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651.

The phase after evaluation phase is

A. Implementation
B. Testing
C. Controlling
D. Termination
Answer» E.
652.

A project can be terminated in one of four way i.e. by extinction, addition, integration or

A. Starvation
B. Harvation
C. Evaluation
D. Distinction
Answer» B. Harvation
653.

Success-related factors can be used in

A. Planning decision models
B. Evaluation decision models
C. Controlling decision models
D. Termination decision models
Answer» E.
654.

The Adams cited definition of project's life cycle was introduced in

A. 1982
B. 1983
C. 1984
D. 1985
Answer» C. 1984
655.

Project Management Institute (PMI), was established in

A. 1968
B. 1967
C. 1969
D. 1971
Answer» D. 1971
656.

"Which of the functional areas will be needed to accomplish project tasks?", is a fundamental issue covered at level

A. Project Buildup
B. Project formation
C. Main program
D. Project Phase-out
Answer» C. Main program
657.

Models that do not use numbers as inputs are known as

A. Alphanumeric Models
B. Alphabetic Models
C. Nonnumeric Models
D. Numeric Models
Answer» D. Numeric Models
658.

Language is a particularly critical aspect of

A. Culture
B. Microculture
C. Environment
D. Atmosphere
Answer» B. Microculture
659.

The way in which organizations facilitate the conflict integration is to establish

A. Lateral relations
B. Former Relations
C. Formal Relations
D. Basic relative relations
Answer» B. Former Relations
660.

Running a project requires constant selling, reselling, and explaining the project to

A. Outsiders
B. Top management
C. Clients
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
661.

In second level of priority, the existing projects are of type

A. Urgent-type priority
B. Random-level priority
C. High-priority
D. lower-priority
Answer» E.
662.

The impetus for the matrix organization was the fact that firms operating in high technology areas had to integrate several

A. Functional Specialties
B. Managerial Specialties
C. Technical Specialties
D. Departmental Specialties
Answer» B. Managerial Specialties
663.

The chances for successful completion of a multidisciplinary project are

A. Very low
B. Below expected
C. High
D. Above Expected
Answer» D. Above Expected
664.

Value of the time saved can be derived from, less design labor and overhead and

A. Earlier Sales
B. Return on Investment
C. Effective marketing
D. both a and b
Answer» E.
665.

Deciding how to approach and plan the risk management activities for a project, is known as

A. Risk Identification
B. Risk analysis
C. Risk Management Planning
D. Risk Response
Answer» D. Risk Response
666.

To be useful, PM's experience must be generalized and

A. Prioritized
B. Rationalized
C. Organized
D. Multidisciplinary
Answer» D. Multidisciplinary
667.

In selection of project organization, arrange the key tasks by sequence and decompose them into

A. Operations
B. Work processes
C. Work packages
D. Segments
Answer» D. Segments
668.

A standard for performance is settled, commonly established early on for later comparisons, is

A. Baseline
B. Boundary line
C. Scope line
D. Performance line
Answer» B. Boundary line
669.

A Project Manager lives in a world characterized by

A. Uniqueness
B. Interdependencies
C. Resources
D. Conflicts
Answer» E.
670.

The functional managers have little or no direct responsibility for the

A. Technicalities
B. Results
C. Decision making
D. Analysis
Answer» C. Decision making
671.

The functional and the pure project organizations represent

A. Extremes
B. Realities
C. Exaggeration
D. Duplication
Answer» B. Realities
672.

The project is separated from the rest of the parent system, in

A. Systematic project Organization
B. Spectrum Project Organization
C. Pure Project organization
D. Functional Project Organization
Answer» D. Functional Project Organization
673.

Everything outside the system that delivers inputs or receives outputs from the system is known as

A. Environment
B. Atmosphere
C. Structure
D. Microculture
Answer» B. Atmosphere
674.

If the risk management system has no memory, the task of risk identification will be done

A. Precisely
B. Accurately
C. Horrendous
D. Uncertainly
Answer» D. Uncertainly
675.

Projects involving a "disruptive" technology that is known to the industry or that the organization has been developing over time, are

A. Breakthrough Projects
B. Derivative Projects
C. Platform Projects
D. R & D projects
Answer» B. Derivative Projects
676.

Conflicts center on such matters as schedules, priorities, staff and labor requirements, technical factors and

A. Administrative procedures
B. Cost estimate
C. Personal conflicts
D. All of the Above
Answer» E.
677.

The choice of having an organizational form is determined completely by the

A. Intuitions
B. Competition
C. Market value
D. Situation
Answer» E.
678.

The third sub process in the risk management process is

A. Risk Identification
B. Risk Management Planning
C. Quantitative Risk Analysis
D. Qualitative Risk Analysis
Answer» E.
679.

The functional manager is a direct, technical supervisor, whereas the project manager is

A. Facilitator
B. Generalist
C. both a and b
D. Supervisor
Answer» D. Supervisor
680.

The "corporate culture" within the organization, or even project is known as

A. Intercultural
B. Microculture
C. Intracultural
D. Firm culture
Answer» C. Intracultural
681.

If the firm engages in a large number of similar projects, the form of the organization will be

A. Mixed project form
B. Hybrid project form
C. Pure Project form
D. Virtual project form
Answer» D. Virtual project form
682.

The third cause of change in the project management is in the form of

A. Innovation
B. Technological Uncertainty
C. Increased client knowledge
D. Change in environment
Answer» E.
683.

The projects that attempt to extend the platform in various dimensions are known as

A. Derivative Projects
B. Breakthrough Projects
C. R & D projects
D. Platform Projects
Answer» E.
684.

Listing the goals of each existing and proposed project is the first step in

A. Data Collection
B. Establishment of Project council
C. Prioritizing the projects
D. Identification of project categories
Answer» E.
685.

A process change's matrix called the aggregate project plan was developed by Wheelwright in

A. 1992
B. 1998
C. 1982
D. 1988
Answer» B. 1998
686.

The amount of resources of each kind that are to be assigned to a specific activity in a certain time period, is

A. Resource leveling
B. Resource prioritizing
C. Resource loading
D. Resource Generation
Answer» D. Resource Generation
687.

There is a tendency to think of a project solely in terms of its

A. Filing
B. Outcomes
C. Decision making abilities
D. Inputs
Answer» C. Decision making abilities
688.

Risks involved at the internal environment of the project, are technological risks and

A. Technical risks
B. Interpersonal risks
C. Negative market risks
D. All of the Above
Answer» E.
689.

Development of procedures and techniques to enhance opportunities and reduce threats to the objectives, is achieved at

A. Quantitative Risk Analysis
B. Risk Identification
C. Qualitative Risk Analysis
D. Risk Response
Answer» E.
690.

Technological uncertainty can be resolved by careful analysis, including the use of technological

A. Innovations
B. Development
C. Management
D. Forecasting
Answer» E.
691.

Negotiation within the organization should be directed at obtaining the best outcome, not

A. Losing
B. Winning
C. Unargumentable
D. Rational
Answer» C. Unargumentable
692.

The second sub process in the risk management process is

A. Risk Response
B. Risk Identification
C. Risk monitoring and controlling
D. Risk Management Planning
Answer» C. Risk monitoring and controlling
693.

The direct project objectives that are to be achieved in a project is cost, performance and

A. Scope
B. Time
C. Success Rate
D. Management methodology
Answer» C. Success Rate
694.

The project team becomes aware of a recent innovation that allows a

A. Faster solution
B. Cheaper solution
C. both a and b
D. Expensive Solution
Answer» D. Expensive Solution
695.

A maximum flexibility in the use of staff is an advantage of using

A. Adversarial Elements
B. Functional Elements
C. Managerial Elements
D. Administrative Elements
Answer» C. Managerial Elements
696.

Person in charge of the basic product design and development and is responsible for functional analysis, is

A. Contract Administrator
B. System Architect
C. Test Engineer
D. Support Services Manager
Answer» C. Test Engineer
697.

At the data collection of risk management, all risks must be

A. Identified
B. Responded
C. Categorized
D. Described
Answer» D. Described
698.

For success of any project, expectations of client and project team members should be

A. Prioritized
B. Unaligned
C. Aligned
D. Unsequenced
Answer» D. Unsequenced
699.

For strong matrices, problems associated with shutting down a project are almost as severe as those in

A. Functional Form Organization
B. Virtual Organization
C. Virtual Organization
D. Pure Project Organization
Answer» E.
700.

It is difficult to convince senior managers to make the firm commitments implied in a project charter in the face of

A. Failure
B. Risky Future
C. Uncertain future
D. Success
Answer» D. Success