Review of the Panama Canal project is interesting for studying project management methodology because:

Select one:

a. it occurred at a time in history when project management ideas were forming

b. it deals exclusively with ocean projects

c. it was performed by unqualified workers

d. there were no other projects done in that area since that time

Most projects have one critical path, but it's possible to have multiple critical paths. If other factors stay the same, how does project risk usually change as the number of critical paths increase?

a. it decreases

b. it increases

c. it stays the same

d. that trend is generally unpredictable

As the coordinator of Risk Management activities, the PM role must...

a. ensure that all unknown risks are accounted for

b. own risks that no one else on the project team agrees to accept

c. assign blame for risks that developed into problems on previous projects

d. maintain a balance between healthy skepticism and destructive paranoia when looking at the overall approach to risk management

These terms: Facilitator Led, In The Other Person's Shoes, Lightning Round, Round-Robin Teams, and Stepwise Accretion, are all examples of:

a. steering committee leadership

b. brainstorming techniques

c. interpersonal skill development

d. task force engagement reform

Which of the following was one of the key steps taken by leadership to improve worker performance and reduce project risk on the Panama Canal?

a. accelerate the schedule by moving up timelines

b. build morale and reward service of project team members

c. keep work breakdown structures as simple as possible to reduce complexity

d. seek to understand all unknown risks