Module 3 Quiz

1. Which of the following is NOT true concerning the breadth of communication in the project management process?
a. It is critical to have the support of top management.
b. The PM must communicate with functional departments.
c. The PM should separate information about the environment outside the project from internal project information since the former is irrelevant to the project team members.
d. Excessive information can desensitize the PM to early warnings of trouble ahead.
e. All the above are true.

2. A special demand on PMs is:
a. acquiring adequate resources.
b. motivating project team members.
c. effecting tradeoffs concerning project goals.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.

3. Initial task(s) required to be performed by the PM include:
a. budget and schedule preparation.
b. selection of people to serve on the project team.
c. getting to know the project's client.
d. all the above.
e. none of the above.

4. Projects are conducted in four important environments. They are:
a. Economic, political, legal and sociotechnical
b. Internal, external, transitional, and multicultural
c. Routine, unique, fast-paced and complex
d. Profit, not for profit, government and industry
e. None of the above.

5. In a Type 2 project, the so-called planning problems usually result from:
a. An inability to solve the project's technical problems
b. An inability to plan unknown unknowns
c. A failure to define the mission carefully and get the client's acceptance
d. A failure to handle deviations from the plan