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TEST BANK For Information Technology
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Project Management 9th Edition
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Kathy Schwalbe, Verified Chapters
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,True / False
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1. Until the 1980s, project management primarily focused on providing schedule and resource data to
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top management in the military, computer, and construction industries.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: Until the 1980s, project management primarily focused on IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll



providing schedule and resource data to top management in the military,
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computer, and construction industries. Today’s project management
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involves much more, and people in every industry and every country
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manage projects.
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POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy IIll




REFERENCES: p.2
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IIll INFO.SCHW.14.1 - LO: 1-1 IIll IIll IIll




NATIONAL STANDARDS: IIll United States - BUSPROG: Technology
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TOPICS: Introduction
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge IIll




2. A difference between operations and projects is that operations end when their objectives have
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been reached, whereas projects do not.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback: Projects are different from operations in that they end when IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll



IIll their objectives have been reached or the project has been terminated.
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POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Moderate IIll




REFERENCES: p.4
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IIll INFO.SCHW.14.2 - LO: 1-2 IIll IIll IIll




NATIONAL STANDARDS: IIll United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
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TOPICS: What is a Project? IIll IIll IIll



KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension IIll




3. Every project should have a well-defined objective.
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a. True




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b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: A project has a unique purpose. Every project should have a well-
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defined objective. IIll




POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy IIll




REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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NATIONAL STANDARDS:
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TOPICS: What is a Project? IIll IIll IIll



KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge IIll




4. Projects should be developed in increments.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: A project is developed using progressive elaboration. Projects are IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll



often defined broadly when they begin, and as time passes, the specific
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details of the project become clearer. Therefore, projects should be
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developed in increments.
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POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Moderate IIll




REFERENCES: p.6
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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NATIONAL STANDARDS:
IIll United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
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TOPICS: What is a Project? IIll IIll IIll



KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension IIll




5. Resources in a project should be used effectively because they are limited.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: A project requires resources, often from various areas. IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll



Resources, however, are limited and must be used effectively to meet
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project and other corporate goals.
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POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Moderate IIll




REFERENCES: p. 7 IIll




LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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NATIONAL STANDARDS:
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TOPICS: What is a Project? IIll IIll IIll



KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension IIll




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6. A project manager’s primary role is to provide the funding for a project.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback: A project sponsor usually provides the direction and funding for a IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll



project.
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POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy IIll




REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IIll INFO.SCHW.14.2 - LO: 1-2 IIll IIll IIll




NATIONAL STANDARDS: IIll United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
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TOPICS: What is a Project? IIll IIll IIll



KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge IIll




7. One of the main reasons why project management is challenging is because of the factor of uncertainty.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Feedback: A project involves uncertainty. Every project is unique and thus it IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll



IIll is sometimes difficult to define its objectives clearly, estimate how long it will
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IIll take to complete, or determine how much it will cost. This uncertainty is one
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IIll of the main reasons project management is so challenging.
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POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Moderate IIll




REFERENCES: p.7
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IIll INFO.SCHW.14.2 - LO: 1-2 IIll IIll IIll




NATIONAL STANDARDS: IIll United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
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TOPICS: What is a Project? IIll IIll IIll



KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension IIll




8. Questions about how a team will track schedule performance is related to a project’s scope.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Feedback: Project scope deals with questions such as, “What work will be
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done as part of the project?”, “What unique product, service, or result does
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the customer or sponsor expect from the project?”, or “How will the scope
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be verified?”
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POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Moderate IIll




REFERENCES: p.7
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NATIONAL STANDARDS: IIll United States - BUSPROG: Technology
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