CHAPTER 2

What type of organization highly uses project managers

Functional.
Hierarchical.
Balanced matrix.
Projectized
A

Projectized
2

Staff members are grouped by specialty within a ________ organization.

functional
entrepreneurial
balanced matrix
projectized
A

functional
3

The PMO provides

administrative support
training
resource alignment
all of the above
A

all of the above

4

______ organizations decentralize specified products or functions, while maintaining

divisions that report to a central executive.
Functional
Entrepreneurial
Matrix
Projectized
A

Matrix
5

Q
_______ organizations are the most likely to have a PMO (project management office).
Functional
Balanced matrix
Weak matrix
Project oriented
A

Project oriented
6

Factors in organization structure selection include:

Pareto charts
Physical location
Risk reviews
Hybrids
A

Physical location
7

What is a principle regarding systems?

Systems are not dynamic
Systems can be optimized
System components can not be optimized
all of the above.
A

Systems can be optimized

8

Which organizational structure gives high to almost total authority for the project manager?
Virtual
Functional
PMO
Organic
A

PMO
9

Human resources expertise, skills, and competencies are examples

Resource availability
Employee capabilitiy
Infrastructure
Software elements
A
Employee capabilitiy
10

What type of organization has a project manager managing the project budget
Organic
Functional
Weak Matrix
PMO
A

PMO
11

A PMO that has formal responsibility to manage projects

Supportive
Controlling
Subordinate
Directive
A

Directive
12

An organizational governance framework includes

Rules
Norms
Processes
All of the above
A

All of the above

13

What type of organization has a full time project management administrative staff?
Functional
Project-oriented
Matrix - weak
Matrix- balanced
A

Project-oriented
14

What type of organizational structure has work groups arranged by project?

Matrix - strong
Matrix - weak
Project-oriented
Martix - balanced
A

Project-oriented
15

Who controls the budget in a strong matrix type of organization?

The functional manager.
The project manager.
The administrative staff.
Upper management.
A

The project manager.

16

Types of organizational structures include

Weak matrix
Balanced matrix
Strong Matrix
all of the above
A

all of the above

17

Internal enterprise environmental factors include

legal restrictions
infrastructure
academic research
financial considerations

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Infrastructure
18

Enterprise Enviornmental Factors can

internal only
external only
neither internal or external
both internal and external
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both internal and external

19

Matrix organizational structure types include all except

parallel
weak
strong
balanced

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parallel
20

Systems are
linear in responsiveness
dynamic
static
limited to programs

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dynamic
21

Which of the following is NOT a type of PMO

Formative
Supportive
Directive
Controlling

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Formative
22

A governance framework includes

rules
polcies
norms
all of the above

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all of the above