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rganization Strategy and Project Selection
m m m m
Multiplem Choicem Questions
1. Whichmof mthemfollowing mis mNOTmtruemabout manmorganization's mstrateg
y?
A. Strategy mdetermines mhowmanmorganizationmwillmcompete
B. Strategy mis mimplemented mthroughmprojects
C. Only mtop mmanagement mmust munderstand mstrategy
D. Project mselectionmshould mbemclearly maligned mwithmstrategy
E. Project mmanagement mplays mamkey mroleminmsupporting mstrategy
2. Amproject mselectionmprocess mthat mismstrongly mlinked mtomstrategy mresults
min
A. Themmost mprof it.
B. Bettermutilizationmof mthemorganization's mresources.
C. Moremprojects.
D. Amlargermand mmoremdiversemorganization.
E. Strongermcoremcompetencies.
3. Whichmof mthemf ollowing mis mNOTmtruemabout morganizationalmpolitics?
A. Project mmanagers mshould mnot mengageminmorganizationalmpolitics
B. Politics mcanmhavemamsignificant minfluencemonmwhichmprojectsmreceivemfundi
ng
C. Politics mexist minmevery morganization
D. Politics mcanminf luencemproject mselection
E. Politics mcanmplay mamroleminmthemaspirations mbehind mprojects
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,4. Whichmof mthemf ollowing mterms mis mof tenmused mto mdenotemamproject mthat mampowerf ul, mhigh-
ranking mof f icialmis madvocating?
A. Sacred mcow
B. Pet mproject
C. Politicalmnecessity
D. Specialmundertaking
E. Strategic mploy
5. Why mdo mproject mmanagers mneed mto munderstand mtheirmorganization's mmissionmand mstrategy?
A. To mreducemproject mdurationmand mincreasemthemnumbermof mprojects mimplemented
B. So mthey mcanmmakemappropriatemdecisions mand madjustments mand mbemeffectivemproject madvoca
tes
C. Itmis monly mimportant mformseniormmanagement mto munderstand mthemorganization's mmissionm
and mstrategy
D. To mget mtheirmjob mdonemand mincreasemopportunities mf ormpromotion
E. So mthat mthey mcanmmakemsuremthemcustomermis msatisf ied
6. Project mmanagers mwho munderstand mthemrolemthat mtheirmproject mplays minmaccomplishing
m themorganization's mstrategy maremablemto mdo mallmof mthemf ollowing mEXCEPT
A. Demonstratemto mseniormmanagement mhowmtheirmproject mcontributes mto mthemfirm's mmission.
B. Explainmto mteammmembers mwhy mcertainmproject mobjectives mand mpriorities maremcritical.
C. Explainmto mstakeholders mwhy mcertainmproject mobjectives mand mpriorities maremcritical.
D. Bemablemto mrespond mappropriately mto mdelays mand/ormquestions mabout mproduct mdesign.
E. Bemablemto mfocus monmproblems mormsolutions, mevenmifmthemprojectmis mamlowmprioritymstrategic
ally.
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,7. Allmof mthemfollowing maremsymptoms mofmorganizations mstruggling mwithmstrategy mdisconnect mand munc
learmpriorities mEXCEPT
A. Frequent mconf licts mbetweenmmanagers.
B. Inadequatemresources.
C. Conf used memployees mregarding mwhichmprojects maremmoremimportant.
D. Not menoughmprojects mwithinmthemportf olio mto mmakemamprof it.
E. Peoplemaremworking monmmultiplemprojects mand mf eelminef f icient.
8. Whichmof mthemfollowing mproblems mref ers mto mlackmofmunderstanding mand mconsensus mof morganiza
tionmstrategy mamong mtop mand mmiddle-
levelmmanagers?mThis malso mcanmresult mwhenmtop mmanagement mf ormulates mstrategy mand mleav
es mimplementationmto mf unctionalmmanagers.
A. Multitasking
B. Organizationmpolitics
C. Implementationmgap
D. Resourcemconf licts
E. Employeemturnover
9. Whichmof mthemf ollowing mis mNOTmtruemf ormstrategic mmanagement?
A. Itmshould mbemdonemoncemevery mf ewmyears mjust mbef oremdeveloping mthemoperating mplan
B. Itmsupports mconsistency mof mactionmat mevery mlevelmof mthemorganization
C. Itmdevelops manmintegrated mand mcoordinated mlong-termmplanmof maction
D. Itmpositions mthemf irmmto mmeet mthemneeds mof mits mcustomers
E. Itminvolves mresponding mtomchanges minmthemexternalmmarket mand mallocating mscarcemresource
s mto mimprovemamcompetitivemposition
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HillmEducation.
, 10. Whichmof mthemf ollowing mismthemcorrect mordermformthemstrategic mmanagement mproce
ss?
A. Strategies, mmission, mobjectives, mprojects
B. Objectives, mprojects, mmission, mstrategies
C. Mission, mstrategies, mobjectives, mprojects
D. Objectives, mmission, mstrategies, mprojects
E. Projects, mmission, mstrategies, mobjectives
11. Whichmof mthemf ollowing mquestions mdoes mthemorganization's mmissionmstatement manswe
r?
A. What maremourmlong-termmstrategies?
B. What maremourmlong-termmgoals mand mobjectives?
C. Howmdo mwemoperateminmthemexisting menvironment?
D. What mdo mwemwant mto mbecome?
E. Allmof mthesemaremanswered mby mthemmissionmstatement
12. Whichmof mthemfollowing mismNOTmonemof mthemtraditionalmcomponents mfound minmmissionmstateme
nts?
A. Majormproducts mand mservices
B. Prof itability
C. Target mcustomers mand mmarkets
D. Geographic mdomain
E. Contributionmto msociety
13. Whichmof mthemf ollowing mis mNOTmonemof mthemcharacteristics mofmeffectivemobjectiv
es?
A. Realistic
B. Assignable
C. Flexible
D. Specif ic
E. Measurable
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HillmEducation.
rganization Strategy and Project Selection
m m m m
Multiplem Choicem Questions
1. Whichmof mthemfollowing mis mNOTmtruemabout manmorganization's mstrateg
y?
A. Strategy mdetermines mhowmanmorganizationmwillmcompete
B. Strategy mis mimplemented mthroughmprojects
C. Only mtop mmanagement mmust munderstand mstrategy
D. Project mselectionmshould mbemclearly maligned mwithmstrategy
E. Project mmanagement mplays mamkey mroleminmsupporting mstrategy
2. Amproject mselectionmprocess mthat mismstrongly mlinked mtomstrategy mresults
min
A. Themmost mprof it.
B. Bettermutilizationmof mthemorganization's mresources.
C. Moremprojects.
D. Amlargermand mmoremdiversemorganization.
E. Strongermcoremcompetencies.
3. Whichmof mthemf ollowing mis mNOTmtruemabout morganizationalmpolitics?
A. Project mmanagers mshould mnot mengageminmorganizationalmpolitics
B. Politics mcanmhavemamsignificant minfluencemonmwhichmprojectsmreceivemfundi
ng
C. Politics mexist minmevery morganization
D. Politics mcanminf luencemproject mselection
E. Politics mcanmplay mamroleminmthemaspirations mbehind mprojects
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HillmEducation. mAllmrights mreserved. mNo mreproduction mor mdistribution mwithoutmthemprior mwritten mconsentmof m McGraw-
HillmEducation.
,4. Whichmof mthemf ollowing mterms mis mof tenmused mto mdenotemamproject mthat mampowerf ul, mhigh-
ranking mof f icialmis madvocating?
A. Sacred mcow
B. Pet mproject
C. Politicalmnecessity
D. Specialmundertaking
E. Strategic mploy
5. Why mdo mproject mmanagers mneed mto munderstand mtheirmorganization's mmissionmand mstrategy?
A. To mreducemproject mdurationmand mincreasemthemnumbermof mprojects mimplemented
B. So mthey mcanmmakemappropriatemdecisions mand madjustments mand mbemeffectivemproject madvoca
tes
C. Itmis monly mimportant mformseniormmanagement mto munderstand mthemorganization's mmissionm
and mstrategy
D. To mget mtheirmjob mdonemand mincreasemopportunities mf ormpromotion
E. So mthat mthey mcanmmakemsuremthemcustomermis msatisf ied
6. Project mmanagers mwho munderstand mthemrolemthat mtheirmproject mplays minmaccomplishing
m themorganization's mstrategy maremablemto mdo mallmof mthemf ollowing mEXCEPT
A. Demonstratemto mseniormmanagement mhowmtheirmproject mcontributes mto mthemfirm's mmission.
B. Explainmto mteammmembers mwhy mcertainmproject mobjectives mand mpriorities maremcritical.
C. Explainmto mstakeholders mwhy mcertainmproject mobjectives mand mpriorities maremcritical.
D. Bemablemto mrespond mappropriately mto mdelays mand/ormquestions mabout mproduct mdesign.
E. Bemablemto mfocus monmproblems mormsolutions, mevenmifmthemprojectmis mamlowmprioritymstrategic
ally.
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HillmEducation. mAllmrights mreserved. mNo mreproduction mor mdistribution mwithoutmthemprior mwritten mconsentmof m McGraw-
HillmEducation.
,7. Allmof mthemfollowing maremsymptoms mofmorganizations mstruggling mwithmstrategy mdisconnect mand munc
learmpriorities mEXCEPT
A. Frequent mconf licts mbetweenmmanagers.
B. Inadequatemresources.
C. Conf used memployees mregarding mwhichmprojects maremmoremimportant.
D. Not menoughmprojects mwithinmthemportf olio mto mmakemamprof it.
E. Peoplemaremworking monmmultiplemprojects mand mf eelminef f icient.
8. Whichmof mthemfollowing mproblems mref ers mto mlackmofmunderstanding mand mconsensus mof morganiza
tionmstrategy mamong mtop mand mmiddle-
levelmmanagers?mThis malso mcanmresult mwhenmtop mmanagement mf ormulates mstrategy mand mleav
es mimplementationmto mf unctionalmmanagers.
A. Multitasking
B. Organizationmpolitics
C. Implementationmgap
D. Resourcemconf licts
E. Employeemturnover
9. Whichmof mthemf ollowing mis mNOTmtruemf ormstrategic mmanagement?
A. Itmshould mbemdonemoncemevery mf ewmyears mjust mbef oremdeveloping mthemoperating mplan
B. Itmsupports mconsistency mof mactionmat mevery mlevelmof mthemorganization
C. Itmdevelops manmintegrated mand mcoordinated mlong-termmplanmof maction
D. Itmpositions mthemf irmmto mmeet mthemneeds mof mits mcustomers
E. Itminvolves mresponding mtomchanges minmthemexternalmmarket mand mallocating mscarcemresource
s mto mimprovemamcompetitivemposition
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HillmEducation.
, 10. Whichmof mthemf ollowing mismthemcorrect mordermformthemstrategic mmanagement mproce
ss?
A. Strategies, mmission, mobjectives, mprojects
B. Objectives, mprojects, mmission, mstrategies
C. Mission, mstrategies, mobjectives, mprojects
D. Objectives, mmission, mstrategies, mprojects
E. Projects, mmission, mstrategies, mobjectives
11. Whichmof mthemf ollowing mquestions mdoes mthemorganization's mmissionmstatement manswe
r?
A. What maremourmlong-termmstrategies?
B. What maremourmlong-termmgoals mand mobjectives?
C. Howmdo mwemoperateminmthemexisting menvironment?
D. What mdo mwemwant mto mbecome?
E. Allmof mthesemaremanswered mby mthemmissionmstatement
12. Whichmof mthemfollowing mismNOTmonemof mthemtraditionalmcomponents mfound minmmissionmstateme
nts?
A. Majormproducts mand mservices
B. Prof itability
C. Target mcustomers mand mmarkets
D. Geographic mdomain
E. Contributionmto msociety
13. Whichmof mthemf ollowing mis mNOTmonemof mthemcharacteristics mofmeffectivemobjectiv
es?
A. Realistic
B. Assignable
C. Flexible
D. Specif ic
E. Measurable
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