| 1. | Leading, communicating, and problem solving are examples of ________ management skills.
| A. | Project |
| B. | General |
| C. | Senior |
| D. | HR |
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| 2. | According to the PMBOK, delegating, motivating, coaching, and mentoring skills are used to manage the ________.
| A. | Organization |
| B. | Project team |
| C. | Individual |
| D. | Personal relations |
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| 3. | Recruitment, regulatory issues, performance appraisal, and labor relations are skills generally used more in the ________ area.
| A. | Tactical |
| B. | General management |
| C. | Accounting |
| D. | Administrative |
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| 4. | The ________ of the team may contract and expand depending on the phase of the project.
| A. | Abilities |
| B. | Capabilities |
| C. | Size |
| D. | Concept |
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| 5. | A(n) ________ does not generally have complete control over the team.
| A. | Internal project manager |
| B. | Contracted project manager |
| C. | Internal project lead |
| D. | External project lead |
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| 6. | A reporting line to a manager is an example of a(n) ________ interface.
| A. | Tactical |
| B. | Simple |
| C. | Formal |
| D. | Informal |
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| 7. | The people needed for the project team are defined as part of the ________.
| A. | WBS |
| B. | Human resource planning |
| C. | Organizational charts |
| D. | Tactical planning |
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| 8. | The distances between people on the team are managed as a part of the ________ of the team.
| A. | Problems |
| B. | Structure |
| C. | Tactics |
| D. | Logistics |
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| 9. | The structure of the organization, collective bargaining agreements, and the overall economic conditions of the organization itself are examples of ________.
| A. | Documents |
| B. | Constraints |
| C. | Control issues |
| D. | Organizational issues |
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| 10. | Templates and checklists are examples of ________.
| A. | Organizational design |
| B. | Organizational culture |
| C. | Process assets |
| D. | Process tactics |
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| 11. | The OBS, WBS, and RBS are all examples of a ________.
| A. | Control chart |
| B. | Project standard |
| C. | Tactical controls |
| D. | Hierarchical charts |
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| 12. | The breakdown structure that shows departments or units of the organization is the ________. |
| 13. | The hierarchical chart that shows resources is the ________. |
| 14. | The breakdown structure that shows a hierarchical list of required project tasks is the ________. |
| 15. | The ________ details tasks for people in the project. |
| 16. | The right to apply project resources, sign approvals, and make decisions is known organizationally as ________.
| A. | Leadership |
| B. | Authority |
| C. | General Management |
| D. | Project Management |
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| 17. | Skills to do the project activities and tasks are defined as ________.
| A. | Necessary |
| B. | Necessities |
| C. | Timely |
| D. | Competencies |
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| 18. | Whether a staffing management plan is formal or informal may depend on the ________.
| A. | Sponsor's wishes |
| B. | Size and complexity of the project |
| C. | Project team members' skills |
| D. | Tactical considerations |
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| 19. | The timing and method of letting team members go is known as ________.
| A. | HR policy |
| B. | Project team management |
| C. | Release criteria |
| D. | Project management |
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| 20. | A major part of project team motivation is (are) ___________________.
| A. | Perks |
| B. | Rewards and recognition |
| C. | Strictness |
| D. | Documentation |
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| 21. | Release criteria, safety policies, compliance, and training can all be found in the ________.
| A. | SOW |
| B. | WBS |
| C. | Staffing management plan |
| D. | Corporate general plan |
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| 22. | Government regulations, union contracts, and legal requirements are all examples of the need for _______ when executing a project.
| A. | Safety |
| B. | Documents |
| C. | Oversight |
| D. | Compliance |
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| 23. | For many companies, ________ is the primary concern.
| A. | Quality control |
| B. | Procurement policy |
| C. | Safety |
| D. | Structure |
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| 24. | The correct time to let team members go and determining how to do so is known as ________________.
| A. | Hiring and firing |
| B. | Staff acquisition |
| C. | Corrective action |
| D. | Release criteria |
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| 25. | Getting project team members assigned when there is no one in-house with the necessary skill sets is known as ________.
| A. | Acquisition |
| B. | Contract supervision |
| C. | Management details |
| D. | Actual reporting |
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| 26. | A project team with members located in the U.S., India, and Germany would be called a ________.
| A. | Perfect team |
| B. | Virtual team |
| C. | Scattered team |
| D. | Difficult team |
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| 27. | Working with a line manager to get a skilled person on the project team would be an example of ________.
| A. | Decision making |
| B. | Team building |
| C. | Trouble |
| D. | Negotiation |
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| 28. | In order to provide rewards and recognition for the bettering of skill sets by the members of the project team, the expected outcome of skill training should be ________.
| A. | Formal and informal |
| B. | Written and measurable |
| C. | Tactical and strategic |
| D. | Long and complex |
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| 29. | Having your project team meet in a single location where they can work in a face-to-face environment is known as ________.
| A. | Collocation |
| B. | Team structure |
| C. | Team dynamics |
| D. | Location construction |
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| 30. | Online, classroom, computer-based, and on-the-job are all examples of types of ________.
| A. | Ideas |
| B. | Training |
| C. | Tactics |
| D. | Communication |
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| 31. | Ground rules may be ________ and ________.
| A. | Hard, long |
| B. | Simple, repetitive |
| C. | Formal, informal |
| D. | Complex, reflexive |
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| 32. | The ________ skills of general management are often the ________ to do.
| A. | Soft, hardest |
| B. | General, last |
| C. | Hard, easiest |
| D. | Tactical, hardest |
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| 33. | The first way to solve a conflict is to let the ________ work it out.
| A. | Team members |
| B. | Top management |
| C. | Project manager |
| D. | Sponsor |
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| 34. | One way of resolving conflict that rarely works is a ________ style.
| A. | Team |
| B. | Strategic |
| C. | Collaborative |
| D. | Compromising |
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| 35. | The issues log should be ________.
| A. | Short |
| B. | Interesting |
| C. | Written |
| D. | Informal |
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| 36. | When doing a performance appraisal, it is helpful to set ________ for the upcoming period.
| A. | Compromises |
| B. | Objectives |
| C. | Issues |
| D. | Schedules |
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| 37. | Conflict management will be easier if ________ ground rules are set before the project begins.
| A. | Formal |
| B. | Tactical |
| C. | Strategic |
| D. | Informal |
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| 38. | A standard management practice that will help you observe and communicate with your project team is known as ________. |
| 39. | The term "requested changes" as it refers to managing the project team deals with ________ changes.
| A. | Computer |
| B. | Schedule |
| C. | Staffing |
| D. | WBS |
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| 40. | Disciplinary actions should be done in accordance with ________ policy.
| A. | Project team |
| B. | Sponsor |
| C. | Government |
| D. | Organizational |
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| 41. | Organization charts, positions, descriptions, ground rules, and useful recognition events are all examples of ________.
| A. | Project behavior |
| B. | Lessons learned |
| C. | HR control |
| D. | Project activity |
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| 42. | Actions that are taken to avoid problems in the future are called ________ actions.
| A. | Management |
| B. | Control |
| C. | Standard |
| D. | Preventive |
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