TEST BANK FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECT
MANAGEMENT, 9TH EDITION, KATHY SCHWALBE
Chapter001:00Introduction00to00Project00Management
TRUE/FALSE
1. Until00the001980s,00project00management00primarily00focused00on00providing00schedule00and00resourc
e00data00to00top00management00in00the00military,00computer,00and00construction00industries.
ANS: T
Until00the001980s,00project00management00primarily00focused00on00providing00schedule00and00resourc
e00data00to00top00management00in00the00military,00computer,00and00construction00industries.00Today’s
00project00management00involves00much00more,00and00people00in00every00industry00and00every00cou
ntry00manage00projects.
PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty:00Easy REF: p.2
OBJ: LO:001-1 NAT:0 0 BUSPROG:00Techno TOP: Introduction
logy
KEY: Bloom's:00Knowledge
2. A00difference00between00operations00and00projects00is00that00operations00end00when00their00objecti
ves00have00been00reached,00whereas00projects00do00not.
ANS: F
Projects00are00different00from00operations00in00that00they00end00when00their00objectives00have00been00re
ached00or00the00project00has00been00terminated.
PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty:00Moderate REF: p.4
OBJ: LO:001-2 NAT:0 0 BUSPROG:00Analytic TOP:
What00is00a00Projec
t?
KEY: Bloom's:00Comprehension
3. Every00project00should00have00a00well-defined00objective.
ANS: T
A00project00has00a00unique00purpose.00Every00project00should00have00a00well-defined00objective.
PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty:00Easy REF: p.6
OBJ: LO:001-2 NAT:0 0 BUSPROG:00Analyt TOP:
ic What00is00a00Projec
t?
KEY: Bloom's:00Knowledge
4. Projects00should00be00developed00in00increments.
ANS: T
A00project00is00developed00using00progressive00elaboration.00Projects00are00often00defined00broadly0
0when00they00begin,00and00as00time00passes,00the00specific00details00of00the00project00become00clearer
.00Therefore,00projects00should00be00developed00in00increments.
,PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty:00Moderate REF: p.6
OBJ: LO:001-2 NAT:0 0 BUSPROG:00Analytic TOP:
What00is00a00Projec
t?
KEY: Bloom's:00Comprehension
,5. Resources00in00a00project00should00be00used00effectively00because00they00are00limited.
ANS: T
A00project00requires00resources,00often00from00various00areas.00Resources,00however,00are00limited00an
d00must00be00used00effectively00to00meet00project00and00other00corporate00goals.
PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty:00Moderate REF: p.007
OBJ: LO:001-2 NAT:0 0 BUSPROG:00Analytic TOP:
What00is00a00Projec
t?
KEY: Bloom's:00Comprehension
6. A00project00manager’s00primary00role00is00to00provide00the00funding00for00a00project.
ANS: F
A00project00sponsor00usually00provides00the00direction00and00funding00for00a00project.
PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty:00Easy REF: p.7
OBJ: LO:001-2 NAT:0 0 BUSPROG:00Analyt TOP:
ic What00is00a00Projec
t?
KEY: Bloom's:00Knowledge
7. One00of00the00main00reasons00why00project00management00is00challenging00is00because00of00the00factor00
of00uncertainty.
ANS:000000T
A00project00involves00uncertainty.00Every00project00is00unique00and00thus00it00is00sometimes00diffic
ult00to00define00its00objectives00clearly,00estimate00how00long00it00will00take00to00complete,00or00det
ermine00how00much00it00will00cost.00This00uncertainty00is00one00of00the00main00reasons00project00ma
nagement00is00so00challenging.
PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty:00Moderate REF: p.7
OBJ: LO:001-2 NAT:0 0 BUSPROG:00Analytic TOP:
What00is00a00Projec
t?
KEY:00000 0 Bloom's:00Comprehension
8. Questions00about00how00a00team00will00track00schedule00performance00is00related00to00a00project’s00scop
e.
ANS: F
Project00scope00deals00with00questions00such00as,00“What00work00will00be00done00as00part00of00the00
project?”,00“What00unique00product,00service,00or00result00does00the00customer00or00sponsor00expect0
0from00the00project?”,00or00“How00will00the00scope00be00verified?”
PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty:00Moderate REF: p.7
OBJ: LO:001-2 NAT:0 0 BUSPROG:00Technology TOP:
What00is00a00Projec
t?
KEY: Bloom's:00Comprehension
, 9. In00order00to00be00realistic,00a00project00manager00should00always00set00discrete00goals00inste
ad00of00a00range00of00objectives.
ANS:000000F
Projects00involve00uncertainty00and00limited00resources.00Thus00they00rarely00finish00according00t
o00their00original00scope,00time,00and00cost00goals.00Instead00of00discrete00target00goals,00it00is00ofte
n00more00realistic00to00set00a00range00of00goals.
MANAGEMENT, 9TH EDITION, KATHY SCHWALBE
Chapter001:00Introduction00to00Project00Management
TRUE/FALSE
1. Until00the001980s,00project00management00primarily00focused00on00providing00schedule00and00resourc
e00data00to00top00management00in00the00military,00computer,00and00construction00industries.
ANS: T
Until00the001980s,00project00management00primarily00focused00on00providing00schedule00and00resourc
e00data00to00top00management00in00the00military,00computer,00and00construction00industries.00Today’s
00project00management00involves00much00more,00and00people00in00every00industry00and00every00cou
ntry00manage00projects.
PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty:00Easy REF: p.2
OBJ: LO:001-1 NAT:0 0 BUSPROG:00Techno TOP: Introduction
logy
KEY: Bloom's:00Knowledge
2. A00difference00between00operations00and00projects00is00that00operations00end00when00their00objecti
ves00have00been00reached,00whereas00projects00do00not.
ANS: F
Projects00are00different00from00operations00in00that00they00end00when00their00objectives00have00been00re
ached00or00the00project00has00been00terminated.
PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty:00Moderate REF: p.4
OBJ: LO:001-2 NAT:0 0 BUSPROG:00Analytic TOP:
What00is00a00Projec
t?
KEY: Bloom's:00Comprehension
3. Every00project00should00have00a00well-defined00objective.
ANS: T
A00project00has00a00unique00purpose.00Every00project00should00have00a00well-defined00objective.
PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty:00Easy REF: p.6
OBJ: LO:001-2 NAT:0 0 BUSPROG:00Analyt TOP:
ic What00is00a00Projec
t?
KEY: Bloom's:00Knowledge
4. Projects00should00be00developed00in00increments.
ANS: T
A00project00is00developed00using00progressive00elaboration.00Projects00are00often00defined00broadly0
0when00they00begin,00and00as00time00passes,00the00specific00details00of00the00project00become00clearer
.00Therefore,00projects00should00be00developed00in00increments.
,PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty:00Moderate REF: p.6
OBJ: LO:001-2 NAT:0 0 BUSPROG:00Analytic TOP:
What00is00a00Projec
t?
KEY: Bloom's:00Comprehension
,5. Resources00in00a00project00should00be00used00effectively00because00they00are00limited.
ANS: T
A00project00requires00resources,00often00from00various00areas.00Resources,00however,00are00limited00an
d00must00be00used00effectively00to00meet00project00and00other00corporate00goals.
PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty:00Moderate REF: p.007
OBJ: LO:001-2 NAT:0 0 BUSPROG:00Analytic TOP:
What00is00a00Projec
t?
KEY: Bloom's:00Comprehension
6. A00project00manager’s00primary00role00is00to00provide00the00funding00for00a00project.
ANS: F
A00project00sponsor00usually00provides00the00direction00and00funding00for00a00project.
PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty:00Easy REF: p.7
OBJ: LO:001-2 NAT:0 0 BUSPROG:00Analyt TOP:
ic What00is00a00Projec
t?
KEY: Bloom's:00Knowledge
7. One00of00the00main00reasons00why00project00management00is00challenging00is00because00of00the00factor00
of00uncertainty.
ANS:000000T
A00project00involves00uncertainty.00Every00project00is00unique00and00thus00it00is00sometimes00diffic
ult00to00define00its00objectives00clearly,00estimate00how00long00it00will00take00to00complete,00or00det
ermine00how00much00it00will00cost.00This00uncertainty00is00one00of00the00main00reasons00project00ma
nagement00is00so00challenging.
PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty:00Moderate REF: p.7
OBJ: LO:001-2 NAT:0 0 BUSPROG:00Analytic TOP:
What00is00a00Projec
t?
KEY:00000 0 Bloom's:00Comprehension
8. Questions00about00how00a00team00will00track00schedule00performance00is00related00to00a00project’s00scop
e.
ANS: F
Project00scope00deals00with00questions00such00as,00“What00work00will00be00done00as00part00of00the00
project?”,00“What00unique00product,00service,00or00result00does00the00customer00or00sponsor00expect0
0from00the00project?”,00or00“How00will00the00scope00be00verified?”
PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty:00Moderate REF: p.7
OBJ: LO:001-2 NAT:0 0 BUSPROG:00Technology TOP:
What00is00a00Projec
t?
KEY: Bloom's:00Comprehension
, 9. In00order00to00be00realistic,00a00project00manager00should00always00set00discrete00goals00inste
ad00of00a00range00of00objectives.
ANS:000000F
Projects00involve00uncertainty00and00limited00resources.00Thus00they00rarely00finish00according00t
o00their00original00scope,00time,00and00cost00goals.00Instead00of00discrete00target00goals,00it00is00ofte
n00more00realistic00to00set00a00range00of00goals.
