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
Chapteroi1:oiIntroductionoitooiProjectoiManagement


TRUE/FALSE

1. Untiloitheoi1980s,oiprojectoimanagementoiprimarilyoifocusedoionoiprovidingoischeduleoiandoiresourceoida
taoitooitopoimanagementoiinoitheoimilitary,oicomputer,oiandoiconstructionoiindustries.

ANS: T
Untiloitheoi1980s,oiprojectoimanagementoiprimarilyoifocusedoionoiprovidingoischeduleoiandoiresourceoidat
aoitooitopoimanagementoiinoitheoimilitary,oicomputer,oiandoiconstructionoiindustries.oiToday’soiprojectoi
managementoiinvolvesoimuchoimore,oiandoipeopleoiinoieveryoiindustryoiandoieveryoicountryoimanageoip
rojects.

PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty:oiEasy REF: p.2
OBJ: LO:oi1-1 NAT:o i BUSPROG:oiTechnol TOP: Introduction
ogy
KEY: Bloom's:oiKnowledge

2. Aoidifferenceoibetweenoioperationsoiandoiprojectsoiisoithatoioperationsoiendoiwhenoitheiroiobjectivesoih
aveoibeenoireached,oiwhereasoiprojectsoidooinot.

ANS: F
Projectsoiareoidifferentoifromoioperationsoiinoithatoitheyoiendoiwhenoitheiroiobjectivesoihaveoibeenoireachedo
ioroitheoiprojectoihasoibeenoiterminated.


PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty:oiModerate REF: p.4
OBJ: LO:oi1-2 NAT:o i BUSPROG:oiAnalytic TOP: WhatoiisoiaoiProject?
KEY: Bloom's:oiComprehension

3. Everyoiprojectoishouldoihaveoiaoiwell-definedoiobjective.

ANS: T
Aoiprojectoihasoiaoiuniqueoipurpose.oiEveryoiprojectoishouldoihaveoiaoiwell-definedoiobjective.

PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty:oiEasy REF: p.6
OBJ: LO:oi1-2 NAT:o i BUSPROG:oiAnalyti TOP: WhatoiisoiaoiProject?
c
KEY: Bloom's:oiKnowledge

4. Projectsoishouldoibeoidevelopedoiinoiincrements.

ANS: T
Aoiprojectoiisoidevelopedoiusingoiprogressiveoielaboration.oiProjectsoiareoioftenoidefinedoibroadlyoiwhe
noitheyoibegin,oiandoiasoitimeoipasses,oitheoispecificoidetailsoiofoitheoiprojectoibecomeoiclearer.oiTherefore
,oiprojectsoishouldoibeoidevelopedoiinoiincrements.

PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty:oiModerate REF: p.6
OBJ: LO:oi1-2 NAT:o i BUSPROG:oiAnalytic TOP: WhatoiisoiaoiProject?

,KEY: Bloom's:oiComprehension

,5. Resourcesoiinoiaoiprojectoishouldoibeoiusedoieffectivelyoibecauseoitheyoiareoilimited.

ANS: T
Aoiprojectoirequiresoiresources,oioftenoifromoivariousoiareas.oiResources,oihowever,oiareoilimitedoiandoimu
stoibeoiusedoieffectivelyoitooimeetoiprojectoiandoiotheroicorporateoigoals.

PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty:oiModerate REF: p.oi7
OBJ: LO:oi1-2 NAT:o i BUSPROG:oiAnalytic TOP: WhatoiisoiaoiProject?
KEY: Bloom's:oiComprehension

6. Aoiprojectoimanager’soiprimaryoiroleoiisoitooiprovideoitheoifundingoiforoiaoiproject.

ANS: F
Aoiprojectoisponsoroiusuallyoiprovidesoitheoidirectionoiandoifundingoiforoiaoiproject.

PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty:oiEasy REF: p.7
OBJ: LO:oi1-2 NAT:o i BUSPROG:oiAnalyti TOP: WhatoiisoiaoiProject?
c
KEY: Bloom's:oiKnowledge

7. Oneoiofoitheoimainoireasonsoiwhyoiprojectoimanagementoiisoichallengingoiisoibecauseoiofoitheoifactoroiofoiunc
ertainty.

ANS:oioioiT
Aoiprojectoiinvolvesoiuncertainty.oiEveryoiprojectoiisoiuniqueoiandoithusoiitoiisoisometimesoidifficultoit
ooidefineoiitsoiobjectivesoiclearly,oiestimateoihowoilongoiitoiwilloitakeoitooicomplete,oioroidetermineoiho
woimuchoiitoiwilloicost.oiThisoiuncertaintyoiisoioneoiofoitheoimainoireasonsoiprojectoimanagementoiisoisoo
ichallenging.


PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty:oiModerate REF: p.7
OBJ: LO:oi1-2 NAT:o i BUSPROG:oiAnalytic TOP: WhatoiisoiaoiProject?
KEY:oioio i Bloom's:oiComprehension

8. Questionsoiaboutoihowoiaoiteamoiwilloitrackoischeduleoiperformanceoiisoirelatedoitooiaoiproject’soiscope.

ANS: F
Projectoiscopeoidealsoiwithoiquestionsoisuchoias,oi“Whatoiworkoiwilloibeoidoneoiasoipartoiofoitheoiproject
?”,oi“Whatoiuniqueoiproduct,oiservice,oioroiresultoidoesoitheoicustomeroioroisponsoroiexpectoifromoitheoipr
oject?”,oioroi“Howoiwilloitheoiscopeoibeoiverified?”

PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty:oiModerate REF: p.7
OBJ: LO:oi1-2 NAT:o i BUSPROG:oiTechnology TOP: WhatoiisoiaoiProject?
KEY: Bloom's:oiComprehension

9. Inoiorderoitooibeoirealistic,oiaoiprojectoimanageroishouldoialwaysoisetoidiscreteoigoalsoiinsteadoiof
oiaoirangeoiofoiobjectives.


ANS:oioioiF
Projectsoiinvolveoiuncertaintyoiandoilimitedoiresources.oiThusoitheyoirarelyoifinishoiaccordingoitooith
eiroioriginaloiscope,oitime,oiandoicostoigoals.oiInsteadoiofoidiscreteoitargetoigoals,oiitoiisoioftenoimoreoire
alisticoitooisetoiaoirangeoiofoigoals.

, PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty:oiModerate REF: p.8
OBJ: LO:oi1-2 NAT:o i BUSPROG:oiAnalytic TOP: WhatoiisoiaoiProject?
KEY: Bloom's:oiComprehension

10. Managingoitheoitripleoiconstraintoiprimarilyoiinvolvesoimakingoitrade-offsoibetweenoiresourcesoiandoiquality.

ANS: F
Managingoitheoitripleoiconstraintoiinvolvesoimakingoitrade-
offsoibetweenoiscope,oitime,oiandoicostoigoalsoiforoiaoiproject.oiExperiencedoiprojectoimanagersoiknowoit
hatoioneoimustoidecideoiwhichoiaspectoiofoitheoitripleoiconstraintoiisoimostoiimportant.

PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty:oiEasy REF: p.9
OBJ: LO:oi1-2 NAT:o i BUSPROG:oiAnalyti TOP: WhatoiisoiaoiProduct?
c
KEY: Bloom's:oiKnowledge

11. Theoionlyoiresponsibilityoiofoiaoiprojectoimanageroiisoitooimeetoitheoispecificoiscope,oitime,oiandoicos
toigoalsoiofoiaoiproject.

ANS:oioioiF
Projectoimanagersoimustoistriveoinotoionlyoitooimeetoispecificoiscope,oitime,oicost,oiandoiqualityoigoals
oiofoiprojectsoibutoialsooifacilitateoitheoientireoiprocessoitooimeetoitheoineedsoiandoiexpectationsoiofoipe
opleoiinvolvedoiinoiprojectoiactivitiesoioroiaffectedoibyoithem.

PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty:oiModerate REF: p.9
OBJ: LO:oi1-3 NAT:o i BUSPROG:oiAnalytic
TOP:oioioioiWhatoiisoiProjectoiManagement? KEY:o i Bloom's:oiComprehension

12. Aoiproject’soistakeholdersoiconsistoiofoiitsoicustomers,oiusers,oiandoisuppliers.

ANS: T
Stakeholdersoiareoitheoipeopleoiinvolvedoiinoioroiaffectedoibyoiprojectoiactivities,oiandoiincludeoitheoiprojectois
ponsor,oiprojectoiteam,oisupportoistaff,oicustomers,oiusers,oisuppliers,oiandoievenoiopponentsoiofoiaoiproject.

PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty:oiModerate REF: p.10
OBJ: LO:oi1-3 NAT:o i BUSPROG:oiAnalytic
TOP: WhatoiisoiProjectoiManagement? KEY:o i Bloom's:oiComprehension

13. Opponentsoiofoiaoiprojectoidooinotoibelongoitooitheoicategoryoiofoistakeholders.

ANS: F
Stakeholdersoiareoitheoipeopleoiinvolvedoiinoioroiaffectedoibyoiprojectoiactivities,oiandoiincludeoitheoiprojectois
ponsor,oiprojectoiteam,oisupportoistaff,oicustomers,oiusers,oisuppliers,oiandoievenoiopponentsoiofoiaoiproject.

PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty:oiModerate REF: p.10
OBJ: LO:oi1-3 NAT:o i BUSPROG:oiAnalytic
TOP: WhatoiisoiProjectoiManagement? KEY:o i Bloom's:oiComprehension