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Project Management 9th Edition
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Kathy Schwalbe, Verified Chapters
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1. UntilIItheII1980s,IiprojectIImanagementIIprimarilyIIfocusedIIonIIprovidingIIscheduleIIandIIresourceIIdataIIto
topIImanagementIIinIItheIImilitary,IIcomputer,IIandIIconstructionIIindustries.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:IIUntilIItheII1980s,IIprojectIImanagementIIprimarilyIIfocusedIIonIIprovidin
gIIscheduleIIandIIresourceIIdataIItoIItopIImanagementIIinIItheIImilitary,IIcomputer,IIan
dIIconstructionIIindustries.IIToday’sIIprojectIImanagementIIinvolvesIImuchIImore,IIa
ndIIpeopleIIinIIeveryIIindustryIIandIIeveryIIcountryIImanageIIprojects.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:IIEasy
REFERENCES: p.2
LEARNINGIIOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.1II-IILO:II1-1
NATIONALIISTANDARDS: UnitedIIStatesII-IIBUSPROG:IITechnology
TOPICS: Introduction
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:IIKnowledge
2. AIIdifferenceIIbetweenIIoperationsIIandIIprojectsIIisIIthatIIoperationsIIendIIwhenIItheirIIobjectivesIIhaveIIbee
nIIreached,IIwhereasIIprojectsIIdoIInot.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback:IIProjectsIIareIIdifferentIIfromIIoperationsIIinIIthatIItheyIIendIIwhenIIthei
rIIobjectivesIIhaveIIbeenIIreachedIIorIItheIIprojectIIhasIIbeenIIterminated.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:IIModerate
REFERENCES: p.4
LEARNINGIIOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2II-IILO:II1-2
NATIONALIISTANDARDS: UnitedIIStatesII-IIBUSPROG:IIAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatIIisIIaIIProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:IIComprehension
3. EveryIIprojectIIshouldIIhaveIIaIIwell-definedIIobjective.
a. True
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b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:IIAIIprojectIIhasIIaIIuniqueIIpurpose.IIEveryIIprojectIIshouldIIhaveIIaIIwell-
definedIIobjective.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:IIEasy
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNINGIIOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2II-IILO:II1-2
NATIONALIISTANDARDS: UnitedIIStatesII-IIBUSPROG:IIAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatIIisIIaIIProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:IIKnowledge
4. ProjectsIIshouldIIbeIIdevelopedIIinIIincrements.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:IIAIIprojectIIisIIdevelopedIIusingIIprogressiveIIelaboration.IIProjectsIIareIIofte
nIIdefinedIIbroadlyIIwhenIItheyIIbegin,IIandIIasIItimeIIpasses,IItheIIspecificIIdetailsIIofIIth
eIIprojectIIbecomeIIclearer.IITherefore,IIprojectsIIshouldIIbeIIdevelopedIIinIIincrements.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:IIModerate
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNINGIIOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2II-IILO:II1-2
NATIONALIISTANDARDS: UnitedIIStatesII-IIBUSPROG:IIAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatIIisIIaIIProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:IIComprehension
5. ResourcesIIinIIaIIprojectIIshouldIIbeIIusedIIeffectivelyIIbecauseIItheyIIareIIlimited.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:IIAIIprojectIIrequiresIIresources,IIoftenIIfromIIvariousIIareas.IIResources
,IIhowever,IIareIIlimitedIIandIImustIIbeIIusedIIeffectivelyIItoIImeetIIprojectIIandIIot
herIIcorporateIIgoals.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:IIModerate
REFERENCES: p.II7
LEARNINGIIOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2II-IILO:II1-2
NATIONALIISTANDARDS: UnitedIIStatesII-IIBUSPROG:IIAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatIIisIIaIIProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:IIComprehension
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6. AIIprojectIImanager’sIIprimaryIIroleIIisIItoIIprovideIItheIIfundingIIforIIaIIproject.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback:IIAIIprojectIIsponsorIIusuallyIIprovidesIItheIIdirectionIIandIIfundingIIforIIaIIproject
.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:IIEasy
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNINGIIOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2II-IILO:II1-2
NATIONALIISTANDARDS: UnitedIIStatesII-IIBUSPROG:IIAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatIIisIIaIIProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:IIKnowledge
7. OneIIofIItheIImainIIreasonsIIwhyIIprojectIImanagementIIisIIchallengingIIisIIbecauseIIofIItheIIfactorIIofIIuncertainty.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:IIAIIprojectIIinvolvesIIuncertainty.IIEveryIIprojectIIisIIuniqueIIandIIthusIIitIIisIIs
ometimesIIdifficultIItoIIdefineIIitsIIobjectivesIIclearly,IIestimateIIhowIIlongIIitIIwillIItakeIIto
IIcomplete,IIorIIdetermineIIhowIImuchIIitIIwillIIcost.IIThisIIuncertaintyIIisIIoneIIofIItheIIma
inIIreasonsIIprojectIImanagementIIisIIsoIIchallenging.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:IIModerate
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNINGIIOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2II-IILO:II1-2
NATIONALIISTANDARDS: UnitedIIStatesII-IIBUSPROG:IIAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatIIisIIaIIProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:IIComprehension
8. QuestionsIIaboutIIhowIIaIIteamIIwillIItrackIIscheduleIIperformanceIIisIIrelatedIItoIIaIIproject’sIIscope.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback:IIProjectIIscopeIIdealsIIwithIIquestionsIIsuchIIas,II“WhatIIworkIIwillIIbeIIdoneII
asIIpartIIofIItheIIproject?”,II“WhatIIuniqueIIproduct,IIservice,IIorIIresultIIdoesIItheIIcustom
erIIorIIsponsorIIexpectIIfromIItheIIproject?”,IIorII“HowIIwillIItheIIscopeIIbeIIverified?”
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:IIModerate
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNINGIIOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2II-IILO:II1-2
NATIONALIISTANDARDS: UnitedIIStatesII-IIBUSPROG:IITechnology
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