INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECT MANAGEMENT

TEST BANK FOR INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY PROJECT
MANAGEMENT,
9TH EDITION, KATHY SCHWALBE

, Chapterh1.hIntroductionhtohProjecthManagement


Trueh/hFalse


1. Untilhtheh1980s,hprojecthmanagementhprimarilyhfocusedhonhprovidinghschedulehandhresourcehdatahtohtophmanageme
nthinhthehmilitary,hcomputer,handhconstructionhindustries.h a.h True
b.hFalse
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE:
Feedback:hUntilhtheh1980s,hprojecthmanagementhprimarilyhfocusedhonhprovidinghscheduleh
andhresourcehdatahtohtophmanagementhinhthehmilitary,hcomputer,handhconstructionhindustries.
Today’shprojecthmanagementhinvolveshmuchhmore,handhpeoplehinheveryhindustryhandhevery
hcountryhmanagehprojects.

POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:hEasy
REFERENCES: p.2
QUESTIONhTYPE: Trueh/hFalse
HAShVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES:h INFO.SCHW.14.1h -hLO:h1-1
NATIONALhSTANDARDS:h UnitedhStatesh-hBUSPROG:h-hComprehension
TOPICS: Introduction
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:hKnowledge
DATEhCREATED: 4/27/2018h2:53hPM
DATEhMODIFIED: 4/27/2018h2:53hPM



2. Ahdifferencehbetweenhoperationshandhprojectshishthathoperationshendhwhenhtheirhobjectiveshhavehbeenhreached,hwhe
reashprojectshdohnot.h a.h True
b.hFalse
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE:
Feedback:hProjectsharehdifferenthfromhoperationshinhthaththeyhendhwhenhtheirhobjectiveshh
avehbeenhreachedhorhthehprojecthhashbeenhterminated.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:hModerate
REFERENCES: p.4
QUESTIONhTYPE: Trueh/hFalse
HAShVARIABLES: False

,LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES:h INFO.SCHW.14.2h -hLO:h1-2
NATIONALhSTANDARDS:h UnitedhStatesh-hBUSPROG:hAnalytic
TOPICS: WhathishahProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:hComprehension
DATEhCREATED: 4/27/2018h2:53hPM
DATEhMODIFIED: 4/27/2018h2:53hPM



3. Everyhprojecthshouldhhavehahwell-definedhobjective.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:hAhprojecthhashahuniquehpurpose.hEveryhprojecthshouldhhavehahwell-
definedhobjective.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:hEasy
REFERENCES: p.6
QUESTIONhTYPE: Trueh/hFalse
HAShVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES:h INFO.SCHW.14.2h -hLO:h1-2
NATIONALhSTANDARDS:h UnitedhStatesh-hBUSPROG:h-hComprehension
TOPICS: WhathishahProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:hKnowledge
DATEhCREATED: 4/27/2018h2:53hPM
DATEhMODIFIED: 4/27/2018h2:53hPM



4. Projectshshouldhbehdevelopedhinhincrements.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE:
Feedback:hAhprojecthishdevelopedhusinghprogressivehelaboration.hProjectsharehoftenhdefi
nedhbroadlyhwhenhtheyhbegin,handhashtimehpasses,hthehspecifichdetailshofhthehprojecthbecome
clearer.hTherefore,hprojectshshouldhbehdevelopedhinhincrements.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:hEasy
REFERENCES: p.6
QUESTIONhTYPE: Trueh/hFalse

, HAShVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES:h INFO.SCHW.14.2h -hLO:h1-2
NATIONALhSTANDARDS:h UnitedhStatesh-hBUSPROG:h-hComprehension
TOPICS: WhathishahProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:hKnowledge
DATEhCREATED: 4/27/2018h2:53hPM
DATEhMODIFIED: 4/27/2018h2:53hPM



5. Ahprojecthmanager’shprimaryhrolehishtohprovidehthehfundinghfo
rhahproject.h a.h True
b.hFalse
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback:hAhprojecthsponsorhusuallyhprovideshthehdirectionhandhfundinghforhahproject.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:hEasy
REFERENCES: p.7
QUESTIONhTYPE: Trueh/hFalse
HAShVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES:h INFO.SCHW.14.2h -hLO:h1-2
NATIONALhSTANDARDS:h UnitedhStatesh-hBUSPROG:h-hComprehension
TOPICS: WhathishahProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:hKnowledge
DATEhCREATED: 4/27/2018h2:53hPM
DATEhMODIFIED: 4/27/2018h2:53hPM



6. Onehofhthehmainhreasonshwhyhprojecthmanagementhishchallenging
hishbecausehofhthehfactorhofhuncertainty.h a.h True
b.hFalse
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE:
Feedback:hAhprojecthinvolveshuncertainty.hEveryhprojecthishuniquehandhthushithishsometi
meshdifficulthtohdefinehitshobjectiveshclearly,hestimatehhowhlonghithwillhtakehtohcomplete,hor
determinehhowhmuchhithwillhcost.hThishuncertaintyhishonehofhthehmainhreasonshprojecthmana
gementhishsohchallenging.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:hModerate
REFERENCES: p.7