Question 1

Marci, a purchasing agent, orders 300 refrigerators per month from an online vendor portal. In doing so, she has made a(n)  ________ decision.

Accepted Answer

A)   managerial
B)   tactical
C)   strategic
D)   operational
E)   technical

Question 2

Margaret finds that calling all her senior supervisors and quality managers for a face-to-face meeting is not feasible. She arranges for a multiparty text chatting session involving all of them. This is an example of asynchronous communication.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

________ is defined as a group of people working together, all doing essentially the same type of work, to accomplish a job.

Accepted Answer

A)   Collaboration
B)   Association
C)   Participation
D)   Cooperation
E)   Support

Question 4

The main purpose of the planning phase in a project is to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   set up the project scope and initial budget
B)   accomplish the project tasks effectively
C)   determine who will do what and by when
D)   establish team roles, responsibilities, and authorities
E)   determine completion

Question 5

Who among the following are most likely to use asynchronous communication?

Accepted Answer

A)   members of a team who work in different time zones
B)   managers who work in the same office
C)   employees who work in an assembly line
D)   a group of directors who regularly meet for board meetings
E)   group members flying together on the same flight

Question 6

Identify the project management phase in which the budget and tasks of a project are managed.

Accepted Answer

A)   finalizing
B)   doing
C)   planning
D)   starting
E)   maintenance

Question 7

Distinguish between cooperation and collaboration.

Accepted Answer

Cooperation is a group of people working...

Question 8

Skype for Business is an example of a comprehensive content sharing collaboration tool.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Determining the best mix of products that a company should sell is an example of an unstructured decision.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is an example of a strategic decision?

Accepted Answer

A)   deciding to increase the salaries of a group of employees
B)   deciding to open a centralized distribution system
C)   deciding to increase the reorder quantity of raw materials
D)   deciding to give an employee certain tasks and responsibilities
E)   deciding to buy a replacement server

Question 11

Describe project data and project metadata.

Accepted Answer

Project data is data that is part of the...

Question 12

Identify a primary purpose of collaboration.

Accepted Answer

A)   eliminating individual tasks
B)   making decisions
C)   evaluating coworkers
D)   performing routine tasks
E)   personal improvement

Question 13

Need for collaboration increases as the decisions become more structured.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Explain why structured decisions seldom require collaboration.

Accepted Answer

A structured decision process is one whe...

Question 15

Identify a task that should be performed during the planning phase of project management.

Accepted Answer

A)   reporting project progress
B)   determining the schedule
C)   performing project tasks
D)   preparing archival documents
E)   form the team

Question 16

Operational decisions are those that support ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   operational, day-to-day activities
B)   optimum utilization of resources
C)   organizational issues
D)   allocation of tasks
E)   strategic competitive objectives

Question 17

Susan, the operations manager at Multitech Systems Inc., schedules a face-to-face meeting with her vendors to decide on the specifications for a project. Some of her senior engineers are also asked to participate in the discussion through a conference call. This is an example of synchronous communication.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Project data is data that is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   part of the collaboration's work product
B)   used to manage a project
C)   used to schedule the tasks of the project
D)   part of documents such as schedules and budgets
E)   used for operational decision making

Question 19

Which of the following statements is True of managing tasks?

Accepted Answer

A)   When a single person is made responsible for accomplishing a task, it means that he/she should do the task.
B)   No benefit will come from the task list unless every task has a date by which it is to be completed.
C)   Accountability and follow-up are seldom required for task management.
D)   For team members to utilize a task list effectively, they need to keep it confidential.
E)   Important tasks are completed on time.

Question 20

A project manager has to manage tasks and identify schedule problems during the ________ phase of project management.

Accepted Answer

A)   planning
B)   starting
C)   doing
D)   finalizing
E)   maintenance

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________ is defined as a group of people working together, all doing essentially the same type of work, to accomplish a job.

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Skype for Business is an example of a comprehensive content sharing collaboration tool.

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Describe project data and project metadata.

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Determining the best mix of products that a company should sell is an example of an unstructured decision.

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Project data is data that is ________.

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Identify a primary purpose of collaboration.

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Identify the project management phase in which the budget and tasks of a project are managed.

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Need for collaboration increases as the decisions become more structured.

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Which of the following is an example of a strategic decision?

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The main purpose of the planning phase in a project is to ________.

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Distinguish between cooperation and collaboration.

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