Test Bank for Information Technology Project Management 8th Edition by Kathy Schwalbe 9781285452340

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1. Until hthe h1980s, hproject hmanagement hprimarily hfocused hon hproviding hschedule hand hresource hdata
hto htop hmanagement hin hthe hmilitary, hcomputer, hand hconstruction hindustries.

a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: hUntil hthe h1980s, hproject hmanagement hprimarily hfocused hon
hproviding hschedule hand hresource hdata hto htop hmanagement hin hthe hmilitary,
hcomputer, hand hconstruction hindustries. hToday’s hproject hmanagement
hinvolves hmuch hmore, hand hpeople hin hevery hindustry hand hevery hcountry
hmanage hprojects.

POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: hEasy
REFERENCES: p.2
LEARNING hOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.1 h- hLO: h1-1
NATIONAL hSTANDARDS: United hStates h- hBUSPROG: hTechnology
TOPICS: Introduction
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: hKnowledge


2. A hdifference hbetween hoperations hand hprojects his hthat hoperations hend hwhen htheir hobjectives hhave
hbeen hreached, hwhereas hprojects hdo hnot.

a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback: hProjects hare hdifferent hfrom hoperations hin hthat hthey hend hwhen
htheir hobjectives hhave hbeen hreached hor hthe hproject hhas hbeen hterminated.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: hModerate
REFERENCES: p.4
LEARNING hOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2 h- hLO: h1-2
NATIONAL hSTANDARDS: United hStates h- hBUSPROG: hAnalytic
TOPICS: What his ha hProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: hComprehension


3. Every hproject hshould hhave ha hwell-defined hobjective.
a. True




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b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: hA hproject hhas ha hunique hpurpose. hEvery hproject hshould hhave ha hwell-
defined hobjective.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: hEasy
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNING hOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2 h- hLO: h1-2
NATIONAL hSTANDARDS: United hStates h- hBUSPROG: hAnalytic
TOPICS: What his ha hProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: hKnowledge


4. Projects hshould hbe hdeveloped hin hincrements.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: hA hproject his hdeveloped husing hprogressive helaboration. hProjects hare
hoften hdefined hbroadly hwhen hthey hbegin, hand has htime hpasses, hthe hspecific
hdetails hof hthe hproject hbecome hclearer. hTherefore, hprojects hshould hbe
hdeveloped hin hincrements.

POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: hModerate
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNING hOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2 h- hLO: h1-2
NATIONAL hSTANDARDS: United hStates h- hBUSPROG: hAnalytic
TOPICS: What his ha hProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: hComprehension


5. Resources hin ha hproject hshould hbe hused heffectively hbecause hthey hare hlimited.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: hA hproject hrequires hresources, hoften hfrom hvarious hareas.
hResources, hhowever, hare hlimited hand hmust hbe hused heffectively hto hmeet
hproject hand hother hcorporate hgoals.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: hModerate
REFERENCES: p. h7
LEARNING hOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2 h- hLO: h1-2
NATIONAL hSTANDARDS: United hStates h- hBUSPROG: hAnalytic
TOPICS: What his ha hProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: hComprehension

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6. A hproject hmanager’s hprimary hrole his hto hprovide hthe hfunding hfor ha hproject.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback: hA hproject hsponsor husually hprovides hthe hdirection hand hfunding hfor ha
hproject.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: hEasy
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNING hOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2 h- hLO: h1-2
NATIONAL hSTANDARDS: United hStates h- hBUSPROG: hAnalytic
TOPICS: What his ha hProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: hKnowledge


7. One hof hthe hmain hreasons hwhy hproject hmanagement his hchallenging his hbecause hof hthe hfactor hof
huncertainty.

a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: hA hproject hinvolves huncertainty. hEvery hproject his hunique hand hthus hit
his hsometimes hdifficult hto hdefine hits hobjectives hclearly, hestimate hhow hlong hit
hwill htake hto hcomplete, hor hdetermine hhow hmuch hit hwill hcost. hThis huncertainty
his hone hof hthe hmain hreasons hproject hmanagement his hso hchallenging.

POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: hModerate
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNING hOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2 h- hLO: h1-2
NATIONAL hSTANDARDS: United hStates h- hBUSPROG: hAnalytic
TOPICS: What his ha hProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: hComprehension


8. Questions habout hhow ha hteam hwill htrack hschedule hperformance his hrelated hto ha hproject’s hscope.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback: hProject hscope hdeals hwith hquestions hsuch has, h“What hwork hwill hbe
hdone has hpart hof hthe hproject?”, h“What hunique hproduct, hservice, hor hresult hdoes
hthe hcustomer hor hsponsor hexpect hfrom hthe hproject?”, hor h“How hwill hthe hscope
hbe hverified?”

POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: hModerate
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNING hOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2 h- hLO: h1-2
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