Test Bank for Information Technology Project Management 9th Edition by Kathy Schwalbe

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1. Until uthe u1980s, uproject umanagement uprimarily ufocused uon uproviding uschedule uand uresource
data uto utop u management uin uthe umilitary, u computer, uand uconstruction uindustries.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: uUntil uthe u1980s, uproject umanagement uprimarily ufocused
uon uproviding u schedule uand uresource udata uto utop umanagement

uin uthe umilitary, u computer, uand u construction uindustries. uToday’s

uproject u management uinvolves umuch umore, uand u people uin uevery

uindustry uand uevery ucountry umanage uprojects.

POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: uEasy
REFERENCES: p.2
LEARNING uOBJECTIVES: u u INFO.SCHW.14.1 u- uLO: u1-1
NATIONAL uSTANDARDS: u u u United uStates u- uBUSPROG: uTechnology
TOPICS: Introduction
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: uKnowledge

2. A udifference ubetween uoperations uand uprojects uis uthat uoperations uend uwhen utheir u objectives
have ubeen u reached, uwhereas uprojects udo unot.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback: uProjects uare udifferent ufrom uoperations uin uthat uthey
uend uwhen utheir u objectives uhave ubeen ureached uor uthe uproject
u has ubeen uterminated.

POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: uModerate
REFERENCES: p.4
LEARNING uOBJECTIVES: u u INFO.SCHW.14.2 u- uLO: u1-2
NATIONAL uSTANDARDS: u u u United uStates u- uBUSPROG: uAnalytic
TOPICS: What uis ua uProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: uComprehension

3. Every uproject ushould uhave ua uwell-defined uobjective.
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b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: uA uproject uhas ua uunique upurpose. uEvery uproject ushould uhave
ua uwell-defined u objective.

POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: uEasy
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNING uOBJECTIVES: u u INFO.SCHW.14.2 u- uLO: u1-2
NATIONAL uSTANDARDS: u u u United uStates u- uBUSPROG: uAnalytic
TOPICS: What uis ua uProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: uKnowledge

4. Projects ushould ube udeveloped uin uincrements.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: uA uproject uis udeveloped uusing uprogressive uelaboration.
uProjects uare uoften u defined ubroadly uwhen uthey ubegin, uand uas utime

upasses, uthe uspecific udetails uof uthe u project u become uclearer.

uTherefore, u projects ushould ube udeveloped uin uincrements.

POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: uModerate
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNING uOBJECTIVES: u u INFO.SCHW.14.2 u- uLO: u1-2
NATIONAL uSTANDARDS: u u u United uStates u- uBUSPROG: uAnalytic
TOPICS: What uis ua uProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: uComprehension

5. Resources uin ua uproject ushould ube uused ueffectively ubecause uthey uare ulimited.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: uA uproject urequires uresources, uoften ufrom uvarious
uareas. uResources, u however, uare ulimited uand umust ube uused

ueffectively uto umeet u project u and uother u corporate ugoals.

POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: uModerate
REFERENCES: p. u7
LEARNING uOBJECTIVES: u u INFO.SCHW.14.2 u- uLO: u1-2
NATIONAL uSTANDARDS: u u u United uStates u- uBUSPROG: uAnalytic
TOPICS: What uis ua uProject?
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KEYWORDS: Bloom's: uComprehension




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