A project team is discussing the benefits and drawbacks of working on projects within their organization now that it has become project oriented. They can agree on many advantages for the team and for the organization, but also agree there are some drawbacks relative to the strong matrix structure the organization used to have. In a project-oriented organization, the project team:

A project manager is trying to complete a software development project, but cannot get enough attention for the project. Resources are focused on completing process-related work, and the project manager has little authority to assign resources. What form of organization must the project manager be working in?

You are managing a project to develop an online course in teaching English as a second language. The project charter includes a requirement that the course include complex interactive games, like the courses offered by your competitors. Since your organization's current learning management system will not support these features, one team member is researching new learning platforms while the others start work on the course outline and learning goals. What kind of project is this?

A project manager has little project experience, but she has been assigned as the project manager of a new project. Because she will be working in a matrix organization to complete her project, she can expect communications to be:

A project team member is talking to another team member and complaining that many people are asking him to do things. If he works in a functional organization, who has the power to give direction to the team member?

A plan-driven organization is trying to move toward a more agile approach. As part of this process, you have been asked to manage the organization's first hybrid project. W hat can you expect?

Two project managers have just realized that they are in a weak matrix organization and that their power as project managers is quite limited. One figures out that he is really a project expediter, and the other realizes she is really a project coordinator. How is a project expediter different from a project coordinator?

All the following are characteristics of a project except:

A framework for keeping an organization focused on its overall strategy is:

A project manager's primary responsibility is to deliver the product of the project within project constraints. Actions taken and changes made to the benefit of one constraint could negatively affect another. Which of the following best describes the major constraints on a project?

Your corporate compliance office has just issued a new requirement that a complex security checklist must be submitted before the release of every high-criticality product. Since this form wasn't originally required, you didn't make plans for completing it. Your release date is approaching and the checklist is due soon. W hat should you do?

Your project involves redesigning an online training portal in order to enhance the learner experience. The project performance will be measured based on customer feedback surveys. The redesign is being delivered incrementally, over multiple releases. What will be the best way to measure the business value delivered over the course of the project?

If a project manager is concerned with gathering, integrating, and disseminating the outputs of all project management processes, she should concentrate on improving the:

A project manager is managing his second project. It started one month after the first one did, and both projects are still in process. Though his first project is small, the new project seems to be quickly growing in size. As each day passes, the project manager is feeling more and more in need of help. The project manager has recently heard that there was another project in the company last year that was similar to his second project. What should he do?

To obtain support for the project throughout the performing organization, it's best if the project manager:

Your management team has decided that all orders will be treated as projects and that project managers will be used to update orders daily, to resolve issues, and to ensure the customer formally accepts the product within 30 days of completion. Revenue from the individual orders can vary from $ 100 to $ 1 50,000. The project manager will not be required to perform planning or provide documentation other than daily status. How would you define this situation?

A project team is working on manufacturing a new product, but they are having difficulty creating a project charter. What is the best description of the real problem?

One of your team members informs you that he does not know which of the many projects he is working on is the most important. Who should determine the priorities between projects in a company?

The difference between a project, program, and portfolio is:

A complex aerospace engineering project is nearing completion. Because the work was highly technical and new to the organization, the product of the project was released two months later than planned. Despite the late delivery, management is appreciative of the effort expended and believes that this product will generate additional opportunities for the organization. Management also thinks that the experience of this team will provide great value for teams working on similar projects in the future. The sponsor requests that lessons learned be thoroughly documented. Lessons learned are best completed by:

Project A has an internal rate of return (IRR) of21 percent.

Project B has an IRR of7 percent.

Project C has an IRR of 31 percent.

Project D has an IRR of 19 percent.

Which of these would be the best project?

Consideration of ongoing operations and maintenance is crucially important to products of projects. Ongoing operations and maintenance should:

What is a program?

A company is making an effort to improve its project performance and create historical records of past projects. What is the best way to accomplish this?