Management of Innovation and Change Final
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Management of Innovation and Change explores the strategies, processes, and leadership skills necessary for successfully navigating and implementing innovation within organizations. The course examines theories and models of innovation, the dynamics of organizational change, and the key factors that drive successful adaptation in fast-evolving markets. Students will analyze case studies, learn practical frameworks for fostering a culture of innovation, and develop techniques for overcoming resistance to change, ensuring that businesses can remain competitive and resilient in the face of ongoing transformation.
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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) A stakeholder has concerns about a project, the project team should
A)wait for the stakeholder to contact the project manager about the concern.
B)prepare a defense for their project decisions.
C)write letters to all the stakeholders to not worry about the project.
D)be proactive and contact the stakeholder.
Answer: D
Q2) Quality expectations are only defined at the start of the project.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) The usually states the time by which a project scope must be completed in terms of the specific date agreed upon by the sponsor.
A)Project schedule
B)Project objective
C)Task timetable
D)Project scope
Answer: B
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) It is fair to meet with potential contractors and provide information about the potential project while developing the RFP.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) The project objective in the project charter indicates the deliverable, schedule, and budget for a project.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) The initiating phase of the project life cycle starts with recognizing a need.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) An assumption for a construction project could be
A)the materials to be used to construct the building.
B)a grant will be secured to help fund the project.
C)the regulations and codes required for the building.
D)the size of the building that is to be constructed.
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Developing Project Proposals
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Q1) Documentation deliverables are sometimes shown as separate costs in the project cost estimate.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) It is advisable to build relationship with in a client or partner organization.
A)one individual
B)several key people
C)the top ranking official
D)the chief financial officer
Answer: B
Q3) Successful contract opportunities are grounded in relationships.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) At times, patents may result from performing the project.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Defining Scope, Quality, Responsibility, and Activity Sequence
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Q1) An understanding of project deliverables would also be a setback to developing a good working relationship with the customer.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The defines what the project team or contractor will do.
A)statement of work
B)project scope document
C)network diagram
D)work breakdown structure
Q3) A network diagram is a technique for organizing and subdividing all the project work and deliverables into more manageable components.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Expected benefits, which will result from implementation of the project and define success, establish
A)the reason the contractor proposes the solution.
B)how much money the customer is willing to pay.
C)how quickly the project must be completed.
D)why the project is being done.
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Chapter 5: Developing the Schedule
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Q1) Free slack is the amount of time a specific activity can be
A)postponed without delaying the earliest start time of its immediately preceding activities.
B)postponed without delaying the earliest start time of its immediately succeeding activities.
C)accelerated without delaying the latest start time of its immediately succeeding activities.
D)accelerated without delaying the latest finish time of its immediately preceding activities.
Q2) Padding estimates with the vision of becoming a hero when the activities are completed in less time than estimated is not a good practice.
A)True
B)False
Q3) It is a good practice to have the person who will be responsible for performing a specific activity estimate the duration that other resources would need to complete that activity.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Schedule control involves four steps.List the four steps in order.
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Chapter 6: Resource Utilization
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Q1) Select which of the following does not describe how the sequence of activities can be drawn to reflect the availability of a limited quantity of resources.
A)The activities using the limited resources are shown in a ladder relationship as they are available.
B)The activities using the limited resources are shown in a loop relationship as they are available.
C)The activities requiring the limited resource are assigned at different times.
D)If there is no technical constraint for the activities, the activities could be arranged serially by the availability of the resources.
Q2) Resource leveling, or smoothing, levels the resources so that
A)equal number of resources is assigned to each task.
B)an equal number of tasks are completed each day by the resources on the project.
C)they are applied as uniformly as possible without extending the project schedule beyond the required completion time.
D)the costs for the resources are even as possible across the project.
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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) A method for calculating the forecasted cost at completion assumes that the work to be performed on the remaining portion of the project or work package will be done at the same rate of efficiency as the work performed so far.If the cost performance index is greater than 1.0, then
A)the FCAC is greater than the TBC.
B)the FCAC is less than the TBC.
C)the FCAC cannot be calculated with CPI.
D)additional information is needed to predict the FCAC.
Q3) Earned value, the value of , is a key parameter that must be determined throughout the project.
A)the work scheduled
B)the resources used
C)the resources assigned
D)the work actually performed
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Chapter 8: Managing Risk
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Q1) Addressing risks will increase the chances of accomplishing the project objective.
A)reactively
B)inactively
C)hyperactively
D)proactively
Q2) The project manager needs to set the tone for encouraging open and timely discussion of risks among the project team.
A)True
B)False
Q3) includes determining which risks may adversely affect the project objective and what the impact of each risk might be if it occurs.
A)Risk modification
B)Risk avoidance
C)Risk identification
D)Risk acceptance
Q4) Establishing risk categories may help to identify and evaluate risks.List some categories to help identify risks.
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Chapter 9: Closing the Project
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Q1) The project manager should schedule the meeting immediately following the delivery of the final report rather than waiting for a time when the customer is in a position to really determine whether the project met expectations and achieved the anticipated benefits.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The project manager should schedule the post-project evaluation meeting with the customer or sponsor for a time when the customer is in a position to A)pay all the expenses of the project to the contractor.
B)really determine whether the project met expectations and achieved the anticipated benefits.
C)solicit proposals for a new RFP.
D)begin planning for future projects or opportunities for the contractor.
Q3) Projects also can be terminated by the sponsor or customer.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What type of knowledge base system should be established by the project organization?
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Chapter 10: The Project Manager
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Q1) The project manager is a key ingredient in the success of a project.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A common barrier to effective delegation is that the project manager has confidence in the capability of others to do the work.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Some changes become necessary as a result of , such as an early snowstorm that slows down the construction of a building.
A)predicted events
B)risk responses
C)unanticipated occurrences
D)negligence
Q4) Project managers must be able to handle the stress that can arise from work situations.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe at least three potential subjects of negotiations in which a project manager would participate for a project.
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Chapter 11: The Project Team
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Q1) Key principles to guide ethical behavior are all of the following except:
A)Don't do anything you wouldn't to appear on the news.
B)Do what you can get away with without being caught.
C)Treat others the way you want to be treated.
D)Don't do anything you wouldn't want your family, friends, neighbors or coworkers to read about in the newspaper.
Q2) Although the approach may make a conflict situation livable, it does not resolve the issue.
A)Collaborating, Confronting, or Problem Solving
B)Avoiding or Withdrawing
C)Competing or Forcing
D)Accommodating or Smoothing
Q3) A policy on ethical behavior includes topics on expectations, process for reporting misconduct, and consequences of engaging in unethical practices.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Effective team members participate and communicate.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Project Communication and Documentation
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Q1) The project final report is an accumulation of the progress reports and a blow-by-blow story of what happened throughout the project.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Project team members should agree to changes without knowing whether they will necessitate additional person- hours.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Allow time for interaction with the audience, if appropriate.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Stakeholders' concerns should be addressed
A)confrontationally, put off, ignored, or dismissed.
B)as a group at the end of the project.
C)in the final report only after being recorded throughout the project.
D)early, positively, and in a timely manner; and not confrontationally, put off, ignored, or dismissed.
Q5) List the most common types of project meetings.
Q6) List some common barriers to effective listening:
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Chapter 13: Project Management Organizational Structures
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Q1) 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
Q2) In , in most cases if an individual serves part-time on a project task force, the individual continues to perform her regular functional jobs.
A)an autonomous project organizational structure
B)a functional organizational structure
C)a matrix organizational structure
D)a project management office
Q3) is kind of a hybrid, a mix of both the functional and autonomous project organizational structures.
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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