
35
The project manager's challenge is to keep the project team focused on
the remaining project activities and delivery to the customer until the
project is complete.
Answer True False
36
In organizations where projects are managed within a ____________, the
team member's area manager, not the project manager, is responsible for
assessing performance.
Answer
Functional organization
Matrix organization
Flat organization
Both A and C are correct
A, B, and C are all
correct
1 points
Question 37
1.
The most common circumstance for project closure is simply a completed
project such as building a new facility or creating a customized
information system.
Answer True False
Question 38
1.
Analysis examines in detail the underlying causes of problems, issues, and
successes.
Answer
True
False
question 39
1.
Part of the content of the final report typically includes profit made on the
project.
Answer
True
False
Question40
1.
The section of the final project report that new project teams are likely to find
most useful is the:
Answer
Analysis
Recommendations
Classification of project
Lessons learned
Strategic objectives
1 points
Question 41
1.
Some organizations rely simply on an informal discussion between the project
manager and the project member while other organizations require project
managers to submit written evaluations that describe and assess an individual's
performance on a project.
Answer
True
False
Question 42
A project closure where the project is completed early with some parts of the
project eliminated would be classified as project failure.
Answer
True
Question 43
performance appraisals generally fulfill five important functions.
Answer True False
Question 44
Project mission and objectives, procedures and systems used, and
organization resources used typically appear in the _____ section of the
final project report.
Answer
Analysis
Recommendations
Classification of
project
Lessons learned
Strategic objectives
1 points
Question 45
1.
Project Summary is the summary that simply highlights the key findings and
facts relating to the project implementation.
Answer True False
Question 7
1.
The typical mechanism for evaluation of teams is normally:
Answer
A survey completed by the team members
A personal interview of each team member
An analysis by an outside consultant
A survey completed by members of top management
A survey completed by the internal or external
customers
46. More and more companies are discarding the traditional superiorsubordinate performance feedback process and replacing it with:
Answer
Critical incidences review
Management by
objectives
The 360-degree feedback
Both B and C are correct
A, B, and C are all correct
Question47
1.
Under which heading of the Wrap-up closure checklist should the question
"Have project accounts been finalized and all billing closed?" be answered.
Answer
Team
Vendors/contractors
Customer/Users
Equipment and facilities
Profit and loss
statement
Question 48
1.
Which is not part of the team portion of the Wrap-up closure checklist?
Answer
Has a schedule for reducing project staff been developed and accepted?
Has staff been offered outplacement services and career counseling
activities?
Have performance reviews for team members been conducted?
Has staff been released or notified of new assignments?
All are included.