Test bank and Solution manual for Project Management The Managerial Process 7th Edition by Erik Larson

, Chapter 01 Modern Project Management Answer Key
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Multiple Choice Questions
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1. A rprofessional rorganization rfor rproject rmanagers ris rthe


A. PMI.
B. AMA.
C. MIS.
D. IPM.
E. PMBOK.
The rProject rManagement rInstitute r(PMI) ris ra rprofessional rorganization rfor rproject rmanagers.


AACSB: rReflective
ThinkingrAccessibility: rKeyboard
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rNavigation

Blooms:
rRemember

rDifficulty: r1

rEasy

Learning rObjective: r01-04 rUnderstand rthe rimportance rof rprojects rin rimplementing rorganization rstrategy.
Topic: rCurrent rDrivers rof rProject rManagement

2. Which rof rthe rfollowing ris rNOT rconsidered rto rbe ra rcharacteristic rof ra rproject?


A. An restablished robjective
B. A rclear rbeginning rand rend
C. Specific rtime, rcost rand rperformance rrequirements
D. For rinternal ruse ronly
E. Something rnever rbeen rdone rby ra rparticular rcompany rbefore
Projects rhave ran restablished robjective, ra rdefined rlife rspan, rthe rinvolvement rof rseveral rdepartments rand
rprofessionals, ris rsomething rthat rhas rnever rbeen rdone rbefore, rand rit rhas rspecific rtime, rcost rand

rperformance rrequirements.




AACSB: rReflective
ThinkingrAccessibility: rKeyboard
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rNavigation

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rApplyrDifficulty: r2

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Learning rObjective: r01-03 rIdentify rthe rdifferent rstages rof rproject rlife rcycle.
Topic: rCurrent rDrivers rof rProject rManagement




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,3. Which rof rthe rfollowing ractivities ris rNOT rconsidered ra rproject?


A. Developing ra rnew rsoftware rprogram
B. Designing ra rspace rstation
C. Preparing rthe rsite rfor rthe rOlympic rGames
D. Production rof rautomobile rtires
E. Developing ra rnew radvertising rprogram
A rproject ris rnot rroutine, rrepetitive rwork! rOrdinary rdaily rwork rtypically rrequires rdoing rthe rsame ror
rsimilar rwork rover rand rover, rwhile ra rproject ris rdone ronly ronce; ra rnew rproduct ror rservice rexists rwhen rthe

rproject ris rcompleted.




AACSB: rReflective
ThinkingrAccessibility: rKeyboard
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rNavigation

Blooms:
rUnderstand

rDifficulty: r2

rMedium

Learning rObjective: r01-02 rDistinguish ra rproject rfrom rroutine roperations.
Topic: rCurrent rDrivers rof rProject rManagement

4. Which rof rthe rfollowing ractivities ris rthe rbest rexample r of ra rproject?


A. Processing rinsurance rclaims
B. Producing rautomobiles
C. Writing ra rpolicy rmanual
D. Monitoring rproduct rquality
E. Overseeing rcustomer rrequests
A rproject ris rnot rroutine, rrepetitive rwork! rOrdinary rdaily rwork rtypically rrequires rdoing rthe rsame ror
rsimilar rwork rover rand rover, rwhile ra rproject ris rdone ronly ronce; ra rnew rproduct ror rservice rexists rwhen rthe

rproject ris rcompleted.




AACSB: rReflective
ThinkingrAccessibility: rKeyboard
r

rNavigation

Blooms:
rUnderstand

rDifficulty: r2

rMedium

Learning rObjective: r01-02 rDistinguish ra rproject rfrom rroutine roperations.
Topic: rWhat ris ra rProject?

5. Which rof rthe rfollowing ris rNOT rone rof rthe rstages rof ra rproject rlife rcycle?


A. Identifying
B. Defining
C. Planning
D. Executing
E. Closing
What ris ra rProject? rpasses rsequentially rthrough rfour rstages: rdefining, rplanning, rexecuting rand rclosing.


AACSB: rReflective
r ThinkingrAccessibility: rKeyboard
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, Navigation
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Blooms:
rUnderstand

rDifficulty: r2

rMedium

Learning rObjective: r01-03 rIdentify rthe rdifferent rstages rof rproject rlife rcycle.
Topic: rWhat ris ra rProject?




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