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Chapter 1: Introduction to Project Management
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1. Untilethee1980s,eprojectemanagementeprimarilyefocusedeoneprovidingescheduleeanderesourceedataetoetopemanagementeineth
eemilitary,ecomputer,eandeconstructioneindustries.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE:
Feedback:eUntilethee1980s,eprojectemanagementeprimarilyefocusedeoneprovidingesche
duleeanderesourceedataetoetopemanagementeinetheemilitary,ecomputer,eandeconstructioneindust
ries.
Today’seprojectemanagementeinvolvesemuchemore,eandepeopleeineeveryeindustryeandeeveryeco
untryemanageeprojects.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:eEasy
REFERENCES: p.2
LEARNINGeOBJECTIVES:e INFO.SCHW.14.1e-eLO:e1-1
NATIONALeSTANDARDS:e UnitedeStatese-eBUSPROG:eTechnology
TOPICS: Introduction
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:eKnowledge

2. Aedifferenceebetweeneoperationseandeprojectseisethateoperationseendewhenetheireobjectivesehaveebeenereached,ewhereasep
rojectsedoenot.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE:
Feedback:eProjectseareedifferentefromeoperationseinethatetheyeendewhenetheireobjectiv
esehaveebeenereachedeoretheeprojectehasebeeneterminated.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:eModerate
REFERENCES: p.4
LEARNINGeOBJECTIVES:e INFO.SCHW.14.2e-eLO:e1-2
NATIONALeSTANDARDS:e UnitedeStatese-eBUSPROG:eAnalytic
TOPICS: WhateiseaeProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:eComprehension

3. Everyeprojecteshouldehaveeaewell-definedeobjective.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:eAeprojectehaseaeuniqueepurpose.eEveryeprojecteshouldehaveeaewell-
definedeobjective.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:eEasy
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNINGeOBJECTIVES:e INFO.SCHW.14.2e-eLO:e1-2
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TOPICS: WhateiseaeProject?




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KEYWORDS: Bloom's:eKnowledge

4. Projectseshouldebeedevelopedeineincrements.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE:
Feedback:eAeprojecteisedevelopedeusingeprogressiveeelaboration.eProjectseareeoften
edefinedebroadlyewhenetheyebegin,eandeasetimeepasses,etheespecificedetailseofetheeprojectebe
comeeclearer.eTherefore,eprojectseshouldebeedevelopedeineincrements.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:eModerate
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNINGeOBJECTIVES:e INFO.SCHW.14.2e-eLO:e1-2
NATIONALeSTANDARDS:e UnitedeStatese-eBUSPROG:eAnalytic
TOPICS: WhateiseaeProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:eComprehension

5. Resourceseineaeprojecteshouldebeeusedeeffectivelyebecauseetheyeareelimited.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE:
Feedback:eAeprojecterequireseresources,eoftenefromevariouseareas.eResources,ehowe
ver,eareelimitedeandemustebeeusedeeffectivelyetoemeeteprojecteandeotherecorporateegoals.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:eModerate
REFERENCES: p.e7
LEARNINGeOBJECTIVES:e INFO.SCHW.14.2e-eLO:e1-2
NATIONALeSTANDARDS:e UnitedeStatese-eBUSPROG:eAnalytic
TOPICS: WhateiseaeProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:eComprehension

6. Aeprojectemanager’seprimaryeroleeisetoeprovideetheefundingeforeaeproject.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback:eAeprojectesponsoreusuallyeprovidesetheedirectioneandefundingeforeaeproject.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:eEasy
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNINGeOBJECTIVES:e INFO.SCHW.14.2e-eLO:e1-2
NATIONALeSTANDARDS:e UnitedeStatese-eBUSPROG:eAnalytic
TOPICS: WhateiseaeProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:eKnowledge

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7. Oneeofetheemainereasonsewhyeprojectemanagementeisechallengingeisebecauseeofetheefactoreofeuncertainty.




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