Solution Manual for Project Management: The Managerial Process 9th Edition – Larson & Gray 2025

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ALL CHAPTERS 1-16 WITH APPENDIX A-D| A+ PASS
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, Chapterj1

ModernjProjectjManagementjCha

pterjOutline

1. WhatjIsjajProject?

A. WhatjajProjectjIsjNot

B. ProgramjversusjProject

C. ThejProjectjLifejCycle

D. ThejProjectjManager

E. BeingjPartjofjajProjectjTeam

2. AgilejProjectjManagement

3. CurrentjDriversjofjProjectjManagement

A. CompressionjofjthejProductjLifejCycle

B. KnowledgejExplosion

C. TriplejBottomjLinej(Planet,jPeople,jProfit)

D. IncreasedjCustomerjFocus

E. SmalljProjectsjRepresentjBigjProblems

4. ProjectjManagementjToday:jAjSocio-TechnicaljApproach

5. Summary

6. TextjOverview

7. KeyjTerms

8. ReviewjQuestions

9. SnapshotjfromjPractice:jDiscussionjQuestions

10. Exercises

11. Casej1.1:jAjDayjinjthejLife—2019

12. Casej1.2:jThejHokiesjLunchjGroup

, ChapterjLearningjObjectives

Afterjreadingjthisjchapterjyoujshouldjbejablejto:

LOj1-1j Understandjwhyjprojectjmanagementjisjcrucialjinjtoday‘sjworld.

LOj1-2j Distinguishjajprojectjfromjroutinejoperations.

LOj1-3j Identifyjthejdifferentjstagesjofjajprojectjlifejcycle.

LOj1-4j DescribejhowjAgilejPMjisjdifferentjfromjtraditionaljPM.

LOj1-
5j Understandjthatjmanagingjprojectsjinvolvesjbalancingjthejtechnicaljandjsocioculturaljdimensionsjofjthejp
roject.



ReviewjQuestions

1. Definejajproject.jWhatjarejfivejcharacteristicsjwhichjhelpjdifferentiatejprojectsjfromjotherjfu
nctionsjcarriedjoutjinjthejdailyjoperationsjofjthejorganization?

Ajprojectjisjajcomplex,jnon-routine,jone-
timejeffortjlimitedjbyjtime,jbudget,jresource,jandjspecifications.jDifferentiatingjcharacteristicsjofjprojectsjfr
omjroutine,jrepetitivejdailyjworkjarejbelow:

a. Ajdefinedjlifespan

b. Ajwell-definedjobjective

c. Typicallyjinvolvesjpeoplejfromjseveraljdisciplines

d. Ajprojectjlifejcycle

e. Specificjtime,jcost,jandjperformancejrequirements.



2. Whatjarejsomejofjthejkeyjenvironmentaljforcesjthatjhavejchangedjthejwayjprojectsjarejmanaged?jWhatjha
sjbeenjthejeffectjofjthesejforcesjonjthejmanagementjofjprojects?

Somejenvironmentaljforcesjthatjhavejchangedjthejwayjwejmanagejprojectsjarejthejproductjlifejcycle,jknowl
edgejgrowth,jglobaljcompetition,jorganizationjdownsizing,jtechnologyjchanges,jtime-to-
market.jThejimpactjofjthesejforcesjisjmorejprojectsjperjorganization,jprojectjteamsjresponsiblejforjimpleme
ntingjprojects,jaccountability,jchangingjorganizationjstructures,jneedjforjrapidjcompletionjofjprojects,jlinki
ngjprojectsjtojorganizationjstrategyjandjcustomers,jprioritizingjprojectsjtojconservejorganizationjresources,j
alliancesjwithjexternaljorganizations,jandjsojon.

, 3. Describejthejfourjphasesjofjthejtraditionaljprojectjlifejcycle.jWhichjphasejdojyoujthinkjwouldjbejmostjthe
jdifficultjonejtojcomplete?


1. Defining:jProjectjspecificationsjobjectivesjarejdefined,jandjteamsjarejformedjwithjmajorjre
sponsibilitiesjassigned.jMuchjofjthisjisjreferredjtojasjdefiningjthejScopejofjajproject.

2. Planning:jThejcreationjofjajcomprehensivejplanjthatjincludesjschedules,jbudgets,jstaffingjandjriskjas
sessment.

3. Executing:jWorkjbegins,jdeliverablesjarejproduced,jandjprogressjisjmonitored.

4. Closing:jPuttingjthejprojectjtojbedjincludesjcustomerjdelivery,jpostjprojectjreviewjorjaudit,jandjre
deploymentjofjprojectjteam.



problematic.jDisagreementsjatjthejcustomerjacceptancejcanjleadjtojrework,jtensionjandjinjmanyjcases
litigation.jVeteranjprojectjmanagersjanswerjtojthisjquestionjwouldjbej―Itjalljdepends.



4. WhatjkindsjofjprojectsjisjAgilejPMjbestjsuitedjforjandjwhy?



R&Djwork,jtechnologicaljbreakthroughs,jandjcreativejendeavors.




5. Thejtechnicaljandjsocioculturaljdimensionsjofjprojectjmanagementjarejtwojsidesjtojthejsamejcoin.jE
xplain.

Thejtechnicaljandjsocioculturaljdimensionsjofjprojectjmanagementjarejtwojsidesjofjthejsamejcoinjbecausejsu
ccessfuljprojectjmanagersjarejskillfuljinjbothjareas.jThejpointjisjsuccessfuljprojectjmanagersjneedjtojbejveryj
comfortablejandjskillfuljinjbothjareas.

SnapshotjfromjPractice:jDiscussionjQuestions

1.1jThejProjectjManagementjInstitute

1. Ifjyoujwerejajstudentjinterestedjinjpursuingjajcareerjinjprojectjmanagementjhowjimportantjdojyoujthi
nkjbeingjCAPMjwouldjbe?

TherejisjnojdatajavailablejonjthejvaluejofjthejCAPMjinjthejjobjmarket.jExpertsjsuggestjatjajminimumjitjdemo
nstratesjajstrongjinterestjinjprojectjmanagementjandjajgoodjunderstandingjofjthejprojectjmanagementjproce
sses.jGivenjthejgrowingjdemandjforjpeoplejtojworkjonjprojects,jthejCAPMjmayjjustjseparatejyoujfromjother
japplicants.