information technology project management 8thedition by kathy test bank

,Truen/nFalse

1. Untilnthen1980s,nprojectnmanagementnprimarilynfocusednonnprovidingnschedulenandnresourcendatantontopnmanagementninnt
henmilitary,ncomputer,nandnconstructionnindustries.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE:
Feedback:nUntilnthen1980s,nprojectnmanagementnprimarilynfocusednonnprovidingnschedulen
andnresourcendatantontopnmanagementninnthenmilitary,ncomputer,nandnconstructionnindustries.
Today’snprojectnmanagementninvolvesnmuchnmore,nandnpeopleninneverynindustrynandneverynco
untrynmanagenprojects.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:nEasy
REFERENCES: p.2
LEARNINGnOBJECTIVES:n INFO.SCHW.14.1n-nLO:n1-1
NATIONALnSTANDARDS:n UnitednStatesn-nBUSPROG:nTechnology
TOPICS: Introduction
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:nKnowledge

2. Andifferencenbetweennoperationsnandnprojectsnisnthatnoperationsnendnwhenntheirnobjectivesnhavenbeennreached,nwhereasn
projectsndonnot.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE:
Feedback:nProjectsnarendifferentnfromnoperationsninnthatntheynendnwhenntheirnobjectivesnh
avenbeennreachednornthenprojectnhasnbeennterminated.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:nModerate
REFERENCES: p.4
LEARNINGnOBJECTIVES:n INFO.SCHW.14.2n-nLO:n1-2
NATIONALnSTANDARDS:n UnitednStatesn-nBUSPROG:nAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatnisnanProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:nComprehension

3. Everynprojectnshouldnhavenanwell-definednobjective.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:nAnprojectnhasnanuniquenpurpose.nEverynprojectnshouldnhavenanwell-
definednobjective.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:nEasy
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNINGnOBJECTIVES:n INFO.SCHW.14.2n-nLO:n1-2
NATIONALnSTANDARDS:n UnitednStatesn-nBUSPROG:nAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatnisnanProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:nKnowledge

4. Projectsnshouldnbendevelopedninnincrements.

, a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE:
Feedback:nAnprojectnisndevelopednusingnprogressivenelaboration.nProjectsnarenoftenndefi
nednbroadlynwhenntheynbegin,nandnasntimenpasses,nthenspecificndetailsnofnthenprojectnbecom
enclearer.nTherefore,nprojectsnshouldnbendevelopedninnincrements.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:nModerate
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNINGnOBJECTIVES:n INFO.SCHW.14.2n-nLO:n1-2
NATIONALnSTANDARDS:n UnitednStatesn-nBUSPROG:nAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatnisnanProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:nComprehension

5. Resourcesninnanprojectnshouldnbenusedneffectivelynbecausentheynarenlimited.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE:
Feedback:nAnprojectnrequiresnresources,noftennfromnvariousnareas.nResources,nhowever,n
arenlimitednandnmustnbenusedneffectivelyntonmeetnprojectnandnotherncorporatengoals.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:nModerate
REFERENCES: p.n7
LEARNINGnOBJECTIVES:n INFO.SCHW.14.2n-nLO:n1-2
NATIONALnSTANDARDS:n UnitednStatesn-nBUSPROG:nAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatnisnanProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:nComprehension

6. Anprojectnmanager’snprimarynrolenisntonprovidenthenfundingnfornanproject.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback:nAnprojectnsponsornusuallynprovidesnthendirectionnandnfundingnfornanproject.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:nEasy
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNINGnOBJECTIVES:n INFO.SCHW.14.2n-nLO:n1-2
NATIONALnSTANDARDS:n UnitednStatesn-nBUSPROG:nAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatnisnanProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:nKnowledge

7. Onenofnthenmainnreasonsnwhynprojectnmanagementnisnchallengingnisnbecausenofnthenfactornofnuncertainty.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

, RATIONALE:
Feedback:nAnprojectninvolvesnuncertainty.nEverynprojectnisnuniquenandnthusnitnisnsometime
sndifficultntondefinenitsnobjectivesnclearly,nestimatenhownlongnitnwillntakentoncomplete,norndetermin
enhownmuchnitnwillncost.nThisnuncertaintynisnonenofnthenmainnreasonsnprojectnmanagementnisns
onchallenging.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:nModerate
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNINGnOBJECTIVES:n INFO.SCHW.14.2n-nLO:n1-2
NATIONALnSTANDARDS:n UnitednStatesn-nBUSPROG:nAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatnisnanProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:nComprehension

8. Questionsnaboutnhownanteamnwillntracknschedulenperformancenisnrelatedntonanproject’snscope.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE:
Feedback:nProjectnscopendealsnwithnquestionsnsuchnas,n“Whatnworknwillnbendonenasnpartnof
nthenproject?”,n“Whatnuniquenproduct,nservice,nornresultndoesnthencustomernornsponsornexpectnf
romnthenproject?”,norn“Hownwillnthenscopenbenverified?”
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:nModerate
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNINGnOBJECTIVES:n INFO.SCHW.14.2n-nLO:n1-2
NATIONALnSTANDARDS:n UnitednStatesn-nBUSPROG:nTechnology
TOPICS: WhatnisnanProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:nComprehension

9. Innorderntonbenrealistic,nanprojectnmanagernshouldnalwaysnsetndiscretengoalsninsteadnofnanrangenofnobjectives.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE:
Feedback:nProjectsninvolvenuncertaintynandnlimitednresources.nThusntheynrarelynfinishna
ccordingntontheirnoriginalnscope,ntime,nandncostngoals.nInsteadnofndiscretentargetngoals,nitnisn
oftennmorenrealisticntonsetnanrangenofngoals.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:nModerate
REFERENCES: p.8
LEARNINGnOBJECTIVES:n INFO.SCHW.14.2n-nLO:n1-2
NATIONALnSTANDARDS:n UnitednStatesn-nBUSPROG:nAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatnisnanProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:nComprehension

10. Managingnthentriplenconstraintnprimarilyninvolvesnmakingntrade-offsnbetweennresourcesnandnquality.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback:nManagingnthentriplenconstraintninvolvesnmakingntrade-
offsnbetweennscope,ntime,nandncostngoalsnfornanproject.nExperiencednprojectnmanagersnknownth