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1. Untilvthev1980s,vprojectvmanagementvprimarilyvfocusedvonvprovidingvschedulevandvresourcevdatavtovtopv
managementvinvthevmilitary,vcomputer,vandvconstructionvindustries.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:vUntilvthev1980s,vprojectvmanagementvprimarilyvfocusedvonvprovidingv
schedulevandvresourcevdatavtovtopvmanagementvinvthevmilitary,vcomputer,vandvco
nstructionvindustries.vToday’svprojectvmanagementvinvolvesvmuchvmore,vandvpe
oplevinveveryvindustryvandveveryvcountryvmanagevprojects.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:vEasy
REFERENCES: p.2
LEARNINGvOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.1v-vLO:v1-1
NATIONALvSTANDARDS: UnitedvStatesv-vBUSPROG:vTechnology
TOPICS: Introduction
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:vKnowledge


2. Avdifferencevbetweenvoperationsvandvprojectsvisvthatvoperationsvendvwhenvtheirvobjectivesvhavevbeenv
reached,vwhereasvprojectsvdovnot.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback:vProjectsvarevdifferentvfromvoperationsvinvthatvtheyvendvwhenvtheirv
objectivesvhavevbeenvreachedvorvthevprojectvhasvbeenvterminated.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:vModerate
REFERENCES: p.4
LEARNINGvOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2v-vLO:v1-2
NATIONALvSTANDARDS: UnitedvStatesv-vBUSPROG:vAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatvisvavProject?

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KEYWORDS: Bloom's:vComprehension


3. Everyvprojectvshouldvhavevavwell-definedvobjective.
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b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:vAvprojectvhasvavuniquevpurpose.vEveryvprojectvshouldvhavevavwell-
definedvobjective.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:vEasy
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNINGvOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2v-vLO:v1-2
NATIONALvSTANDARDS: UnitedvStatesv-vBUSPROG:vAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatvisvavProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:vKnowledge


4. Projectsvshouldvbevdevelopedvinvincrements.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:vAvprojectvisvdevelopedvusingvprogressivevelaboration.vProjectsvarevoftenv
definedvbroadlyvwhenvtheyvbegin,vandvasvtimevpasses,vthevspecificvdetailsvofvthevpr
ojectvbecomevclearer.vTherefore,vprojectsvshouldvbevdevelopedvinvincrements.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:vModerate
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNINGvOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2v-vLO:v1-2
NATIONALvSTANDARDS: UnitedvStatesv-vBUSPROG:vAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatvisvavProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:vComprehension


5. Resourcesvinvavprojectvshouldvbevusedveffectivelyvbecausevtheyvarevlimited.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:vAvprojectvrequiresvresources,voftenvfromvvariousvareas.vResources,v
however,varevlimitedvandvmustvbevusedveffectivelyvtovmeetvprojectvandvotherv
corporatevgoals.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:vModerate
REFERENCES: p.v7
LEARNINGvOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2v-vLO:v1-2
NATIONALvSTANDARDS: UnitedvStatesv-vBUSPROG:vAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatvisvavProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:vComprehension


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6. Avprojectvmanager’svprimaryvrolevisvtovprovidevthevfundingvforvavproject.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback:vAvprojectvsponsorvusuallyvprovidesvthevdirectionvandvfundingvforvavproject.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:vEasy
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNINGvOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2v-vLO:v1-2
NATIONALvSTANDARDS: UnitedvStatesv-vBUSPROG:vAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatvisvavProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:vKnowledge


7. Onevofvthevmainvreasonsvwhyvprojectvmanagementvisvchallengingvisvbecausevofvthevfactorvofvuncertainty.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:vAvprojectvinvolvesvuncertainty.vEveryvprojectvisvuniquevandvthusvitvisvso
metimesvdifficultvtovdefinevitsvobjectivesvclearly,vestimatevhowvlongvitvwillvtakevtovco
mplete,vorvdeterminevhowvmuchvitvwillvcost.vThisvuncertaintyvisvonevofvthevmainvreas
onsvprojectvmanagementvisvsovchallenging.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:vModerate
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNINGvOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2v-vLO:v1-2
NATIONALvSTANDARDS: UnitedvStatesv-vBUSPROG:vAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatvisvavProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:vComprehension


8. Questionsvaboutvhowvavteamvwillvtrackvschedulevperformancevisvrelatedvtovavproject’svscope.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback:vProjectvscopevdealsvwithvquestionsvsuchvas,v“Whatvworkvwillvbevdonevas
vpartvofvthevproject?”,v“Whatvuniquevproduct,vservice,vorvresultvdoesvthevcustomervo
rvsponsorvexpectvfromvthevproject?”,vorv“Howvwillvthevscopevbevverified?”
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:vModerate
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNINGvOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2v-vLO:v1-2
NATIONALvSTANDARDS: UnitedvStatesv-vBUSPROG:vTechnology


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