Test Bank for Information Technology Project Management 8th Edition Kathy Schwalbe – True/False, Multiple Choice, Completion, and Essay Questions with Answers

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TEST BANK For, Information Technology Project
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Management 8th Edition Kathy Schwalbe
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Trueo/oFalse

1. Untilotheo1980s,oprojectomanagementoprimarilyofocusedoonoprovidingoscheduleoandoresourceodataotootopo
managementoinotheomilitary,ocomputer,oandoconstructionoindustries.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:oUntilotheo1980s,oprojectomanagementoprimarilyofocusedoonoprovidingo
scheduleoandoresourceodataotootopomanagementoinotheomilitary,ocomputer,oandoco
nstructionoindustries.oToday’soprojectomanagementoinvolvesomuchomore,oandope
opleoinoeveryoindustryoandoeveryocountryomanageoprojects.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:oEasy
REFERENCES: p.2
LEARNINGoOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.1o-oLO:o1-1
NATIONALoSTANDARDS: UnitedoStateso-oBUSPROG:oTechnology
TOPICS: Introduction
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:oKnowledge


2. Aodifferenceobetweenooperationsoandoprojectsoisothatooperationsoendowhenotheiroobjectivesohaveobeeno
reached,owhereasoprojectsodoonot.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback:oProjectsoareodifferentofromooperationsoinothatotheyoendowhenotheiro
objectivesohaveobeenoreachedoorotheoprojectohasobeenoterminated.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:oModerate
REFERENCES: p.4
LEARNINGoOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2o-oLO:o1-2
NATIONALoSTANDARDS: UnitedoStateso-oBUSPROG:oAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatoisoaoProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:oComprehension


3. Everyoprojectoshouldohaveoaowell-definedoobjective.
a. True

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b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:oAoprojectohasoaouniqueopurpose.oEveryoprojectoshouldohaveoaowell-
definedoobjective.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:oEasy
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNINGoOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2o-oLO:o1-2
NATIONALoSTANDARDS: UnitedoStateso-oBUSPROG:oAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatoisoaoProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:oKnowledge


4. Projectsoshouldobeodevelopedoinoincrements.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:oAoprojectoisodevelopedousingoprogressiveoelaboration.oProjectsoareoofteno
definedobroadlyowhenotheyobegin,oandoasotimeopasses,otheospecificodetailsoofotheopro
jectobecomeoclearer.oTherefore,oprojectsoshouldobeodevelopedoinoincrements.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:oModerate
REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNINGoOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2o-oLO:o1-2
NATIONALoSTANDARDS: UnitedoStateso-oBUSPROG:oAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatoisoaoProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:oComprehension


5. Resourcesoinoaoprojectoshouldobeousedoeffectivelyobecauseotheyoareolimited.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:oAoprojectorequiresoresources,ooftenofromovariousoareas.oResources,o
however,oareolimitedoandomustobeousedoeffectivelyotoomeetoprojectoandootheroc
orporateogoals.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:oModerate
REFERENCES: p.o7
LEARNINGoOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2o-oLO:o1-2
NATIONALoSTANDARDS: UnitedoStateso-oBUSPROG:oAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatoisoaoProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:oComprehension


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6. Aoprojectomanager’soprimaryoroleoisotooprovideotheofundingoforoaoproject.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback:oAoprojectosponsorousuallyoprovidesotheodirectionoandofundingoforoaoproject.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:oEasy
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNINGoOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2o-oLO:o1-2
NATIONALoSTANDARDS: UnitedoStateso-oBUSPROG:oAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatoisoaoProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:oKnowledge


7. Oneoofotheomainoreasonsowhyoprojectomanagementoisochallengingoisobecauseoofotheofactoroofouncertainty.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback:oAoprojectoinvolvesouncertainty.oEveryoprojectoisouniqueoandothusoitoisosom
etimesodifficultotoodefineoitsoobjectivesoclearly,oestimateohowolongoitowillotakeotoocom
plete,oorodetermineohowomuchoitowillocost.oThisouncertaintyoisooneoofotheomainoreaso
nsoprojectomanagementoisosoochallenging.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:oModerate
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNINGoOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2o-oLO:o1-2
NATIONALoSTANDARDS: UnitedoStateso-oBUSPROG:oAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatoisoaoProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:oComprehension


8. Questionsoaboutohowoaoteamowillotrackoscheduleoperformanceoisorelatedotooaoproject’soscope.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback:oProjectoscopeodealsowithoquestionsosuchoas,o“Whatoworkowillobeodoneoas
opartoofotheoproject?”,o“Whatouniqueoproduct,oservice,oororesultodoesotheocustomeroo
rosponsoroexpectofromotheoproject?”,ooro“Howowillotheoscopeobeoverified?”
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:oModerate
REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNINGoOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2o-oLO:o1-2
NATIONALoSTANDARDS: UnitedoStateso-oBUSPROG:oTechnology


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TOPICS: WhatoisoaoProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:oComprehension


9. Inoorderotoobeorealistic,oaoprojectomanageroshouldoalwaysosetodiscreteogoalsoinsteadoofoaorangeoofo
objectives.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback:oProjectsoinvolveouncertaintyoandolimitedoresources.oThusotheyorarelyofinisho
accordingotootheirooriginaloscope,otime,oandocostogoals.oInsteadoofodiscreteotargetogoal
s,oitoisooftenomoreorealisticotoosetoaorangeoofogoals.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:oModerate
REFERENCES: p.8
LEARNINGoOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2o-oLO:o1-2
NATIONALoSTANDARDS: UnitedoStateso-oBUSPROG:oAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatoisoaoProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:oComprehension


10. Managingotheotripleoconstraintoprimarilyoinvolvesomakingotrade-offsobetweenoresourcesoandoquality.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback:oManagingotheotripleoconstraintoinvolvesomakingotrade-
offsobetweenoscope,otime,oandocostogoalsoforoaoproject.oExperiencedoprojecto
managersoknowothatooneomustodecideowhichoaspectoofotheotripleoconstraintoiso
mostoimportant.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:oEasy
REFERENCES: p.9
LEARNINGoOBJECTIVES: INFO.SCHW.14.2o-oLO:o1-2
NATIONALoSTANDARDS: UnitedoStateso-oBUSPROG:oAnalytic
TOPICS: WhatoisoaoProject?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:oKnowledge


11. Theoonlyoresponsibilityoofoaoprojectomanageroisotoomeetotheospecificoscope,otime,oandocostogoalsoofoao
project.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False



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