Foundation of Project Management: Module 4 Challenge
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Project Management Quiz
1. Fill in the blank: An organization's structure is most commonly mapped out using a _____ .
Answer: reporting chart
2. Which main function of a PMO involves training employees about optimal approaches and best practices?
Answer: Common project culture
3. How does a company’s organizational structure impact project management?
Answer: It affects the project manager’s authority and the availability of resources.
4. Which of the following concepts is a defining part of organizational culture?
Answer: A company’s shared values
5. When working in different geographies, why is awareness of established customs important for understanding organizational culture?
Answer: It can help you form respectful relationships.
6. Which of the following best describes an example of successful change management?
Answer: HR adopts the new onboarding process that your project team was tasked to develop.
7. Which of the following change management tools are designed to illustrate how the company's values, norms, and employees' behavior may be affected by change?
Answer: Culture mapping
8. Fill in the blank: A project manager becomes a _____ at a company—someone who helps an organization transform by focusing on organizational effectiveness.
Answer: change agent
9. As a project manager, you want to integrate change management into your project. Which of the following questions will help you understand how to do so? Select all that apply.
Answers: What management practices will lead to the successful implementation of my project? What are the best means of communication for informing people about my product?
10. Fill in the blank: Project governance covers _____ .
Answer: decisions such as policies, regulations, functions, processes, and procedures
11. Define organizational structure.
Answer: How a company is arranged, how job tasks are divided and coordinated, and how members of the organization relate to one another
12. Which of the following refers to an internal group that defines and maintains project standards across the organization?
Answer: Project Management Office (PMO)
13. Which of the following accurately describes how organizational structure impacts project management? Select all that apply.
Answer: A, C, D
14. Which of the following refers to a company’s shared values, mission, and history?
Answer: Organizational culture
15. Which of the following questions can help project managers learn about a company’s organizational culture? Select all that apply.
Answer: B, D
16. Which of the following best describes an example of successful change management?
Answer: D
17. Which of the following change management tools are designed to visualize your project's development process?
Answer: D
18. As someone interviewing for a project management role, you want to understand the organizational culture of the company you’re interviewing with. Which of the following questions could help you learn about the atmosphere at the company? Select all that apply.
Answer: B, C
19. As a project manager, you want to integrate change management into your project. Which of the following activities best demonstrate that you are being proactive in change management?
Answer: B
20. What action should a project manager take to ensure effective project governance?
