Agile Project Management Study Guide Questions
Course Introduction
Agile Project Management introduces students to the principles, practices, and tools essential for managing projects in dynamic and fast-changing environments. Emphasizing iterative development, collaboration, and customer feedback, this course covers key Agile methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban, and Lean. Students will learn how to create and manage product backlogs, plan sprints, facilitate Agile ceremonies, and work effectively in cross-functional teams. Through case studies and hands-on exercises, the course provides practical skills for adapting to change, delivering value quickly, and continuously improving project outcomes.
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Project Management in Practice 4th Edition by Samuel J. Mantel Jr
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Chapter 1: The World of Project Management
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Q1) Projects that begin with a slow start,have quick momentum in the middle,and have a slow finish are said to follow which type of lifecycle?
A) J-shaped lifecycle
B) L-shaped lifecycle
C) an exponential growth lifecycle
D) an S-shaped lifecycle
E) an X-shaped lifecycle
Answer: D
Q2) A project that is selected because it is necessary for continued operations exemplifies a sacred cow.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) When using the weighted scoring model,the categories for each scale must be in equal intervals.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: The Manager, the Organization, and the Team
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Q1) Project team conflict stifles team creativity.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Political savvy is not only an important characteristic of a project manager but is also important for project team members.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) A matrix project that closely resembles the pure project is referred to as
A) a weak matrix
B) a strong matrix
C) a functional matrix
D) a balanced matrix
E) an unbalanced matrix
Answer: B
Q4) Intrateam conflicts are minimal in a matrix organization.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Planning the Project
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Q1) Predecessors must be listed in the WBS because they are critical for scheduling.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) A(n)__________________ shows the set of all tasks in a project arranged by task level?
A) RACI Matrix
B) Work Breakdown Structure
C) Gantt chart
D) Design Structure Matrix
E) Aggregate Project Portfolio
Answer: B
Q3) Entries above the diagonal in the Design Structure Matrix indicate
A) tasks that need to be shortened
B) tasks that have no resources assigned to them
C) tasks that are on the critical path
D) potential rework situations
E) tasks with no predecessors
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Budgeting the Project
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Q1) A budget is a plan for allocating resources.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Bottom-up budgets are usually more accurate in the detailed tasks.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A requirement of top-down budgeting is:
A) involvement of the project team
B) estimating the detailed level of the project's tasks
C) applying the learning curve to labor time estimates
D) all of the above
E) none of the above
Q4) Organizational tradition has little or no impact on the firm's project budgeting.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Most organizations use top-down budgeting.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Scheduling the Project
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Q1) It is easiest to see lead and lag time in a project task on a PERT/CPM networks.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The actual project duration will be known with certainty after the project is completed.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Standard Pert/CPM networks can be use to resolve probabilistic concerns
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following is NOT an element of the Gantt chart?
A) actual progress
B) variance of the critical path
C) the current date
D) scheduled milestones
E) all of the above are elements
Q5) The tasks of project planning,project budgeting,and project scheduling are largely separable from one another.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Allocating Resources to the Project
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Q1) Crashing refers to
A) expediting the project so as to minimizing the total cost of completing the project.
B) expediting the project so as to minimizing the number of activities in the project
C) expediting the project so as to completing the project by a specified time.
D) all of the above
E) none of the above.
Q2) Pools of like workers are most useful when labor is subdivided into highly specialized subtasks.
A)True
B)False
Q3) MSP allows the PM to create an individual availability calendar for each resource on the project
A)True
B)False
Q4) The time to complete a task with normal or standard-practice resource usage is referred to as the crash duration.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Monitoring and Controlling the Project
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Q1) Project monitoring and control can be thought of as opposite sides of project selection and planning.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is NOT a primary mechanism by which the PM exerts control?
A) reviews
B) personnel assignments
C) audit reports
D) resource allocation
E) all of the above are mechanisms by which the PM exerts control
Q3) Which of the following is used when it is especially difficult to find a direct measure of a variable?
A) frequency count
B) raw numbers
C) surrogates
D) subjective numeric ratings
E) verbal characterizations
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Chapter 8: Evaluating and Terminating the Project
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Q1) It is generally advisable to have the project manager serve as the termination manager.
A)True B)False
Q2) Measuring a project's success on budget,schedule,and performance is typically more complicated than measuring revenues or qualitative,subjective factors.
A)True B)False
Q3) Early project audits usually focus on the project's budget and schedule.
A)True B)False
Q4) Which of the following audits is typically performed by a person or team with special technical skills?
A) the general audit
B) the detailed audit
C) the aggregate audit
D) the quality audit
E) the technical audit
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