Contemporary Project Management, r r
Plan-
Driven and Agile Approaches 5th Editi
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by Timothy Kloppenborg
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Complete Chapter Solutions Manual are i
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ncluded (Ch 1 to 15) r r r r
** Immediate Download
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** Swift Response
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** All Chapters included
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, SolutionrandrAnswerrGuide:rKloppenborg/Anantatmula/Wells,rContemporaryrProjectrManagement:rPlan-
DrivenrandrAgilerApproaches,r 2023,r 978-0-357-71573-
4;r Chapterr 1:r Introductionr torProjectr Management
SolutionandAnswerGuide r r r
Kloppenborg/Anantatmula/Wells,rContemporaryrProjectrManagement:rPlan-
DrivenrandrAgilerApproaches,r2023,r978-0-357-71573-
4;rChapterr1:rIntroductionrtorProjectrManagement
Table of Contents
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Chapterr Reviewr Questions—Suggestedr Answers ....................................................................... 2
Discussionr Questions .................................................................................................................. 6
PMPrExamrStudyrQuestions ....................................................................................................... 11
Integratedr Exampler Projects ..................................................................................................... 14
SuburbanrHomesrConstructionrProject..................................................................................................... 14
StudentrQuestions ................................................................................................................................... 15
HeritagerArboretumrDevelopmentrProject ............................................................................................... 15
ArboretumrIntroduction ................................................................................................... 15
Andersonr Townshipr andr Greenr Spacer Introduction ............................................................ 15
Relatedr Links...................................................................................................................... 16
Studentr Questions.............................................................................................................. 16
ArboretumrGradingrSuggestions .............................................................................................................. 16
Semesterr Projectr Instructions .................................................................................................... 18
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,Chapter Review Questions—Suggested Answers
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1. Whatr isr ar project?r (Objectiver #1-1,r p.r 4)
ANS:rThernarrowranswerris:rArprojectrisrarnew,rtime-
boundreffortrthatrhasrardefiniterbeginningrandrardefiniterendingrwithrseveralrrelatedrand/
orrinterdependentrtasksrtorcreateraruniquerproductrorrservice.
Therbroaderranswerris:rArprojectrisranrendeavorrthatrrequiresranrorganizedrsetrofrworkre
ffortsrthatrarerplannedrinrarlevelrofrdetailrthatrisrprogressivelyrelaboratedrasrmorerinform
ationrisrdiscovered.rProjectsrarersubjectrtorlimitationsrofrtimerandrresourcesrsuchrasrmo
neyrandrpeople.rProjectsrshouldrfollowrarplannedrandrorganizedrapproachrwithrardefine
drbeginningrandrending.rProjectrplansrandrgoalsrbecomermorerspecificrasrearlyrworkrisr
completed.rTheroutputroftenrisrarcollectionrofrarprimaryrdeliverableralongrwithrsupportin
grdeliverablesrsuchrasrarhouserasrthe
primaryrdeliverablerandrwarrantiesrandrinstructionsrforruserasrsupportingrdeliverabl
es.rEachrprojectrtypicallyrhasraruniquercombinationrofrstakeholdersrpeoplerandrgroup
srwhorcanrimpactrtherprojectrorrmightrberimpactedrbyreitherrtherworkrorrresultsrofrtherp
roject.rProjectsroftenrrequirerarvarietyrofrpeoplertorwork
togetherrforrarlimitedrtime,randreachrneedsrtorunderstandrthatrcompletingrtherprojectr
willrrequirereffortrinradditionrtortheirrotherrassignedrwork.
2. Whatrisrprojectrmanagement?r(Objectiver#1-1,rp.r4)
ANS:rProjectrmanagementrisrtherartrandrsciencerofrusingrknowledge,rskills,rtools,ran
drtechniquesrefficientlyrandreffectivelyrtormeetrstakeholderrneedsrandrexpectations.rT
hisrincludesrworkrprocessesrthatrinitiate,rplan,rexecute,rcontrol,randrcloserwork.
Projectr managementr includesr bothr administrativer tasksr forr planning,r documenting,rand
rcontrollingrworkrandrleadershiprtasksrforrvisioning,rmotivating,randrpromotingrworkra
ssociates.
3. Howrarerprojectsrdifferentrthanrongoingroperations?r(Objectiver#1-3,rp.r6)
ANS:rProjectsrarertemporary,rwhileroperationsrarerongoing.
4. Whatrtypesrofrconstraintsrarercommonrtormostrprojects?r(Objectiver#1-4,rp.r12)
ANS:rProjectrperformance,rcomprisingrscoper(size)randrqualityr(acceptabilityrofrtherresults),
risrconstrainedrbyrcostrandrschedule.
5. WhatrarertherthreercomponentsrofrtherTalentrTriangle?r(Objectiver#1-4,rp.r11)
ANS:rThercorerobjectivesrincluderthoserthatrtherTalentrTrianglerclassifiesrasrtechnical,r
behavioral,randrstrategic.
2
, 6. Atrwhatrstagerofrarprojectrlifercyclerisrthermajorityrofrther“hands-
on”rtasksrcompleted?r(Objectiver#1-3,rp.r8)
ANS:rExecuting.
7. Duringrwhichrstagerofrtherprojectrlifercyclerarerlooserendsrtiedrup?r(Objectiver#1-
2,rp.r8)
ANS:rClosing.
8. Whatrarerthertwelverprojectrdeliveryrprinciples?r(Objectiver#1-6,rp.r17)
ANS:rStewardship,rstakeholders,rinteractions,rtailor,rcomplexity,radaptability,rteam,rvalue,rl
eadership,rquality,rrisk,rchange.
9. Whatrarerthereightrperformancerdomains,raccordingrtortherPMBOKr7e?r(Objectiver#1
-6,rp.r17)
ANS:rStakeholder,rteam,rapproach,rplanning,rwork,rdelivery,rmeasurement,runcer
tainty.
10. WhatrarertherfourrcorervaluesrofrAgile?r(Objectiver#1-7,rp.r20)
ANS:
1. Valuerindividualsrmorerthanrprocesses.
2. Valuer workingr softwarer morer thanr documentation.
3. Valuer customerr collaborationr morer thanr negotiation.
4. Valuerresponsertorchangeroverrfollowingrarplan.
11. Whatr arer Agile’sr twelver principles?r (Objectiver #1-7,r p.r 21)
ANS:
1. Customerrsatisfactionrisrgivenrtherhighestrpriority.
2. Unliker ar plan-
drivenr approach,r changesr inr requirementsr arer appreciatedr atr anyrpointrinrtherproj
ectrwithrarviewrtorexploitrcompetitiveradvantagerforrthercustomer.
3. Presentrworkingrsoftwarertortherclientrfrequentlyrduringrtherprojectrexecutionrph
ase.
4. Peopler representingr businessr andr developmentr teamsr mustr workr togetherrco
nstantly.
5. Arprojectrteamrcomprisingrmotivatedrpeoplermustrberengagedrinrtherproject;rsu
pportrandrtrustrmustrberextendedrtortherprojectrteam.
6. Face-to-
facercommunicationrmustrberemployed,rwhichrisrconsideredreffectiverandrefficie
nt.rInrotherrwords,ritrisrpreferablertorhaverarco-locatedrprojectrteam.
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Plan-
Driven and Agile Approaches 5th Editi
r r r r r
on
by Timothy Kloppenborg
r r
Complete Chapter Solutions Manual are i
r r r r r
ncluded (Ch 1 to 15) r r r r
** Immediate Download
r r
** Swift Response
r r
** All Chapters included
r r r
, SolutionrandrAnswerrGuide:rKloppenborg/Anantatmula/Wells,rContemporaryrProjectrManagement:rPlan-
DrivenrandrAgilerApproaches,r 2023,r 978-0-357-71573-
4;r Chapterr 1:r Introductionr torProjectr Management
SolutionandAnswerGuide r r r
Kloppenborg/Anantatmula/Wells,rContemporaryrProjectrManagement:rPlan-
DrivenrandrAgilerApproaches,r2023,r978-0-357-71573-
4;rChapterr1:rIntroductionrtorProjectrManagement
Table of Contents
r r
Chapterr Reviewr Questions—Suggestedr Answers ....................................................................... 2
Discussionr Questions .................................................................................................................. 6
PMPrExamrStudyrQuestions ....................................................................................................... 11
Integratedr Exampler Projects ..................................................................................................... 14
SuburbanrHomesrConstructionrProject..................................................................................................... 14
StudentrQuestions ................................................................................................................................... 15
HeritagerArboretumrDevelopmentrProject ............................................................................................... 15
ArboretumrIntroduction ................................................................................................... 15
Andersonr Townshipr andr Greenr Spacer Introduction ............................................................ 15
Relatedr Links...................................................................................................................... 16
Studentr Questions.............................................................................................................. 16
ArboretumrGradingrSuggestions .............................................................................................................. 16
Semesterr Projectr Instructions .................................................................................................... 18
1
,Chapter Review Questions—Suggested Answers
r r r
1. Whatr isr ar project?r (Objectiver #1-1,r p.r 4)
ANS:rThernarrowranswerris:rArprojectrisrarnew,rtime-
boundreffortrthatrhasrardefiniterbeginningrandrardefiniterendingrwithrseveralrrelatedrand/
orrinterdependentrtasksrtorcreateraruniquerproductrorrservice.
Therbroaderranswerris:rArprojectrisranrendeavorrthatrrequiresranrorganizedrsetrofrworkre
ffortsrthatrarerplannedrinrarlevelrofrdetailrthatrisrprogressivelyrelaboratedrasrmorerinform
ationrisrdiscovered.rProjectsrarersubjectrtorlimitationsrofrtimerandrresourcesrsuchrasrmo
neyrandrpeople.rProjectsrshouldrfollowrarplannedrandrorganizedrapproachrwithrardefine
drbeginningrandrending.rProjectrplansrandrgoalsrbecomermorerspecificrasrearlyrworkrisr
completed.rTheroutputroftenrisrarcollectionrofrarprimaryrdeliverableralongrwithrsupportin
grdeliverablesrsuchrasrarhouserasrthe
primaryrdeliverablerandrwarrantiesrandrinstructionsrforruserasrsupportingrdeliverabl
es.rEachrprojectrtypicallyrhasraruniquercombinationrofrstakeholdersrpeoplerandrgroup
srwhorcanrimpactrtherprojectrorrmightrberimpactedrbyreitherrtherworkrorrresultsrofrtherp
roject.rProjectsroftenrrequirerarvarietyrofrpeoplertorwork
togetherrforrarlimitedrtime,randreachrneedsrtorunderstandrthatrcompletingrtherprojectr
willrrequirereffortrinradditionrtortheirrotherrassignedrwork.
2. Whatrisrprojectrmanagement?r(Objectiver#1-1,rp.r4)
ANS:rProjectrmanagementrisrtherartrandrsciencerofrusingrknowledge,rskills,rtools,ran
drtechniquesrefficientlyrandreffectivelyrtormeetrstakeholderrneedsrandrexpectations.rT
hisrincludesrworkrprocessesrthatrinitiate,rplan,rexecute,rcontrol,randrcloserwork.
Projectr managementr includesr bothr administrativer tasksr forr planning,r documenting,rand
rcontrollingrworkrandrleadershiprtasksrforrvisioning,rmotivating,randrpromotingrworkra
ssociates.
3. Howrarerprojectsrdifferentrthanrongoingroperations?r(Objectiver#1-3,rp.r6)
ANS:rProjectsrarertemporary,rwhileroperationsrarerongoing.
4. Whatrtypesrofrconstraintsrarercommonrtormostrprojects?r(Objectiver#1-4,rp.r12)
ANS:rProjectrperformance,rcomprisingrscoper(size)randrqualityr(acceptabilityrofrtherresults),
risrconstrainedrbyrcostrandrschedule.
5. WhatrarertherthreercomponentsrofrtherTalentrTriangle?r(Objectiver#1-4,rp.r11)
ANS:rThercorerobjectivesrincluderthoserthatrtherTalentrTrianglerclassifiesrasrtechnical,r
behavioral,randrstrategic.
2
, 6. Atrwhatrstagerofrarprojectrlifercyclerisrthermajorityrofrther“hands-
on”rtasksrcompleted?r(Objectiver#1-3,rp.r8)
ANS:rExecuting.
7. Duringrwhichrstagerofrtherprojectrlifercyclerarerlooserendsrtiedrup?r(Objectiver#1-
2,rp.r8)
ANS:rClosing.
8. Whatrarerthertwelverprojectrdeliveryrprinciples?r(Objectiver#1-6,rp.r17)
ANS:rStewardship,rstakeholders,rinteractions,rtailor,rcomplexity,radaptability,rteam,rvalue,rl
eadership,rquality,rrisk,rchange.
9. Whatrarerthereightrperformancerdomains,raccordingrtortherPMBOKr7e?r(Objectiver#1
-6,rp.r17)
ANS:rStakeholder,rteam,rapproach,rplanning,rwork,rdelivery,rmeasurement,runcer
tainty.
10. WhatrarertherfourrcorervaluesrofrAgile?r(Objectiver#1-7,rp.r20)
ANS:
1. Valuerindividualsrmorerthanrprocesses.
2. Valuer workingr softwarer morer thanr documentation.
3. Valuer customerr collaborationr morer thanr negotiation.
4. Valuerresponsertorchangeroverrfollowingrarplan.
11. Whatr arer Agile’sr twelver principles?r (Objectiver #1-7,r p.r 21)
ANS:
1. Customerrsatisfactionrisrgivenrtherhighestrpriority.
2. Unliker ar plan-
drivenr approach,r changesr inr requirementsr arer appreciatedr atr anyrpointrinrtherproj
ectrwithrarviewrtorexploitrcompetitiveradvantagerforrthercustomer.
3. Presentrworkingrsoftwarertortherclientrfrequentlyrduringrtherprojectrexecutionrph
ase.
4. Peopler representingr businessr andr developmentr teamsr mustr workr togetherrco
nstantly.
5. Arprojectrteamrcomprisingrmotivatedrpeoplermustrberengagedrinrtherproject;rsu
pportrandrtrustrmustrberextendedrtortherprojectrteam.
6. Face-to-
facercommunicationrmustrberemployed,rwhichrisrconsideredreffectiverandrefficie
nt.rInrotherrwords,ritrisrpreferablertorhaverarco-locatedrprojectrteam.
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