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anagement 9th Edition
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Kathy Schwalbe, Verified Chapters
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1. UntilEtheE1980s,EprojectEmanagementEprimarilyEfocusedEonEprovidingEscheduleEandEresourceEdataEt
oEtopEmanagementEinEtheEmilitary,Ecomputer,EandEconstructionEindustries.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:EUntilEtheE1980s,EprojectEmanagementEprimarilyEfocusedEonEprovidi
ngEscheduleEandEresourceEdataEtoEtopEmanagementEinEtheEmilitary,Ecompute
r,EandEconstructionEindustries.EToday’sEprojectEmanagementEinvolvesEmuchE
more,EandEpeopleEinEeveryEindustryEandEeveryEcountryEmanageEprojects.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:EEasy
REFERENCES: p.2
LEARNINGEOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.1E-ELO:E1-1
NATIONALESTANDARDS: UnitedEStatesE-EBUSPROG:ETechnology
TOPICS: Introduction
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:EKnowledge


2. AEdifferenceEbetweenEoperationsEandEprojectsEisEthatEoperationsEendEwhenEtheirEobjectivesEhave
EbeenEreached,EwhereasEprojectsEdoEnot.

a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback:EProjectsEareEdifferentEfromEoperationsEinEthatEtheyEendEwhenE
theirEobjectivesEhaveEbeenEreachedEorEtheEprojectEhasEbeenEterminated.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:EModerate
REFERENCES: p.4
LEARNINGEOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2E-ELO:E1-2
NATIONALESTANDARDS: UnitedEStatesE-EBUSPROG:EAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatEisEaEProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:EComprehension


3. EveryEprojectEshouldEhaveEaEwell-definedEobjective.
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b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:EAEprojectEhasEaEuniqueEpurpose.EEveryEprojectEshouldEhaveEaEwell-
definedEobjective.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:EEasy
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNINGEOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2E-ELO:E1-2
NATIONALESTANDARDS: UnitedEStatesE-EBUSPROG:EAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatEisEaEProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:EKnowledge



4. ProjectsEshouldEbeEdevelopedEinEincrements.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:EAEprojectEisEdevelopedEusingEprogressiveEelaboration.EProjectsEareEof
tenEdefinedEbroadlyEwhenEtheyEbegin,EandEasEtimeEpasses,EtheEspecificEdetailsE
ofEtheEprojectEbecomeEclearer.ETherefore,EprojectsEshouldEbeEdevelopedEinEincr
ements.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:EModerate
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNINGEOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2E-ELO:E1-2
NATIONALESTANDARDS: UnitedEStatesE-EBUSPROG:EAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatEisEaEProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:EComprehension


5. ResourcesEinEaEprojectEshouldEbeEusedEeffectivelyEbecauseEtheyEareElimited.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:EAEprojectErequiresEresources,EoftenEfromEvariousEareas.EResourc
es,Ehowever,EareElimitedEandEmustEbeEusedEeffectivelyEtoEmeetEprojectEan
dEotherEcorporateEgoals.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:EModerate
REFERENCES: p.E7
LEARNINGEOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2E-ELO:E1-2
NATIONALESTANDARDS: UnitedEStatesE-EBUSPROG:EAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatEisEaEProject?
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