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Project Management 9th Edition
Kathy Schwalbe, Verified Chapters
Page 1 of 716
,True / False
1. Until the 1980s, project management primarily focused on providing schedule and resource data to top
management in the military, computer, and construction industries.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: Until the 1980s, project management primarily focused on providing
schedule and resource data to top management in the military, computer, and
construction industries. Today’s project management involves much more, and
people in every industry and every country manage projects.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy
REFERENCES: p.2
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.1 - LO: 1-1
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Technology
TOPICS: Introduction
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge
2. A difference between koperations kand kprojects kis kthat koperations kend kwhen ktheir kobjectives
khave kbeen kreached, kwhereas kprojects kdo knot.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback: kProjects kare kdifferent kfrom koperations kin kthat kthey kend
kwhen ktheir kobjectives khave kbeen kreached kor kthe kproject khas kbeen
kterminated.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: kModerate
REFERENCES: p.4
LEARNING kOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2 k- kLO: k1-2
NATIONAL kSTANDARDS: United kStates k- kBUSPROG: kAnalytic
TOPICS: What kis ka kProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: kComprehension
3. Every kproject kshould khave ka kwell-defined kobjective.
a. True
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b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: A project has a unique purpose. Every project should have a well-defined
objective.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2 - LO: 1-2
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
TOPICS: What is a Project?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge
4. Projects kshould kbe kdeveloped kin kincrements.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: kA kproject kis kdeveloped kusing kprogressive kelaboration. kProjects
kare koften kdefined kbroadly kwhen kthey kbegin, kand kas ktime kpasses, kthe
kspecific kdetails kof kthe kproject kbecome kclearer. kTherefore, kprojects kshould
kbe kdeveloped kin kincrements.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: kModerate
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNING kOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2 k- kLO: k1-2
NATIONAL kSTANDARDS: United kStates k- kBUSPROG: kAnalytic
TOPICS: What kis ka kProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: kComprehension
5. Resources kin ka kproject kshould kbe kused keffectively kbecause kthey kare klimited.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: kA kproject krequires kresources, koften kfrom kvarious kareas.
kResources, khowever, kare klimited kand kmust kbe kused keffectively kto
kmeet kproject kand kother kcorporate kgoals.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: kModerate
REFERENCES: p. k7
LEARNING kOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2 k- kLO: k1-2
NATIONAL kSTANDARDS: United kStates k- kBUSPROG: kAnalytic
TOPICS: What kis ka kProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: kComprehension
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6. A kproject kmanager’s kprimary krole kis kto kprovide kthe kfunding kfor ka kproject.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback: kA kproject ksponsor kusually kprovides kthe kdirection kand kfunding kfor ka
kproject.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: kEasy
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNING kOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2 k- kLO: k1-2
NATIONAL kSTANDARDS: United kStates k- kBUSPROG: kAnalytic
TOPICS: What kis ka kProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: kKnowledge
7. One kof kthe kmain kreasons kwhy kproject kmanagement kis kchallenging kis kbecause kof kthe kfactor kof
kuncertainty.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: kA kproject kinvolves kuncertainty. kEvery kproject kis kunique kand kthus
kit kis ksometimes kdifficult kto kdefine kits kobjectives kclearly, kestimate khow klong
kit kwill ktake kto kcomplete, kor kdetermine khow kmuch kit kwill kcost. kThis
kuncertainty kis kone kof kthe kmain kreasons kproject kmanagement kis kso
kchallenging.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: kModerate
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNING kOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2 k- kLO: k1-2
NATIONAL kSTANDARDS: United kStates k- kBUSPROG: kAnalytic
TOPICS: What kis ka kProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: kComprehension
8. Questions kabout khow ka kteam kwill ktrack kschedule kperformance kis krelated kto ka kproject’s kscope.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback: kProject kscope kdeals kwith kquestions ksuch kas, k“What kwork kwill
kbe kdone kas kpart kof kthe kproject?”, k“What kunique kproduct, kservice, kor
kresult kdoes kthe kcustomer kor ksponsor kexpect kfrom kthe kproject?”, kor k“How
kwill kthe kscope kbe kverified?”
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: kModerate
REFERENCES: p.7
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Project Management 9th Edition
Kathy Schwalbe, Verified Chapters
Page 1 of 716
,True / False
1. Until the 1980s, project management primarily focused on providing schedule and resource data to top
management in the military, computer, and construction industries.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: Until the 1980s, project management primarily focused on providing
schedule and resource data to top management in the military, computer, and
construction industries. Today’s project management involves much more, and
people in every industry and every country manage projects.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy
REFERENCES: p.2
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.1 - LO: 1-1
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Technology
TOPICS: Introduction
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge
2. A difference between koperations kand kprojects kis kthat koperations kend kwhen ktheir kobjectives
khave kbeen kreached, kwhereas kprojects kdo knot.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback: kProjects kare kdifferent kfrom koperations kin kthat kthey kend
kwhen ktheir kobjectives khave kbeen kreached kor kthe kproject khas kbeen
kterminated.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: kModerate
REFERENCES: p.4
LEARNING kOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2 k- kLO: k1-2
NATIONAL kSTANDARDS: United kStates k- kBUSPROG: kAnalytic
TOPICS: What kis ka kProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: kComprehension
3. Every kproject kshould khave ka kwell-defined kobjective.
a. True
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b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: A project has a unique purpose. Every project should have a well-defined
objective.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2 - LO: 1-2
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
TOPICS: What is a Project?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge
4. Projects kshould kbe kdeveloped kin kincrements.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: kA kproject kis kdeveloped kusing kprogressive kelaboration. kProjects
kare koften kdefined kbroadly kwhen kthey kbegin, kand kas ktime kpasses, kthe
kspecific kdetails kof kthe kproject kbecome kclearer. kTherefore, kprojects kshould
kbe kdeveloped kin kincrements.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: kModerate
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNING kOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2 k- kLO: k1-2
NATIONAL kSTANDARDS: United kStates k- kBUSPROG: kAnalytic
TOPICS: What kis ka kProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: kComprehension
5. Resources kin ka kproject kshould kbe kused keffectively kbecause kthey kare klimited.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: kA kproject krequires kresources, koften kfrom kvarious kareas.
kResources, khowever, kare klimited kand kmust kbe kused keffectively kto
kmeet kproject kand kother kcorporate kgoals.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: kModerate
REFERENCES: p. k7
LEARNING kOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2 k- kLO: k1-2
NATIONAL kSTANDARDS: United kStates k- kBUSPROG: kAnalytic
TOPICS: What kis ka kProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: kComprehension
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6. A kproject kmanager’s kprimary krole kis kto kprovide kthe kfunding kfor ka kproject.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback: kA kproject ksponsor kusually kprovides kthe kdirection kand kfunding kfor ka
kproject.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: kEasy
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNING kOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2 k- kLO: k1-2
NATIONAL kSTANDARDS: United kStates k- kBUSPROG: kAnalytic
TOPICS: What kis ka kProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: kKnowledge
7. One kof kthe kmain kreasons kwhy kproject kmanagement kis kchallenging kis kbecause kof kthe kfactor kof
kuncertainty.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: kA kproject kinvolves kuncertainty. kEvery kproject kis kunique kand kthus
kit kis ksometimes kdifficult kto kdefine kits kobjectives kclearly, kestimate khow klong
kit kwill ktake kto kcomplete, kor kdetermine khow kmuch kit kwill kcost. kThis
kuncertainty kis kone kof kthe kmain kreasons kproject kmanagement kis kso
kchallenging.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: kModerate
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNING kOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2 k- kLO: k1-2
NATIONAL kSTANDARDS: United kStates k- kBUSPROG: kAnalytic
TOPICS: What kis ka kProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: kComprehension
8. Questions kabout khow ka kteam kwill ktrack kschedule kperformance kis krelated kto ka kproject’s kscope.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback: kProject kscope kdeals kwith kquestions ksuch kas, k“What kwork kwill
kbe kdone kas kpart kof kthe kproject?”, k“What kunique kproduct, kservice, kor
kresult kdoes kthe kcustomer kor ksponsor kexpect kfrom kthe kproject?”, kor k“How
kwill kthe kscope kbe kverified?”
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: kModerate
REFERENCES: p.7
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