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You are the project manager for the JHG Project. This project requires coordination with the directors of manufacturing, human resources, the IT department, and the CIO. This is an example of what type of input to organizational planning?
A. Organizational interfaces
B. Technical interfaces
C. Interpersonal interfaces
D. Human resource coordination
A. The reporting interfaces for this project—the directors of manufacturing, human resources, the IT department, as well as the CIO—are examples of the organizational interfaces.
B is incorrect. Technical interfaces are the technical gurus for the project, such as the engineers and designers. C, the interpersonal interfaces, is not the best choice because this relationship describes the different individuals working on the project. D, human resource coordination, is also incorrect, as human resource coordination is not a project management input for organizational planning.
You are the project manager of the GHY Project. This project will remove old lights throughout your building and replace the fixtures with new, cost-saving lights. In this project you’ll work with internal and external vendors. Your project requires an electrician at month eight. This is an example of which of the following?
B. Resource requirements
C. Contractor requirements
D. Resource constraints
B. Because the project requires the electrician, a project role, this is a resource requirement.
A is incorrect because it does not accurately describe the situation. C is incorrect. Contractor requirements would specify the procurement issues, the minimum qualifications for the electrician, and so on. D is incorrect because a resource constraint, while a tempting choice, deals more with the availability of the resource or the requirement to use the resource.
You are the project manager of the PUY Project. This project requires a chemical engineer for seven months of the project, but there are no available chemical engineers within your department. This is an example of which of the following?
B. The project needs the resource of the chemical engineer to be successful. When the project needs a resource, it is a staffing requirement.
A, C, and D are all incorrect. This is not a situation describing an organizational interface or contractor requirement. Resource constraints might include a requirement to use a particular resource or that a resource must be available when certain project activities are happening.
As a PMP you need to recognize the different organizational structures and the expected amount of authority a project manager will have in these environments. For example, pretend you are the project manager in an organization with a weak matrix. Who will have the authority on your project?
A. The project manager
B. The customer
C. Functional management
D. The team leader
C. In a weak matrix structure, functional management will have more authority than the project manager.
A, B, and D are all incorrect because they do not have as much authority on a project in a weak matrix environment as functional management will have.
You are the project manager for the LMG Project. Your project will have several human resource issues that must be coordinated and approved by the union. Which of the following statements is correct about this scenario?
A. The union is considered a resource constraint.
B. The union is considered a management constraint.
C. The union is considered a project stakeholder.
D. The union is considered a project team member.
C. In this instance, the union is considered a project stakeholder because it has a vested interest in the project’s outcome.
A is incorrect because the union is not a resource constraint—it is interested in the project management methodology and the project human resource management. B is incorrect. The union is the counterweight to the management of the organization—not to the project itself. D is also incorrect. The union is not a project team member.
You are the project manager of the PLY Project. This project is similar to the ACT Project you completed earlier. What method can you use to expedite the process of organization planning?
A. Use the project plan of the ACT Project on the PLY Project.
B. Use the roles and responsibilities definitions of the ACT Project on the PLY Project.
C. Use the project team reward structure of the ACT Project on the PLY Project.
D. Use the project team of the ACT Project on the PLY Project.
B. When projects are similar in nature, the project manager can use the roles and responsibilities definitions of the historical project to guide the current project.
A is incorrect. The entire project plan of the ACT Project isn’t needed. Even the roles and responsibilities matrix of the historical project may not be an exact fit for the current project. C is also incorrect because copying the project team reward structure is not the best choice of all the answers presented. D is incorrect because using the same project team may not be feasible at all.
In your organization, management is referred to as coaches. As a project manager, you are referred to as a project coach. A human resource document should be created to handle this scenario. What should it cover?
A. How coaches are separate from managers
B. How coaches are the same as managers
C. How a coach is to complete his job
D. How the project team is to work for a coach
C. When project managers, or managers in general, are referred to by different terms, a job description is needed so that the project manager can successfully complete the required obligations.
A and B are incorrect choices. The project manager must know what the specific responsibilities are, not the similarities and differences between the current role and management. D is also incorrect. By the project manager knowing how to complete his job, the role of the project team should be evident.
You are the project manager of the JQA Project. This project will last for eight months, and you have 12 project team members. Management has requested that you create a chart depicting all of the project resource needs and the associated activities. Management is looking for which type of chart?
A. A roles chart
B. A roles matrix
C. A roles and responsibilities matrix
D. A Gantt chart
C. Management is looking for a roles and responsibility matrix. This chart lists the roles and responsibilities, and depicts the intersection of the two.
A and B are incorrect. Management is looking for more than a listing of the roles and the associated responsibilities. D is not an acceptable answer for the scenario presented, as Gantt charts are visual representation of the flow and duration of the project work against a calendar.
Many theories and philosophies can affect the approach a manager uses to lead and manage the project team. Based on your knowledge of the different management theories, which of the following is an example of the X in Theory of X and Y?
A. Self-led project teams
B. Micromanagement
C. Team members able to work on their own accord
D. EVM
B. The X in the Theory of X and Y states that workers have an inherent dislike of work and will avoid it if possible. Micromanagement is a method with regard to X that helps to make certain workers complete their work.
A and C are actually examples of McGregor’s Theory of X and Y. D is incorrect because EVM is not directly related to McGregor’s Theory of X and Y.
You are the project manager of the PLN Project. The team members are somewhat “afraid” of you as project manager because they see you as management. They know that a negative review from you about their project work will affect their yearly bonus. This is an example of which of the following?
A. Formal power
B. Coercive power
C. Expert power
D. Referent power
B. When the project team is afraid of the power the project manager yields, this is called coercive power.
A, C, and D are incorrect because these describe assigned, referential, and technical powers over the project.
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