Project Management
Midterm Exam
Course Introduction
Project Management is a comprehensive course designed to equip students with the essential knowledge and skills required to effectively initiate, plan, execute, monitor, and close projects in a variety of organizational contexts. The course covers foundational principles such as project life cycles, scope, scheduling, budgeting, quality management, risk assessment, procurement, and stakeholder communication. Through real-world case studies, team-based assignments, and the exploration of recognized project management methodologies like PMI and Agile, students learn to apply industry-standard tools and techniques to ensure successful project outcomes. By the end of the course, students are prepared to lead projects with confidence, collaborate across teams, and adapt to challenges in fast-paced environments.
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Project Management in Practice 4th Edition by Samuel J. Mantel Jr
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Chapter 1: The World of Project Management
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Q1) Projects success is not determined by the portfolio of projects in an organization..
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) While general managers have their authority limited to specific areas in the overall organization,project managers have authority over any activity required by the project.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
Q3) Scoring methods were developed to overcome some of the disadvantages of simple financial profitability methods.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q4) Projects are subdivisions of programs.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
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Chapter 2: The Manager, the Organization, and the Team
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Q1) The project manager is supposed to facilitate the work of the project team and must,therefore,stay aloof from the conflicts arising among project team members.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) It is common practice to select the project manager prior to the project being selected.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) The project manager must maintain a high level of flexibility in dealing with people.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) Since the PM has position power there is NO need for them to have credibility A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Planning the Project
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Q1) It is acceptable to restrict the launch meeting to brainstorming a problem.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) The process of managing the way different departments or groups work together is called integration management.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q3) The primary purpose of the launch meeting is to develop the project plan and budget.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
Q4) It is NOT possible to overdo it when it comes to project planning.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Budgeting the Project
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Q1) A requirement of top-down budgeting is:
A) involvement of the project team
B) estimating the detailed level of the project's tasks
C) applying the learning curve to labor time estimates
D) all of the above
E) none of the above
Q2) Because project budgeting is for a special case and the organization's budgeting process is for routine work,the project manager need NOT be familiar with the organization's accounting system.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The budgeting approach based on the collective judgments of top and middle managers is called:
A) top-down budgeting
B) bottom-up budgeting
C) activity budgeting
D) program budgeting
E) life cycle budgeting
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Chapter 5: Scheduling the Project
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Q1) The formula for the expected time of an activity in a network assumes that the optimistic,pessimistic,and most likely time estimates have a Beta distribution.
A)True
B)False
Q2) It is easiest to see lead and lag time in a project task on a PERT/CPM networks.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The shortest time to complete a network is equal to the duration of the longest path through the network.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following linkages is used to start two or more activities at the same time?
A) finish-to-start
B) start-to-start
C) finish-to-finish
D) start-to-finish
E) They can all be used to start two or more activities at the same time.
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Chapter 6: Allocating Resources to the Project
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Q1) Projects often compete with each other for the same resources.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Applying "line balancing" techniques to balance the capacity of a project typically yields significant benefits.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Resource loading refers to the amounts of specific resources that are scheduled for use on specific activities or projects at specific times.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The primary cause of concern in resource allocation is
A) labor cost
B) resource scarcity
C) lack of solution methodologies
D) parallel activities
E) equipment downtime
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Chapter 7: Monitoring and Controlling the Project
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Q1) Weekly progress report meetings should be rarely held.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The plan-monitor-control cycle constitutes a "closed loop" process.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following is NOT a tool used to aid the PM in project control?
A) variance analysis
B) trend projections
C) earned value analysis
D) control charts
E) discounted cash flow analysis
Q4) Exception reports are prepared to disseminate the results of a special study.
A)True
B)False
Q5) One way of linking planning and control is to monitor project progress on the MSP Gantt chart.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Evaluating and Terminating the Project
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Q1) Naming the wrong project manager is a fundamental reason for project failure.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is NOT a type of project termination mentioned in the text?
A) project extinction
B) termination-by-addition
C) termination-by-integration
D) termination-by-starvation
E) termination-by-elimination
Q3) Measuring the project's performance against a planned budget and schedule is generally straightforward.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following is typically NOT included in the project final report?
A) administrative performance
B) project performance
C) organizational structure
D) project teamwork
E) risk analysis and risk management
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