单选题What is the MOST accurate way to determine a project’s duration before execution？（）A The project manager performs all estimatesB Incorporate each individual worker’s estimatesC Acquire expert estimatesD There is no way to determine the duration

A common way by which executives provide the project manager with written authority is through:

A . A common job description for all project managers

B . An appointment letter

C . A project charter

D . All of the above

E . B and C only

To determine whether or not the employee correctly understands the message, the project manager needs to:

A reduce the filtering

B eliminate barriers

C obtain feedback

D use more than one medium

E use all of the above.

In the project environment, the individual ultimately responsible for quality control is:

A . The line workers who must strive "to do things right the first time" to avoid quality problems.

B . the company's quality control manager who must work with the project members to ensure the quality control program is effective.

C . The head of the production department who retains ultimate quality control responsibility for all the company's projects.

D . The project manager who has ultimate responsibility for the entire project.

E . the customer who must ensure that he is receiving a quality product from the vendor.

114 The project manager must receive reports and briefings from engineers, contracting officers, procurement personnel and marketing people. The project manager's communication dilemma is one of:

A. encoding

B. decoding

C. choice of a medium

D. one-way communication

E. All of the above.

The way a project manager sends and receives information depends upon:

A How others relate to the project manager

B The project manager's level in the organizational hierarchy

C the size and nature of the project

D the project manager's salary and age

E the number of projects going on at one time in the company

A project manager recently rewarded an individual with a promotion that carried with it a very small salary increase but substantially more responsibility. The project manager appears to be appealing to the employee's _____ need.

A Monetary

B Physiological

C Esteem

D Self-actualization

E Team-building

The project manager must receive reports and briefings from engineers, contracting officers, procurement personnel and marketing people. The project manager's communication dilemma is one of:

A encoding

B decoding

C choice of a medium

D one-way communication

E All of the above.

In a matrix organizational form, MBO may be difficult to implement:

A . If the functional employees are supervised closely by the line manager rather than the project manager

B . Unless the project manager has an input into the employee's performance review

C . Unless the project and line managers agree on the ultimate objective

D . Unless the project and line managers agree to the duration of the task

E . None of the above are correct answers

108 The way a project manager sends and receives information depends upon:

A. How others relate to the project manager

B. The project manager's level in the organizational hierarchy

C. the size and nature of the project

D. the project manager's salary and age

E. the number of projects going on at one time in the company

118 A common way by which executives provide the project manager with written authority is through:

A. A common job description for all project managers

B. An appointment letter

C. A project charter

D. All of the above

E. B and C only