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1. Untilutheu1980s,uprojectumanagementuprimarilyufocuseduonuprovidinguscheduleuanduresourceudatautoutopu
managementuinutheumilitary,ucomputer,uanduconstructionuindustries.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:uUntilutheu1980s,uprojectumanagementuprimarilyufocuseduonuprovidingu
scheduleuanduresourceudatautoutopumanagementuinutheumilitary,ucomputer,uanduc
onstructionuindustries.uToday’suprojectumanagementuinvolvesumuchumore,uandup
eopleuinueveryuindustryuandueveryucountryumanageuprojects.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:uEasy
REFERENCES: p.2
LEARNINGuOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.1u-uLO:u1-1
NATIONALuSTANDARDS: UniteduStatesu-uBUSPROG:uTechnology
TOPICS: Introduction
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:uKnowledge


2. Audifferenceubetweenuoperationsuanduprojectsuisuthatuoperationsuenduwhenutheiruobjectivesuhaveubeenur
eached,uwhereasuprojectsudounot.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback:uProjectsuareudifferentufromuoperationsuinuthatutheyuenduwhenutheiruob
jectivesuhaveubeenureacheduorutheuprojectuhasubeenuterminated.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:uModerate
REFERENCES: p.4
LEARNINGuOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2u-uLO:u1-2
NATIONALuSTANDARDS: UniteduStatesu-uBUSPROG:uAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatuisuauProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:uComprehension


3. Everyuprojectushoulduhaveuauwell-defineduobjective.
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b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:uAuprojectuhasuauuniqueupurpose.uEveryuprojectushoulduhaveuauwell-
defineduobjective.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:uEasy
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNINGuOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2u-uLO:u1-2
NATIONALuSTANDARDS: UniteduStatesu-uBUSPROG:uAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatuisuauProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:uKnowledge


4. Projectsushouldubeudevelopeduinuincrements.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:uAuprojectuisudevelopeduusinguprogressiveuelaboration.uProjectsuareuoftenude
finedubroadlyuwhenutheyubegin,uanduasutimeupasses,utheuspecificudetailsuofutheuproject
ubecomeuclearer.uTherefore,uprojectsushouldubeudevelopeduinuincrements.


POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:uModerate
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNINGuOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2u-uLO:u1-2
NATIONALuSTANDARDS: UniteduStatesu-uBUSPROG:uAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatuisuauProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:uComprehension


5. Resourcesuinuauprojectushouldubeuusedueffectivelyubecauseutheyuareulimited.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:uAuprojecturequiresuresources,uoftenufromuvariousuareas.uResources,u
however,uareulimiteduandumustubeuusedueffectivelyutoumeetuprojectuanduotheru
corporateugoals.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:uModerate
REFERENCES: p.u7
LEARNINGuOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2u-uLO:u1-2
NATIONALuSTANDARDS: UniteduStatesu-uBUSPROG:uAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatuisuauProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:uComprehension


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6. Auprojectumanager’suprimaryuroleuisutouprovideutheufundinguforuauproject.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback:uAuprojectusponsoruusuallyuprovidesutheudirectionuandufundinguforuauproject.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:uEasy
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNINGuOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2u-uLO:u1-2
NATIONALuSTANDARDS: UniteduStatesu-uBUSPROG:uAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatuisuauProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:uKnowledge


7. Oneuofutheumainureasonsuwhyuprojectumanagementuisuchallenginguisubecauseuofutheufactoruofuuncertainty.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:uAuprojectuinvolvesuuncertainty.uEveryuprojectuisuuniqueuanduthusuituisusome
timesudifficultutoudefineuitsuobjectivesuclearly,uestimateuhowulonguituwillutakeutoucomple
te,uorudetermineuhowumuchuituwillucost.uThisuuncertaintyuisuoneuofutheumainureasonsupr
ojectumanagementuisusouchallenging.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:uModerate
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNINGuOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2u-uLO:u1-2
NATIONALuSTANDARDS: UniteduStatesu-uBUSPROG:uAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatuisuauProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:uComprehension


8. Questionsuaboutuhowuauteamuwillutrackuscheduleuperformanceuisurelatedutouauproject’suscope.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback:uProjectuscopeudealsuwithuquestionsusuchuas,u“Whatuworkuwillubeudoneuasu
partuofutheuproject?”,u“Whatuuniqueuproduct,uservice,uoruresultudoesutheucustomeruoru
sponsoruexpectufromutheuproject?”,uoru“Howuwillutheuscopeubeuverified?”
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:uModerate
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNINGuOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2u-uLO:u1-2
NATIONALuSTANDARDS: UniteduStatesu-uBUSPROG:uTechnology


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