TEST BANK For Information Technology Project Management 9th Edition by Kathy Schwalbe, Verified Chapters 1 - 13, Complete Newest Version

TEST BANK FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECT
MANAGEMENT, 9TH EDITION, KATHY SCHWALBE
Chapter681:68Introduction68to68Project68Management


TRUE/FALSE

1. Until68the681980s,68project68management68primarily68focused68on68providing68schedule68and68resourc
e68data68to68top68management68in68the68military,68computer,68and68construction68industries.

ANS: T
Until68the681980s,68project68management68primarily68focused68on68providing68schedule68and68resourc
e68data68to68top68management68in68the68military,68computer,68and68construction68industries.68Today
’s68project68management6868involves68much68more,68and68people68in68every68industry68and68every68
country68manage68projects.

PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty:68 Easy REF: p.2
OBJ: LO:681-1 NAT:6 8 6 8 BUSPROG:68Techn TOP: Introduction
ology
KEY: Bloom's:68Knowledge

2. A68difference68between68operations68and68projects68is68that68operations68end68when68their68objecti
ves68have68been68reached,68whereas68projects68do68not.

ANS: F
Projects68are68different68from68operations68in68that68they68end68when68their68objectives68have68been6
8reached68or68the68project68has68been68terminated.


PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty:68Moderate REF: p.4
OBJ: LO:681-2 NAT:6 8 6 8 BUSPROG:68Analytic TOP:
What68is68a68Proje
ct?
KEY: Bloom's:68Comprehension

3. Every68project68should68have68a68well-defined68objective.

ANS: T
A68project68has68a68unique68purpose.68Every68project68should68have68a68well-defined68objective.

PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty:68 Easy REF: p.6
OBJ: LO:681-2 NAT:6 8 6 8 BUSPROG:68Anal TOP:
ytic What68is68a68Proje
ct?
KEY: Bloom's:68Knowledge

4. Projects68should68be68developed68in68increments.

ANS: T
A68project68is68developed68using68progressive68elaboration.68Projects68are68often68defined68broadly6
8when68they6868begin,68and68as68time68passes,68the68specific68details68of68the68project68become68clear
er.68Therefore,68projects68should68be68developed68in68increments.

,PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty:68Moderate REF: p.6
OBJ: LO:681-2 NAT:6 8 6 8 BUSPROG:68Analytic TOP:
What68is68a68Proje
ct?
KEY: Bloom's:68Comprehension

,5. Resources68in68a68project68should68be68used68effectively68because68they68are68limited.

ANS: T
A68project68requires68resources,68often68from68various68areas.68Resources,68however,68are68limited68an
d68must68be68used68effectively68to68meet68project68and68other68corporate68goals.

PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty:68Moderate REF: p.687
OBJ: LO:681-2 NAT:6 8 6 8 BUSPROG:68Analytic TOP:
What68is68a68Proje
ct?
KEY: Bloom's:68Comprehension

6. A68project68manager’s68primary68role68is68to68provide68the68funding68for68a68project.

ANS: F
A68project68sponsor68usually68provides68the68direction68and68funding68for68a68project.

PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty:68 Easy REF: p.7
OBJ: LO:681-2 NAT:6 8 6 8 BUSPROG:68Anal TOP:
ytic What68is68a68Proje
ct?
KEY: Bloom's:68Knowledge

7. One68of68the68main68reasons68why68project68management68is68challenging68is68because68of68the68factor68of6
8uncertainty.


ANS:6 8 6 8 T
A68project68involves68uncertainty.68Every68project68is68unique68and68thus68it68is68sometimes68diffic
ult68to68define68its6868objectives68clearly,68estimate68how68long68it68will68take68to68complete,68or68d
etermine68how68much68it68will68cost.68This68uncertainty68is68one68of68the68main68reasons68project6
8management68is68so68challenging.


PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty:68Moderate REF: p.7
OBJ: LO:681-2 NAT:6 8 6 8 BUSPROG:68Analytic TOP:
What68is68a68Proje
ct?
KEY:6 8 6 8 Bloom's:68Comprehension

8. Questions68about68how68a68team68will68track68schedule68performance68is68related68to68a68project’s68scope.

ANS: F
Project68scope68deals68with68questions68such68as,68“What68work68will68be68done68as68part68of68the6
8project?”,68“What6868unique68product,68service,68or68result68does68the68customer68or68sponsor68expe
ct68from68the68project?”,68or68“How68will68the68scope68be68verified?”

PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty:68Moderate REF: p.7
OBJ: LO:681-2 NAT:6 8 6 8 BUSPROG:68Technology TOP:
What68is68a68Proje
ct?
KEY: Bloom's:68Comprehension

9. In68order68to68be68realistic,68a68project68manager68should68always68set68discrete68goals68inste

, ad68of68a68range68of68objectives.

ANS:6 8 6 8 F
Projects68involve68uncertainty68and68limited68resources.68Thus68they68rarely68finish68according68to
68their68original68scope,68time,68and68cost68goals.68Instead68of68discrete68target68goals,68it68is68ofte
n68more68realistic68to68set68a68range68of68goals.