MMHA6700 2020 September Week 4 Quiz Latest

MMHA6700 Healthcare Operations Management

Week 4 Quiz  

Question 1          Which best defines a project?                                   

                a. Activities that occur repeatedly in a health care setting

                b. Processes that have been determined by management to need improvement

                 c. A one-time set of activities that culminate in a desired outcome

                d. Any activity that involves internal staff in a specific task

Question 2          What best defines elements included in a project charter?                                         

                a. The finalized project budget and plans for evaluation

                 b. A high-level view of project objectives and goals, the business need that will be met, product or services description, key stakeholders, and assignment of project manager

                c. A highly detailed, micro-level document focused on the schedule and timeline of a project

                d. An initial request for consideration of a proposed project

Question 3          Who holds ultimate responsibility for the organization and completion of a project in a health care organization?                                    

                a.Key stakeholders

                 b. Project manager

                c. Project team

                d. Quality manager

Question 4          Which of the following is not a part of project scope?                                    

                a.Detailed requirements and descriptions of expected project outcomes

                b. Project monitoring methods

                 c. Ideas and suggestions for expanding the scope of the project

d. Project deliverables

Question 5          Which best defines a project stakeholder?                                         

a. Internal staff who are affected by an organizational strategy or project

                b. External individuals who have a strong stake in an organization’s actions

                 c. Any individual who can affect or is affected by an organization, strategy, or project

                d. Key project decision makers, whether internal or external

Question 6          Which best describes agile project management?                                           

                a. Structured

                 b. Flexible

                c. Predictive

                d. Procedure based

Question 7          Why is a schedule the central focus of and foundational tool for managing a project?                                     

a. A project schedule ensures that the project will be completed on time and on budget.

                b. Schedule changes can affect any area of the project and can have downstream impacts.

                 c. A well-designed schedule is a fixed tool that, once approved, will not change and thus will provide consistent oversight of a project.

                                               

Question 8          What is a “hanger” in project management scheduling?                                

                a. A project task that is left uncompleted at the end of the project timeline

                b. A key milestone upon which most subsequent tasks depend

                 c. A task that lacks a predecessor and/or a successor—resulting in an unintended break in a project network diagram

Question 9          Should a project schedule be built around tasks or deliverables?                                              

                a. Tasks. As smaller, discrete elements, tasks provide a more detailed and accurate assessment of progress.

                 b. Deliverables. They are tangible, verifiable, and must meet predetermined standards to be complete.

                c. Neither. A project schedule should be built around resource availability.