Project Management 2nd Edition by Pinto chapter 13

Project Management, 2e (Pinto)
Chapter 13 Project Evaluation and Control

13.1 True/False

1) Gap analysis refers to any measurement process that first determines the goals and then the
degree to which the actual performance lives up to those goals.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2
Section: 13.1 Control Cycles - A General Model
Skill: Definition
AACSB Tag: Reflective

2) The classic S-curve is a plot of cumulative cost versus elapsed time in weeks.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1
Section: 13.2 Monitoring Project Performance
Skill: Definition
AACSB Tag: Reflective

3) Positive variance on an S-curve represents significant project progress.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2
Section: 13.2 Monitoring Project Performance
Skill: Definition
AACSB Tag: Reflective

4) It is possible to measure both positive and negative deviations from the schedule baseline with
the tracking Gantt chart.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2
Section: 13.2 Monitoring Project Performance
Skill: Definition
AACSB Tag: Reflective

5) The one factor that earned value management considers that an S-curve does not include is
performance.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2
Section: 13.3 Earned Value Management
Skill: Definition
AACSB Tag: Reflective




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, 6) The schedule performance index is the ratio of the actual cost to the earned value.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2
Section: 13.3 Earned Value Management
Skill: Definition
AACSB Tag: Reflective

7) The earned value of a project is the cumulative total costs incurred in accomplishing the
various work packages.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2
Section: 13.3 Earned Value Management
Skill: Definition
AACSB Tag: Reflective

8) Five weeks in the semester you have completed 0% of your project management class under
the 0/100 rule.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2
Section: 13.5 Issues in the Effective Use of Earned Value Management
Skill: Definition
AACSB Tag: Reflective

9) Your organization is in the midst of a project in uncharted waters; nothing you have attempted
before comes close to many of the activities that are necessary to bring this project to
completion. Your earned value management should probably be tracked closely with a
percentage complete rule in increments of 5 to 10 percent.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2
Section: 13.5 Issues in the Effective Use of Earned Value Management
Skill: Definition
AACSB Tag: Reflective

10) The project implementation profile assesses the performance of the project team with respect
to 10 critical success factors and can be used on an on-going project.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2
Section: 13.6 Human Factors in Project Evaluation and Control
Skill: Definition
AACSB Tag: Reflective




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