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v v v v v
True v/ vFalse
1. Until vthe v1980s, vproject vmanagement vprimarily vfocused von vproviding vschedule vand vresource vdata vto vtop vmanagement
vin vthe vmilitary, vcomputer, vand vconstruction vindustries.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: vUntil vthe v1980s, vproject vmanagement vprimarily vfocused von vproviding vschedule
vand vresource vdata vto vtop vmanagement vin vthe vmilitary, vcomputer, vand vconstruction
vindustries.
Today’s vproject vmanagement vinvolves vmuch vmore, vand vpeople vin vevery vindustry vand vevery
vcountry vmanage v projects.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: vEasy
REFERENCES: p.2
LEARNING vOBJECTIVES: v INFO.SCHW.14.1 v- vLO: v1-1
NATIONAL vSTANDARDS: v United vStates v- vBUSPROG: vTechnology
TOPICS: Introduction
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: vKnowledge
2. A vdifference vbetween voperations vand vprojects vis vthat voperations vend vwhen vtheir vobjectives vhave vbeen vreached,
vwhereas vprojects vdo vnot.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback: vProjects vare vdifferent vfrom voperations vin vthat vthey vend vwhen vtheir vobjectives
have vbeen vreached vor vthe vproject vhas vbeen vterminated.
v
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: vModerate
REFERENCES: p.4
LEARNING vOBJECTIVES: v INFO.SCHW.14.2 v- vLO: v1-2
NATIONAL vSTANDARDS: v United vStates v- vBUSPROG: vAnalytic
TOPICS: What vis va vProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: vComprehension
3. Every vproject vshould vhave va vwell-defined vobjective.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: vA vproject vhas va vunique vpurpose. vEvery vproject vshould vhave va vwell-
defined vobjective.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: vEasy
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNING vOBJECTIVES: v INFO.SCHW.14.2 v- vLO: v1-2
NATIONAL vSTANDARDS: v United vStates v- vBUSPROG: vAnalytic
TOPICS: What vis va vProject?
Cengage vLearning vTesting, vPowered vby Page v1
Cognero
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v v v v v
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: vKnowledge
4. Projects vshould vbe vdeveloped vin vincrements.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: vA vproject vis vdeveloped vusing vprogressive velaboration. vProjects vare voften
vdefined vbroadly vwhen vthey vbegin, vand vas vtime vpasses, vthe vspecific vdetails vof vthe
vproject vbecome vclearer. vTherefore, vprojects vshould vbe vdeveloped vin vincrements.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: vModerate
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNING vOBJECTIVES: v INFO.SCHW.14.2 v- vLO: v1-2
NATIONAL vSTANDARDS: v United vStates v- vBUSPROG: vAnalytic
TOPICS: What vis va vProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: vComprehension
5. Resources vin va vproject vshould vbe vused veffectively vbecause vthey vare vlimited.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: vA vproject vrequires vresources, voften vfrom vvarious vareas. vResources, vhowever,
v are vlimited vand vmust vbe vused veffectively vto vmeet vproject vand vother vcorporate vgoals.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: vModerate
REFERENCES: p. v7
LEARNING vOBJECTIVES: v INFO.SCHW.14.2 v- vLO: v1-2
NATIONAL vSTANDARDS: v United vStates v- vBUSPROG: vAnalytic
TOPICS: What vis va vProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: vComprehension
6. A vproject vmanager’s vprimary vrole vis vto vprovide vthe vfunding vfor va vproject.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback: vA vproject vsponsor vusually vprovides vthe vdirection vand vfunding vfor va vproject.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: vEasy
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNING vOBJECTIVES: v INFO.SCHW.14.2 v- vLO: v1-2
NATIONAL vSTANDARDS: v United vStates v- vBUSPROG: vAnalytic
TOPICS: What vis va vProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: vKnowledge
7. One vof vthe vmain vreasons vwhy vproject vmanagement vis vchallenging vis vbecause vof vthe vfactor vof vuncertainty.
Cengage vLearning vTesting, vPowered vby Page v2
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v v v v v
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: vA vproject vinvolves vuncertainty. vEvery vproject vis vunique vand vthus vit vis vsometimes
vdifficult vto vdefine vits vobjectives vclearly, vestimate vhow vlong v it vwill v take vto vcomplete, vor
vdetermine v how vmuch v it v will v cost. vThis v uncertainty v is vone v of v the vmain vreasons v project
vmanagement v is vso vchallenging.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: vModerate
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNING vOBJECTIVES: v INFO.SCHW.14.2 v- vLO: v1-2
NATIONAL vSTANDARDS: v United vStates v- vBUSPROG: vAnalytic
TOPICS: What vis va vProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: vComprehension
8. Questions vabout vhow va vteam vwill vtrack vschedule vperformance vis vrelated vto va vproject’s vscope.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback: vProject vscope vdeals vwith vquestions vsuch vas, v“What vwork vwill vbe vdone vas vpart vof
v the vproject?”, v“What vunique vproduct, vservice, vor vresult vdoes vthe vcustomer vor vsponsor
v expect vfrom vthe vproject?”, vor v“How vwill vthe vscope vbe vverified?”
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: vModerate
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNING vOBJECTIVES: v INFO.SCHW.14.2 v- vLO: v1-2
NATIONAL vSTANDARDS: v United vStates v- vBUSPROG: vTechnology
TOPICS: What vis va vProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: vComprehension
9. In vorder vto vbe vrealistic, va vproject vmanager vshould valways vset vdiscrete vgoals vinstead vof va vrange vof vobjectives.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback: vProjects vinvolve vuncertainty vand vlimited vresources. vThus vthey vrarely vfinish
v according vto vtheir voriginal vscope, vtime, vand vcost vgoals. vInstead vof vdiscrete vtarget vgoals,
v it vis voften vmore vrealistic vto vset va vrange vof vgoals.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: vModerate
REFERENCES: p.8
LEARNING vOBJECTIVES: v INFO.SCHW.14.2 v- vLO: v1-2
NATIONAL vSTANDARDS: v United vStates v- vBUSPROG: vAnalytic
TOPICS: What vis va vProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: vComprehension
10. Managing vthe vtriple vconstraint vprimarily vinvolves vmaking vtrade-offs vbetween vresources vand vquality.
Cengage vLearning vTesting, vPowered vby Page v3
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v v v v v
True v/ vFalse
1. Until vthe v1980s, vproject vmanagement vprimarily vfocused von vproviding vschedule vand vresource vdata vto vtop vmanagement
vin vthe vmilitary, vcomputer, vand vconstruction vindustries.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: vUntil vthe v1980s, vproject vmanagement vprimarily vfocused von vproviding vschedule
vand vresource vdata vto vtop vmanagement vin vthe vmilitary, vcomputer, vand vconstruction
vindustries.
Today’s vproject vmanagement vinvolves vmuch vmore, vand vpeople vin vevery vindustry vand vevery
vcountry vmanage v projects.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: vEasy
REFERENCES: p.2
LEARNING vOBJECTIVES: v INFO.SCHW.14.1 v- vLO: v1-1
NATIONAL vSTANDARDS: v United vStates v- vBUSPROG: vTechnology
TOPICS: Introduction
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: vKnowledge
2. A vdifference vbetween voperations vand vprojects vis vthat voperations vend vwhen vtheir vobjectives vhave vbeen vreached,
vwhereas vprojects vdo vnot.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback: vProjects vare vdifferent vfrom voperations vin vthat vthey vend vwhen vtheir vobjectives
have vbeen vreached vor vthe vproject vhas vbeen vterminated.
v
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: vModerate
REFERENCES: p.4
LEARNING vOBJECTIVES: v INFO.SCHW.14.2 v- vLO: v1-2
NATIONAL vSTANDARDS: v United vStates v- vBUSPROG: vAnalytic
TOPICS: What vis va vProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: vComprehension
3. Every vproject vshould vhave va vwell-defined vobjective.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: vA vproject vhas va vunique vpurpose. vEvery vproject vshould vhave va vwell-
defined vobjective.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: vEasy
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNING vOBJECTIVES: v INFO.SCHW.14.2 v- vLO: v1-2
NATIONAL vSTANDARDS: v United vStates v- vBUSPROG: vAnalytic
TOPICS: What vis va vProject?
Cengage vLearning vTesting, vPowered vby Page v1
Cognero
,Chapter 1: Introduction to Project Management
v v v v v
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: vKnowledge
4. Projects vshould vbe vdeveloped vin vincrements.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: vA vproject vis vdeveloped vusing vprogressive velaboration. vProjects vare voften
vdefined vbroadly vwhen vthey vbegin, vand vas vtime vpasses, vthe vspecific vdetails vof vthe
vproject vbecome vclearer. vTherefore, vprojects vshould vbe vdeveloped vin vincrements.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: vModerate
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNING vOBJECTIVES: v INFO.SCHW.14.2 v- vLO: v1-2
NATIONAL vSTANDARDS: v United vStates v- vBUSPROG: vAnalytic
TOPICS: What vis va vProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: vComprehension
5. Resources vin va vproject vshould vbe vused veffectively vbecause vthey vare vlimited.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: vA vproject vrequires vresources, voften vfrom vvarious vareas. vResources, vhowever,
v are vlimited vand vmust vbe vused veffectively vto vmeet vproject vand vother vcorporate vgoals.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: vModerate
REFERENCES: p. v7
LEARNING vOBJECTIVES: v INFO.SCHW.14.2 v- vLO: v1-2
NATIONAL vSTANDARDS: v United vStates v- vBUSPROG: vAnalytic
TOPICS: What vis va vProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: vComprehension
6. A vproject vmanager’s vprimary vrole vis vto vprovide vthe vfunding vfor va vproject.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback: vA vproject vsponsor vusually vprovides vthe vdirection vand vfunding vfor va vproject.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: vEasy
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNING vOBJECTIVES: v INFO.SCHW.14.2 v- vLO: v1-2
NATIONAL vSTANDARDS: v United vStates v- vBUSPROG: vAnalytic
TOPICS: What vis va vProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: vKnowledge
7. One vof vthe vmain vreasons vwhy vproject vmanagement vis vchallenging vis vbecause vof vthe vfactor vof vuncertainty.
Cengage vLearning vTesting, vPowered vby Page v2
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v v v v v
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: vA vproject vinvolves vuncertainty. vEvery vproject vis vunique vand vthus vit vis vsometimes
vdifficult vto vdefine vits vobjectives vclearly, vestimate vhow vlong v it vwill v take vto vcomplete, vor
vdetermine v how vmuch v it v will v cost. vThis v uncertainty v is vone v of v the vmain vreasons v project
vmanagement v is vso vchallenging.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: vModerate
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNING vOBJECTIVES: v INFO.SCHW.14.2 v- vLO: v1-2
NATIONAL vSTANDARDS: v United vStates v- vBUSPROG: vAnalytic
TOPICS: What vis va vProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: vComprehension
8. Questions vabout vhow va vteam vwill vtrack vschedule vperformance vis vrelated vto va vproject’s vscope.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback: vProject vscope vdeals vwith vquestions vsuch vas, v“What vwork vwill vbe vdone vas vpart vof
v the vproject?”, v“What vunique vproduct, vservice, vor vresult vdoes vthe vcustomer vor vsponsor
v expect vfrom vthe vproject?”, vor v“How vwill vthe vscope vbe vverified?”
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: vModerate
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNING vOBJECTIVES: v INFO.SCHW.14.2 v- vLO: v1-2
NATIONAL vSTANDARDS: v United vStates v- vBUSPROG: vTechnology
TOPICS: What vis va vProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: vComprehension
9. In vorder vto vbe vrealistic, va vproject vmanager vshould valways vset vdiscrete vgoals vinstead vof va vrange vof vobjectives.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback: vProjects vinvolve vuncertainty vand vlimited vresources. vThus vthey vrarely vfinish
v according vto vtheir voriginal vscope, vtime, vand vcost vgoals. vInstead vof vdiscrete vtarget vgoals,
v it vis voften vmore vrealistic vto vset va vrange vof vgoals.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: vModerate
REFERENCES: p.8
LEARNING vOBJECTIVES: v INFO.SCHW.14.2 v- vLO: v1-2
NATIONAL vSTANDARDS: v United vStates v- vBUSPROG: vAnalytic
TOPICS: What vis va vProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: vComprehension
10. Managing vthe vtriple vconstraint vprimarily vinvolves vmaking vtrade-offs vbetween vresources vand vquality.
Cengage vLearning vTesting, vPowered vby Page v3
Cognero
