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Well-defined projects that encounter no significant surprises require little: |
| | A) | Management |
| | B) | Leadership |
| | C) | Monitoring |
| | D) | Corrective action |
| | E) | All of these are only required to a minor extent |
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Groups such as human resources, information systems, purchasing agents, and maintenance are typically classified as: |
| | A) | Project managers |
| | B) | Administrative support |
| | C) | Functional managers |
| | D) | Project sponsors |
| | E) | Customers |
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The second ring in the network of relationships for project managers includes all of the following except: |
| | A) | Other project managers |
| | B) | Customers |
| | C) | Functional managers |
| | D) | Top management |
| | E) | Project sponsors |
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The outer ring in the network of relationships for project managers includes all of the following except: |
| | A) | Other organizations |
| | B) | Customers |
| | C) | Contractors |
| | D) | Government agencies |
| | E) | Administrative support |
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The new perspective of project management emphasizes which of the following? |
| | A) | Financial control |
| | B) | Managing project stakeholders |
| | C) | Schedule/cost tradeoffs |
| | D) | Both A and B are correct |
| | E) | A, B, and C are all correct |
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In terms of commonly traded organizational currencies, vision, excellence, and ethical correctness are part of ______ related currencies. |
| | A) | Task |
| | B) | Position |
| | C) | Inspiration |
| | D) | Relationship |
| | E) | Personal |
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In terms of commonly traded organizational currencies, acceptance, personal support, and understanding are part of _______ related currencies. |
| | A) | Task |
| | B) | Position |
| | C) | Inspiration |
| | D) | Relationship |
| | E) | Personal |
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In terms of commonly traded organizational currencies, learning, ownership, and gratitude are part of ______ related currencies. |
| | A) | Task |
| | B) | Position |
| | C) | Inspiration |
| | D) | Relationship |
| | E) | Personal |
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In mapping dependencies for a project, the project manager should: |
| | A) | Overestimate |
| | B) | Underestimate |
| | C) | Precisely estimate |
| | D) | Either B or C are correct |
| | E) | None of these are correct |
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In the Snapshot from Practice "Managing Expectations", one of the key aspects to project success was stated to be the managing of stakeholder: |
| | A) | Relations |
| | B) | Expectations |
| | C) | Involvement |
| | D) | Influence |
| | E) | Input |
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In the Research Highlight, Ancona and Caldwell identified key patterns of activity which contribute to creating a high performance team. Which of the following is not one of those? |
| | A) | Negotiator |
| | B) | Ambassador |
| | C) | Task coordinator |
| | D) | Scouts |
| | E) | Guard |
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Unlike project leadership, project management is about coping with: |
| | A) | Change |
| | B) | Aligning people to any new directions |
| | C) | Monitoring results against plans |
| | D) | Recognizing the need to alter plans |
| | E) | All of these are part of project management |
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In a survey of project managers, approximately what percentage reported that they encountered ethical issues in their work? |
| | A) | 22 percent |
| | B) | 40 percent |
| | C) | 65 percent |
| | D) | 81 percent |
| | E) | 100 percent |
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Which of the following is not one of the distinguishing traits of character? |
| | A) | Openness |
| | B) | Consistency |
| | C) | Empathetic |
| | D) | Sense of purpose |
| | E) | Hard work |
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Which of the following would be defined as the ability or skill to perceive, assess and manage the emotions of one's self and others? |
| | A) | Emotional stability |
| | B) | Coolness under pressure |
| | C) | Emotional intelligence |
| | D) | Empathy |
| | E) | Management sensitivity |
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