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1. Until gthe g1980s, gproject gmanagement gprimarily gfocused gon gproviding gschedule gand gresource gdata
gto gtop gmanagement gin gthe gmilitary, gcomputer, gand gconstruction gindustries.

a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: gUntil gthe g1980s, gproject gmanagement gprimarily gfocused gon
gproviding gschedule gand gresource gdata gto gtop gmanagement gin gthe gmilitary,
gcomputer, gand gconstruction gindustries. gToday’s gproject gmanagement
ginvolves gmuch gmore, gand gpeople gin gevery gindustry gand gevery gcountry
gmanage gprojects.

POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: gEasy
REFERENCES: p.2
LEARNING gOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.1 g- gLO: g1-1
NATIONAL gSTANDARDS: United gStates g- gBUSPROG: gTechnology
TOPICS: Introduction
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: gKnowledge


2. A gdifference gbetween goperations gand gprojects gis gthat goperations gend gwhen gtheir gobjectives ghave
gbeen greached, gwhereas gprojects gdo gnot.

a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback: gProjects gare gdifferent gfrom goperations gin gthat gthey gend gwhen
gtheir gobjectives ghave gbeen greached gor gthe gproject ghas gbeen gterminated.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: gModerate
REFERENCES: p.4
LEARNING gOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2 g- gLO: g1-2
NATIONAL gSTANDARDS: United gStates g- gBUSPROG: gAnalytic
TOPICS: What gis ga gProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: gComprehension


3. Every gproject gshould ghave ga gwell-defined gobjective.
a. True




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b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: gA gproject ghas ga gunique gpurpose. gEvery gproject gshould ghave ga gwell-
defined gobjective.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: gEasy
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNING gOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2 g- gLO: g1-2
NATIONAL gSTANDARDS: United gStates g- gBUSPROG: gAnalytic
TOPICS: What gis ga gProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: gKnowledge


4. Projects gshould gbe gdeveloped gin gincrements.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: gA gproject gis gdeveloped gusing gprogressive gelaboration. gProjects gare
goften gdefined gbroadly gwhen gthey gbegin, gand gas gtime gpasses, gthe gspecific
gdetails gof gthe gproject gbecome gclearer. gTherefore, gprojects gshould gbe
gdeveloped gin gincrements.

POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: gModerate
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNING gOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2 g- gLO: g1-2
NATIONAL gSTANDARDS: United gStates g- gBUSPROG: gAnalytic
TOPICS: What gis ga gProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: gComprehension


5. Resources gin ga gproject gshould gbe gused geffectively gbecause gthey gare glimited.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: gA gproject grequires gresources, goften gfrom gvarious gareas.
gResources, ghowever, gare glimited gand gmust gbe gused geffectively gto gmeet
gproject gand gother gcorporate ggoals.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: gModerate
REFERENCES: p. g7
LEARNING gOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2 g- gLO: g1-2
NATIONAL gSTANDARDS: United gStates g- gBUSPROG: gAnalytic
TOPICS: What gis ga gProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: gComprehension

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6. A gproject gmanager’s gprimary grole gis gto gprovide gthe gfunding gfor ga gproject.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback: gA gproject gsponsor gusually gprovides gthe gdirection gand gfunding gfor ga
gproject.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: gEasy
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNING gOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2 g- gLO: g1-2
NATIONAL gSTANDARDS: United gStates g- gBUSPROG: gAnalytic
TOPICS: What gis ga gProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: gKnowledge


7. One gof gthe gmain greasons gwhy gproject gmanagement gis gchallenging gis gbecause gof gthe gfactor gof
guncertainty.

a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: gA gproject ginvolves guncertainty. gEvery gproject gis gunique gand gthus git
gis gsometimes gdifficult gto gdefine gits gobjectives gclearly, gestimate ghow glong git
gwill gtake gto gcomplete, gor gdetermine ghow gmuch git gwill gcost. gThis guncertainty
gis gone gof gthe gmain greasons gproject gmanagement gis gso gchallenging.

POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: gModerate
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNING gOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2 g- gLO: g1-2
NATIONAL gSTANDARDS: United gStates g- gBUSPROG: gAnalytic
TOPICS: What gis ga gProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: gComprehension


8. Questions gabout ghow ga gteam gwill gtrack gschedule gperformance gis grelated gto ga gproject’s gscope.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback: gProject gscope gdeals gwith gquestions gsuch gas, g“What gwork gwill gbe
gdone gas gpart gof gthe gproject?”, g“What gunique gproduct, gservice, gor gresult gdoes
gthe gcustomer gor gsponsor gexpect gfrom gthe gproject?”, gor g“How gwill gthe gscope
gbe gverified?”

POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: gModerate
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNING gOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2 g- gLO: g1-2
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