Contemporary Project Management, Plan-Driven and Agile Approaches 5th Edition

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by Timothy Kloppenborg
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, SolutionYandYAnswerYGuide:YKloppenborg/Anantatmula/Wells, YContemporaryYProjectYManagement:YPlan-
DrivenYandYAgileYApproaches,Y2023,Y978-0-357-71573-
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Table of Contents
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ChapterYReviewYQuestions—SuggestedYAnswers ................................................................ 2

DiscussionYQuestions ........................................................................................................... 6

PMPYExamYStudyYQuestions .............................................................................................. 11

IntegratedYExampleYProjects............................................................................................... 14

SuburbanYHomesYConstructionYProject ................................................................................................... 14
StudentYQuestions ................................................................................................................................... 15
HeritageYArboretumYDevelopmentYProject.............................................................................................. 15
ArboretumYIntroduction ........................................................................................... 15
AndersonYTownshipYandYGreenYSpaceYIntroduction ..................................................... 15
RelatedYLinks ............................................................................................................... 16
StudentYQuestions ....................................................................................................... 16
ArboretumYGradingYSuggestions ............................................................................................................. 16
SemesterYProjectYInstructions ............................................................................................. 18




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,Chapter Review Questions—Suggested Answers
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1. WhatYisYaYproject?Y(ObjectiveY#1-1,Yp.Y4)

ANS:YTheYnarrowYanswerYis:YAYprojectYisYaYnew,Ytime-
boundYeffortYthatYhasYaYdefiniteYbeginningYandYaYdefiniteYendingYwithYseveralYrelatedY
and/orYinterdependentYtasksYtoYcreateYaYuniqueYproductYorYservice.

TheYbroaderYanswerYis:YAYprojectYisYanYendeavorYthatYrequiresYanYorganizedYsetYofY
workYeffortsYthatYareYplannedYinYaYlevelYofYdetailYthatYisYprogressivelyYelaboratedYasY
moreYinformationYisYdiscovered.YProjectsYareYsubjectYtoYlimitationsYofYtimeYandYresou
rcesYsuchYasYmoneyYandYpeople.YProjectsYshouldYfollowYaYplannedYandYorganizedYa
pproachYwithYaYdefinedYbeginningYandYending.YProjectYplansYandYgoalsYbecomeYmor
eYspecificYasYearlyYworkYisYcompleted.YTheYoutputYoftenYisYaYcollectionYofYaYprimaryYd
eliverableYalongYwithYsupportingYdeliverablesYsuchYasYaYhouseYasYtheYprimaryYdelive
rableYandYwarrantiesYandYinstructionsYforYuseYasYsupportingYdeliverables.YEachYproj
ectYtypicallyYhasYaYuniqueYcombinationYofYstakeholdersYpeopleYandYgroupsYwhoYcan
YimpactYtheY projectYorYmightYbeYimpactedYbyYeitherY theYworkYorYresultsYofYtheYproject

.YProjectsYoftenYrequireYaYvarietyYofYpeopleYtoYworkYtogetherYforYaYlimitedYtime,YandYe
achYneedsYtoYunderstandYthatYcompletingYtheYprojectYwillYrequireYeffortYinYadditionYt
oYtheirYotherYassignedYwork.

2. WhatYisYprojectYmanagement?Y(ObjectiveY#1-1,Yp.Y4)

ANS:YProjectYmanagementYisYtheYartYandYscienceYofYusingYknowledge,Yskills,Ytools
,YandYtechniquesYefficientlyYandYeffectivelyYtoYmeetYstakeholderYneedsYandYexpectat
ions.YThisYincludesYworkYprocessesYthatYinitiate,Yplan,Yexecute,Ycontrol,YandYcloseYw
ork.

ProjectYmanagementYincludesY bothYadministrativeYtasksYforY planning,Y documenting,Y
andYcontrollingYworkYandYleadershipYtasksY forY visioning,Y motivating,Y andYpromotingY
workYassociates.

3. HowYareYprojectsYdifferentYthanYongoingYoperations?Y(ObjectiveY#1-3,Yp.Y6)

ANS:YProjectsYareYtemporary,YwhileYoperationsYareYongoing.

4. WhatYtypesYofYconstraintsYareYcommonYtoYmostYprojects?Y(ObjectiveY#1-4,Yp.Y12)

ANS:YProjectYperformance,YcomprisingYscopeY(size)YandYqualityY(acceptabilityYofYtheYresul
ts),YisYconstrainedYbyYcostYandYschedule.

5. WhatYareYtheYthreeYcomponentsYofYtheYTalentYTriangle?Y(ObjectiveY#1-4,Yp.Y11)

ANS:YTheYcoreYobjectivesYincludeYthoseYthatYtheYTalentYTriangleYclassifiesYasYtechn
ical,Ybehavioral,YandYstrategic.



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, 6. AtYwhatYstageYofYaYprojectYlifeYcycleYisYtheYmajorityYofYtheY“hands-
on”YtasksYcompleted?Y(ObjectiveY#1-3,Yp.Y8)

ANS:YExecuting.

7. DuringYwhichYstageYofYtheYprojectYlifeYcycleYareYlooseYendsYtiedYup?Y(ObjectiveY#1-2,
p.Y8)

ANS:YClosing.

8. WhatYareYtheYtwelveYprojectYdeliveryYprinciples?Y(ObjectiveY#1-6,Yp.Y17)

ANS:YStewardship,Ystakeholders,Yinteractions,Ytailor,Ycomplexity,Yadaptability,Yteam,Yvalu
e,Yleadership,Yquality,Yrisk,Ychange.

9. WhatYareYtheYeightYperformanceYdomains,YaccordingYtoYtheYPMBOKY7e?Y(Objectiv
eY#1-6,Yp.Y17)

ANS:YStakeholder,Yteam,Yapproach,Yplanning,Ywork,Ydelivery,Ymeasurement,Yuncer
tainty.

10. WhatYareYtheYfourYcoreYvaluesYofYAgile?Y(ObjectiveY#1-7,Yp.Y20)

ANS:

1. ValueYindividualsYmoreYthanYprocesses.
2. ValueY workingY softwareYmoreY thanY documentation.

3. ValueY customerYcollaborationY moreY thanYnegotiation.

4. ValueYresponseYtoYchangeYoverYfollowingYaYplan.

11. WhatY areY Agile’sY twelveY principles?Y (ObjectiveY #1-7,Y p.Y 21)

ANS:

1. CustomerYsatisfactionYisYgivenYtheYhighestYpriority.
2. UnlikeYaYplan-
drivenYapproach,YchangesYinYrequirementsYareYappreciatedYatYanyYpointYinYtheY
projectYwithYaYviewYtoYexploitYcompetitiveYadvantageYforYtheYcustomer.
3. PresentY workingY softwareY toY theY clientY frequentlyY duringY theY projectYexecutio
nYphase.
4. PeopleYrepresentingYbusinessYandYdevelopmentYteamsYmustYworkYtogethe
rYconstantly.
5. AYprojectYteamYcomprisingYmotivatedYpeopleYmustYbeYengagedYinYtheYproject
;YsupportYandYtrustYmustYbeYextendedYtoYtheYprojectYteam.
6. Face-to-
faceYcommunicationYmustYbeYemployed,YwhichYisYconsideredYeffectiveYandYeffi
cient.YInYotherYwords,YitYisYpreferableYtoYhaveYaYco-locatedYprojectYteam.

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