Contemporary Project Management, l l
Plan-
Driven and Agile Approaches 5th Editi
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by Timothy Kloppenborg
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4;l Chapterl 1:l Introductionl tolProjectl Management
SolutionandAnswerGuide l l l
Kloppenborg/Anantatmula/Wells,lContemporarylProjectlManagement:lPlan-
DrivenlandlAgilelApproaches,l2023,l978-0-357-71573-
4;lChapterl1:lIntroductionltolProjectlManagement
Table of Contents
l l
Chapterl Reviewl Questions—Suggestedl Answers ....................................................................... 2
Discussionl Questions .................................................................................................................. 6
PMPlExamlStudylQuestions ....................................................................................................... 11
Integratedl Examplel Projects ..................................................................................................... 14
SuburbanlHomeslConstructionlProject ..................................................................................................... 14
StudentlQuestions.................................................................................................................................... 15
HeritagelArboretumlDevelopmentlProject ............................................................................................... 15
ArboretumlIntroduction ................................................................................................... 15
Andersonl Townshipl andl Greenl Spacel Introduction ............................................................ 15
Relatedl Links...................................................................................................................... 16
Studentl Questions.............................................................................................................. 16
ArboretumlGradinglSuggestions............................................................................................................... 16
Semesterl Projectl Instructions .................................................................................................... 18
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,Chapter Review Questions—Suggested Answers
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1. Whatl isl al project?l (Objectivel #1-1,l p.l 4)
ANS:lThelnarrowlanswerlis:lAlprojectlislalnew,ltime-
boundleffortlthatlhaslaldefinitelbeginninglandlaldefinitelendinglwithlseverallrelatedland/o
rlinterdependentltasksltolcreatelaluniquelproductlorlservice.
Thelbroaderlanswerlis:lAlprojectlislanlendeavorlthatlrequireslanlorganizedlsetloflworkle
ffortslthatlarelplannedlinlallevellofldetaillthatlislprogressivelylelaboratedlaslmorelinform
ationlisldiscovered.lProjectslarelsubjectltollimitationslofltimelandlresourceslsuchlaslmo
neylandlpeople.lProjectslshouldlfollowlalplannedlandlorganizedlapproachlwithlaldefine
dlbeginninglandlending.lProjectlplanslandlgoalslbecomelmorelspecificlaslearlylworklisl
completed.lTheloutputloftenlislalcollectionloflalprimaryldeliverablelalonglwithlsupportin
gldeliverableslsuchlaslalhouselaslthe
primaryldeliverablelandlwarrantieslandlinstructionslforluselaslsupportingldeliverabl
es.lEachlprojectltypicallylhaslaluniquelcombinationloflstakeholderslpeoplelandlgroup
slwholcanlimpactlthelprojectlorlmightlbelimpactedlbyleitherlthelworklorlresultsloflthelp
roject.lProjectsloftenlrequirelalvarietyloflpeopleltolwork
togetherlforlallimitedltime,landleachlneedsltolunderstandlthatlcompletinglthelprojectl
willlrequireleffortlinladditionltoltheirlotherlassignedlwork.
2. Whatlislprojectlmanagement?l(Objectivel#1-1,lp.l4)
ANS:lProjectlmanagementlislthelartlandlscienceloflusinglknowledge,lskills,ltools,lan
dltechniqueslefficientlylandleffectivelyltolmeetlstakeholderlneedslandlexpectations.lT
hislincludeslworklprocesseslthatlinitiate,lplan,lexecute,lcontrol,landlcloselwork.
Projectl managementl includesl bothl administrativel tasksl forl planning,l documenting,landl
controllinglworklandlleadershipltaskslforlvisioning,lmotivating,landlpromotinglworklas
sociates.
3. Howlarelprojectsldifferentlthanlongoingloperations?l(Objectivel#1-3,lp.l6)
ANS:lProjectslareltemporary,lwhileloperationslarelongoing.
4. Whatltypesloflconstraintslarelcommonltolmostlprojects?l(Objectivel#1-4,lp.l12)
ANS:lProjectlperformance,lcomprisinglscopel(size)landlqualityl(acceptabilityloflthelresults),
lislconstrainedlbylcostlandlschedule.
5. WhatlarelthelthreelcomponentsloflthelTalentlTriangle?l(Objectivel#1-4,lp.l11)
ANS:lThelcorelobjectiveslincludelthoselthatlthelTalentlTrianglelclassifieslasltechnical,lb
ehavioral,landlstrategic.
2
, 6. Atlwhatlstageloflalprojectllifelcyclelislthelmajorityloflthel“hands-
on”ltaskslcompleted?l(Objectivel#1-3,lp.l8)
ANS:lExecuting.
7. Duringlwhichlstageloflthelprojectllifelcyclelarellooselendsltiedlup?l(Objectivel#1-
2,lp.l8)
ANS:lClosing.
8. Whatlareltheltwelvelprojectldeliverylprinciples?l(Objectivel#1-6,lp.l17)
ANS:lStewardship,lstakeholders,linteractions,ltailor,lcomplexity,ladaptability,lteam,lvalue,ll
eadership,lquality,lrisk,lchange.
9. Whatlareltheleightlperformanceldomains,laccordingltolthelPMBOKl7e?l(Objectivel#1
-6,lp.l17)
ANS:lStakeholder,lteam,lapproach,lplanning,lwork,ldelivery,lmeasurement,luncer
tainty.
10. WhatlarelthelfourlcorelvaluesloflAgile?l(Objectivel#1-7,lp.l20)
ANS:
1. Valuelindividualslmorelthanlprocesses.
2. Valuel workingl softwarel morel thanl documentation.
3. Valuel customerl collaborationl morel thanl negotiation.
4. Valuelresponseltolchangeloverlfollowinglalplan.
11. Whatl arel Agile’sl twelvel principles?l (Objectivel #1-7,l p.l 21)
ANS:
1. Customerlsatisfactionlislgivenlthelhighestlpriority.
2. Unlikel al plan-
drivenl approach,l changesl inl requirementsl arel appreciatedl atl anylpointlinlthelproj
ectlwithlalviewltolexploitlcompetitiveladvantagelforlthelcustomer.
3. Presentlworkinglsoftwareltolthelclientlfrequentlylduringlthelprojectlexecutionlph
ase.
4. Peoplel representingl businessl andl developmentl teamsl mustl workl togetherlco
nstantly.
5. Alprojectlteamlcomprisinglmotivatedlpeoplelmustlbelengagedlinlthelproject;lsu
pportlandltrustlmustlbelextendedltolthelprojectlteam.
6. Face-to-
facelcommunicationlmustlbelemployed,lwhichlislconsideredleffectivelandlefficie
nt.lInlotherlwords,litlislpreferableltolhavelalco-locatedlprojectlteam.
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Plan-
Driven and Agile Approaches 5th Editi
l l l l l
on
by Timothy Kloppenborg
l l
Complete Chapter Solutions Manual are i
l l l l l
ncluded (Ch 1 to 15) l l l l
** Immediate Download
l l
** Swift Response
l l
** All Chapters included
l l l
, SolutionlandlAnswerlGuide:lKloppenborg/Anantatmula/Wells, lContemporarylProjectlManagement:lPlan-
DrivenlandlAgilelApproaches,l 2023,l 978-0-357-71573-
4;l Chapterl 1:l Introductionl tolProjectl Management
SolutionandAnswerGuide l l l
Kloppenborg/Anantatmula/Wells,lContemporarylProjectlManagement:lPlan-
DrivenlandlAgilelApproaches,l2023,l978-0-357-71573-
4;lChapterl1:lIntroductionltolProjectlManagement
Table of Contents
l l
Chapterl Reviewl Questions—Suggestedl Answers ....................................................................... 2
Discussionl Questions .................................................................................................................. 6
PMPlExamlStudylQuestions ....................................................................................................... 11
Integratedl Examplel Projects ..................................................................................................... 14
SuburbanlHomeslConstructionlProject ..................................................................................................... 14
StudentlQuestions.................................................................................................................................... 15
HeritagelArboretumlDevelopmentlProject ............................................................................................... 15
ArboretumlIntroduction ................................................................................................... 15
Andersonl Townshipl andl Greenl Spacel Introduction ............................................................ 15
Relatedl Links...................................................................................................................... 16
Studentl Questions.............................................................................................................. 16
ArboretumlGradinglSuggestions............................................................................................................... 16
Semesterl Projectl Instructions .................................................................................................... 18
1
,Chapter Review Questions—Suggested Answers
l l l
1. Whatl isl al project?l (Objectivel #1-1,l p.l 4)
ANS:lThelnarrowlanswerlis:lAlprojectlislalnew,ltime-
boundleffortlthatlhaslaldefinitelbeginninglandlaldefinitelendinglwithlseverallrelatedland/o
rlinterdependentltasksltolcreatelaluniquelproductlorlservice.
Thelbroaderlanswerlis:lAlprojectlislanlendeavorlthatlrequireslanlorganizedlsetloflworkle
ffortslthatlarelplannedlinlallevellofldetaillthatlislprogressivelylelaboratedlaslmorelinform
ationlisldiscovered.lProjectslarelsubjectltollimitationslofltimelandlresourceslsuchlaslmo
neylandlpeople.lProjectslshouldlfollowlalplannedlandlorganizedlapproachlwithlaldefine
dlbeginninglandlending.lProjectlplanslandlgoalslbecomelmorelspecificlaslearlylworklisl
completed.lTheloutputloftenlislalcollectionloflalprimaryldeliverablelalonglwithlsupportin
gldeliverableslsuchlaslalhouselaslthe
primaryldeliverablelandlwarrantieslandlinstructionslforluselaslsupportingldeliverabl
es.lEachlprojectltypicallylhaslaluniquelcombinationloflstakeholderslpeoplelandlgroup
slwholcanlimpactlthelprojectlorlmightlbelimpactedlbyleitherlthelworklorlresultsloflthelp
roject.lProjectsloftenlrequirelalvarietyloflpeopleltolwork
togetherlforlallimitedltime,landleachlneedsltolunderstandlthatlcompletinglthelprojectl
willlrequireleffortlinladditionltoltheirlotherlassignedlwork.
2. Whatlislprojectlmanagement?l(Objectivel#1-1,lp.l4)
ANS:lProjectlmanagementlislthelartlandlscienceloflusinglknowledge,lskills,ltools,lan
dltechniqueslefficientlylandleffectivelyltolmeetlstakeholderlneedslandlexpectations.lT
hislincludeslworklprocesseslthatlinitiate,lplan,lexecute,lcontrol,landlcloselwork.
Projectl managementl includesl bothl administrativel tasksl forl planning,l documenting,landl
controllinglworklandlleadershipltaskslforlvisioning,lmotivating,landlpromotinglworklas
sociates.
3. Howlarelprojectsldifferentlthanlongoingloperations?l(Objectivel#1-3,lp.l6)
ANS:lProjectslareltemporary,lwhileloperationslarelongoing.
4. Whatltypesloflconstraintslarelcommonltolmostlprojects?l(Objectivel#1-4,lp.l12)
ANS:lProjectlperformance,lcomprisinglscopel(size)landlqualityl(acceptabilityloflthelresults),
lislconstrainedlbylcostlandlschedule.
5. WhatlarelthelthreelcomponentsloflthelTalentlTriangle?l(Objectivel#1-4,lp.l11)
ANS:lThelcorelobjectiveslincludelthoselthatlthelTalentlTrianglelclassifieslasltechnical,lb
ehavioral,landlstrategic.
2
, 6. Atlwhatlstageloflalprojectllifelcyclelislthelmajorityloflthel“hands-
on”ltaskslcompleted?l(Objectivel#1-3,lp.l8)
ANS:lExecuting.
7. Duringlwhichlstageloflthelprojectllifelcyclelarellooselendsltiedlup?l(Objectivel#1-
2,lp.l8)
ANS:lClosing.
8. Whatlareltheltwelvelprojectldeliverylprinciples?l(Objectivel#1-6,lp.l17)
ANS:lStewardship,lstakeholders,linteractions,ltailor,lcomplexity,ladaptability,lteam,lvalue,ll
eadership,lquality,lrisk,lchange.
9. Whatlareltheleightlperformanceldomains,laccordingltolthelPMBOKl7e?l(Objectivel#1
-6,lp.l17)
ANS:lStakeholder,lteam,lapproach,lplanning,lwork,ldelivery,lmeasurement,luncer
tainty.
10. WhatlarelthelfourlcorelvaluesloflAgile?l(Objectivel#1-7,lp.l20)
ANS:
1. Valuelindividualslmorelthanlprocesses.
2. Valuel workingl softwarel morel thanl documentation.
3. Valuel customerl collaborationl morel thanl negotiation.
4. Valuelresponseltolchangeloverlfollowinglalplan.
11. Whatl arel Agile’sl twelvel principles?l (Objectivel #1-7,l p.l 21)
ANS:
1. Customerlsatisfactionlislgivenlthelhighestlpriority.
2. Unlikel al plan-
drivenl approach,l changesl inl requirementsl arel appreciatedl atl anylpointlinlthelproj
ectlwithlalviewltolexploitlcompetitiveladvantagelforlthelcustomer.
3. Presentlworkinglsoftwareltolthelclientlfrequentlylduringlthelprojectlexecutionlph
ase.
4. Peoplel representingl businessl andl developmentl teamsl mustl workl togetherlco
nstantly.
5. Alprojectlteamlcomprisinglmotivatedlpeoplelmustlbelengagedlinlthelproject;lsu
pportlandltrustlmustlbelextendedltolthelprojectlteam.
6. Face-to-
facelcommunicationlmustlbelemployed,lwhichlislconsideredleffectivelandlefficie
nt.lInlotherlwords,litlislpreferableltolhavelalco-locatedlprojectlteam.
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