Project Cycle And Organization

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1.   The Project Manger has the greatest level of independence and authority in a ---------------- organization:

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A- projectized

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2. You have begun working on a subsequent phase of your project before approval of the current phase of deliverables because you felt the risk involved were acceptable. This practice of overlapping phases is often called:

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Fast tracking is the practice of overlapping project phases in order to expedite the project schedule. In this scenario, you have started working on the next phase of the project before the approval of the current phase because you deemed the risks involved to be acceptable. This approach allows for faster completion of the project by reducing the overall timeline.

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3.   The collection of generally sequential and sometimes overlapping project phases whose name and number are determined by industry and control needs is known as:

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A project Life Cycle is a collection of generally sequential and sometimes overlapping project phases whose name and number are determined by the management and control needs of the organizations involved in the project, the nature of the project itself, and its area of application. (PMBOK Guide 4th Edition-p 15)

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4.   All of the following is true about Project Life Cycle except:

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PMBOK says:

Cost and staffing levels are low at the start, peak as the work is carried out, and drops rapidly as the project draws to a close.

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5. All is true about Phase end review except:

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Quality audits – they are not defined as part of a phase end review.

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6.   All of the following is true about Project Stakeholders except:

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D- Stakeholders are not always supportive.

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7. You have been hired on an expansion work of a Highway running East-West. You are Incharge of Demolition work. Your job is on contract and you are required to report to the Project Mnager but also have liason with Highway maintenace Team.You will be released after completion of Demolition phase.What type of Organizational structure you are working in.

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In Projectised organization, ataff are released after completion of the work and they report to the Project manager

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8. You are one of five Full time Project Managers in your organizations. You all share an administrative person. There are 10-12 projects every year that involve 25% of the organizations employees, however these employees do not report to you. Your organization can be best classified as :

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Based on the given information, the organization can be best classified as a Balance Matrix. This is because there are five full-time project managers, indicating a level of project management structure within the organization. However, the fact that they share an administrative person suggests a functional component as well. Additionally, the presence of 10-12 projects each year involving 25% of the organization's employees indicates a balance between project-based work and functional work. Therefore, the organization can be considered a balance matrix.

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9. A phase-end review:

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Phase end reviews are performed during project life cycle, so choice D is out.It is not mandatory so choice B is eliminated.A quality Audit is not defined as part of Phase end review so choice A is out.

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10.   A project Manager is more likely to have full time role in a ----------------organization.

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Small projects

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You have begun working on a subsequent phase of your project before...
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  All of the following is true about Project Life Cycle except:
All is true about Phase end review except:
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You have been hired on an expansion work of a Highway running...
You are one of five Full time Project Managers in your organizations....
A phase-end review:
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