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4; Chapter 1: Introduction to Project Management
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Table of Contents 9l 9l




Chapter Review Questions—Suggested Answers ................................................................... 2
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Discussion Questions ................................................................................................................. 6
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PMP Exam Study Questions ...................................................................................................... 11
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Integrated Example Projects ................................................................................................... 14
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Suburban Homes Construction Project.................................................................................................... 14
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Student Questions ................................................................................................................................... 15
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Heritage Arboretum Development Project .............................................................................................. 15
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Arboretum Introduction................................................................................................... 15
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Anderson Township and Green Space Introduction ........................................................ 15
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Related Links ..................................................................................................................... 16
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Student Questions............................................................................................................. 16
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Arboretum Grading Suggestions .............................................................................................................. 16
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Semester Project Instructions .................................................................................................. 18
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,Chapter Review Questions—Suggested Answers
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1. What is a project? (Objective #1-1, p. 4)
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ANS: The narrow answer is: A project is a new, time-
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bound effort that has a definite beginning and a definite ending with several related a
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nd/or interdependent tasks to create a unique product or service.
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The broader answer is: A project is an endeavor that requires an organized set of w
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ork efforts that are planned in a level of detail that is progressively elaborated as mo
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re information is discovered. Projects are subject to limitations of time and resource
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s such as money and people. Projects should follow a planned and organized appro
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ach with a defined beginning and ending. Project plans and goals become more spe
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cific as early work is completed. The output often is a collection of a primary deliver
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able along with supporting deliverables such as a house as the
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primary deliverable and warranties and instructions for use as supporting delivera
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bles. Each project typically has a unique combination of stakeholders people and g
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roups who can impact the project or might be impacted by either the work or result
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s of the project. Projects often require a variety of people to work
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together for a limited time, and each needs to understand that completing the proj
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ect will require effort in addition to their other assigned work.
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2. What is project management? (Objective #1-1, p. 4)
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ANS: Project management is the art and science of using knowledge, skills, tools,
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and techniques efficiently and effectively to meet stakeholder needs and expectati
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ons. This includes work processes that initiate, plan, execute, control, and close wo
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rk.

Project management includes both administrative tasks for planning, documentin
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g, and controlling work and leadership tasks for visioning, motivating, and promotin
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g work associates.
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3. How are projects different than ongoing operations? (Objective #1-3, p. 6)
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ANS: Projects are temporary, while operations are ongoing.
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4. What types of constraints are common to most projects? (Objective #1-4, p. 12)
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ANS: Project performance, comprising scope (size) and quality (acceptability of the result
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s), is constrained by cost and schedule.
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5. What are the three components of the Talent Triangle? (Objective #1-4, p. 11)
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ANS: The core objectives include those that the Talent Triangle classifies as technic
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al, behavioral, and strategic.
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, 6. At what stage of a project life cycle is the majority of the ―hands-
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on‖ tasks completed? (Objective #1-3, p. 8)
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ANS: Executing. 9l




7. During which stage of the project life cycle are loose ends tied up? (Objective #1-
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8. What are the twelve project delivery principles? (Objective #1-6, p. 17)
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ANS: Stewardship, stakeholders, interactions, tailor, complexity, adaptability, team, value
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, leadership, quality, risk, change.
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9. What are the eight performance domains, according to the PMBOK 7e? (Objective
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#1-6, p. 17)
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ANS: Stakeholder, team, approach, planning, work, delivery, measurement, unc
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ertainty.

10. What are the four core values of Agile? (Objective #1-7, p. 20)
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1. Value individuals more than processes. 9l 9l 9l 9l


2. Value working software more than documentation.
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3. Value customer collaboration more than negotiation.
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4. Value response to change over following a plan.
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11. What are Agile‘s twelve principles? (Objective #1-7, p. 21)
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driven approach, changes in requirements are appreciated at any point in th
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e project with a view to exploit competitive advantage for the customer.
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3. Present working software to the client frequently during the project execution
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phase.
4. People representing business and development teams must work toget
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5. A project team comprising motivated people must be engaged in the project;
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support and trust must be extended to the project team.
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6. Face-to-
face communication must be employed, which is considered effective and effi
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cient. In other words, it is preferable to have a co-located project team.
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