Contemporary Project Management, Plan-Driven and Agile Approaches 5th Edition by Timothy Kloppenborg

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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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1. Whatisaproject?(Objective#1-1,p.4)gh gh gh gh gh gh gh




ANS: The narrow answer is: A project is a new, time-bound effort that has a definite beginning and a definite ending with several related and/or interdependent tasks
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The broader answer is: A project is an endeavor that requires an organized set of workeffortsthatareplanned inalevelof detailthatisprogressively elaborated
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instructions for use as supporting deliverables. Each project typically has a unique combination of stakeholders people and groupswho can impact the
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projector might be impacted by
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each needs to understand that completing the projectwillrequireeffortinadditiontotheirotherassignedwork.
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2. Whatisprojectmanagement?(Objective#1-1,p.4)
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ANS: Projectmanagement is the art and scienceof usingknowledge,skills, tools, and techniques efficiently and effectively to meet stakeholder needs and
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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. Whattypesofconstraintsarecommontomostprojects?(Objective#1-4,p.12)
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ANS: Project performance, comprising scope (size) and quality (acceptability of the results), isconstrained by cost and schedule.
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5. WhatarethethreecomponentsoftheTalentTriangle?(Objective#1-4,p.11)
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ANS:ThecoreobjectivesincludethosethattheTalentTriangleclassifiesastechnical,behavioral,andstrategic.
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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, 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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ANS: Stakeholder, team, approach, planning, work, delivery, measurement, uncertainty.
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10. WhatarethefourcorevaluesofAgile?(Objective#1-7,p.20)
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2. Value working software more than documentation.
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3. Value customer collaboration more than negotiation.
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4. Valueresponse tochangeoverfollowinga plan.
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11. WhatareAgile’stwelveprinciples?(Objective#1-7,p.21)
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2. Unlike a plan-driven approach, changes in requirements are appreciated at any point in the project with a view to exploit competitive
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3. Present working software to the client frequently duringthe project execution phase.
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4. Peoplerepresentingbusinessanddevelopmentteamsmustworktogetherconstantly.
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5. A project teamcomprising motivatedpeoplemustbe engaged intheproject; 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 efficient. In other words, it is preferable to have
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a co-located project team.
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