Engineering Project Management
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Course Introduction
Engineering Project Management equips students with the tools, techniques, and methodologies essential for planning, executing, monitoring, and closing engineering projects successfully. The course covers key concepts such as project life cycles, scheduling, cost estimation, risk management, quality assurance, resource allocation, and leadership within multidisciplinary teams. Through real-world case studies and practical applications, students learn how to navigate constraints, manage stakeholders, and apply best practices to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and on budget. Emphasis is placed on communication, problem-solving, and the adoption of modern project management software tailored to engineering environments.
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Successful Project Management 6th Edition by Jack Gido
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Chapter 1: Project Management Concepts
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Q1) The project budget is based on
A)how well the project manager can use accounting software.
B)the estimated costs associated with the quantities of resources to be used.
C)the actual costs of the resources used for the project.
D)the costs to do the resources before any indirect costs.
Answer: B
Q2) A project team is contacted by a stakeholder about a concern related to their project, the project team should
A)communicate with the stakeholder individually to deal with the concern.
B)send a mass email to all stakeholders to let them know the project is on time and under budget.
C)ignore the concern because one stakeholder is not important.
D)share the concern with all the other stakeholders to see if they agree.
Answer: A
Q3) The outcome of a project is a tangible end product.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) Give an example of a project objective.
Answer: Answers will vary.Response includes a deliverable, schedule, and budget.
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Chapter 2: Identifying and Selecting Projects
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Q1) The RFP should indicate the due date by which the customer expects potential contractors to submit proposals.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) The acceptance criteria describe the criteria necessary for the sponsor to approve the deliverables.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) The implementation of the new procedure is expected to reduce costs of production by 10% over the next year.This is an example of the in a project charter.
A)acceptance criteria
B)project objective
C)project description
D)success criteria and expected benefits
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Developing Project Proposals
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Q1) Customers and partner organizations prefer to work with people they
A)know are very large with many employees.
B)know and trust.
C)know are lean companies with few employees.
D)have read about.
Answer: B
Q2) The bid or no-bid decision is made on the capability to develop a quality proposal as well as the capability to complete the project if the contractor wins the bid.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) A vehicle for establishing good customer-contractor communications and arriving at a mutual understanding and clear expectations to ensure project success is
A)a request for proposal.
B)a contract.
C)a communication plan.
D)the initiation phase of a project.
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Defining Scope, Quality, Responsibility, and Activity Sequence
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Q1) The project scope document is valuable for establishing
A)a request for proposal for the project.
B)a common understanding among project stakeholders regarding the scope of the project.
C)the contact between the contractor and the customer.
D)the risk management plan for the project.
Q2) List at least three ways information to further refine the customer requirements in the project charter or RFP can be obtained or collected.
Q3) An activity in a network diagram cannot start until
A)all of the preceding activities that are linked to it by arrows are finished.
B)most of the preceding activities that are linked to it by arrows are finished.
C)none of the preceding activities that are linked to it by arrows are finished.
D)at least one of the preceding activities that are linked to it by arrows are finished.
Q4) The WBS should be decomposed to a level that identifies individual work packages for
A)each person that planned the project.
B)each resource assigned to the project.
C)the level of detail specified by the customer.
D)each specific deliverable listed in the project scope document.
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Chapter 5: Developing the Schedule
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Q1) Changes might be initiated by the customer or the project team, or they might be the result of an unanticipated occurrence.
A)True
B)False
Q2) It is important to know what types of resources are available, in what quantities, and during what time periods to determine
A)that the project team will be larger than necessary to complete the project.
B)how to enter resources into a project management information system.
C)if the right types of resources will be available in sufficient quantities during the time periods that the project requires.
D)that the project will be less expensive than estimated.
Q3) Total slack for the project is the difference between
A)LF time of last activity and the project required completion time.
B)EF time of last activity and the project required completion time.
C)ES time of last activity and the project required completion time.
D)LS time of last activity and the project required completion time.
Q4) Throughout a project, changes may occur that have an impact on the schedule.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Resource Utilization
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Q1) A resource requirements plan illustrates
A)who is responsible for which activities.
B)the amount of labor expenses for the project.
C)the expected utilization of resources by time period during the time span of the project.
D)the budget for material and cost resources.
Q2) Given this project and the requirement that the number of resources working on a task cannot be less than the number assigned to the task, answer the following question. If the tasks were placed in a serial relationship with Task 1 first and the others in numerical order, on what day would Task 3 be done?
A)day 18
B)day 3
C)day 10
D)day 9
Q3) Resource-limited scheduling will not extend the project completion time if necessary in order to keep within the resource limits.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Determining Costs, Budget, and Earned Value
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Q1) Based on analysis of actual cost it is possible to forecast what the total costs will be at the completion of the project or work package.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The budget for each work package is
A)charged completely on the first day of the work package.
B)charged at the end of the project.
C)distributed over the duration of the work package.
D)charged completely on the last day of the work package.
Q3) The cost performance index CPI) is a measure of the cost efficiency with which the project is being performed.If the cumulative earned value is greater than the cumulative actual costs, then
A)the CPI is greater than 1.0.
B)the CPI is less than 1.0.
C)CPI cannot be determined with CEV and CAC.
D)the CPI is negative.
Q4) It is important to manage the cash flow on a project.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Managing Risk
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Q1) are a good forum for regularly reviewing, updating, and addressing risks.
A)Social gatherings of the team
B)Project meetings
C)Problem solving meetings
D)Project planning meetings
Q2) is a rating of low, medium, or high based upon the expected probability of a risk occurring during the project.
A)The action trigger
B)The priority order
C)The mitigation plan
D)The likelihood of occurrence
Q3) If the risks seem too great, the contractor may decide to not bid on a proposed project.
A)True
B)False
Q4) If the risks seem , the contractor may decide to not bid on a proposed project.
A)too great
B)within reason
C)acceptable
D)easily mitigated
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Chapter 9: Closing the Project
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Q1) Just as important as having the internal post-project meetings within the project organization is having a post-project evaluation meeting with the customer or sponsor. A)True
B)False
Q2) Projects also can be terminated by the sponsor or customer for financial situations. A)True
B)False
Q3) The project manager should prepare a written performance evaluation of each member of the project team that mentions how each has A)made mistakes in the problem and how much that mistake cost the organization.
B)expanded her or his knowledge as a result of the project assignment and identifies areas she or he needs to develop further.
C)interacted with other team members, especially where conflict has caused problems for reaching the final goals of the project.
D)contributed to the project with a list of activities and the time on each and an analysis of what was done Incorrectly on each activity.
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Chapter 10: The Project Manager
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Q1) Gain experience is one of the ways to develop the skills necessary to be an effective project manager.Which of the following statements is false?
A)Each project presents a learning opportunity.
B)Limit project experiences to only those tasks that you can do well.
C)Projects aren't all the same.
D)Work on as many projects as you can.
Q2) Communications require that the project manager have good verbal and written communication skills.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Project managers must be good communicators.
A)True
B)False
Q4) It is helpful if the project manager has developed a mistrusting relationship with the other person because this can provide a strong foundation for positive and robust negotiations.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: The Project Team
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Q1) To help you effectively manage your time, reward yourself at the end of the week if you accomplished all your goals.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In the approach, topics that may cause hurt feelings are not discussed.
A)Collaborating, Confronting, or Problem Solving
B)Avoiding or Withdrawing
C)Competing or Forcing
D)Accommodating or Smoothing
Q3) The approach to handling conflict can result in resentment and deterioration of the work climate.
A)Collaborating, Confronting, or Problem Solving
B)Avoiding or Withdrawing
C)Competing or Forcing
D)Accommodating or Smoothing
Q4) Individual team members can make a personal commitment to understand and value diversity and respect the differences of other team members.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Project Communication and Documentation
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Q1) body language can be a frown, crossed arms, slouching, fidgeting, gazing or looking away, doodling, or yawning.
A)Neutral
B)Negative
C)Critical
D)Positive
Q2) When communicating verbally, a person must be careful not to use remarks, words, or phrases that can be construed to be sexist, racist, prejudicial, or offensive.
A)True
B)False
Q3) For any external resources that are used on the project, such as subcontractors, consultants, or vendors, the will define requirements regarding documentation, approvals required, and distribution and include such requirements in subcontracts or purchase orders.
A)customer
B)project organization
C)project manager
D)project team
Q4) List the most common types of project meetings.
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Chapter 13: Project Management Organizational Structures
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Q1) A disadvantage of a functional organizational structure is that there is a stronger allegiance to the function than to the project or the customer.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A disadvantage of a functional organizational structure is that decisions may be parochial rather than in the best interests of the overall project.
A)True B)False
Q3) may also provide project management training, provide administrative support staff for projects, establish consistent procedures, and develop best practices and templates for planning, monitoring, and controlling projects.
A)an autonomous project organizational structure
B)a functional organizational structure
C)a matrix organizational structure
D)a project management office
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