TEST BANK For Information Technology Project Management 9th Edition by Kathy Schwalbe,

TEST BANK For Information Technology Project Management 9th
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Edition Kathy Schwalbe,Verified Chapters
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1. Until |the |1980s, |project |management |primarily |focused |on |providing |schedule |and |resource
data |to |top | management |in |the |military, |computer, |and |construction |industries.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: |Until |the |1980s, |project |management |primarily |focused
|on |providing | schedule |and |resource |data |to |top |management

|in |the |military, | computer, |and | construction |industries. |Today’s

|project | management |involves |much |more, |and | people |in |every

|industry |and |every |country |manage |projects.


POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: |Easy
REFERENCES: p.2
LEARNING |OBJECTIVES: | | INFO.SCHW.14.1 |- |LO: |1-1
NATIONAL |STANDARDS: | | | United |States |- |BUSPROG: |Technology
TOPICS: Introduction
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: |Knowledge

2. A |difference |between |operations |and |projects |is |that |operations |end |when |their | objectives
have |been | reached, |whereas |projects |do |not.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback: |Projects |are |different |from |operations |in |that |they
|end |when |their | objectives |have |been |reached |or |the |project

| has |been |terminated.


POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: |Moderate
REFERENCES: p.4
LEARNING |OBJECTIVES: | | INFO.SCHW.14.2 |- |LO: |1-2
NATIONAL |STANDARDS: | | | United |States |- |BUSPROG: |Analytic
TOPICS: What |is |a |Project?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: |Comprehension

3. Every |project |should |have |a |well-defined |objective.
a. True




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b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: |A |project |has |a |unique |purpose. |Every |project |should |have
|a |well-defined | objective.


POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: |Easy
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNING |OBJECTIVES: | | INFO.SCHW.14.2 |- |LO: |1-2
NATIONAL |STANDARDS: | | | United |States |- |BUSPROG: |Analytic
TOPICS: What |is |a |Project?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: |Knowledge

4. Projects |should |be |developed |in |increments.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: |A |project |is |developed |using |progressive |elaboration.
|Projects |are |often | defined |broadly |when |they |begin, |and |as |time

|passes, |the |specific |details |of |the | project | become |clearer.

|Therefore, | projects |should |be |developed |in |increments.


POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: |Moderate
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNING |OBJECTIVES: | | INFO.SCHW.14.2 |- |LO: |1-2
NATIONAL |STANDARDS: | | | United |States |- |BUSPROG: |Analytic
TOPICS: What |is |a |Project?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: |Comprehension

5. Resources |in |a |project |should |be |used |effectively |because |they |are |limited.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: |A |project |requires |resources, |often |from |various
|areas. |Resources, | however, |are |limited |and |must |be |used

|effectively |to |meet | project | and |other | corporate |goals.


POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: |Moderate
REFERENCES: p. |7
LEARNING |OBJECTIVES: | | INFO.SCHW.14.2 |- |LO: |1-2
NATIONAL |STANDARDS: | | | United |States |- |BUSPROG: |Analytic
TOPICS: What |is |a |Project?
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KEYWORDS: Bloom's: |Comprehension




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