1. What is project management?

A) A dynamic process of organizing and managing appropriate resources in a controlled manner

B) An examination of whether or not the event can be executed

C) A competitive process in which the objective is to win the right to organize a specific sporting event

D) A temporary and one-time venture undertaken to create a product with specific outcomes and benefits

2. The project triple constraint includes which of the following?

A) Time, scope, and cost

B) Time, resolve, and money

C) Subject, goals, and finances

D) Time, cost, and flexibility

3. True or False? Brazil declared a "state of public calamity" just 50 days prior to the start of the Olympics because they were besieged by a fall in oil prices that caused a major decline in public revenue.

A) True

B) False

4. True or False? The Brazilian Organizing Committee owes the Brazilian government $21 billion, and owes an additional $10 billion to public banks and international lenders.

A) True

B) False

5. True or False? The main goal of project management is to control risk and potential failure.

A) True

B) False

6. When considering the processes of project management, selection is best defined as which of the following?

A) The decision-making point

B) The systematic tracking of progress

C) The identifying and analyzing of needs

D) The recording of details related to planning

7. True or False? It is wise to plan all the details of the event at the outset to avoid reworking the plan.

A) True

B) False

8. Which of the following is the third phase of the planning stage? (Pg. 28)

A) Implementation phase

B) Initiation phase

C) Advancement phase

D) Preparation phase

9. True or False? The best controls are simple and provide risk prevention and feedback on progress.

A) True

B) False

10. Which domain includes the event marketing plan, marketing materials, and sales?

A) Design

B) Marketing

C) Operations

D) Risk

11. Which of the following best describes the risk domain in project management?

A) The event marketing plan, marketing materials, and sales design

B) The event's content, theme, program, environment, and production

C) Compliance issues and emergency plans

D) Communications, event infrastructure, and logistics of the venue

12.What actions need to be taken? When will these actions occur?and What resources are required for these actions to take place? are all questions that would be asked during which phase?

A) Initiation

B) Design

C) Planning

D) Implementation

13. True or False? A work breakdown structure (WBS) is a bar chart that illustrates the various tasks that must be completed in a time sequence order.

A) True

B) False

14. Which of the following does not correctly describe a Gantt chart?

A) A breakdown the work involved into manageable activities

B) Sets the time scale for each activity

C) Sets the priority and order of completion of tasks

D) All of these correctly describe a Gantt chart.

15. Explain the importance of event stakeholders being clearly defined prior to marketing development.

16. Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of a WBS and Gantt chart.

17. Compare and contrast the different project management tools.