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Table of Contents
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ChapteruReviewuQuestions—SuggesteduAnswers ................................................................ 2
DiscussionuQuestions ........................................................................................................... 6
PMPuExamuStudyuQuestions ............................................................................................... 11
IntegrateduExampleuProjects ............................................................................................... 14
SuburbanuHomesuConstructionuProject ................................................................................................... 14
StudentuQuestions ................................................................................................................................... 15
HeritageuArboretumuDevelopmentuProject ............................................................................................. 15
ArboretumuIntroduction ........................................................................................... 15
AndersonuTownshipuanduGreenuSpaceuIntroduction...................................................... 15
RelateduLinks ............................................................................................................... 16
StudentuQuestions ....................................................................................................... 16
ArboretumuGradinguSuggestions ............................................................................................................. 16
SemesteruProjectuInstructions ............................................................................................. 18
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,Chapter Review Questions—Suggested Answers
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1. Whatuisuauproject?u(Objectiveu#1-1,up.u4)
ANS:uTheunarrowuansweruis:uAuprojectuisuaunew,utime-
boundueffortuthatuhasuaudefiniteubeginninguanduaudefiniteuendinguwithuseveralurelatedua
nd/oruinterdependentutasksutoucreateuauuniqueuproductuoruservice.
Theubroaderuansweruis:uAuprojectuisuanuendeavoruthaturequiresuanuorganizedusetuofuwo
rkueffortsuthatuareuplanneduinuauleveluofudetailuthatuisuprogressivelyuelaborateduasumore
uinformationuisudiscovered.uProjectsuareusubjectutoulimitations uofutimeuanduresources us
uchuasumoneyuandupeople.uProjectsushouldufollowuauplanneduanduorganizeduapproach
uwithua udefinedubeginninguanduending.uProjectuplansuandugoalsubecomeumoreuspecific
uasuearlyuworkuisucompleted.uTheuoutputuoftenuisuaucollectionuofu auprimaryudeliverableua
longuwithusupportingudeliverablesusuchuasuauhouseuasutheuprimaryudeliverableuanduwa
rrantiesuanduinstructionsuforuuseuasusupportingudeliverables.uEachuprojectutypicallyuha
suauuniqueucombinationuofustakeholdersupeopleuandugroupsuwhoucanuimpactutheuproj
ectuorumightubeuimpactedubyueitherutheuworkuoruresultsuofutheuproject.uProjectsuoftenure
quireuauvarietyuofupeopleutouworkutogetheruforuaulimitedutime,uandueachuneedsutouunder
standuthatucompletingutheuprojectuwillurequireueffortuinuadditionutoutheiruotheruassigne
duwork.
2. Whatuisuprojectumanagement?u(Objectiveu#1-1,up.u4)
ANS:uProjectumanagementuisutheuartuanduscienceuofuusinguknowledge,uskills,utools,u
andutechniquesuefficientlyuandueffectivelyutoumeetustakeholderuneedsuanduexpectatio
ns.uThisuincludesuworkuprocessesuthatuinitiate,uplan,uexecute,ucontrol,uanducloseuwork.
Projectumanagementuincludesubothuadministrativeutasksuforuplanning,udocumenting,u
anducontrollinguworkuanduleadershiputasksuforuvisioning,u motivating,uandupromotingu
workuassociates.
3. Howuareuprojectsudifferentuthanuongoinguoperations?u(Objectiveu#1-3,up.u6)
ANS:uProjectsuareutemporary,uwhileuoperationsuareuongoing.
4. Whatutypesuofuconstraintsuareucommonutoumostuprojects?u(Objectiveu#1-4,up.u12)
ANS:uProjectuperformance,ucomprisinguscopeu(size)uanduqualityu(acceptabilityuofutheuresult
s),uisuconstrainedubyucostuanduschedule.
5. WhatuareutheuthreeucomponentsuofutheuTalentuTriangle?u(Objectiveu#1-4,up.u11)
ANS:uTheucoreuobjectivesuincludeuthoseuthatutheuTalentuTriangleuclassifiesuasutechni
cal,ubehavioral,uandustrategic.
u 2
, 6. Atuwhatustageuofuauprojectulifeucycleuisutheumajorityuofutheu“hands-
on”utasksucompleted?u(Objectiveu#1-3,up.u8)
ANS:uExecuting.
7. Duringuwhichustageuofutheuprojectulifeucycleuareulooseuendsutieduup?u(Objectiveu#1-2,
p.u8)
ANS:uClosing.
8. Whatuareutheutwelveuprojectudeliveryuprinciples?u(Objectiveu#1-6,up.u17)
ANS:uStewardship,ustakeholders,uinteractions,utailor,ucomplexity,uadaptability,uteam,uvalu
e,uleadership,uquality,urisk,uchange.
9. Whatuareutheueightuperformanceudomains,uaccordingutoutheuPMBOKu7e?u(Objectiveu
#1-6,up.u17)
ANS:uStakeholder,uteam,uapproach,uplanning,uwork,udelivery,umeasurement,uuncert
ainty.
10. WhatuareutheufourucoreuvaluesuofuAgile?u(Objectiveu#1-7,up.u20)
ANS:
1. Valueuindividualsumoreuthanuprocesses.
2. Valueu workingusoftwareumoreu thanudocumentation.
3. Valueucustomerucollaborationu moreu thanunegotiation.
4. Valueuresponseutouchangeuoverufollowinguauplan.
11. Whatu areu Agile’su twelveu principles?u (Objectiveu #1-7,u p.u21)
ANS:
1. Customerusatisfactionuisugivenutheuhighestupriority.
2. Unlikeuauplan-
drivenuapproach,uchangesuinurequirementsuareuappreciateduatuanyupointuinutheupr
ojectuwithuauviewutouexploitucompetitiveuadvantageuforutheucustomer.
3. Presentu workingu softwareu tou theu clientu frequentlyuduringu theu projectuexecutionu
phase.
4. Peopleurepresentingubusinessuandudevelopmentuteamsumustuworkutogetheru
constantly.
5. Auprojectuteamucomprisingumotivatedupeopleumustubeuengageduinutheuproject;u
supportuandutrustumustubeuextendedutoutheuprojectuteam.
6. Face-to-
faceucommunicationumustubeuemployed,uwhichuisuconsideredueffectiveuandueffici
ent.uInuotheruwords,uituisupreferableutouhaveuauco-locateduprojectuteam.
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Plan-
Driven and Agile Approaches5th Editi
u u u u u
on
by Timothy Kloppenborg
u u
Complete Chapter Solutions Manualare
u u u u u
included (Ch 1 to 15) u u u u
** Immediate Download
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** Swift Response
u u
** All Chapters included
u u u
, SolutionuanduAnsweruGuide:uKloppenborg/Anantatmula/Wells, uContemporary uProjectuManagement:uPlan-
DrivenuanduAgileuApproaches,u2023,u978-0-357-71573-
4;uChapteru1:uIntroductionutouProjectuManagement
Solution and Answer Guide u u u
Kloppenborg/Anantatmula/Wells,uContemporaryuProjectuManagement:uPlan-
DrivenuanduAgileuApproaches,u2023,u978-0-357-71573-
4;uChapteru1:uIntroductionutouProjectuManagement
Table of Contents
u u
ChapteruReviewuQuestions—SuggesteduAnswers ................................................................ 2
DiscussionuQuestions ........................................................................................................... 6
PMPuExamuStudyuQuestions ............................................................................................... 11
IntegrateduExampleuProjects ............................................................................................... 14
SuburbanuHomesuConstructionuProject ................................................................................................... 14
StudentuQuestions ................................................................................................................................... 15
HeritageuArboretumuDevelopmentuProject ............................................................................................. 15
ArboretumuIntroduction ........................................................................................... 15
AndersonuTownshipuanduGreenuSpaceuIntroduction...................................................... 15
RelateduLinks ............................................................................................................... 16
StudentuQuestions ....................................................................................................... 16
ArboretumuGradinguSuggestions ............................................................................................................. 16
SemesteruProjectuInstructions ............................................................................................. 18
u 1
,Chapter Review Questions—Suggested Answers
u u u
1. Whatuisuauproject?u(Objectiveu#1-1,up.u4)
ANS:uTheunarrowuansweruis:uAuprojectuisuaunew,utime-
boundueffortuthatuhasuaudefiniteubeginninguanduaudefiniteuendinguwithuseveralurelatedua
nd/oruinterdependentutasksutoucreateuauuniqueuproductuoruservice.
Theubroaderuansweruis:uAuprojectuisuanuendeavoruthaturequiresuanuorganizedusetuofuwo
rkueffortsuthatuareuplanneduinuauleveluofudetailuthatuisuprogressivelyuelaborateduasumore
uinformationuisudiscovered.uProjectsuareusubjectutoulimitations uofutimeuanduresources us
uchuasumoneyuandupeople.uProjectsushouldufollowuauplanneduanduorganizeduapproach
uwithua udefinedubeginninguanduending.uProjectuplansuandugoalsubecomeumoreuspecific
uasuearlyuworkuisucompleted.uTheuoutputuoftenuisuaucollectionuofu auprimaryudeliverableua
longuwithusupportingudeliverablesusuchuasuauhouseuasutheuprimaryudeliverableuanduwa
rrantiesuanduinstructionsuforuuseuasusupportingudeliverables.uEachuprojectutypicallyuha
suauuniqueucombinationuofustakeholdersupeopleuandugroupsuwhoucanuimpactutheuproj
ectuorumightubeuimpactedubyueitherutheuworkuoruresultsuofutheuproject.uProjectsuoftenure
quireuauvarietyuofupeopleutouworkutogetheruforuaulimitedutime,uandueachuneedsutouunder
standuthatucompletingutheuprojectuwillurequireueffortuinuadditionutoutheiruotheruassigne
duwork.
2. Whatuisuprojectumanagement?u(Objectiveu#1-1,up.u4)
ANS:uProjectumanagementuisutheuartuanduscienceuofuusinguknowledge,uskills,utools,u
andutechniquesuefficientlyuandueffectivelyutoumeetustakeholderuneedsuanduexpectatio
ns.uThisuincludesuworkuprocessesuthatuinitiate,uplan,uexecute,ucontrol,uanducloseuwork.
Projectumanagementuincludesubothuadministrativeutasksuforuplanning,udocumenting,u
anducontrollinguworkuanduleadershiputasksuforuvisioning,u motivating,uandupromotingu
workuassociates.
3. Howuareuprojectsudifferentuthanuongoinguoperations?u(Objectiveu#1-3,up.u6)
ANS:uProjectsuareutemporary,uwhileuoperationsuareuongoing.
4. Whatutypesuofuconstraintsuareucommonutoumostuprojects?u(Objectiveu#1-4,up.u12)
ANS:uProjectuperformance,ucomprisinguscopeu(size)uanduqualityu(acceptabilityuofutheuresult
s),uisuconstrainedubyucostuanduschedule.
5. WhatuareutheuthreeucomponentsuofutheuTalentuTriangle?u(Objectiveu#1-4,up.u11)
ANS:uTheucoreuobjectivesuincludeuthoseuthatutheuTalentuTriangleuclassifiesuasutechni
cal,ubehavioral,uandustrategic.
u 2
, 6. Atuwhatustageuofuauprojectulifeucycleuisutheumajorityuofutheu“hands-
on”utasksucompleted?u(Objectiveu#1-3,up.u8)
ANS:uExecuting.
7. Duringuwhichustageuofutheuprojectulifeucycleuareulooseuendsutieduup?u(Objectiveu#1-2,
p.u8)
ANS:uClosing.
8. Whatuareutheutwelveuprojectudeliveryuprinciples?u(Objectiveu#1-6,up.u17)
ANS:uStewardship,ustakeholders,uinteractions,utailor,ucomplexity,uadaptability,uteam,uvalu
e,uleadership,uquality,urisk,uchange.
9. Whatuareutheueightuperformanceudomains,uaccordingutoutheuPMBOKu7e?u(Objectiveu
#1-6,up.u17)
ANS:uStakeholder,uteam,uapproach,uplanning,uwork,udelivery,umeasurement,uuncert
ainty.
10. WhatuareutheufourucoreuvaluesuofuAgile?u(Objectiveu#1-7,up.u20)
ANS:
1. Valueuindividualsumoreuthanuprocesses.
2. Valueu workingusoftwareumoreu thanudocumentation.
3. Valueucustomerucollaborationu moreu thanunegotiation.
4. Valueuresponseutouchangeuoverufollowinguauplan.
11. Whatu areu Agile’su twelveu principles?u (Objectiveu #1-7,u p.u21)
ANS:
1. Customerusatisfactionuisugivenutheuhighestupriority.
2. Unlikeuauplan-
drivenuapproach,uchangesuinurequirementsuareuappreciateduatuanyupointuinutheupr
ojectuwithuauviewutouexploitucompetitiveuadvantageuforutheucustomer.
3. Presentu workingu softwareu tou theu clientu frequentlyuduringu theu projectuexecutionu
phase.
4. Peopleurepresentingubusinessuandudevelopmentuteamsumustuworkutogetheru
constantly.
5. Auprojectuteamucomprisingumotivatedupeopleumustubeuengageduinutheuproject;u
supportuandutrustumustubeuextendedutoutheuprojectuteam.
6. Face-to-
faceucommunicationumustubeuemployed,uwhichuisuconsideredueffectiveuandueffici
ent.uInuotheruwords,uituisupreferableutouhaveuauco-locateduprojectuteam.
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