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TECHNOLOGY PROJECT MANAGEMENT
8TH EDITION KATHY SCHWALBE
True c/ cFalse
1. Until cthe c1980s, cproject cmanagement cprimarily cfocused con cproviding cschedule cand cresource
cdata cto ctop cmanagement cin cthe cmilitary, ccomputer, cand cconstruction cindustries.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: cUntil cthe c1980s, cproject cmanagement cprimarily cfocused con
cproviding cschedule cand cresource cdata cto ctop cmanagement cin cthe
cmilitary, ccomputer, cand cconstruction cindustries. cToday’s cproject
cmanagement cinvolves cmuch cmore, cand cpeople cin cevery cindustry cand
cevery ccountry cmanage cprojects.
Cengage cLearning cTesting, cPowered cby Page c1
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,POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: cEasy
REFERENCES: p.2
LEARNING cOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.1 c- cLO: c1-1
NATIONAL cSTANDARDS: United cStates c- cBUSPROG: cTechnology
TOPICS: Introduction
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: cKnowledge
2. A cdifference cbetween coperations cand cprojects cis cthat coperations cend cwhen ctheir cobjectives
chave cbeen creached, cwhereas cprojects cdo cnot.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback: cProjects care cdifferent cfrom coperations cin cthat cthey cend
cwhen ctheir cobjectives chave cbeen creached cor cthe cproject chas cbeen
cterminated.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: cModerate
REFERENCES: p.4
LEARNING cOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2 c- cLO: c1-2
NATIONAL cSTANDARDS: United cStates c- cBUSPROG: cAnalytic
TOPICS: What cis ca cProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: cComprehension
3. Every cproject cshould chave ca cwell-defined cobjective.
a. True
Cengage cLearning cTesting, cPowered cby Page c2
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, b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: cA cproject chas ca cunique cpurpose. cEvery cproject cshould chave ca
cwell-defined cobjective.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: cEasy
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNING cOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2 c- cLO: c1-2
NATIONAL cSTANDARDS: United cStates c- cBUSPROG: cAnalytic
TOPICS: What cis ca cProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: cKnowledge
4. Projects cshould cbe cdeveloped cin cincrements.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: cA cproject cis cdeveloped cusing cprogressive celaboration. cProjects care
coften cdefined cbroadly cwhen cthey cbegin, cand cas ctime cpasses, cthe cspecific
cdetails cof cthe cproject cbecome cclearer. cTherefore, cprojects cshould cbe
cdeveloped cin cincrements.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: cModerate
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNING cOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2 c- cLO: c1-2
NATIONAL cSTANDARDS: United cStates c- cBUSPROG: cAnalytic
TOPICS: What cis ca cProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: cComprehension
5. Resources cin ca cproject cshould cbe cused ceffectively cbecause cthey care climited.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: cA cproject crequires cresources, coften cfrom cvarious careas.
cResources, chowever, care climited cand cmust cbe cused ceffectively cto
cmeet cproject cand cother ccorporate cgoals.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: cModerate
REFERENCES: p. c7
LEARNING cOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2 c- cLO: c1-2
NATIONAL cSTANDARDS: United cStates c- cBUSPROG: cAnalytic
TOPICS: What cis ca cProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: cComprehension
Cengage cLearning cTesting, cPowered cby Page c3
cCognero
, 6. A cproject cmanager’s cprimary crole cis cto cprovide cthe cfunding cfor ca cproject.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback: cA cproject csponsor cusually cprovides cthe cdirection cand cfunding cfor ca
cproject.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: cEasy
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNING cOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2 c- cLO: c1-2
NATIONAL cSTANDARDS: United cStates c- cBUSPROG: cAnalytic
TOPICS: What cis ca cProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: cKnowledge
7. One cof cthe cmain creasons cwhy cproject cmanagement cis cchallenging cis cbecause cof cthe cfactor cof
cuncertainty.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: cA cproject cinvolves cuncertainty. cEvery cproject cis cunique cand cthus
cit cis csometimes cdifficult cto cdefine cits cobjectives cclearly, cestimate chow clong
cit cwill ctake cto ccomplete, cor cdetermine chow cmuch cit cwill ccost. cThis
cuncertainty cis cone cof cthe cmain creasons cproject cmanagement cis cso
cchallenging.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: cModerate
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNING cOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2 c- cLO: c1-2
NATIONAL cSTANDARDS: United cStates c- cBUSPROG: cAnalytic
TOPICS: What cis ca cProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: cComprehension
8. Questions cabout chow ca cteam cwill ctrack cschedule cperformance cis crelated cto ca cproject’s cscope.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback: cProject cscope cdeals cwith cquestions csuch cas, c“What cwork cwill cbe
cdone cas cpart cof cthe cproject?”, c“What cunique cproduct, cservice, cor cresult
cdoes cthe ccustomer cor csponsor cexpect cfrom cthe cproject?”, cor c“How cwill
cthe cscope cbe cverified?”
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: cModerate
Cengage cLearning cTesting, cPowered cby Page c4
cCognero
TECHNOLOGY PROJECT MANAGEMENT
8TH EDITION KATHY SCHWALBE
True c/ cFalse
1. Until cthe c1980s, cproject cmanagement cprimarily cfocused con cproviding cschedule cand cresource
cdata cto ctop cmanagement cin cthe cmilitary, ccomputer, cand cconstruction cindustries.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: cUntil cthe c1980s, cproject cmanagement cprimarily cfocused con
cproviding cschedule cand cresource cdata cto ctop cmanagement cin cthe
cmilitary, ccomputer, cand cconstruction cindustries. cToday’s cproject
cmanagement cinvolves cmuch cmore, cand cpeople cin cevery cindustry cand
cevery ccountry cmanage cprojects.
Cengage cLearning cTesting, cPowered cby Page c1
cCognero
,POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: cEasy
REFERENCES: p.2
LEARNING cOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.1 c- cLO: c1-1
NATIONAL cSTANDARDS: United cStates c- cBUSPROG: cTechnology
TOPICS: Introduction
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: cKnowledge
2. A cdifference cbetween coperations cand cprojects cis cthat coperations cend cwhen ctheir cobjectives
chave cbeen creached, cwhereas cprojects cdo cnot.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback: cProjects care cdifferent cfrom coperations cin cthat cthey cend
cwhen ctheir cobjectives chave cbeen creached cor cthe cproject chas cbeen
cterminated.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: cModerate
REFERENCES: p.4
LEARNING cOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2 c- cLO: c1-2
NATIONAL cSTANDARDS: United cStates c- cBUSPROG: cAnalytic
TOPICS: What cis ca cProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: cComprehension
3. Every cproject cshould chave ca cwell-defined cobjective.
a. True
Cengage cLearning cTesting, cPowered cby Page c2
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, b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: cA cproject chas ca cunique cpurpose. cEvery cproject cshould chave ca
cwell-defined cobjective.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: cEasy
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNING cOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2 c- cLO: c1-2
NATIONAL cSTANDARDS: United cStates c- cBUSPROG: cAnalytic
TOPICS: What cis ca cProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: cKnowledge
4. Projects cshould cbe cdeveloped cin cincrements.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: cA cproject cis cdeveloped cusing cprogressive celaboration. cProjects care
coften cdefined cbroadly cwhen cthey cbegin, cand cas ctime cpasses, cthe cspecific
cdetails cof cthe cproject cbecome cclearer. cTherefore, cprojects cshould cbe
cdeveloped cin cincrements.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: cModerate
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNING cOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2 c- cLO: c1-2
NATIONAL cSTANDARDS: United cStates c- cBUSPROG: cAnalytic
TOPICS: What cis ca cProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: cComprehension
5. Resources cin ca cproject cshould cbe cused ceffectively cbecause cthey care climited.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: cA cproject crequires cresources, coften cfrom cvarious careas.
cResources, chowever, care climited cand cmust cbe cused ceffectively cto
cmeet cproject cand cother ccorporate cgoals.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: cModerate
REFERENCES: p. c7
LEARNING cOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2 c- cLO: c1-2
NATIONAL cSTANDARDS: United cStates c- cBUSPROG: cAnalytic
TOPICS: What cis ca cProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: cComprehension
Cengage cLearning cTesting, cPowered cby Page c3
cCognero
, 6. A cproject cmanager’s cprimary crole cis cto cprovide cthe cfunding cfor ca cproject.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback: cA cproject csponsor cusually cprovides cthe cdirection cand cfunding cfor ca
cproject.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: cEasy
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNING cOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2 c- cLO: c1-2
NATIONAL cSTANDARDS: United cStates c- cBUSPROG: cAnalytic
TOPICS: What cis ca cProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: cKnowledge
7. One cof cthe cmain creasons cwhy cproject cmanagement cis cchallenging cis cbecause cof cthe cfactor cof
cuncertainty.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: cA cproject cinvolves cuncertainty. cEvery cproject cis cunique cand cthus
cit cis csometimes cdifficult cto cdefine cits cobjectives cclearly, cestimate chow clong
cit cwill ctake cto ccomplete, cor cdetermine chow cmuch cit cwill ccost. cThis
cuncertainty cis cone cof cthe cmain creasons cproject cmanagement cis cso
cchallenging.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: cModerate
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNING cOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2 c- cLO: c1-2
NATIONAL cSTANDARDS: United cStates c- cBUSPROG: cAnalytic
TOPICS: What cis ca cProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: cComprehension
8. Questions cabout chow ca cteam cwill ctrack cschedule cperformance cis crelated cto ca cproject’s cscope.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback: cProject cscope cdeals cwith cquestions csuch cas, c“What cwork cwill cbe
cdone cas cpart cof cthe cproject?”, c“What cunique cproduct, cservice, cor cresult
cdoes cthe ccustomer cor csponsor cexpect cfrom cthe cproject?”, cor c“How cwill
cthe cscope cbe cverified?”
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: cModerate
Cengage cLearning cTesting, cPowered cby Page c4
cCognero
