TEST BANK For Information Technology Project Management 9th Edition Kathy Schwalbe, Verified Chapters

TEST BANK For Information Technology
Project Management 9th Edition
Kathy Schwalbe, Verified Chapters




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1. Untilaitheai1980s,aiprojectaimanagementaiprimarilyaifocusedaionaiprovidingaischeduleaiandairesourceaidat
aaitoaitopaimanagementaiinaitheaimilitary,aicomputer,aiandaiconstructionaiindustries.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:aiUntilaitheai1980s,aiprojectaimanagementaiprimarilyaifocusedaionaipro
vidingaischeduleaiandairesourceaidataaitoaitopaimanagementaiinaitheaimilitary,aic
omputer,aiandaiconstructionaiindustries.aiToday’saiprojectaimanagementaiinvolv
esaimuchaimore,aiandaipeopleaiinaieveryaiindustryaiandaieveryaicountryaimanage
aiprojects.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:aiEasy
REFERENCES: p.2
LEARNINGaiOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.1ai-aiLO:ai1-1
NATIONALaiSTANDARDS: UnitedaiStatesai-aiBUSPROG:aiTechnology
TOPICS: Introduction
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:aiKnowledge


2. Aaidifferenceaibetweenaioperationsaiandaiprojectsaiisaithataioperationsaiendaiwhenaitheiraiobjectivesaih
aveaibeenaireached,aiwhereasaiprojectsaidoainot.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback:aiProjectsaiareaidifferentaifromaioperationsaiinaithataitheyaiendaiwh
enaitheiraiobjectivesaihaveaibeenaireachedaioraitheaiprojectaihasaibeenaitermi
nated.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:aiModerate
REFERENCES: p.4
LEARNINGaiOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2ai-aiLO:ai1-2
NATIONALaiSTANDARDS: UnitedaiStatesai-aiBUSPROG:aiAnalytic
TOPICS: WhataiisaiaaiProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:aiComprehension


3. Everyaiprojectaishouldaihaveaiaaiwell-definedaiobjective.
a. True




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b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:aiAaiprojectaihasaiaaiuniqueaipurpose.aiEveryaiprojectaishouldaihaveaiaaiwell
-definedaiobjective.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:aiEasy
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNINGaiOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2ai-aiLO:ai1-2
NATIONALaiSTANDARDS: UnitedaiStatesai-aiBUSPROG:aiAnalytic
TOPICS: WhataiisaiaaiProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:aiKnowledge


4. Projectsaishouldaibeaidevelopedaiinaiincrements.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:aiAaiprojectaiisaidevelopedaiusingaiprogressiveaielaboration.aiProjectsaiare
aioftenaidefinedaibroadlyaiwhenaitheyaibegin,aiandaiasaitimeaipasses,aitheaispecificai
detailsaiofaitheaiprojectaibecomeaiclearer.aiTherefore,aiprojectsaishouldaibeaidevelo
pedaiinaiincrements.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:aiModerate
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNINGaiOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2ai-aiLO:ai1-2
NATIONALaiSTANDARDS: UnitedaiStatesai-aiBUSPROG:aiAnalytic
TOPICS: WhataiisaiaaiProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:aiComprehension


5. Resourcesaiinaiaaiprojectaishouldaibeaiusedaieffectivelyaibecauseaitheyaiareailimited.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:aiAaiprojectairequiresairesources,aioftenaifromaivariousaiareas.aiReso
urces,aihowever,aiareailimitedaiandaimustaibeaiusedaieffectivelyaitoaimeetaipr
ojectaiandaiotheraicorporateaigoals.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:aiModerate
REFERENCES: p.ai7
LEARNINGaiOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2ai-aiLO:ai1-2
NATIONALaiSTANDARDS: UnitedaiStatesai-aiBUSPROG:aiAnalytic
TOPICS: WhataiisaiaaiProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:aiComprehension

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6. Aaiprojectaimanager’saiprimaryairoleaiisaitoaiprovideaitheaifundingaiforaiaaiproject.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback:aiAaiprojectaisponsoraiusuallyaiprovidesaitheaidirectionaiandaifundingaiforaiaa
iproject.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:aiEasy
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNINGaiOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2ai-aiLO:ai1-2
NATIONALaiSTANDARDS: UnitedaiStatesai-aiBUSPROG:aiAnalytic
TOPICS: WhataiisaiaaiProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:aiKnowledge


7. Oneaiofaitheaimainaireasonsaiwhyaiprojectaimanagementaiisaichallengingaiisaibecauseaiofaitheaifactoraiofaiunce
rtainty.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:aiAaiprojectaiinvolvesaiuncertainty.aiEveryaiprojectaiisaiuniqueaiandaithusa
iitaiisaisometimesaidifficultaitoaidefineaiitsaiobjectivesaiclearly,aiestimateaihowailongai
itaiwillaitakeaitoaicomplete,aioraidetermineaihowaimuchaiitaiwillaicost.aiThisaiuncerta
intyaiisaioneaiofaitheaimainaireasonsaiprojectaimanagementaiisaisoaichallenging.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:aiModerate
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNINGaiOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2ai-aiLO:ai1-2
NATIONALaiSTANDARDS: UnitedaiStatesai-aiBUSPROG:aiAnalytic
TOPICS: WhataiisaiaaiProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:aiComprehension


8. Questionsaiaboutaihowaiaaiteamaiwillaitrackaischeduleaiperformanceaiisairelatedaitoaiaaiproject’saiscope.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback:aiProjectaiscopeaidealsaiwithaiquestionsaisuchaias,ai“Whataiworkaiwillaib
eaidoneaiasaipartaiofaitheaiproject?”,ai“Whataiuniqueaiproduct,aiservice,aiorairesultai
doesaitheaicustomeraioraisponsoraiexpectaifromaitheaiproject?”,aiorai“Howaiwillaith
eaiscopeaibeaiverified?”
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:aiModerate
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNINGaiOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2ai-aiLO:ai1-2
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