Solutions Manual for Contemporary Project Management, Plan-Driven and Agile Approaches, 5th Edition by Kloppenborg (Ch 1 – 15) Download as Pdf File

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Kloppenborg/Anantatmula/Wells, Contemporary Project Management: Plan- x x x x


Driven and Agile Approaches, 2023, 978-0-357-71573-
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4; Chapter 1: Introduction to Project Management
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Table of Contents x x




Chapter Review Questions—Suggested Answers ....................................................................... 2
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Discussion Questions .................................................................................................................. 6
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PMP Exam Study Questions....................................................................................................... 11
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Integrated Example Projects ..................................................................................................... 14
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Suburban Homes Construction Project..................................................................................................... 14
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Student Questions.................................................................................................................................... 15
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Heritage Arboretum Development Project ............................................................................................... 15
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Arboretum Introduction ................................................................................................... 15
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Anderson Township and Green Space Introduction ............................................................ 15
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Related Links ..................................................................................................................... 16
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Student Questions ............................................................................................................. 16
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Arboretum Grading Suggestions............................................................................................................... 16
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Semester Project Instructions .................................................................................................... 18
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,Chapter Review Questions—Suggested Answers
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1. What is a project? (Objective #1-1, p. 4)
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ANS: The narrow answer is: A project is a new, time-
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bound effort that has a definite beginning and a definite ending with several related and/
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or interdependent tasks to create a unique product or service.
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The broader answer is: A project is an endeavor that requires an organized set of work
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efforts that are planned in a level of detail that is progressively elaborated as more infor
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mation is discovered. Projects are subject to limitations of time and resources such as
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money and people. Projects should follow a planned and organized approach with a de
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fined beginning and ending. Project plans and goals become more specific as early wo
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rk is completed. The output often is a collection of a primary deliverable along with sup
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porting deliverables such as a house as the
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primary deliverable and warranties and instructions for use as supporting deliverabl
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es. Each project typically has a unique combination of stakeholders people and grou
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ps who can impact the project or might be impacted by either the work or results of th
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e project. Projects often require a variety of people to work
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together for a limited time, and each needs to understand that completing the project
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xwill require effort in addition to their other assigned work.
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2. What is project management? (Objective #1-1, p. 4)
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ANS: Project management is the art and science of using knowledge, skills, tools, an
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d techniques efficiently and effectively to meet stakeholder needs and expectations.
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This includes work processes that initiate, plan, execute, control, and close work.
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Project management includes both administrative tasks for planning, documenting, an
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d controlling work and leadership tasks for visioning, motivating, and promoting work
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associates.
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3. How are projects different than ongoing operations? (Objective #1-3, p. 6)
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ANS: Projects are temporary, while operations are ongoing.
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4. What types of constraints are common to most projects? (Objective #1-4, p. 12)
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ANS: Project performance, comprising scope (size) and quality (acceptability of the results)
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, is constrained by cost and schedule.
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5. What are the three components of the Talent Triangle? (Objective #1-4, p. 11)
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ANS: The core objectives include those that the Talent Triangle classifies as technical,
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behavioral, and strategic. x x

, 6. At what stage of a project life cycle is the majority of the ―hands-
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on‖ tasks completed? (Objective #1-3, p. 8)
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ANS: Executing. x




7. During which stage of the project life cycle are loose ends tied up? (Objective #1-
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2, p. 8)
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ANS: Closing. x




8. What are the twelve project delivery principles? (Objective #1-6, p. 17)
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ANS: Stewardship, stakeholders, interactions, tailor, complexity, adaptability, team, value,
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leadership, quality, risk, change.
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9. What are the eight performance domains, according to the PMBOK 7e? (Objective #
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ANS: Stakeholder, team, approach, planning, work, delivery, measurement, unce
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rtainty.

10. What are the four core values of Agile? (Objective #1-7, p. 20)
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1. Value individuals more than processes. x x x x


2. Value working software more than documentation.
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3. Value customer collaboration more than negotiation.
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4. Value response to change over following a plan.
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11. What are Agile‘s twelve principles? (Objective #1-7, p. 21)
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ANS:

1. Customer satisfaction is given the highest priority. x x x x x x


2. Unlike a plan- x x


driven approach, changes in requirements are appreciated at any point in the pro
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ject with a view to exploit competitive advantage for the customer.
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3. Present working software to the client frequently during the project execution p
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hase.
4. People representing business and development teams must work together c
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onstantly.
5. A project team comprising motivated people must be engaged in the project; su
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pport and trust must be extended to the project team.
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6. Face-to-
face communication must be employed, which is considered effective and efficie
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nt. In other words, it is preferable to have a co-located project team.
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