WGU C722 Project Management Exam
Questions With Complete Solutions
What is a project?
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Any temporary endeavor with specific start and end dates that results in a unique
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product, service, or result
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What does project management involve?
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Managing everything about the project to get the desired result
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What are organizations?
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Complex entities that engage in two types of activities: operations and projects
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What is a project (in terms of business activity)?
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A project modifies the business or its products for future profitability. A project
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
develops a new product or service, including: new technology features, an
| | | | | | | | | | |
improved service, or cost reduction for the business in providing services, such as
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
better accounting systems.
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,Why are organizations becoming increasingly complex?
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- Changing workforce demographics
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- Increased use of technology
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- Increase in cross-cultural workforce and customer bases
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- Increase in international activities
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- Increase in demand for high-complexity, low-cost products
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- Shorter product life cycles
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- Increase in corporate social responsibility
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- Increase in corporate ethical practices
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Who were the "parents" of time and motion study?
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Frank and Lillian Gilbreth
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Who was the father of scientific management?
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Frederick Taylor |
Which associate of Frederick Taylor studied organizational operations, specifically
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management technique in the construction of WWI Navy ships?
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Henry Gantt |
,What is a Gantt chart?
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A horizontal bar chart that sequences tasks and provides the duration of each
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task
What are the 10 distinct areas in which project managers must be competent?
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- Integration management
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- Scope management
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- Time management
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- Cost management
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- Quality management
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- Human resources management
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- Communication management
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-Risk management
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- Procurement management
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- Stakeholder management
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What is a mnemonic for remembering the 10 competencies a project manager
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must have? |
It's so tricky (to) cradle quirky hounds. CR(i)P(e)S!
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Integration, scope, time, cost, quality, human resources, communication, risk,
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procurement, stakeholder |
, What is integration management?
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Includes processes and activities needed to identify, define, and coordinate
| | | | | | | | | |
various processes and project management activities
| | | | |
What is scope management?
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Includes the processes that ensure that all the work required is identified to
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
complete the project successfully
| | |
What is time management?
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Includes the processes required to manage the timely completion of the project
| | | | | | | | | | |
What is cost management?
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Includes the processes involved in planning, estimating, budgeting, managing,
| | | | | | | | |
and controlling costs so that the project can be completed within the approved
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
budget
What is quality management?
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Includes processes and activities that determine quality policies, objectives, and
| | | | | | | | | |
responsibilities
Questions With Complete Solutions
What is a project?
| | |
Any temporary endeavor with specific start and end dates that results in a unique
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
product, service, or result
| | | |
What does project management involve?
| | | |
Managing everything about the project to get the desired result
| | | | | | | | |
What are organizations?
| |
Complex entities that engage in two types of activities: operations and projects
| | | | | | | | | | |
What is a project (in terms of business activity)?
| | | | | | | |
A project modifies the business or its products for future profitability. A project
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
develops a new product or service, including: new technology features, an
| | | | | | | | | | |
improved service, or cost reduction for the business in providing services, such as
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
better accounting systems.
| |
,Why are organizations becoming increasingly complex?
| | | | |
- Changing workforce demographics
| | |
- Increased use of technology
| | | |
- Increase in cross-cultural workforce and customer bases
| | | | | | |
- Increase in international activities
| | | |
- Increase in demand for high-complexity, low-cost products
| | | | | | |
- Shorter product life cycles
| | | |
- Increase in corporate social responsibility
| | | | |
- Increase in corporate ethical practices
| | | | |
Who were the "parents" of time and motion study?
| | | | | | | |
Frank and Lillian Gilbreth
| | |
Who was the father of scientific management?
| | | | | |
Frederick Taylor |
Which associate of Frederick Taylor studied organizational operations, specifically
| | | | | | | | |
management technique in the construction of WWI Navy ships?
| | | | | | | |
Henry Gantt |
,What is a Gantt chart?
| | | |
A horizontal bar chart that sequences tasks and provides the duration of each
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
task
What are the 10 distinct areas in which project managers must be competent?
| | | | | | | | | | | |
- Integration management
| |
- Scope management
| |
- Time management
| |
- Cost management
| |
- Quality management
| |
- Human resources management
| | |
- Communication management
| |
-Risk management
|
- Procurement management
| |
- Stakeholder management
| |
What is a mnemonic for remembering the 10 competencies a project manager
| | | | | | | | | | | |
must have? |
It's so tricky (to) cradle quirky hounds. CR(i)P(e)S!
| | | | | | |
Integration, scope, time, cost, quality, human resources, communication, risk,
| | | | | | | | |
procurement, stakeholder |
, What is integration management?
| | |
Includes processes and activities needed to identify, define, and coordinate
| | | | | | | | | |
various processes and project management activities
| | | | |
What is scope management?
| | |
Includes the processes that ensure that all the work required is identified to
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
complete the project successfully
| | |
What is time management?
| | |
Includes the processes required to manage the timely completion of the project
| | | | | | | | | | |
What is cost management?
| | |
Includes the processes involved in planning, estimating, budgeting, managing,
| | | | | | | | |
and controlling costs so that the project can be completed within the approved
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
budget
What is quality management?
| | |
Includes processes and activities that determine quality policies, objectives, and
| | | | | | | | | |
responsibilities
