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Project management
Contributed by: Grainger
  • 1. Project management is the practice of initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing the work of a team to achieve specific goals and meet specific success criteria. It involves effective utilization of resources, including time, money, people, materials, and equipment, to accomplish project objectives within defined constraints. Project managers are responsible for leading teams, managing risks, communicating progress, and ensuring the successful completion of projects within scope, schedule, and budget. Effective project management contributes to improved efficiency, productivity, and quality, leading to successful project outcomes and satisfied stakeholders.

    What is the primary goal of project management?
A) Ignore project constraints
B) Minimize project team collaboration
C) Overpromise project outcomes
D) Deliver projects successfully within constraints
  • 2. What is the purpose of a project risk register?
A) Track project expenses
B) Share project updates
C) Record daily team activities
D) Identify and manage project risks
  • 3. What is a work breakdown structure (WBS) used for?
A) Hierarchical decomposition of project work
B) Track project schedules
C) Manage project communication
D) Record project risks
  • 4. Which type of dependency occurs when one task cannot start until another has finished?
A) Finish-to-Finish
B) Start-to-Finish
C) Finish-to-Start
D) Start-to-Start
  • 5. What is the purpose of a lessons learned document?
A) Manage project budget
B) Capture and share knowledge from the project
C) Create project schedule
D) Define project scope
  • 6. What does the acronym RACI stand for in project management?
A) Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed
B) Rapid Agile Continuous Improvement
C) Risk Assessment Critical Indicator
D) Resource Allocation Cost Identification
  • 7. Which term refers to the progressive elaboration of project scope?
A) Scope Control
B) Scope Decomposition
C) Scope Freeze
D) Scope Creep
  • 8. What is a project milestone schedule used for?
A) Track project budget
B) Analyze project risks
C) Define project scope
D) Identify significant project events and timelines
  • 9. What is the first phase in project management?
A) Closure
B) Initiation
C) Monitoring
D) Execution
  • 10. What is the main purpose of a lessons learned session?
A) Celebrate project completion
B) Create new project scope
C) Identify project successes and areas for improvement
D) Database project expenses
  • 11. What is the purpose of a project status report?
A) Record team member grievances
B) Update stakeholders on project progress
C) Define new project goals
D) Share personal experiences
  • 12. What is the purpose of a project risk assessment?
A) Track project expenses
B) Identify and evaluate potential risks that may impact the project
C) Document team conflicts
D) Review project schedule
  • 13. Which tool is used to represent the sequence of tasks in a project visually?
A) Gantt Chart
B) Pareto Chart
C) Cause and Effect Diagram
D) Control Chart
  • 14. Which project management methodology focuses on continuous improvement?
A) PRINCE2
B) Waterfall
C) Agile
D) Six Sigma
  • 15. Which technique is used to evaluate the feasibility of a project schedule?
A) PERT analysis
B) Critical path method
C) Monte Carlo simulation
D) Earned value management
  • 16. Which technique involves adjusting resources to meet project demands?
A) Resource crashing
B) Resource allocation
C) Resource escaling
D) Resource leveling
  • 17. Which term refers to determining the quality standards that are relevant to the project and how to satisfy them?
A) Quality Planning
B) Quality Assurance
C) Quality Control
D) Quality Improvement
  • 18. Which communication style should project managers adopt when dealing with stakeholders?
A) Passive-aggressive
B) Authoritarian
C) Unresponsive
D) Active listening
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