Project Management: Process, Technology, and Practice (Vaidyanathan)
Chapter 1 Projects and Project Management
1.1 True False
1) An example of a project is an accounting clerk entering journal entries.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 2
2) A project has a beginning and an end.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 2
3) Based on research cited in the textbook, 31 percent of software projects were canceled
before completion and cost an average of 189 percent of their original estimates in more
than half the projects.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 3 Page Ref: 3
4) Complexity refers to the extent to which the items or elements upon which work is
performed or the work processes themselves are interrelated.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 6
5) Interdependence refers to the number of products or operations that are performed at
the same time and the resulting degree of difficulty.
Answer: FALSE
,Diff: 2 Page Ref: 6
6) Complexity in a project is directly attributed to the scope of the project.
Answer: TRUE
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7) When developed, the DVD player was considered a Type C Level 1 project.
Answer: TRUE
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8) A project is a set of activities to solve a problem or take advantage of an opportunity.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 8
9) Conceptualization is a process used to set the goals of a project, develop strategies to
support an organization's strategic goals, and outline tasks and schedules to accomplish
the project goals.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 9
,10) The pre-feasibility study is usually used to assess whether to conduct a full feasibility
study.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 9
11) A discovery audit is a controlled process for identifying potential problems and
opportunities.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 9
12) During the post-implementation phase, a project is brought to its proper completion.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 10
13) Quality functional deployment, Kano model, and affinity diagrams are tools used
during the design phase.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 11
14) A clear statement of project needs is an output associated with the planning phase.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 11
15) Risk management plans are an output associated with the analysis phase.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 11
, 16) User manuals are an output associated with the implementation phase.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 11
17) Project management and engineering and services of projects are the two main
streams of project activities.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 12
18) Final launch documents are an output associated with the closure phase.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 12
19) A benefit of project management is that it creates a structure and process that enables
a project to be kept under control.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 14
Chapter 1 Projects and Project Management
1.1 True False
1) An example of a project is an accounting clerk entering journal entries.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 2
2) A project has a beginning and an end.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 2
3) Based on research cited in the textbook, 31 percent of software projects were canceled
before completion and cost an average of 189 percent of their original estimates in more
than half the projects.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 3 Page Ref: 3
4) Complexity refers to the extent to which the items or elements upon which work is
performed or the work processes themselves are interrelated.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 6
5) Interdependence refers to the number of products or operations that are performed at
the same time and the resulting degree of difficulty.
Answer: FALSE
,Diff: 2 Page Ref: 6
6) Complexity in a project is directly attributed to the scope of the project.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 7
7) When developed, the DVD player was considered a Type C Level 1 project.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 8
8) A project is a set of activities to solve a problem or take advantage of an opportunity.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 8
9) Conceptualization is a process used to set the goals of a project, develop strategies to
support an organization's strategic goals, and outline tasks and schedules to accomplish
the project goals.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 9
,10) The pre-feasibility study is usually used to assess whether to conduct a full feasibility
study.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 9
11) A discovery audit is a controlled process for identifying potential problems and
opportunities.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 9
12) During the post-implementation phase, a project is brought to its proper completion.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 10
13) Quality functional deployment, Kano model, and affinity diagrams are tools used
during the design phase.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 11
14) A clear statement of project needs is an output associated with the planning phase.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 11
15) Risk management plans are an output associated with the analysis phase.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 11
, 16) User manuals are an output associated with the implementation phase.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 11
17) Project management and engineering and services of projects are the two main
streams of project activities.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 12
18) Final launch documents are an output associated with the closure phase.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 12
19) A benefit of project management is that it creates a structure and process that enables
a project to be kept under control.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 14
