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1. Untilbtheb1980s,bprojectbmanagementbprimarilybfocusedbonbprovidingbschedulebandbresourcebdatabtobtopb
managementbinbthebmilitary,bcomputer,bandbconstructionbindustries.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:bUntilbtheb1980s,bprojectbmanagementbprimarilybfocusedbonbprovidingb
schedulebandbresourcebdatabtobtopbmanagementbinbthebmilitary,bcomputer,bandbc
onstructionbindustries.bToday’sbprojectbmanagementbinvolvesbmuchbmore,bandbp
eoplebinbeverybindustrybandbeverybcountrybmanagebprojects.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:bEasy
REFERENCES: p.2
LEARNINGbOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.1b-bLO:b1-1
NATIONALbSTANDARDS: UnitedbStatesb-bBUSPROG:bTechnology
TOPICS: Introduction
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:bKnowledge
2. Abdifferencebbetweenboperationsbandbprojectsbisbthatboperationsbendbwhenbtheirbobjectivesbhavebbeenb
reached,bwhereasbprojectsbdobnot.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback:bProjectsbarebdifferentbfromboperationsbinbthatbtheybendbwhenbtheirb
objectivesbhavebbeenbreachedborbthebprojectbhasbbeenbterminated.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:bModerate
REFERENCES: p.4
LEARNINGbOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2b-bLO:b1-2
NATIONALbSTANDARDS: UnitedbStatesb-bBUSPROG:bAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatbisbabProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:bComprehension
3. Everybprojectbshouldbhavebabwell-definedbobjective.
a. True
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b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:bAbprojectbhasbabuniquebpurpose.bEverybprojectbshouldbhavebabwell-
definedbobjective.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:bEasy
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNINGbOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2b-bLO:b1-2
NATIONALbSTANDARDS: UnitedbStatesb-bBUSPROG:bAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatbisbabProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:bKnowledge
4. Projectsbishouldbibebidevelopedbiinbiincrements.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:biAbiprojectbiisbidevelopedbiusingbiprogressivebielaboration.biProjectsbiarebi
oftenbidefinedbibroadlybiwhenbitheybibegin,biandbiasbitimebipasses,bithebispecificbidetai
lsbiofbithebiprojectbibecomebiclearer.biTherefore,biprojectsbishouldbibebideveloped
iinbiincrements.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:biModerate
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNINGbiOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2bi-biLO:bi1-2
NATIONALiSTANDARDS: UnitedbiStatesbi-biBUSPROG:biAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatbiisbiabiProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:biComprehension
5. Resourcesbiinbiabiprojectbishouldbibebiusedbieffectivelybibecausebitheybiarebilimited.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:biAbiprojectbirequiresbiresources,bioftenbifrombivariousbiareas.biRes
ources,bihowever,biarebilimitedbiandbimustbibebiusedbieffectivelybitobimeetbipro
jectbiandbiotherbicorporatebigoals.
POINTS: 1
Difficulty:biModerate
REFERENCES: p.bi7
LEARNINGbiOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2bi-biLO:bi1-2
NATIONALiSTANDARDS: UnitedbiStatesbi-biBUSPROG:biAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatbiisbiabiProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:biComprehension
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6. Abiprojectbimanager’sbiprimarybirolebiisbitobiprovidebithebifundingbiforbiabiproject.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback:biAbiprojectbisponsorbiusuallybiprovidesbithebidirectionbiandbifundingbiforbiabi
project.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:biEasy
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNINGbiOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2bi-biLO:bi1-2
NATIONALiSTANDARDS: UnitedbiStatesbi-biBUSPROG:biAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatbiisbiabiProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:biKnowledge
7. Onebiofbithebimainbireasonsbiwhybiprojectbimanagementbiisbichallengingbiisbibecausebiofbithebifactorbiofbi
uncertainty.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:biAbiprojectbiinvolvesbiuncertainty.biEverybiprojectbiisbiuniquebiandbithusbiitbi
isbisometimesbidifficultbitobidefinebiitsbiobjectivesbiclearly,biestimatebihowbilongbiitbiwillbi
takebitobicomplete,biorbideterminebihowbimuchbiitbiwillbicost.biThisbiuncertaintybiisbionebi
ofbithebimainbireasonsbiprojectbimanagementbiisbisobichallenging.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:biModerate
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNINGbiOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2bi-biLO:bi1-2
NATIONALiSTANDARDS: UnitedbiStatesbi-biBUSPROG:biAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatbiisbiabiProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:biComprehension
8. Questionsbiaboutbihowbiabiteambiwillbitrackbischedulebiperformancebiisbirelatedbitobiabiproject’sbiscope.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback:biProjectbiscopebidealsbiwithbiquestionsbisuchbias,bi“Whatbiworkbiwillbibebid
onebiasbipartbiofbithebiproject?”,bi“Whatbiuniquebiproduct,biservice,biorbiresultbidoesbit
hebicustomerbiorbisponsorbiexpectbifrombithebiproject?”,biorbi“Howbiwillbithebiscope
ibebiverified?”
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:biModerate
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNINGbiOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2bi-biLO:bi1-2
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