Information technology project management 8th edition by kathy test bank

,Truem/mFalse

1. Untilmthem1980s,mprojectmmanagementmprimarilymfocusedmonmprovidingmschedulemandmresourcemdatamtomtopmmanageme
ntminmthemmilitary,mcomputer,mandmconstructionmindustries.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE:
Feedback:mUntilmthem1980s,mprojectmmanagementmprimarilymfocusedmonmprovidingmschedul
emandmresourcemdatamtomtopmmanagementminmthemmilitary,mcomputer,mandmconstructionmindust
ries.
Today’smprojectmmanagementminvolvesmmuchmmore,mandmpeopleminmeverymindustrymandmeverym
countrymmanagemprojects.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:mEasy
REFERENCES: p.2
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m INFO.SCHW.14.1m-mLO:m1-1
NATIONALmSTANDARDS:m UnitedmStatesm-mBUSPROG:mTechnology
TOPICS: Introduction
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:mKnowledge

2. Amdifferencembetweenmoperationsmandmprojectsmismthatmoperationsmendmwhenmtheirmobjectivesmhavembeenmreached,mwhe
reasmprojectsmdomnot.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE:
Feedback:mProjectsmaremdifferentmfrommoperationsminmthatmtheymendmwhenmtheirmobjective
smhavembeenmreachedmormthemprojectmhasmbeenmterminated.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:mModerate
REFERENCES: p.4
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m INFO.SCHW.14.2m-mLO:m1-2
NATIONALmSTANDARDS:m UnitedmStatesm-mBUSPROG:mAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatmismamProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:mComprehension

3. Everymprojectmshouldmhavemamwell-definedmobjective.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:mAmprojectmhasmamuniquempurpose.mEverymprojectmshouldmhavemamwell-
definedmobjective.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:mEasy
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m INFO.SCHW.14.2m-mLO:m1-2
NATIONALmSTANDARDS:m UnitedmStatesm-mBUSPROG:mAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatmismamProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:mKnowledge

,4. Projectsmshouldmbemdevelopedminmincrements.

, a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE:
Feedback:mAmprojectmismdevelopedmusingmprogressivemelaboration.mProjectsmaremoftenmd
efinedmbroadlymwhenmtheymbegin,mandmasmtimempasses,mthemspecificmdetailsmofmthemprojectm
becomemclearer.mTherefore,mprojectsmshouldmbemdevelopedminmincrements.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:mModerate
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m INFO.SCHW.14.2m-mLO:m1-2
NATIONALmSTANDARDS:m UnitedmStatesm-mBUSPROG:mAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatmismamProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:mComprehension

5. Resourcesminmamprojectmshouldmbemusedmeffectivelymbecausemtheymaremlimited.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE:
Feedback:mAmprojectmrequiresmresources,moftenmfrommvariousmareas.mResources,mhowev
er,maremlimitedmandmmustmbemusedmeffectivelymtommeetmprojectmandmothermcorporatemgoals.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:mModerate
REFERENCES: p.m7
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m INFO.SCHW.14.2m-mLO:m1-2
NATIONALmSTANDARDS:m UnitedmStatesm-mBUSPROG:mAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatmismamProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:mComprehension

6. Amprojectmmanager’smprimarymrolemismtomprovidemthemfundingmformamproject.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback:mAmprojectmsponsormusuallymprovidesmthemdirectionmandmfundingmformamproject.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:mEasy
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m INFO.SCHW.14.2m-mLO:m1-2
NATIONALmSTANDARDS:m UnitedmStatesm-mBUSPROG:mAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatmismamProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:mKnowledge

7. Onemofmthemmainmreasonsmwhymprojectmmanagementmismchallengingmismbecausemofmthemfactormofmuncertainty.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True