Information Technology Project Management 9th Edition by Kathy Schwalbe Test bank

POINTS:  1
DIFFICULTY:  Difficulty: Moderate
REFERENCES:  p.7
QUESTION TYPE:  True / False
HAS VARIABLES:  False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  INFO.SCHW.14.2 - LO: 1-2
NATIONAL STANDARDS:  United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
TOPICS:  What is a Project?
KEYWORDS:  Bloom's: Comprehension
DATE CREATED:  4/27/2018 2:53 PM
DATE MODIFIED:  4/27/2018 2:53 PM
 
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
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:  4/27/2018 2:53 PM
DATE MODIFIED:  4/27/2018 2:53 PM
 
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 OBJECTIVES:  INFO.SCHW.14.2 - LO: 1-2
NATIONAL STANDARDS:  United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
TOPICS:  What is a Project?
KEYWORDS:  Bloom's: Comprehension
DATE CREATED:  4/27/2018 2:53 PM
DATE MODIFIED:  5/4/2018 7:42 PM
 
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
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:  4/27/2018 2:53 PM
DATE MODIFIED:  4/27/2018 2:53 PM
 
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 OBJECTIVES:  INFO.SCHW.14.3 - LO: 1-3
NATIONAL STANDARDS:  United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
TOPICS:  What is Project Management?
KEYWORDS:  Bloom's: Comprehension
DATE CREATED:  4/27/2018 2:53 PM
DATE MODIFIED:  4/27/2018 2:53 PM
 
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.