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Project Management 9th Edition Kathy
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Schwalbe,Verified Chapters
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1. Untilhtheh1980s,hprojecthmanagementhprimarilyhfocusedhonhprovidinghschedulehandhresourcehdatahtohtoph
managementhinhthehmilitary,hcomputer,handhconstructionhindustries.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:hUntilhtheh1980s,hprojecthmanagementhprimarilyhfocusedhonhprovidingh
schedulehandhresourcehdatahtohtophmanagementhinhthehmilitary,hcomputer,handhc
onstructionhindustries.hToday’shprojecthmanagementhinvolveshmuchhmore,handhp
eoplehinheveryhindustryhandheveryhcountryhmanagehprojects.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:hEasy
REFERENCES: p.2
LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.1h-hLO:h1-1
NATIONALhSTANDARDS: UnitedhStatesh-hBUSPROG:hTechnology
TOPICS: Introduction
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:hKnowledge


2. Ahdifferencehbetweenhoperationshandhprojectshishthathoperationshendhwhenhtheirhobjectiveshhavehbeenh
reached,hwhereashprojectshdohnot.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback:hProjectsharehdifferenthfromhoperationshinhthaththeyhendhwhenhtheirh
objectiveshhavehbeenhreachedhorhthehprojecthhashbeenhterminated.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:hModerate
REFERENCES: p.4
LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2h-hLO:h1-2
NATIONALhSTANDARDS: UnitedhStatesh-hBUSPROG:hAnalytic
TOPICS: WhathishahProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:hComprehension


3. Everyhprojecthshouldhhavehahwell-definedhobjective.
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b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:hAhprojecthhashahuniquehpurpose.hEveryhprojecthshouldhhavehahwell-
definedhobjective.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:hEasy
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2h-hLO:h1-2
NATIONALhSTANDARDS: UnitedhStatesh-hBUSPROG:hAnalytic
TOPICS: WhathishahProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:hKnowledge


4. Projectshshouldhbehdevelopedhinhincrements.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:hAhprojecthishdevelopedhusinghprogressivehelaboration.hProjectsharehoftenh
definedhbroadlyhwhenhtheyhbegin,handhashtimehpasses,hthehspecifichdetailshofhthehpr
ojecthbecomehclearer.hTherefore,hprojectshshouldhbehdevelopedhinhincrements.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:hModerate
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2h-hLO:h1-2
NATIONALhSTANDARDS: UnitedhStatesh-hBUSPROG:hAnalytic
TOPICS: WhathishahProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:hComprehension


5. Resourceshinhahprojecthshouldhbehusedheffectivelyhbecausehtheyharehlimited.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:hAhprojecthrequireshresources,hoftenhfromhvarioushareas.hResources,
h however,harehlimitedhandhmusthbehusedheffectivelyhtohmeethprojecthandhother
h corporatehgoals.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:hModerate
REFERENCES: p.h7
LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2h-hLO:h1-2
NATIONALhSTANDARDS: UnitedhStatesh-hBUSPROG:hAnalytic
TOPICS: WhathishahProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:hComprehension


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6. Ahprojecthmanager’shprimaryhrolehishtohprovidehthehfundinghforhahproject.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback:hAhprojecthsponsorhusuallyhprovideshthehdirectionhandhfundinghforhahproject.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:hEasy
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2h-hLO:h1-2
NATIONALhSTANDARDS: UnitedhStatesh-hBUSPROG:hAnalytic
TOPICS: WhathishahProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:hKnowledge


7. Onehofhthehmainhreasonshwhyhprojecthmanagementhishchallenginghishbecausehofhthehfactorhofhuncertainty.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:hAhprojecthinvolveshuncertainty.hEveryhprojecthishuniquehandhthushithishso
metimeshdifficulthtohdefinehitshobjectiveshclearly,hestimatehhowhlonghithwillhtakehtohco
mplete,horhdeterminehhowhmuchhithwillhcost.hThishuncertaintyhishonehofhthehmainhrea
sonshprojecthmanagementhishsohchallenging.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:hModerate
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2h-hLO:h1-2
NATIONALhSTANDARDS: UnitedhStatesh-hBUSPROG:hAnalytic
TOPICS: WhathishahProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:hComprehension


8. Questionshabouthhowhahteamhwillhtrackhschedulehperformancehishrelatedhtohahproject’shscope.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback:hProjecthscopehdealshwithhquestionshsuchhas,h“Whathworkhwillhbehdonehas
hparthofhthehproject?”,h“Whathuniquehproduct,hservice,horhresulthdoeshthehcustomerho
rhsponsorhexpecthfromhthehproject?”,horh“Howhwillhthehscopehbehverified?”
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:hModerate
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2h-hLO:h1-2
NATIONALhSTANDARDS: UnitedhStatesh-hBUSPROG:hTechnology


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