Management Functions Quiz
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What term describes the process in which managers guide, instruct, and oversee the performance of employees to achieve predetermined goals?

  • Organizing
  • Coordinating
  • Leading (correct)
  • Planning

Which function ensures the unity of action among workgroups, individuals, and departments?

  • Controlling
  • Organizing
  • Planning
  • Coordinating (correct)

What function establishes a system to measure, report, and forecast deviations in project scope, budget, and schedule?

  • Leading
  • Coordinating
  • Controlling (correct)
  • Planning

After which function must staffing be effectively completed in a construction project?

<p>Organizing (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which early task is essential for a project manager after establishing the organization's plan?

<p>Establishing project organization (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What failures frequently result in casualties and ruined careers during project implementation?

<p>Staffing failures (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of planning in management?

<p>To guide a project towards completion (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which function of management involves arranging resources systematically according to the project plan?

<p>Organizing (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does staffing in management primarily involve?

<p>Selecting individuals with expertise to produce the work (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which management function focuses on guiding the work needed to complete a project?

<p>Directing (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the key emphasis of coordinating in management?

<p>Ensuring diverse expertise is effectively developed into a team (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which function of management involves ensuring that laws and regulations are followed?

<p>Controlling (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term is used to describe the system that the project management team must establish to complete project activities within defined scope, budget, and schedule?

<p>Control system (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is managing people efficiently essential in a construction project?

<p>To complete the project activities (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which theory of motivation, developed by A.H. Maslow, is mentioned in the text as a tool for managers to understand and motivate workers?

<p>Hierarchy of needs theory (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does an organizational chart display within a company?

<p>Employee's hierarchal status (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is a well-designed organizational chart considered critical to the success of any project?

<p>To show the project's hierarchy clearly (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In a construction project, what determines the number of construction teams required?

<p>Number of contracts awarded by the owner (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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