Practice Test: Projects, Control, and Individual Effectiveness
Practice test on project planning, work breakdown structures, scheduling, control, teams, meetings, and personal effectiveness.
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1 What does the textbook call one of the most important tools in an operations manager’s toolkit?
- Project management
- Brand management
- Financial auditing
- Public relations
The project chapters explicitly describe project management as one of the most important tools available to an operations manager.
2 The textbook suggests that any work done to improve operational performance will be achieved through specific projects.
- True
- False
Yes. The text emphasizes that operational improvement is carried out through specific projects.
3 Which tool is used to organize project work into manageable components?
- Work Breakdown Structure
- Balanced scorecard
- Control chart
- Economic order quantity
The Work Breakdown Structure is presented in the project planning chapter as a way to structure project tasks.
4 Which project scheduling technique is specifically identified in the textbook?
- Critical Path Method
- Delphi method
- Regression analysis
- ABC classification
Critical Path Method is named in the scheduling portion of the project section.
5 Project control is only necessary at the start of a project, not during execution.
- True
- False
False. The project control chapter emphasizes monitoring execution and responding to deviations from plan.
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