Project Management Framework

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When did efforts to professionalize the practice of project management begin?

  • The 1970s
  • Pre-history
  • Approximately the 1960s (correct)
  • The 1950s

What is a key feature of professional associations like engineering and medicine?

  • Providing industry knowledge
  • Certification of who is legally allowed to use the job title and practice the profession (correct)
  • Certification of project managers
  • Project management office setup

What is an ongoing debate in the field of project management?

  • Both A and B (correct)
  • How much industry knowledge is required of a project manager?
  • Project management office setup
  • Should project management be a profession?

What is the goal of the Project Management Institute (PMI)?

<p>To promote project management best practices (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many volunteers founded the Project Management Institute (PMI) in 1969?

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

What is the Project Management Institute (PMI)?

<p>A non-profit project management professional association (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where is the Project Management Institute (PMI) headquartered?

<p>The United States (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of this textbook in terms of project management approaches?

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

In which year did PMI first introduce the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification exam?

<p>1984 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the book introduced by PMI to help keep project management terms and concepts clear and consistent?

<p>A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many copies of the PMBOK Guide are in circulation?

<p>Over 1,000,000 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which organization has adopted the PMBOK Guide as their project management standard?

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

In which year did PMI report having over 260,000 members in over 171 countries?

<p>2008 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What recognition did PMI's certification program attain in 1999?

<p>ISO 9001 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where is PMI's headquarters located?

<p>Pennsylvania, United States (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is PMBOK related to?

<p>Fundamental knowledge for managing a project (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the acronym for Project Management Body of Knowledge?

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

What is the primary focus of managing integration?

<p>Developing project charter and scope statement (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of managing scope?

<p>To define and manage project scope (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main objective of managing time/schedule?

<p>To plan and manage project timeline (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is managing costs important in projects?

<p>To create value and exceed benefits over cost (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of managing quality?

<p>To ensure project deliverables meet objectives (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is managing human resources crucial in projects?

<p>To find and manage the right people for the project (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the benefit of becoming a PMP?

<p>To make project management a profession (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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