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. Untilcvthecv1980s,cvprojectcvmanagementcvprimarilycvfocusedcvoncvprovidingcvschedulecvandcvresourcecvdat
acvtocvtopcvmanagementcvincvthecvmilitary,cvcomputer,cvandcvconstructioncvindustries.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:cvUntilcvthecv1980s,cvprojectcvmanagementcvprimarilycvfocusedcvoncvpro
vidingcvschedulecvandcvresourcecvdatacvtocvtopcvmanagementcvincvthecvmilitary,cvc
omputer,cvandcvconstructioncvindustries.cvToday’scvprojectcvmanagementcvinvolv
escvmuchcvmore,cvandcvpeoplecvincveverycvindustrycvandcveverycvcountrycvmanagec
vprojects.

POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:cvEasy
REFERENCES: p.2
LEARNINGcvOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.1cv-cvLO:cv1-1
NATIONALcvSTANDARDS: UnitedcvStatescv-cvBUSPROG:cvTechnology
TOPICS: Introduction
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:cvKnowledge


2. Acvdifferencecvbetweencvoperationscvandcvprojectscviscvthatcvoperationscvendcvwhencvtheircvobjectivescvh
avecvbeencvreached,cvwhereascvprojectscvdocvnot.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback:cvProjectscvarecvdifferentcvfromcvoperationscvincvthatcvtheycvendcvwhe
ncvtheircvobjectivescvhavecvbeencvreachedcvorcvthecvprojectcvhascvbeencvtermin
ated.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:cvModerate
REFERENCES: p.4
LEARNINGcvOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2cv-cvLO:cv1-2
NATIONALcvSTANDARDS: UnitedcvStatescv-cvBUSPROG:cvAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatcviscvacvProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:cvComprehension


3. Everycvprojectcvshouldcvhavecvacvwell-definedcvobjective.
a. True




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b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:cvAcvprojectcvhascvacvuniquecvpurpose.cvEverycvprojectcvshouldcvhavecvacvwell
-definedcvobjective.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:cvEasy
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNINGcvOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2cv-cvLO:cv1-2
NATIONALcvSTANDARDS: UnitedcvStatescv-cvBUSPROG:cvAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatcviscvacvProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:cvKnowledge


4. Projectscvshouldcvbecvdevelopedcvincvincrements.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:cvAcvprojectcviscvdevelopedcvusingcvprogressivecvelaboration.cvProjectscvare
oftencvdefinedcvbroadlycvwhencvtheycvbegin,cvandcvascvtimecvpasses,cvthecvspecificcv
cv
detailscvofcvthecvprojectcvbecomecvclearer.cvTherefore,cvprojectscvshouldcvbecvdevelo
pedcvincvincrements.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:cvModerate
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNINGcvOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2cv-cvLO:cv1-2
NATIONALcvSTANDARDS: UnitedcvStatescv-cvBUSPROG:cvAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatcviscvacvProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:cvComprehension


5. Resourcescvincvacvprojectcvshouldcvbecvusedcveffectivelycvbecausecvtheycvarecvlimited.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:cvAcvprojectcvrequirescvresources,cvoftencvfromcvvariouscvareas.cvReso
urces,cvhowever,cvarecvlimitedcvandcvmustcvbecvusedcveffectivelycvtocvmeetcvpro
jectcvandcvothercvcorporatecvgoals.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:cvModerate
REFERENCES: p.cv7
LEARNINGcvOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2cv-cvLO:cv1-2
NATIONALcvSTANDARDS: UnitedcvStatescv-cvBUSPROG:cvAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatcviscvacvProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:cvComprehension

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6. Acvprojectcvmanager’scvprimarycvrolecviscvtocvprovidecvthecvfundingcvforcvacvproject.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback:cvAcvprojectcvsponsorcvusuallycvprovidescvthecvdirectioncvandcvfundingcvforcvacv
project.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:cvEasy
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNINGcvOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2cv-cvLO:cv1-2
NATIONALcvSTANDARDS: UnitedcvStatescv-cvBUSPROG:cvAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatcviscvacvProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:cvKnowledge


7. Onecvofcvthecvmaincvreasonscvwhycvprojectcvmanagementcviscvchallengingcviscvbecausecvofcvthecvfactorcvofcvunce
rtainty.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:cvAcvprojectcvinvolvescvuncertainty.cvEverycvprojectcviscvuniquecvandcvthusc
it iscvsometimescvdifficultcvtocvdefinecvitscvobjectivescvclearly,cvestimatecvhowcvlongcv
v cv
itcvwillcvtakecvtocvcomplete,cvorcvdeterminecvhowcvmuchcvitcvwillcvcost.cvThiscvuncertai
ntycviscvonecvofcvthecvmaincvreasonscvprojectcvmanagementcviscvsocvchallenging.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:cvModerate
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNINGcvOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2cv-cvLO:cv1-2
NATIONALcvSTANDARDS: UnitedcvStatescv-cvBUSPROG:cvAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatcviscvacvProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:cvComprehension


8. Questionscvaboutcvhowcvacvteamcvwillcvtrackcvschedulecvperformancecviscvrelatedcvtocvacvproject’scvscope.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback:cvProjectcvscopecvdealscvwithcvquestionscvsuchcvas,cv“Whatcvworkcvwillcvbe
donecvascvpartcvofcvthecvproject?”,cv“Whatcvuniquecvproduct,cvservice,cvorcvresultcvd
cv
oescvthecvcustomercvorcvsponsorcvexpectcvfromcvthecvproject?”,cvorcv“Howcvwillcvthecv
scopecvbecvverified?”
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:cvModerate
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNINGcvOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2cv-cvLO:cv1-2
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