, TEST BANK FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECT
MANAGEMENT, 9TH EDITION, KATHY SCHWALBE
Chapter 1: Introduction to Project Management
TRUE/FALSE
1. Until the 1980s, project management primarily focused on providing schedule and resource data to
top management in the military, computer, and construction industries.
ANS: T
Until the 1980s, project management primarily focused on providing schedule and resource data to top management in
the military, computer, and constru involves much more, and people in every industry and every country manage
projects.
PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Easy REF: p.2
OBJ: LO: 1-1 NAT: BUSPROG: Technology TOP: Introduction
KEY: Bloom's: Knowledge
2. A difference between operations and projects is that operations end when their objectives have
been reached, whereas projects do not.
ANS: F
Projects are different from operations in that they end when their objectives have been reached or
the project has been terminated.
PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Moderate REF: p.4
OBJ: LO: 1-2 NAT: BUSPROG: Analytic TOP: What is a Project?
KEY: Bloom's: Comprehension
3. Every project should have a well-defined objective.
ANS: T
A project has a unique purpose. Every project should have a well-defined objective.
PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Easy REF: p.6
OBJ: LO: 1-2 NAT: BUSPROG: Analytic TOP: What is a Project?
KEY: Bloom's: Knowledge
4. Projects should be developed in increments.
ANS: T
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.
PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Moderate REF: p.6
OBJ: LO: 1-2 NAT: BUSPROG: Analytic TOP: What is a Project?
KEY: Bloom's: Comprehension
, TEST BANK FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECT
MANAGEMENT, 9TH EDITION, KATHY SCHWALBE
5. Resources in a project should be used effectively because they are limited.
ANS: T
A project requires resources, often from various areas. Resources, however, are limited and must
be used effectively to meet project and other corporate goals.
PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Moderate REF: p. 7
OBJ: LO: 1-2 NAT: BUSPROG: Analytic TOP: What is a Project?
KEY: Bloom's: Comprehension
6. A project manager’sprimaryrole is to provide the funding for a project.
ANS: F
A project sponsor usually provides the direction and funding for a project.
PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Easy REF: p.7
OBJ: LO: 1-2 NAT: BUSPROG: Analytic TOP: What is a Project?
KEY: Bloom's: Knowledge
7. One of the main reasons why project management is challenging is because of the factor of uncertainty.
ANS: T
A project involves uncertainty. Every project is unique and thus it is sometimes difficult to define its
objectives clearly, estimate how long it will take to complete, or determine how much it will cost.
This uncertainty is one of the main reasons project management is so challenging.
PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Moderate REF: p.7
OBJ: LO: 1-2 NAT: BUSPROG: Analytic TOP: What is a Project?
KEY: Bloom's: Comprehension
8. Questions about how a team will track schedule performance is related to a project’sscope.
ANS: F
Project scope deals with questions such as, “What unique product, service, or result does the customer or sponsor
expect from the project?”,or“Howwill
the scope be verified?”
PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Moderate REF: p.7
OBJ: LO: 1-2 NAT: BUSPROG: Technology TOP: What is a Project?
KEY: Bloom's: Comprehension
9. In order to be realistic, a project manager should always set discrete goals instead of a range
of objectives.
ANS: F
Projects involve uncertainty and limited resources. Thus they rarely finish according to their
original scope, time, and cost goals. Instead of discrete target goals, it is often more realistic to set
a range of goals.
, TEST BANK FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECT
MANAGEMENT, 9TH EDITION, KATHY SCHWALBE
PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Moderate REF: p.8
OBJ: LO: 1-2 NAT: BUSPROG: Analytic TOP: What is a Project?
KEY: Bloom's: Comprehension
10. Managing the triple constraint primarily involves making trade-offs between resources and quality.
ANS: F
Managing the triple constraint involves making trade-offs between scope, time, and cost goals for a
project. Experienced project managers know that one must decide which aspect of the triple
constraint is most important.
PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Easy REF: p.9
OBJ: LO: 1-2 NAT: BUSPROG: Analytic TOP: What is a Product?
KEY: Bloom's: Knowledge
11. The only responsibility of a project manager is to meet the specific scope, time, and cost goals of
a project.
ANS: F
Project managers must strive not only to meet specific scope, time, cost, and quality goals of
projects but also facilitate the entire process to meet the needs and expectations of people involved
in project activities or affected by them.
PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Moderate REF: p.9
OBJ: LO: 1-3 NAT: BUSPROG: Analytic
TOP: What is Project Management? KEY: Bloom's: Comprehension
12. A project’sstakeholders consist of its customers, users, and suppliers.
ANS: T
Stakeholders are the people involved in or affected by project activities, and include the project
sponsor, project team, support staff, customers, users, suppliers, and even opponents of a project.
PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Moderate REF: p.10
OBJ: LO: 1-3 NAT: BUSPROG: Analytic
TOP: What is Project Management? KEY: Bloom's: Comprehension
13. Opponents of a project do not belong to the category of stakeholders.
ANS: F
Stakeholders are the people involved in or affected by project activities, and include the project
sponsor, project team, support staff, customers, users, suppliers, and even opponents of a project.
PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Moderate REF: p.10
OBJ: LO: 1-3 NAT: BUSPROG: Analytic
TOP: What is Project Management? KEY: Bloom's: Comprehension
MANAGEMENT, 9TH EDITION, KATHY SCHWALBE
Chapter 1: Introduction to Project Management
TRUE/FALSE
1. Until the 1980s, project management primarily focused on providing schedule and resource data to
top management in the military, computer, and construction industries.
ANS: T
Until the 1980s, project management primarily focused on providing schedule and resource data to top management in
the military, computer, and constru involves much more, and people in every industry and every country manage
projects.
PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Easy REF: p.2
OBJ: LO: 1-1 NAT: BUSPROG: Technology TOP: Introduction
KEY: Bloom's: Knowledge
2. A difference between operations and projects is that operations end when their objectives have
been reached, whereas projects do not.
ANS: F
Projects are different from operations in that they end when their objectives have been reached or
the project has been terminated.
PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Moderate REF: p.4
OBJ: LO: 1-2 NAT: BUSPROG: Analytic TOP: What is a Project?
KEY: Bloom's: Comprehension
3. Every project should have a well-defined objective.
ANS: T
A project has a unique purpose. Every project should have a well-defined objective.
PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Easy REF: p.6
OBJ: LO: 1-2 NAT: BUSPROG: Analytic TOP: What is a Project?
KEY: Bloom's: Knowledge
4. Projects should be developed in increments.
ANS: T
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.
PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Moderate REF: p.6
OBJ: LO: 1-2 NAT: BUSPROG: Analytic TOP: What is a Project?
KEY: Bloom's: Comprehension
, TEST BANK FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECT
MANAGEMENT, 9TH EDITION, KATHY SCHWALBE
5. Resources in a project should be used effectively because they are limited.
ANS: T
A project requires resources, often from various areas. Resources, however, are limited and must
be used effectively to meet project and other corporate goals.
PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Moderate REF: p. 7
OBJ: LO: 1-2 NAT: BUSPROG: Analytic TOP: What is a Project?
KEY: Bloom's: Comprehension
6. A project manager’sprimaryrole is to provide the funding for a project.
ANS: F
A project sponsor usually provides the direction and funding for a project.
PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Easy REF: p.7
OBJ: LO: 1-2 NAT: BUSPROG: Analytic TOP: What is a Project?
KEY: Bloom's: Knowledge
7. One of the main reasons why project management is challenging is because of the factor of uncertainty.
ANS: T
A project involves uncertainty. Every project is unique and thus it is sometimes difficult to define its
objectives clearly, estimate how long it will take to complete, or determine how much it will cost.
This uncertainty is one of the main reasons project management is so challenging.
PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Moderate REF: p.7
OBJ: LO: 1-2 NAT: BUSPROG: Analytic TOP: What is a Project?
KEY: Bloom's: Comprehension
8. Questions about how a team will track schedule performance is related to a project’sscope.
ANS: F
Project scope deals with questions such as, “What unique product, service, or result does the customer or sponsor
expect from the project?”,or“Howwill
the scope be verified?”
PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Moderate REF: p.7
OBJ: LO: 1-2 NAT: BUSPROG: Technology TOP: What is a Project?
KEY: Bloom's: Comprehension
9. In order to be realistic, a project manager should always set discrete goals instead of a range
of objectives.
ANS: F
Projects involve uncertainty and limited resources. Thus they rarely finish according to their
original scope, time, and cost goals. Instead of discrete target goals, it is often more realistic to set
a range of goals.
, TEST BANK FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECT
MANAGEMENT, 9TH EDITION, KATHY SCHWALBE
PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Moderate REF: p.8
OBJ: LO: 1-2 NAT: BUSPROG: Analytic TOP: What is a Project?
KEY: Bloom's: Comprehension
10. Managing the triple constraint primarily involves making trade-offs between resources and quality.
ANS: F
Managing the triple constraint involves making trade-offs between scope, time, and cost goals for a
project. Experienced project managers know that one must decide which aspect of the triple
constraint is most important.
PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Easy REF: p.9
OBJ: LO: 1-2 NAT: BUSPROG: Analytic TOP: What is a Product?
KEY: Bloom's: Knowledge
11. The only responsibility of a project manager is to meet the specific scope, time, and cost goals of
a project.
ANS: F
Project managers must strive not only to meet specific scope, time, cost, and quality goals of
projects but also facilitate the entire process to meet the needs and expectations of people involved
in project activities or affected by them.
PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Moderate REF: p.9
OBJ: LO: 1-3 NAT: BUSPROG: Analytic
TOP: What is Project Management? KEY: Bloom's: Comprehension
12. A project’sstakeholders consist of its customers, users, and suppliers.
ANS: T
Stakeholders are the people involved in or affected by project activities, and include the project
sponsor, project team, support staff, customers, users, suppliers, and even opponents of a project.
PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Moderate REF: p.10
OBJ: LO: 1-3 NAT: BUSPROG: Analytic
TOP: What is Project Management? KEY: Bloom's: Comprehension
13. Opponents of a project do not belong to the category of stakeholders.
ANS: F
Stakeholders are the people involved in or affected by project activities, and include the project
sponsor, project team, support staff, customers, users, suppliers, and even opponents of a project.
PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Moderate REF: p.10
OBJ: LO: 1-3 NAT: BUSPROG: Analytic
TOP: What is Project Management? KEY: Bloom's: Comprehension
