TEST BANK For Information Technology Project Management 9th Edition
Kathy Schwalbe, Verified Chapters
TEST BANK For Information Technology Project Management 9th Edition
Kathy Schwalbe, Verified Chapters
TEST BANK For Information Technology Project Management 9th Edition
Kathy Schwalbe, Ver...
1. Until the 1980s, project management primarily focused on providing schedule and resource data to
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top management in the military, computer, and construction industries.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: Until the 1980s, project management primarily focused on IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll
providing schedule and resource data to top management in the military,
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computer, and construction industries. Today’s project management
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involves much more, and people in every industry and every country
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2. A difference between operations and projects is that operations end when their objectives have
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been reached, whereas projects do not.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback: Projects are different from operations in that they end when IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll
IIll their objectives have been reached or the project has been terminated.
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NATIONAL STANDARDS: IIll United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
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TOPICS: What is a Project? IIll IIll IIll
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension IIll
3. Every project should have a well-defined objective.
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a. True
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b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: A project has a unique purpose. Every project should have a well-
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NATIONAL STANDARDS:
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TOPICS: What is a Project? IIll IIll IIll
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge IIll
4. Projects should be developed in increments.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: A project is developed using progressive elaboration. Projects are IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll
often defined broadly when they begin, and as time passes, the specific
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details of the project become clearer. Therefore, projects should be
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NATIONAL STANDARDS:
IIll United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
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TOPICS: What is a Project? IIll IIll IIll
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension IIll
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6. A project manager’s primary role is to provide the funding for a project.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback: A project sponsor usually provides the direction and funding for a IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll
NATIONAL STANDARDS: IIll United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
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TOPICS: What is a Project? IIll IIll IIll
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge IIll
7. One of the main reasons why project management is challenging is because of the factor of uncertainty.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: A project involves uncertainty. Every project is unique and thus it IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll
IIll is sometimes difficult to define its objectives clearly, estimate how long it will
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IIll take to complete, or determine how much it will cost. This uncertainty is one
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IIll of the main reasons project management is so challenging.
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NATIONAL STANDARDS: IIll United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
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TOPICS: What is a Project? IIll IIll IIll
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension IIll
8. Questions about how a team will track schedule performance is related to a project’s scope.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback: Project scope deals with questions such as, “What work will be
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done as part of the project?”, “What unique product, service, or result does
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the customer or sponsor expect from the project?”, or “How will the scope
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NATIONAL STANDARDS: IIll United States - BUSPROG: Technology
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