Chapter 1 Introduction to Project Management True False

Chapter 1 - Introduction to Project Management True / False 1. Until the 1980s, project management primarily focused on providing schedule and resource data to top management in the military, computer, and construction industries.  a. True  b. False ANSWER: True RATIONALE: Feedback: Until the 1980s, project management primarily focused on providing schedule and resource data to top management in the military, computer, and construction industries. Today’s project management involves much more, and people in every industry and every country manage projects. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy REFERENCES: p.2 QUESTIONTYPE:True / False HASVARIABLES:False LEARNINGOBJE INFO.SCHW.14.1 - LO: 1-1 CTIVES: NATIONALSTAND United States - BUSPROG: - Comprehension ARDS: TOPICS: Introduction KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge DATECREATED: DATEMODIFIED:  2. A difference between operations and projects is that operations end when their objectives have been reached, whereas projects do not.  a. True  b. False ANSWER: False RATIONALE: Feedback: Projects are different from operations in that they end when their objectives have been reached or the project has been terminated. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Moderate REFERENCES: p.4 QUESTIONTYPE:True / False HASVARIABLES: False LEARNINGOBJEC INFO.SCHW.14.2 - LO: 1-2 TIVES: NATIONALSTAND United States - BUSPROG: Analytic ARDS: TOPICS: What is a Project? KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension DATECREATED: DATEMODIFIED: Page1 Chapter 1 - Introduction to Project Management 3. Every project should have a well-defined objective.  a. True  b. False ANSWER: True RATIONALE: Feedback: A project has a unique purpose. Every project should have a well-defined objective. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy REFERENCES: p.6 QUESTIONTYPE: True / False HASVARIABLES: False LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:INFO.SCHW.14.2 - LO: 1-2 NATIONALSTANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: - Comprehension TOPICS: What is a Project? KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge DATECREATED: DATEMODIFIED: 4. Projects should be developed in increments.  a. True  b. False ANSWER: True RATIONALE: Feedback: A project is developed using progressive elaboration. Projects are often defined broadly when they begin, and as time passes, the specific details of the project become clearer. Therefore, projects should be developed in increments. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy REFERENCES: p.6 QUESTIONTYPE:True / False HASVARIABLES:False LEARNINGOBJE INFO.SCHW.14.2 - LO: 1-2 CTIVES: NATIONALSTAND United States - BUSPROG: - Comprehension ARDS: TOPICS: What is a Project? KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge DATECREATED: DATEMODIFIED: 5. A project manager’s primary role is to provide the funding for a project.   ANSWER: RATIONALE: a. True b. False False Feedback: A project sponsor usually provides the direction and funding for a project. Page2 Chapter 1 - Introduction to Project Management POINTS: DIFFICULTY: REFERENCES: QUESTIONTYPE: HASVARIABLES: LEARNINGOBJECTIVES: NATIONALSTANDARDS: TOPICS: KEYWORDS: DATECREATED: DATEMODIFIED: 1 Difficulty: Easy p.7 True / False False INFO.SCHW.14.2 - LO: 1-2 United States - BUSPROG: - Comprehension What is a Project? Bloom's: Knowledge 6. One of the main reasons why project management is challenging is because of the factor of uncertainty.  a. True  b. False ANSWER: True RATIONALE: Feedback: A project involves uncertainty. Every project is unique and thus it is sometimes difficult to define its objectives clearly, estimate how long it will take to complete, or determine how much it will cost. This uncertainty is one of the main reasons project management is so challenging. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Moderate REFERENCES: p.7 QUESTIONTYPE:True / False HASVARIABLES:False LEARNINGOBJE INFO.SCHW.14.2 - LO: 1-2 CTIVES: NATIONALSTAND United States - BUSPROG: Analytic ARDS: TOPICS: What is a Project? KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension DATECREATED: DATEMODIFIED:  7. Questions about how a team will track schedule performance is related to a project’s scope.  a. True  b. False ANSWER: False RATIONALE: Feedback: Project scope deals with questions such as, “What work will be done as part of the project?”, “What unique product, service, or result does the customer or sponsor expect from the project?”, or “How will the scope be verified?” POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy REFERENCES: p.7 QUESTIONTYPE:True / False Page3 Chapter 1 - Introduction to Project Management HASVARIABLES:False LEARNINGOBJE INFO.SCHW.14.2 - LO: 1-2 CTIVES: NATIONALSTAND United States - BUSPROG: - Comprehension ARDS: TOPICS: What is a Project? KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge DATECREATED: DATEMODIFIED:  8. In order to be realistic, a project manager should always set discrete goals instead of a range of objectives.  a. True  b. False ANSWER: False RATIONALE: Feedback: Because projects involve uncertainty and limited resources, projects rarely finish according to their original scope, time, and cost goals. Instead of discrete target goals, it is often more realistic to set a range of goals. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Moderate REFERENCES: p.8 QUESTIONTYPE:True / False HASVARIABLES:False LEARNINGOBJE INFO.SCHW.14.2 - LO: 1-2 CTIVES: NATIONALSTAND United States - BUSPROG: Analytic ARDS: TOPICS: What is a Project? KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension DATECREATED: DATEMODIFIED:  9. Managing the triple constraint primarily involves making trade-offs between resources and quality.  a. True  b. False ANSWER: False RATIONALE: Feedback: Managing the triple constraint involves making trade-offs between scope, time, and cost goals for a project. Experienced project managers know that one must decide which aspect of the triple constraint is most important. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy REFERENCES: p.8 QUESTIONTYPE:True / False HASVARIABLES:False Page4 Chapter 1 - Introduction to Project Management LEARNINGOBJE INFO.SCHW.14.2 - LO: 1-2 CTIVES: NATIONALSTAND United States - BUSPROG: - Comprehension ARDS: TOPICS: What is a Project? KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge DATECREATED: DATEMODIFIED:  10. The only responsibility of a project manager is to meet the specific scope, time, and cost goals of a project.  a. True  b. False ANSWER: False RATIONALE: Feedback: Project managers must strive not only to meet specific scope, time, cost, and quality goals of projects but also facilitate the entire process to meet the needs and expectations of people involved in project activities or affected by them. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Moderate REFERENCES: p.9 QUESTIONTYPE:True / False HASVARIABLES:False LEARNINGOBJE INFO.SCHW.14.3 - LO: 1-3 CTIVES: NATIONALSTAND United States - BUSPROG: Analytic ARDS: TOPICS: What is Project Management? KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension DATECREATED: DATEMODIFIED:  11. A project’s stakeholders include its customers, users, and suppliers.  a. True  b. False ANSWER: True RATIONALE: Feedback: Stakeholders are the people involved in or affected by project activities, and include the project sponsor, project team, support staff, customers, users, suppliers, and even opponents of a project. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy REFERENCES: p.9 QUESTIONTYPE:True / False HASVARIABLES:False LEARNINGOBJE INFO.SCHW.14.3 - LO: 1-3 CTIVES: Page5 Chapter 1 - Introduction to Project Management NATIONALSTAND United States - BUSPROG: - Comprehension ARDS: TOPICS: What is Project Management? KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge DATECREATED: DATEMODIFIED:  12. Opponents of a project do not belong to the category of stakeholders.  a. True  b. False ANSWER: False RATIONALE: Feedback: Stakeholders are the people involved in or affected by project activities, and include the project sponsor, project team, support staff, customers, users, suppliers, and even opponents of a project. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Moderate REFERENCES: p.9 QUESTIONTYPE:True / False HASVARIABLES:False LEARNINGOBJE INFO.SCHW.14.3 - LO: 1-3 CTIVES: NATIONALSTAND United States - BUSPROG: Analytic ARDS: TOPICS: What is Project Management? KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension DATECREATED: DATEMODIFIED:  13. The importance of stakeholders’ needs and expectations is limited to the beginning of a project.  a. True  b. False ANSWER: False RATIONALE: Feedback: Stakeholders’ needs and expectations are important in the beginning and throughout the life of a project. Successful project managers develop good relationships with project stakeholders to understand and meet their needs and expectations. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Moderate REFERENCES: p.11 QUESTIONTYPE:True / False HASVARIABLES:False LEARNINGOBJE INFO.SCHW.14.3 - LO: 1-3 CTIVES: NATIONALSTAND United States - BUSPROG: Analytic ARDS: Page6 Chapter 1 - Introduction to Project Management TOPICS: What is Project Management? KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension DATECREATED: DATEMODIFIED:  14. Project procurement management primarily involves identifying stakeholder needs while managing their engagement throughout the life of the project.  a. True  b. False ANSWER: False RATIONALE: Feedback: Project management knowledge areas describe the key competencies that project managers must develop. Project procurement management involves acquiring or procuring goods and services for a project from outside the performing organization. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy REFERENCES: p.12 QUESTIONTYPE:True / False HASVARIABLES:False LEARNINGOBJE INFO.SCHW.14.3 - LO: 1-3 CTIVES: NATIONALSTAND United States - BUSPROG: - Comprehension ARDS: TOPICS: What is Project Management? KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge DATECREATED: DATEMODIFIED:  15. The primary role of project stakeholder management is to ensure that the project will satisfy the stated needs for which it was undertaken.  a. True  b. False ANSWER: False RATIONALE: Feedback: Project management knowledge areas describe the key competencies that project managers must develop. Project stakeholder management includes identifying and analyzing stakeholder needs while managing and controlling their engagement throughout the life of the project. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy REFERENCES: p.12 QUESTIONTYPE:True / False HASVARIABLES:False LEARNINGOBJE INFO.SCHW.14.3 - LO: 1-3 CTIVES: NATIONALSTAND United States - BUSPROG: - Comprehension ARDS: Page7 Chapter 1 - Introduction to Project Management TOPICS: What is Project Management? KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge DATECREATED: DATEMODIFIED:  16. Project resource management is concerned with making effective use of the people involved with a project.  a. True  b. False ANSWER: True RATIONALE: Feedback: Project management knowledge areas describe the key competencies that project managers must develop. Project resource management is concerned with making effective use of the people and physical resources involved with the project. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy REFERENCES: p.11 QUESTIONTYPE:True / False HASVARIABLES:False LEARNINGOBJE INFO.SCHW.14.3 - LO: 1-3 CTIVES: NATIONALSTAND United States - BUSPROG: - Comprehension ARDS: TOPICS: What is Project Management? KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge DATECREATED: DATEMODIFIED:  17. Stakeholder analyses, work requests, and project charters are tools used in integration management.  a. True  b. False ANSWER: True RATIONALE: Feedback: Project selection methods, project management methodologies, stakeholder analyses, work requests, and project charters are some of the tools used in integration management. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy REFERENCES: p.13 QUESTIONTYPE:True / False HASVARIABLES:False LEARNINGOBJE INFO.SCHW.14.3 - LO: 1-3 CTIVES: NATIONALSTAND United States - BUSPROG: - Comprehension ARDS: TOPICS: What is Project Management? KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge Page8 Chapter 1 - Introduction to Project Management DATECREATED: DATEMODIFIED:  18. Earned value management is a tool primarily used in resource management.  a. True  b. False ANSWER: False RATIONALE: Feedback: Project budgets, net present value, return on investment, payback analysis, and earned value management are tools used in cost management. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy REFERENCES: p.14 QUESTIONTYPE:True / False HASVARIABLES:False LEARNINGOBJE INFO.SCHW.14.3 - LO: 1-3 CTIVES: NATIONALSTAND United States - BUSPROG: - Comprehension ARDS: TOPICS: What is Project Management? KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge DATECREATED: DATEMODIFIED:  19. Responsibility assignment matrices and project organizational charts are examples of tools used in procurement management.  a. True  b. False ANSWER: False RATIONALE: Feedback: Motivation techniques, empathic listening, responsibility assignment matrices, project organizational charts, resource histograms and team building exercises are tools used in resource management. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy REFERENCES: p.14 QUESTIONTYPE:True / False HASVARIABLES:False LEARNINGOBJE INFO.SCHW.14.3 - LO: 1-3 CTIVES: NATIONALSTAND United States - BUSPROG: - Comprehension ARDS: TOPICS: What is Project Management? KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge DATECREATED: Page9 Chapter 1 - Introduction to Project Management DATEMODIFIED:  20. Maturity models, statistical methods, and test plans are examples of tools used in quality management.  a. True  b. False ANSWER: True RATIONALE: Feedback: Quality metrics, maturity models, statistical methods, and test plans are some of the tools used in quality management. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy REFERENCES: p.13 QUESTIONTYPE: True / False HASVARIABLES: False LEARNINGOBJECT INFO.SCHW.14.3 - LO: 1-3 IVES: NATIONALSTANDA United States - BUSPROG: - Comprehension RDS: TOPICS: What is Project Management? KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge DATECREATED: DATEMODIFIED: 21. Project managers work with the project sponsors to define success for particular projects.  a. True  b. False ANSWER: True RATIONALE: Feedback: Project managers work with the project sponsors, the project team, and other stakeholders to meet project goals. They also work with sponsors to define success for particular projects. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy REFERENCES: p.18 QUESTIONTYPE:True / False HASVARIABLES:False LEARNINGOBJE INFO.SCHW.14.3 - LO: 1-3 CTIVES: NATIONALSTAND United States - BUSPROG: - Comprehension ARDS: TOPICS: What is Project Management? KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge DATECREATED: DATEMODIFIED:  22. Good project managers assume that their definition of success is the same as the sponsors. Page10 Chapter 1 - Introduction to Project Management   a. b. True False False Feedback: Good project managers do not assume that their definition of success is the same as the sponsors. They take the time to understand their sponsors’ expectations and then track project performance based on important success criteria. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Moderate REFERENCES: p.18 QUESTIONTYPE:True / False HASVARIABLES:False LEARNINGOBJE INFO.SCHW.14.3 - LO: 1-3 CTIVES: NATIONALSTAND United States - BUSPROG: Analytic ARDS: TOPICS: What is Project Management? KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension DATECREATED: DATEMODIFIED:  ANSWER: RATIONALE: 23. Program managers are change agents.  a. True  b. False ANSWER: True RATIONALE: Feedback: Program managers are responsible for more than the delivery of project results. They are change agents responsible for the success of products and processes developed by these projects. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy REFERENCES: p.19 QUESTIONTYPE:True / False HASVARIABLES:False LEARNINGOBJE INFO.SCHW.14.4 - LO: 1-4 CTIVES: NATIONALSTAND United States - BUSPROG: - Comprehension ARDS: TOPICS: Program and Project Portfolio Management KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge DATECREATED: DATEMODIFIED: 24. Effective program managers recognize that managing a project is much more complex than managing a program.  a. True  b. False Page11 Chapter 1 - Introduction to Project Management False Feedback: Effective program managers recognize that managing a program is much more complex than managing a single project. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Moderate REFERENCES: p.19 QUESTIONTYPE: True / False HASVARIABLES: False LEARNINGOBJECT INFO.SCHW.14.4 - LO: 1-4 IVES: NATIONALSTANDA United States - BUSPROG: Analytic RDS: TOPICS: Program and Project Portfolio Management KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension DATECREATED: DATEMODIFIED: ANSWER: RATIONALE: 25. Individual projects always address strategic goals whereas portfolio management addresses tactical goals.  a. True  b. False ANSWER: False RATIONALE: Feedback: Tactical goals are generally more specific and short-term than strategic goals, which emphasize long-term goals for an organization. Individual projects often address tactical goals, whereas portfolio management addresses strategic goals. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Moderate REFERENCES: p.19 QUESTIONTYPE:True / False HASVARIABLES:False LEARNINGOBJE INFO.SCHW.14.4 - LO: 1-4 CTIVES: NATIONALSTAND United States - BUSPROG: Analytic ARDS: TOPICS: Program and Project Portfolio Management KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension DATECREATED: DATEMODIFIED:  26. It is mandatory for project managers working on large information technology projects to be experts in the field of information technology.   ANSWER: RATIONALE: they a. True b. False False Feedback: Project managers for large IT projects do not have to be experts in the field of IT, but Page12 Chapter 1 - Introduction to Project Management must have working knowledge of various technologies and understand how the project would enhance the business. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy REFERENCES: p.27 QUESTIONTYPE:True / False HASVARIABLES:False LEARNINGOBJE INFO.SCHW.14.5 - LO:1-5 CTIVES: NATIONALSTAND United States - BUSPROG: - Comprehension ARDS: TOPICS: The Role of the Project Manager KEYWORDS: Bloom's : Knowledge DATECREATED: DATEMODIFIED:  27. To be a successful manager, the only skills an IT project manager needs to possess are excellent technical skills.  a. True  b. False ANSWER: False RATIONALE: Feedback: IT project managers must be willing to develop more than their technical skills to be productive team members and successful project managers. Everyone, no matter how technical they are, should develop business and soft skills. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy REFERENCES: p.27 QUESTIONTYPE:True / False HASVARIABLES:False LEARNINGOBJE INFO.SCHW.14.5 - LO:1-5 CTIVES: NATIONALSTAND United States - BUSPROG: - Comprehension ARDS: TOPICS: The Role of the Project Manager KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge DATECREATED: DATEMODIFIED:  28. The introduction of new software makes basic tools, such as Gantt charts and network diagrams, inexpensive and easy to create.  a. True  b. False ANSWER: True RATIONALE: Feedback: As computer hardware became smaller and more affordable and software companies developed graphical, easy-to-use interfaces, project management software became less expensive and Page13 Chapter 1 - Introduction to Project Management more widely used. New software makes basic tools such as Gantt charts and network diagrams inexpensive, easy to create, and available for anyone to update. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy REFERENCES: p.32 QUESTIONTYPE:True / False HASVARIABLES:False LEARNINGOBJE INFO.SCHW.14.6 - LO: 1-6 CTIVES: NATIONALSTAND United States - BUSPROG: - Comprehension ARDS: TOPICS: The Project Management Profession KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge DATECREATED: DATEMODIFIED:  29. The enterprise project management software, which aids project and portfolio management, is a low-end tool.  a. True  b. False ANSWER: False RATIONALE: Feedback: A category of project management software is high-end tools, sometimes referred to as enterprise project management software. These tools provide robust capabilities to handle very large projects and dispersed workgroups. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy REFERENCES: p.38 p.39 QUESTIONTYPE:True / False HASVARIABLES:False LEARNINGOBJE INFO.SCHW.14.6 - LO: 1-6 CTIVES: NATIONALSTAND United States - BUSPROG: - Comprehension ARDS: TOPICS: The Project Management Profession KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge DATECREATED: DATEMODIFIED:     Page14