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Project Management 9th Edition
Kathy Schwalbe, Verified Chapters
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1. Untiltthet1980s,tprojecttmanagementtprimarilytfocusedtontprovidingtscheduletandtresourcetdatattottoptma
nagementtintthetmilitary,tcomputer,tandtconstructiontindustries.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:tUntiltthet1980s,tprojecttmanagementtprimarilytfocusedtontprovidingtsc
heduletandtresourcetdatattottoptmanagementtintthetmilitary,tcomputer,tandtconstr
uctiontindustries.tToday’stprojecttmanagementtinvolvestmuchtmore,tandtpeopleti
nteverytindustrytandteverytcountrytmanagetprojects.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:tEasy
REFERENCES: p.2
LEARNINGtOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.1t-tLO:t1-1
NATIONALtSTANDARDS: UnitedtStatest-tBUSPROG:tTechnology
TOPICS: Introduction
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:tKnowledge
2. Atdifferencetbetweentoperationstandtprojectstistthattoperationstendtwhenttheirtobjectivesthavetbeentrea
ched,twhereastprojectstdotnot.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback:tProjectstaretdifferenttfromtoperationstintthatttheytendtwhenttheirtob
jectivesthavetbeentreachedtortthetprojectthastbeentterminated.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:tModerate
REFERENCES: p.4
LEARNINGtOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2t-tLO:t1-2
NATIONALtSTANDARDS: UnitedtStatest-tBUSPROG:tAnalytic
TOPICS: WhattistatProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:tComprehension
3. Everytprojecttshouldthavetatwell-definedtobjective.
a. True
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b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:tAtprojectthastatuniquetpurpose.tEverytprojecttshouldthavetatwell-
definedtobjective.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:tEasy
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNINGtOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2t-tLO:t1-2
NATIONALtSTANDARDS: UnitedtStatest-tBUSPROG:tAnalytic
TOPICS: WhattistatProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:tKnowledge
4. Projectstshouldtbetdevelopedtintincrements.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:tAtprojecttistdevelopedtusingtprogressivetelaboration.tProjectstaretoftentde
finedtbroadlytwhenttheytbegin,tandtasttimetpasses,tthetspecifictdetailstoftthetprojecttb
ecometclearer.tTherefore,tprojectstshouldtbetdevelopedtintincrements.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:tModerate
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNINGtOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2t-tLO:t1-2
NATIONALtSTANDARDS: UnitedtStatest-tBUSPROG:tAnalytic
TOPICS: WhattistatProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:tComprehension
5. Resourcestintatprojecttshouldtbetusedteffectivelytbecausettheytaretlimited.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:tAtprojecttrequirestresources,toftentfromtvarioustareas.tResources,tho
wever,taretlimitedtandtmusttbetusedteffectivelyttotmeettprojecttandtothertcorpo
ratetgoals.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:tModerate
REFERENCES: p.t7
LEARNINGtOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2t-tLO:t1-2
NATIONALtSTANDARDS: UnitedtStatest-tBUSPROG:tAnalytic
TOPICS: WhattistatProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:tComprehension
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6. Atprojecttmanager’stprimarytroletisttotprovidetthetfundingtfortatproject.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback:tAtprojecttsponsortusuallytprovidestthetdirectiontandtfundingtfortatproject.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:tEasy
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNINGtOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2t-tLO:t1-2
NATIONALtSTANDARDS: UnitedtStatest-tBUSPROG:tAnalytic
TOPICS: WhattistatProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:tKnowledge
7. Onetoftthetmaintreasonstwhytprojecttmanagementtistchallengingtistbecausetoftthetfactortoftuncertainty.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:tAtprojecttinvolvestuncertainty.tEverytprojecttistuniquetandtthustittistsometi
mestdifficultttotdefinetitstobjectivestclearly,testimatethowtlongtittwillttakettotcomplete,
tortdeterminethowtmuchtittwilltcost.tThistuncertaintytistonetoftthetmaintreasonstprojec
ttmanagementtistsotchallenging.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:tModerate
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNINGtOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2t-tLO:t1-2
NATIONALtSTANDARDS: UnitedtStatest-tBUSPROG:tAnalytic
TOPICS: WhattistatProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:tComprehension
8. Questionstaboutthowtatteamtwillttracktscheduletperformancetistrelatedttotatproject’stscope.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback:tProjecttscopetdealstwithtquestionstsuchtas,t“Whattworktwilltbetdonetastpa
rttoftthetproject?”,t“Whattuniquetproduct,tservice,tortresulttdoestthetcustomertortspon
sortexpecttfromtthetproject?”,tort“Howtwilltthetscopetbetverified?”
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:tModerate
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNINGtOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2t-tLO:t1-2
NATIONALtSTANDARDS: UnitedtStatest-tBUSPROG:tTechnology
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Project Management 9th Edition
Kathy Schwalbe, Verified Chapters
Paget1toft460
,Truet/tFalse
1. Untiltthet1980s,tprojecttmanagementtprimarilytfocusedtontprovidingtscheduletandtresourcetdatattottoptma
nagementtintthetmilitary,tcomputer,tandtconstructiontindustries.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:tUntiltthet1980s,tprojecttmanagementtprimarilytfocusedtontprovidingtsc
heduletandtresourcetdatattottoptmanagementtintthetmilitary,tcomputer,tandtconstr
uctiontindustries.tToday’stprojecttmanagementtinvolvestmuchtmore,tandtpeopleti
nteverytindustrytandteverytcountrytmanagetprojects.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:tEasy
REFERENCES: p.2
LEARNINGtOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.1t-tLO:t1-1
NATIONALtSTANDARDS: UnitedtStatest-tBUSPROG:tTechnology
TOPICS: Introduction
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:tKnowledge
2. Atdifferencetbetweentoperationstandtprojectstistthattoperationstendtwhenttheirtobjectivesthavetbeentrea
ched,twhereastprojectstdotnot.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback:tProjectstaretdifferenttfromtoperationstintthatttheytendtwhenttheirtob
jectivesthavetbeentreachedtortthetprojectthastbeentterminated.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:tModerate
REFERENCES: p.4
LEARNINGtOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2t-tLO:t1-2
NATIONALtSTANDARDS: UnitedtStatest-tBUSPROG:tAnalytic
TOPICS: WhattistatProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:tComprehension
3. Everytprojecttshouldthavetatwell-definedtobjective.
a. True
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b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:tAtprojectthastatuniquetpurpose.tEverytprojecttshouldthavetatwell-
definedtobjective.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:tEasy
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNINGtOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2t-tLO:t1-2
NATIONALtSTANDARDS: UnitedtStatest-tBUSPROG:tAnalytic
TOPICS: WhattistatProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:tKnowledge
4. Projectstshouldtbetdevelopedtintincrements.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:tAtprojecttistdevelopedtusingtprogressivetelaboration.tProjectstaretoftentde
finedtbroadlytwhenttheytbegin,tandtasttimetpasses,tthetspecifictdetailstoftthetprojecttb
ecometclearer.tTherefore,tprojectstshouldtbetdevelopedtintincrements.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:tModerate
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNINGtOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2t-tLO:t1-2
NATIONALtSTANDARDS: UnitedtStatest-tBUSPROG:tAnalytic
TOPICS: WhattistatProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:tComprehension
5. Resourcestintatprojecttshouldtbetusedteffectivelytbecausettheytaretlimited.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:tAtprojecttrequirestresources,toftentfromtvarioustareas.tResources,tho
wever,taretlimitedtandtmusttbetusedteffectivelyttotmeettprojecttandtothertcorpo
ratetgoals.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:tModerate
REFERENCES: p.t7
LEARNINGtOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2t-tLO:t1-2
NATIONALtSTANDARDS: UnitedtStatest-tBUSPROG:tAnalytic
TOPICS: WhattistatProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:tComprehension
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6. Atprojecttmanager’stprimarytroletisttotprovidetthetfundingtfortatproject.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback:tAtprojecttsponsortusuallytprovidestthetdirectiontandtfundingtfortatproject.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:tEasy
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNINGtOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2t-tLO:t1-2
NATIONALtSTANDARDS: UnitedtStatest-tBUSPROG:tAnalytic
TOPICS: WhattistatProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:tKnowledge
7. Onetoftthetmaintreasonstwhytprojecttmanagementtistchallengingtistbecausetoftthetfactortoftuncertainty.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:tAtprojecttinvolvestuncertainty.tEverytprojecttistuniquetandtthustittistsometi
mestdifficultttotdefinetitstobjectivestclearly,testimatethowtlongtittwillttakettotcomplete,
tortdeterminethowtmuchtittwilltcost.tThistuncertaintytistonetoftthetmaintreasonstprojec
ttmanagementtistsotchallenging.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:tModerate
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNINGtOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2t-tLO:t1-2
NATIONALtSTANDARDS: UnitedtStatest-tBUSPROG:tAnalytic
TOPICS: WhattistatProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:tComprehension
8. Questionstaboutthowtatteamtwillttracktscheduletperformancetistrelatedttotatproject’stscope.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback:tProjecttscopetdealstwithtquestionstsuchtas,t“Whattworktwilltbetdonetastpa
rttoftthetproject?”,t“Whattuniquetproduct,tservice,tortresulttdoestthetcustomertortspon
sortexpecttfromtthetproject?”,tort“Howtwilltthetscopetbetverified?”
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:tModerate
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNINGtOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2t-tLO:t1-2
NATIONALtSTANDARDS: UnitedtStatest-tBUSPROG:tTechnology
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