Question 1

The Bennis article on competencies that determine a project leader's success indicates that it is crucial to continually remind the team:

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A)  What the deadline is.
B)  What is important.
C)  Who their leader is.
D)  Who the customer is.

Question 2

The new leader must make a conscious effort to distance himself from the people being led.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A project manager must be able to shift temporal orientation from past,to present,to future.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Why are ethics important for project management and who do project managers have a responsibility to?

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One key reason is that ethical leadershi...

Question 5

The emotional intelligence element that implies having a deep understanding of one's own strengths and weaknesses,ego needs,drives,and motives is called:

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A)  Motivation.
B)  Self-regulation.
C)  Self-awareness.
D)  Social skill.

Question 6

Your professor (yes,that person that has been informing and entertaining you for the past few weeks) has tirelessly advocated for a project management class.When the Dean and most of the rest of the faculty said "no," your professor took the case for project management to the streets,ultimately securing it on the schedule this semester.The project management term that BEST describes your professor's role is:

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A)  Director.
B)  Advocate.
C)  Instigator.
D)  Champion.

Question 7

The new leader and the led are:

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A)  Separate but equal.
B)  Strange bedfellows.
C)  Intimate allies.
D)  Separated by a common language.

Question 8

Classic project champions are often more comfortable:

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A)  Performing traditional project activities.
B)  Avoiding their projects during the early stages.
C)  Avoiding their projects through the final stages.
D)  Performing nontraditional project activities.

Question 9

It is most important that a project manager:

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A)  Focuses on meeting daily challenges head on.
B)  Focuses on meetings.
C)  Remembers the overall picture,or goals,that define the project.
D)  Operates on the boundary between strategy and tactics.

Question 10

In the new project management professionalism model:

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A)  Personnel should be in a state of flux with regard to job assignment,moving between functional and project roles.
B)  Process skills will not be important.
C)  Traditional project champion activities will supplant the currently emphasized nontraditional skills.
D)  Project managers and support personnel should be have a clear career path.

Question 11

Which of the following is a traditional duty of a project champion?

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A)  Cheerleader
B)  Visionary
C)  Politician
D)  Technical understanding

Question 12

Which project champion role is least likely to be emphasized in the next project management article you read?

Accepted Answer

A)  Leadership
B)  Ambassador
C)  Administrative
D)  Technical

Question 13

The number one flaw that makes a project manager a poor leader is setting a bad example.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is a non-traditional role of a project champion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cheerleader
B)  Leadership
C)  Administrative
D)  Control

Question 15

Friendliness with a purpose describes:

Accepted Answer

A)  Empathy.
B)  Self-regulation.
C)  Obsequiousness.
D)  Social skill.

Question 16

Outgoing,people-oriented individuals have a better likelihood of performing well on project work than quieter,more introverted people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A project champion is:

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A)  A project manager that always completes projects within the allotted time frame.
B)  A sponsor in top management that is keenly interested in the project's success.
C)  A project manager that always completes projects within the allotted budget.
D)  A project manager that always completes projects within the allotted time frame and under budget.

Question 18

What factors dictate an increased need to develop project management professionalism within an organization?

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The three factors cited in the text are ...

Question 19

The organizational factor that is most vital in preventing a project manager from being recognized as a leader is lack of resources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Someone with a polychronic preference functions in two different temporal orientations,such as past and present.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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The Bennis article on competencies that determine a project leader's success indicates that it is crucial to continually remind the team:

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Outgoing,people-oriented individuals have a better likelihood of performing well on project work than quieter,more introverted people.

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Why are ethics important for project management and who do project managers have a responsibility to?

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Which project champion role is least likely to be emphasized in the next project management article you read?

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Friendliness with a purpose describes:

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The new leader must make a conscious effort to distance himself from the people being led.

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Classic project champions are often more comfortable:

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The organizational factor that is most vital in preventing a project manager from being recognized as a leader is lack of resources.

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The number one flaw that makes a project manager a poor leader is setting a bad example.

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Which of the following is a traditional duty of a project champion?

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A project champion is:

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It is most important that a project manager:

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A project manager must be able to shift temporal orientation from past,to present,to future.

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Outgoing,people-oriented individuals have a better likelihood of performing well on project work than quieter,more introverted people.

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The organizational factor that is most vital in preventing a project manager from being recognized as a leader is lack of resources.

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