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

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4; Chapter 1: Introduction to Project Management
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Table of Contents x@ x@




Chapter x @ 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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,Chapter Review Questions—Suggested Answers
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1. What is a project? (Objective #1-1, p. 4)
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ANS: The narrow answer is: A project is a new, time-
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bound effort that has a definite beginning and a definite ending with several r
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elated and/or interdependent tasks to create a unique product or service.
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The broader answer is: A project is an endeavor that requires an organized
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set of work efforts that are planned in a level of detail that is progressively
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elaborated as more information is discovered. Projects are subject to limitatio
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ns of time and resources such as money and people. Projects should follow
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a planned and organized approach with a defined beginning and ending. Proj
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ect plans and goals become more specific as early work is completed. The
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output often is a collection of a primary deliverable along with supporting deli
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verables such as a house as the
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primary deliverable and warranties and instructions for use as supporting d
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eliverables. Each project typically has a unique combination of stakeholders p
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eople and groups who can impact the project or might be impacted by eithe
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r the work or results of the project. Projects often require a variety of peo
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ple to work
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together for a limited time, and each needs to understand that completing t
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he project will require effort in addition to their other assigned work.
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2. What is project management? (Objective #1-1, p. 4)
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ANS: Project management is the art and science of using knowledge, skills,
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tools, and techniques efficiently and effectively to meet stakeholder needs an
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d expectations. This includes work processes that initiate, plan, execute, cont
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rol, and close work.
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Project management includes both administrative tasks for planning, docum
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enting, and controlling work and leadership tasks for visioning, motivating, an
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d promoting work associates.
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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. What types of constraints are common to most projects? (Objective #1-4, p. 12)
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ANS: Project performance, comprising scope (size) and quality (acceptability of the
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results), is constrained by cost and schedule.
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5. What are the three components of the Talent Triangle? (Objective #1-4, p. 11)
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ANS: The core objectives include those that the Talent Triangle classifies as t
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echnical, behavioral, and strategic.
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, 6. At what stage of a project life cycle is the majority of the ―hands-
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on‖ tasks completed? (Objective #1-3, p. 8)
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ANS: Executing.x@




7. During which stage of the project life cycle are loose ends tied up? (Objecti
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ve #1-2, p. 8)
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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,
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value, leadership, quality, risk, change.
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9. What are the eight performance domains, according to the PMBOK 7e? (Obj
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ective #1-6, p. 17)
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ANS: Stakeholder, team, approach, planning, work, delivery, measurement,
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uncertainty.
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10. What are the four core values of Agile? (Objective #1-7, p. 20)
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1. Value individuals more than processes.
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2. Value working software more than documentation.
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3. Value customer collaboration more
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4. Value response to change over following a plan.
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11. What are Agile‘s twelve principles? (Objective #1-7, p. 21)
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ANS:

1. Customer satisfaction is given the highest priority.
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2. Unlike a plan- x @ x @


driven approach, changes in requirements are appreciated at any point
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in the project with a view to exploit competitive advantage for the cu
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stomer.
3. Present working software to the client frequently during the project exe
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4. People representing business and development teams must work t
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5. A project team comprising motivated people must be engaged in the p
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roject; 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 an
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