Construction Project Management Coursework Questions

Learning outcomes assessed by this coursework
The full learning outcomes for this module are printed in the module guide (issued separately).
This coursework relates to the following two learning outcomes.
Analyse and evaluate the project management role in construction projects.
Analyse the organisation and management requirements of construction projects.
Appraise the overall process within which construction projects are conceived, designed,
constructed and maintained.

Question 1
Which of the following is not recognised features of projects?:
A Projects are temporary and have clear start and finish points.
B Projects consume resources.
C Projects rarely depend on a set of external stakeholders.
D Projects are uncertain and information dependent.
Question 2
Which of the following is thought to have been key in the antecedence of the modern project management discipline?:
A The Las Vegas Project
B The Manhatten Project
C The Yellowstone Project
D The Three Mile Island Project
Question 3
PERT was developed by the US Navy in 1957. The acronym stands for:
A Project Enhancement and Revision Tool
B Project Expediency and Risk Testing
C Project Efficiency and Revision Technology
D Project Evaluation and Review Technique
Question 4
In Project Management thinking, the ‘hard’ side of the discipline refers to what?:
A A set of objective tools that support human beings in the task of managing projects
B The fact that all projects are difficult and complex
C The requirement to manage people which is often challenging and difficult.
D The task of managing the realisation phase of the project.
Question 5
Who defined Project Management as: “The overall planning, coordination and control of a project from inception to completion, aimed at meeting a clients requirements in order to produce a functionally and financially viable project that will be completed on time, within cost and to the required quality standards?”.
A Graham Winch
B The Chartered Institute of Building
C The Association of Project Management
D The Project Management Institute.
Question 6
The principal function of the ‘managing system’, within a project is to?:
A Execute the project.
B Provide project governance.
C Provide project information.
D Manage the operating system.
Question 7
According to Anthony Walker, which of the following tasks is NOT amongst the tasks he views as being an activity performed by a project manager?:-
A Advising the Client of Environmental Impacts
B Advising the Client on the selection and appointment of project contributors.
C Prepare method statements for project tasks.
D Control and manage the disposal phase.
Question 8
Which of the following tasks are NOT considered to be among those that make up the overall project management function which has been described as “Riding the Project Lifecycle”?:
A Managing the dynamics of the supply chain.
B Minimising client surprise.
C Managing the project information flow.
D Managing conformance.
Question 9
Peter Fewings lists a key project management task as being to “pyscho-engineer the team”. Which of the following best describes psycho-engineering a team?:
A Counselling team members about the behaviour that is expected of them during their participation in the team.
B Setting performance targets and rewards to motivate team members to cooperate with one another.
C Building an integrated and effective team in terms of mutual cooperation and coordination through the creation and development of healthy working relationships and motivational techniques.
D Psychological analysis and evaluation through psychometric testing to determine who should and who should not be in the project team.
Question 10
According to El Saaba, which of the following skills is considered to be the most important for project managers to be successful?:-
A Conceptual and Organisational Skill
B Human Skill
C Software and Information Technology Skill
D Technical Skill.
Question 11
When managing a project team, which of the following does NOT usually represent a major
challenge for the project manager?:
A The with-holding of information.
B Groupthink.
C Differentiation.
D Specialisation.
Question 12
Sentience, in a project management context refers to which of the following?: A The ability of project team members to perceive or experience subjectivity in connection with the project.
B The problem that different members of a project team possess differing knowledge and experiences from one another.
C A strong emotional attachment that project team members feel towards their own chosen professional discipline.
D An unwillingness of team members to consider alternative potential solutions to problems that must be solved to deliver the project.