Project Management for Engineers
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Course Introduction
Project Management for Engineers introduces engineering students to the fundamental principles, tools, and techniques of effective project management in technical environments. The course covers project life cycles, scope definition, scheduling, budgeting, resource allocation, risk management, quality control, and leadership in engineering projects. Students learn industry-standard methodologies such as Agile and Waterfall, as well as the use of project management software. Emphasis is placed on teamwork, communication, and problem-solving skills necessary to successfully plan, execute, and deliver complex engineering projects on time and within budget. Case studies and real-world examples provide practical context for applying project management strategies in various engineering disciplines.
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Successful Project Management with Microsoft Project 2010 5th Edition by Jack Gido
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Chapter 1: Project Management Concepts
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Q1) How could currency fluctuations and exchange rates impact the accomplishment of the project objective and customer satisfaction?
Answer: Responses will vary.Responses should include suggestions that the prices of resources may change and cause the budget to be exceeded and the customer may not be satisfied.
Currency fluctuations and exchange rates impact the prices of resources.These changes may cause the budget to be exceeded.
Q2) A group volunteered to keep a section of highway clean. This is an example of a project.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) While performing the work, all the activities in the baseline plan must be performed in accordance to
A) what the person responsible for the activity wants.
B) lesson learned from prior projects.
C) how the sponsor has completed all their projects in the past.
D) the project schedule and technical specifications.
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Identifying and Selecting Projects
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Q1) The project title should
A) summarize the need and justification for the project.
B) state what is expected to be accomplished.
C) state the major end products or items expected to be produced.
D) be concise and create a vision for the end result of the project.
Answer: D
Q2) The building constructed will have at least R-38 insulation rating for the ceiling and R-28 for the walls. This is an example of the ________________ in a project charter.
A) acceptance criteria
B) project objective
C) project description
D) success criteria and expected benefits
Answer: A
Q3) A milestone schedule lists target dates for phases of a project.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Developing Project Proposals
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Q1) Quantitative and qualitative benefits to the customer should be stated to help convince the customer of the value of the proposed result.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) A ballpark estimate is acceptable for the proposal. There will be time to figure out the budget after the contract is won.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) The customer will pay the contractor a bonus if the project is completed ahead of schedule or exceeds other customer performance requirements.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Defining Scope, Quality, Responsibility, and Activity Sequence
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Q1) The customer may hire an independent third party or laboratory to be its representative or perform tests when checking the quality of a project deliverables.
A)True
B)False
Q2) It is important to plan for __________ in performing the project to assure that the work is done according to specifications and applicable standards and that deliverables meet acceptance criteria.
A) quality
B) resources
C) time
D) scope creep
Q3) It is easier to define the details for __________, but as the project progresses or moves from phase to phase, the project team or contractor can progressively elaborate the details as more information is known or becomes clear.
A) tasks that require a small effort
B) only tasks that take a day to complete
C) tasks near the end of the project
D) the near-term efforts
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Chapter 5: Developing the Schedule
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Q1) The project control process must occur regularly throughout the project and include all of the following except
A) Record information on changes to the project scope, schedule, and budget.
B) Gather data on actual performance.
C) Having a single inspection of the project's deliverables at the end of the project.
D) Establish regular reporting meetings to compare actual to planned progress.
Q2) In many cases, especially for smaller projects, most activities involve people resources-that is,
A) all the people who are employed by the project sponsor.
B) all the people who are employed by the project contractor.
C) the members of the project team who may be utilized full time or part time during the project.
D) the stakeholders for the project.
Q3) The project team can progressively elaborate the estimated durations as more information is known or becomes clear to allow for more accurate estimated durations.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Schedule control involves four steps. List the four steps in order.
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Chapter 6: Resource Utilization
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Q1) A resource requirements plan illustrates
A) who is responsible for which activities.
B) the amount of labor expenses for the project.
C) the expected utilization of resources by time period during the time span of the project.
D) the budget for material and cost resources.
Q2) Why are activities drawn in a serial relationship in a network diagram?
A) The activities use different resources.
B) The activities are independent of each other.
C) From a technical standpoint, the activities must be performed in that sequence.
D) The order of completion doesn't matter.
Q3) Activities can be delayed only to the point where all their positive slack is used up, as any further delays would cause the project to
A) increase costs of all the activities in the project.
B) extend beyond the project completion time.
C) be completed ahead of schedule.
D) increase its requirements for additional resources for all activities.
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Chapter 7: Determining Costs, Budget, and Earned Value
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Q1) When the CPI goes below 1.0 or gradually gets smaller, corrective action should not be taken, the project is performing well.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Committed costs are also known as discharged or postponed costs.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Allocating total project costs for the various elements to the appropriate work packages will establish
A) the committed costs for the work package.
B) the anticipated expense for the work package.
C) how to apply resources to the work package.
D) a total budgeted cost (TBC) for each work package.
Q4) When the budgets for all the work packages are summed,
A) they should exceed the amount of funds available.
B) they cannot exceed the total project budgeted cost.
C) if the total is too high then the amounts should be force-fitted into the customer's budget.
D) if the total is too low then extra non-project expenses should be added.
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Chapter 8: Managing Risk
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Q1) Managing risk includes taking action to foster the likelihood of occurrence or the impact of such unfavorable events.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Risk management involves identifying, assessing, and responding to project risks in order to minimize the likelihood of occurrence and/or potential impact of adverse events on the accomplishment of the project objective.
A)True
B)False
Q3) ________ is a rating of low, medium, or high based on the expected level of change in completing the project's objective if the risk were to occur during the project.
A) The action trigger
B) The priority order
C) The mitigation plan
D) The degree of impact
Q4) Establishing risk categories may help to identify and evaluate risks. List some categories to help identify risks.
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Chapter 9: Closing the Project
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Q1) Projects also can be terminated by the sponsor or customer for financial situations.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The purpose of identifying and documenting lessons learned is to capitalize on the knowledge and experience gained on the project in order to
A) improve performance on future projects.
B) create a large database of information.
C) establish a procedure of identification and documentation.
D) keep project team members busy.
Q3) The purposes of __________ should be to determine whether the project provided the customer with the expected benefits, assess the level of customer satisfaction, and obtain any feedback that would be helpful in future business relationships with this customer or with other customers.
A) a post-project evaluation meeting with the customer or sponsor
B) a project progress meeting with project stakeholders
C) an analysis session with the project team
D) a pre-RFP meeting with the customer
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Chapter 10: The Project Manager
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Q1) ________ may be: initiated by the customer, initiated by the project team, caused by unanticipated occurrences during the performance of the project, or required by the users of the project results.
A) Reports
B) Changes
C) Project planning
D) Project scope documentation
Q2) Good project managers spend more time talking than listening.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Leadership is getting things done through others; the project manager achieves results by not trusting the project team.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The project manager can improve her or his ability to handle stress by keeping physically fit through regular exercise and good nutrition.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: The Project Team
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Q1) A potential conflict on projects is Organizational Issues where organizational issues can cause conflict. There may be disagreement over all the following except
A) the need for certain procedures established by the project manager.
B) ambiguous project communication.
C) from failure to make timely decisions.
D) payment schedules from the customer.
Q2) Team members need to be careful to jump to the first solution suggested or the most obvious solution.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Brainstorming hinders excitement, creativity, better solutions, and greater commitment.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Having a common goal such as the project objective can A) break the team apart.
B) increase the cost of the project.
C) enhance the differences of the team.
D) bring a diverse group together.
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Chapter 12: Project Communication and Documentation
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Q1) Allow time for interaction with the audience, if appropriate.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Verbal communication should be straightforward and unambiguous.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The project manager should summarize the meeting results at the end of the meeting.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Making sure the visual aids are readable from the most front seat in the room where the presentation will be given because the most important people will sit in the front.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Know the first two or three sentences of your presentation.
A)True
B)False
Q6) List some common barriers to effective listening:
Q7) List the most common types of project meetings.
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Chapter 13: Project Management Organizational Structures
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Q1) A disadvantage of an autonomous project organizational structure is that project team members do not have a functional "home."
A)True
B)False
Q2) In _______,in most cases if an individual serves part-time on a project task force, the individual continues to perform her regular functional jobs.
A) an autonomous project organizational structure
B) a functional organizational structure
C) a matrix organizational structure
D) a project management office
Q3) A disadvantage of an autonomous project organizational structure is that there is a high level of knowledge transfer among projects.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A disadvantage of an autonomous project organizational structure is that individuals are dedicated to working on one project.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Project Management Information Systems
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Q1) Although all modern project management information systems allow project information to be posted and shared directly through the internet, there is no variance in the web-based tools they contain.
A)True
B)False
Q2) _________features of most systems often provide a suite of tools such as automatic e-mail notifications, collaboration management, customer collaboration, discussion forums, email integration, file attachments, international characters, message center, mobile access, multiple languages, and online meetings.
A) The communication
B) The budgeting and cost management
C) The sales and business development
D) The documentation management
Q3) Some systems allow very basic integration with a few popular information systems, whereas others provide sophisticated integration with distributed databases and even object-oriented databases.
A)True
B)False
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