TEST BANK For Information Technology Project Management 9th Edition by Kathy Schwalbe,

TEST BANK For Information Technology
Project Management 9th Edition
Kathy Schwalbe, Verified Chapters




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1. Untilvbthevb1980s,vbprojectvbmanagementvbprimarilyvbfocusedvbonvbprovidingvbschedulevbandvbresourcevbda
tavbtovbtopvbmanagementvbinvbthevbmilitary,vbcomputer,vbandvbconstructionvbindustries.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:vbUntilvbthevb1980s,vbprojectvbmanagementvbprimarilyvbfocusedvbonvbpro
vidingvbschedulevbandvbresourcevbdatavbtovbtopvbmanagementvbinvbthevbmilitary,vb
computer,vbandvbconstructionvbindustries.vbToday’svbprojectvbmanagementvbinvol
vesvbmuchvbmore,vbandvbpeoplevbinvbeveryvbindustryvbandvbeveryvbcountryvbmana
gevbprojects.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:vbEasy
REFERENCES: p.2
LEARNINGvbOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.1vb-vbLO:vb1-1
NATIONALvbSTANDARDS: UnitedvbStatesvb-vbBUSPROG:vbTechnology
TOPICS: Introduction
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:vbKnowledge


2. Avbdifferencevbbetweenvboperationsvbandvbprojectsvbisvbthatvboperationsvbendvbwhenvbtheirvbobjectivesvbh
avevbbeenvbreached,vbwhereasvbprojectsvbdovbnot.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback:vbProjectsvbarevbdifferentvbfromvboperationsvbinvbthatvbtheyvbendvbwh
envbtheirvbobjectivesvbhavevbbeenvbreachedvborvbthevbprojectvbhasvbbeenvbtermi
nated.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:vbModerate
REFERENCES: p.4
LEARNINGvbOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2vb-vbLO:vb1-2
NATIONALvbSTANDARDS: UnitedvbStatesvb-vbBUSPROG:vbAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatvbisvbavbProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:vbComprehension


3. Everyvbprojectvbshouldvbhavevbavbwell-definedvbobjective.
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b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:vbAvbprojectvbhasvbavbuniquevbpurpose.vbEveryvbprojectvbshouldvbhavevbavbwel
l-definedvbobjective.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:vbEasy
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNINGvbOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2vb-vbLO:vb1-2
NATIONALvbSTANDARDS: UnitedvbStatesvb-vbBUSPROG:vbAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatvbisvbavbProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:vbKnowledge


4. Projectsvbshouldvbbevbdevelopedvbinvbincrements.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:vbAvbprojectvbisvbdevelopedvbusingvbprogressivevbelaboration.vbProjectsvbar
evboftenvbdefinedvbbroadlyvbwhenvbtheyvbbegin,vbandvbasvbtimevbpasses,vbthevbspecifi
cvbdetailsvbofvbthevbprojectvbbecomevbclearer.vbTherefore,vbprojectsvbshouldvbbevbdev
elopedvbinvbincrements.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:vbModerate
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNINGvbOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2vb-vbLO:vb1-2
NATIONALvbSTANDARDS: UnitedvbStatesvb-vbBUSPROG:vbAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatvbisvbavbProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:vbComprehension


5. Resourcesvbinvbavbprojectvbshouldvbbevbusedvbeffectivelyvbbecausevbtheyvbarevblimited.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:vbAvbprojectvbrequiresvbresources,vboftenvbfromvbvariousvbareas.vbRes
ources,vbhowever,vbarevblimitedvbandvbmustvbbevbusedvbeffectivelyvbtovbmeetvbp
rojectvbandvbothervbcorporatevbgoals.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:vbModerate
REFERENCES: p.vb7
LEARNINGvbOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2vb-vbLO:vb1-2
NATIONALvbSTANDARDS: UnitedvbStatesvb-vbBUSPROG:vbAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatvbisvbavbProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:vbComprehension

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6. Avbprojectvbmanager’svbprimaryvbrolevbisvbtovbprovidevbthevbfundingvbforvbavbproject.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback:vbAvbprojectvbsponsorvbusuallyvbprovidesvbthevbdirectionvbandvbfundingvbforvba
project.
vb

POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:vbEasy
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNINGvbOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2vb-vbLO:vb1-2
NATIONALvbSTANDARDS: UnitedvbStatesvb-vbBUSPROG:vbAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatvbisvbavbProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:vbKnowledge


7. Onevbofvbthevbmainvbreasonsvbwhyvbprojectvbmanagementvbisvbchallengingvbisvbbecausevbofvbthevbfactorvbofvbunc
ertainty.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:vbAvbprojectvbinvolvesvbuncertainty.vbEveryvbprojectvbisvbuniquevbandvbthus
it isvbsometimesvbdifficultvbtovbdefinevbitsvbobjectivesvbclearly,vbestimatevbhowvblon
vb vb
gvbitvbwillvbtakevbtovbcomplete,vborvbdeterminevbhowvbmuchvbitvbwillvbcost.vbThisvbunc
ertaintyvbisvbonevbofvbthevbmainvbreasonsvbprojectvbmanagementvbisvbsovbchallenging.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:vbModerate
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNINGvbOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2vb-vbLO:vb1-2
NATIONALvbSTANDARDS: UnitedvbStatesvb-vbBUSPROG:vbAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatvbisvbavbProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:vbComprehension


8. Questionsvbaboutvbhowvbavbteamvbwillvbtrackvbschedulevbperformancevbisvbrelatedvbtovbavbproject’svbscope.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback:vbProjectvbscopevbdealsvbwithvbquestionsvbsuchvbas,vb“Whatvbworkvbwillvbb
evbdonevbasvbpartvbofvbthevbproject?”,vb“Whatvbuniquevbproduct,vbservice,vborvbresultvb
doesvbthevbcustomervborvbsponsorvbexpectvbfromvbthevbproject?”,vborvb“Howvbwillvbth
evbscopevbbevbverified?”
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:vbModerate
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNINGvbOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2vb-vbLO:vb1-2
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