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Project Management 2nd Edition by Pinto chapter 03
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Project Management, 2e (Pinto)Chapter 3 Project Selection and Portfolio Management
3.1 True/False
1) Numeric project selection models, by their very nature, employ objective values.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2
Section: 3.1 Project Selection
Skill: Definition
AACSB Tag: Reflective
2) Every decision model contains both objective and subjective factors.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 3
Section: 3.1 Project Selection
Skill: Factual
AACSB Tag: Reflective
3) A simplified scoring model addresses all the weakness of a checklist model for project
screening.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1
Section: 3.2 Approaches to Project Screening and Selection
Skill: Conceptual
AACSB Tag: Reflective
4) The Analytical Hierarchy Process elegantly addresses scaling issues in criteria and negative
utility in alternative scores.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1
Section: 3.2 Approaches to Project Screening and Selection
Skill: Conceptual
AACSB Tag: Analytic Skills
5) The efficient frontier in a profile model is the set of options that offers a maximum return for a
given level of risk or a minimum risk for every level of return.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2
Section: 3.2 Approaches to Project Screening and Selection
Skill: Factual
AACSB Tag: Analytic Skills
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, 6) The present value of money is lower the further out in the future I expect to spend it.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2
Section: 3.3 Financial Models
Skill: Analytical
AACSB Tag: Analytic Skills
7) The reciprocal of the payback period is used to calculate the average rate of return for a
project.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2
Section: 3.3 Financial Models
Skill: Analytical
AACSB Tag: Analytic Skills
8) Internal rate of return is preferable to net present value because IRR employs a weighted
average cost of capital discount rate that reflects potential reinvestment.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 3
Section: 3.3 Financial Models
Skill: Conceptual
AACSB Tag: Analytic Skills
9) An options model could be used when financial criteria would change significantly over time.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2
Section: 3.3 Financial Models
Skill: Conceptual
AACSB Tag: Reflective
10) The most important thing to remember when using project selection models is to be
consistent and objective.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1
Section: 3.3 Financial Models
Skill: Conceptual
AACSB Tag: Reflective
11) Because projects managed under a project portfolio management scheme may be
independent of each other, it is not necessary to consider resource use when deciding to pursue
any single project.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1
Section: 3.4 Project Portfolio Management
Skill: Conceptual
AACSB Tag: Reflective
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