Project Management Assignment 1
DIRECTIONS – READ AND FOLLOW CAREFULLY!
I. Download this document from the class website or the ACShare server
on campus, then save it as [your]LastNamePM.docx For instance, if I
were doing the assignment, I would name the document - KurtzPM.docx.
I suggest you save it to your desktop or a disk so it is easy to find.
II. Answer each of the following questions by typing the letter you select
as your answer in the ANSWER space below each question. Use the
material from the Project Management Concepts material link and the
Project Management video to answer the questions.
III. At the end of the questions, describe in a few sentences a project you
are currently working on for school or work or your personal hobbies
and interests that would benefit from Project Management concepts and
tools, listing at least two Project Management knowledge areas and one
benefit (see Concepts link). If you are not working on any projects, use
your imagination to create one and follow these instructions for your
created project.
IV. When you are finished, save this file and deposit it in your submittal
folder.
1. Which of the following can be considered a project:
a)
b)
c)
d)
Volunteering at the local community center.
Eating healthy.
Losing 10 lbs by June 1st.
Getting better at my current job.
ANSWER: ________
2. Which of the following criterion is key to recognizing that a set of tasks is a project:
a)
b)
c)
d)
The setting of a start and end date.
The number of tasks must be high.
The complexity of the tasks must be high.
None of the above.
ANSWER: ________
3. A project may require or involve ______________.
a)
b)
c)
d)
Risk or uncertainty.
A budget.
Resources.
All of the above.
ANSWER: ________
4. A stakeholder is:
a)
b)
c)
d)
A person or entity that holds a positive interest in a project.
A person or entity that may indirectly be affected by a project.
A person or entity that holds a negative interest in a project.
All of the above.
ANSWER: ________
5. A project to expand an airport in a city may have which of the following as a stakeholder with
negative interest:
a)
b)
c)
d)
The administration of an airline company.
The local residents of the city.
The local restaurant owners near the site.
All of the above.
ANSWER: ________
6. The formal study of Project Management involves the study of:
a) The particular field in which the project is concerned with.
b) The nine knowledge areas.
c) The international trade laws.
d) All of the above.
ANSWER: ________
7. The triple constraints involve:
a)
b)
c)
d)
Cost, Time, and Communication within a project.
Cost, Human Interaction, and Human Resources in a project.
Time, Quality and Due Dates of a project.
Scope, Time and Cost of a project.
ANSWER: ________
8. The Triple Constraint is:
a)
b)
c)
d)
Factors that pull the project manager in opposing directions.
Negative Stakeholders.
Budget restrictions that must be met.
Deadlines that involves penalties in case they are violated.
ANSWER: ________
9. One of the leading software tools in Project Management is MS Project. The most common
view in MS Project for reviewing a project was first used in 1917 and is:
a)
b)
c)
d)
The flowchart view.
The spreadsheet view.
The Gantt chart view.
The Print view.
ANSWER: ________
10. Which of the following is an authority in the formal study and profession of Project
Management and offers certification in Project Management theory:
a)The Project Institute.
b)The TSI Institute.
c) The Project Management Institute.
d)The PMP institute.
ANSWER: ________
11. Which of the following is considered by many to be the first project in which modern project
management theory was applied:
a)
b)
c)
d)
The building of the pyramids.
The Great Wall of China.
The Manhattan project.
All or the above.
ANSWER: ________
12. Which of the following are benefits of Project Management:
a)
b)
c)
d)
Faster response to conflicting project goals.
More efficient use of project resources.
Better communication among management, project managers, and other stakeholders.
All of the above.
ANSWER: ________
13. Project Management Quality is:
a)
b)
c)
d)
How good the beef special is at VONS this week.
A Lexus relative to a Mercedes.
The degree to which something meets an objective standard.
All of the above.
ANSWER: ________
14. Which of the following was considered one of the first projects on Earth:
a)
b)
c)
d)
The Berlin Wall
Wall Street
The Great Wall of China
All of the above.
ANSWER: ________
15. Which of the following is NOT considered a Project Management knowledge area:
a)
b)
c)
d)
Time
Cost
Aesthetic value
All of the above.
ANSWER: ________
Project Description
Describe below in a few sentences a project you are currently working on
for school or work or your personal hobbies and interests that would
benefit from Project Management concepts and tools, listing at least two
Project Management knowledge areas and one benefit (see Concepts link).
If you are not working on any projects, use your imagination to create one
and follow these instructions for your created project.