A manager asks you to evaluate

Submitted by Jp2786 on Sun, 06/01/2014 - 17:53

A manager asks you to evaluate four new projects that he has suggested for next year. You review the projects and notice that one is not really a project, but more an operational task. Which of these is not a project?
1. Change the product to enable increased consumer usage
2. Manage a set of people for the next year to deliver the desired productivity results
3. Respond to a customer request for different product packaging
4. Resolve a space constraint issue by building a new addition to the plant

For the answer that you are choosing pls let us know WHY it does NOT have a definite start , end and/or produces an unique result.

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ashwin

Mon, 06/02/2014 - 08:50

2. Manage a set of people for the next year to deliver the desired productivity results

Because this seems like and ongoing activity where the same work is being performed by a set of resources.

Meiyazhagan

Mon, 06/02/2014 - 09:03

As Manage a set of people for the next year to deliver the desired productivity results is repetitive work to manage humanresource, it wont come under project.

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Mon, 06/02/2014 - 09:34

It says a TASK. Option 3 is a task. Option 2 is a project since you have definite timelines and goals to achieve.

Jp2786

Mon, 06/02/2014 - 17:10

For option B, we have a definite start and end (Jan 2015 to dec 2015) and unique result : increased productivity

Then how can B be the answer?

Jp2786

Mon, 06/02/2014 - 17:10

For option B, we have a definite start and end (Jan 2015 to dec 2015) and unique result : increased productivity

Then how can B be the answer?

sunku65

Tue, 06/03/2014 - 15:29

The option is 3.
The customer asked different packaging products.
The Packaging products process comes into Manufacturing.
After mfg. products can be packaged in different type.
For example Sugar can packed like 200g,500g,1kg, 2kg , 5kg, 10kg or 20kg.
This is a process not a project.

Jp2786

Tue, 06/03/2014 - 17:34

I think they have given option B as the answer because, according to PMBOK below are the reasons for which a project can be started

Market demand
Customer req
Business / social / legal
Environment need
Tech advancement

I guess B does not fall in of these categories. BTW this is from Kim Heldman and he says answer is B

Frances Tessler

Sat, 08/02/2014 - 15:02

Characteristics of a project = PUT > Progressively Elaborated, Unique, and Temporary.
Managing a group of people to deliver productivity results is ongoing activities and is not a project.