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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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Five</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Project Management Institute (PMI)?

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

    Where is the Project Management Institute (PMI) headquartered?

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

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

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

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

    <p>1984</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many copies of the PMBOK Guide are in circulation?

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

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

    <p>IEEE</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>2008</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

    Where is PMI's headquarters located?

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

    What is PMBOK related to?

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

    What is the acronym for Project Management Body of Knowledge?

    <p>PMBOK</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of managing integration?

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

    What is the purpose of managing scope?

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

    What is the main objective of managing time/schedule?

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

    Why is managing costs important in projects?

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

    What is the primary focus of managing quality?

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

    What is the benefit of becoming a PMP?

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

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