1.The major difference between a project and a program is usually:

A.   The role of the sponsor

B.   The role of the line manager

C.   The timeframe

D.   The specifications

2. most common threshold limits on when to use the project management methodology are:

A.   The importance of the customer and potential profitability

B.   The size of the project (i.e., $) and duration

C.   The reporting requirements and position of the sponsor

D.   The desires of management and functional boundaries crossed

3. One way to validate the successful implementation of project management is by looking at the number and magnitude of the conflicts requiring:

A.   Executive involvement

B.   Customer involvement

C.   Line management involvement

D.   Project manager involvement

4. The most difficult decision for an executive sponsor to make at the end‐of‐phase review meeting is to:

A.   Allow the project to proceed to the next phase based upon the original objective

B.   Allow the project to proceed to the next phase based upon a revised objective

C.   Postpone making a decision until more information is processed

D.   Cancel the project

5. Having too many life‐cycle phases may be detrimental because:

A.   Executive sponsors will micromanage.

B.   Executive sponsors will become “invisible.”

C.   The project manager will spend too much time planning for gate review meetings rather than managing the phases.

D.   The project manager will need to develop many different plans for each phase.

6.A project is terminated early because the technology cannot be developed, and the resources are applied to another project that ends up being successful. Which of the following is true concerning the first project?

A.   The first project is regarded as a failure.

B.   The first project is a success if the termination is done early enough before additional resources are squandered.

C.   The first project is a success if the project manager gets promoted.

D.   The first project is a failure if the project manager gets reassigned to a less important project.

7. Which of the following would not be regarded as a secondary definition of project success?

A.   The customer is unhappy with the deliverable, but follow‐on business is awarded based on effective customer relations.

B.   The deliverables are met but OSHA and EPA laws are violated.

C.   The customer is displeased with the performance, but you have developed a new technology that could generate many new products.

D.   The project's costs were overrun by 40 percent, but the customer funds an enhancement project.