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Chapter 01 - Introduction to Project Management

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• A project is a time-bound effort constrained by performance specifications, resources, and budget to create a unique

product or service.

• True
• False

ANSWER: True

DIFFICULTY: Easy

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CPTM.KLOP.19.01.01 - Define a project and project management in your own words, using characteristics that are common to most projects, and describe reasons why more organizations are using project management.KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge NOTES: Completion Time: 3 Minutes

• A project is a lasting endeavor undertaken to maintain a reliable product or service.
• True
• False

ANSWER: False

DIFFICULTY: Easy

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CPTM.KLOP.19.01.01 - Define a project and project management in your own words, using characteristics that are common to most projects, and describe reasons why more organizations are using project management.KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension NOTES: Completion Time: 3 Minutes

• Projects are subject to limitations of time and resources such as money and people.
• True
• False

ANSWER: True

DIFFICULTY: Moderate

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CPTM.KLOP.19.01.01 - Define a project and project management in your own words, using characteristics that are common to most projects, and describe reasons why more organizations are using project management.KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension NOTES: Completion Time: 5 Minutes

• Project plans and goals become more specific as early work is completed.
• True
• False

ANSWER: True

DIFFICULTY: Easy

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CPTM.KLOP.19.01.01 - Define a project and project management in your own words, using characteristics that are common to most projects, and describe reasons why more organizations are using project management.KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge NOTES: Completion Time: 3 Minutes

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• True
• False

ANSWER: True

DIFFICULTY: Easy

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CPTM.KLOP.19.01.01 - Define a project and project management in your own words, using characteristics that are common to most projects, and describe reasons why more organizations are using project management.KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge NOTES: Completion Time: 3 Minutes

• A project manager needs to be concerned with achieving desired scope and quality (often called performance), subject

to constraints of time and cost.

• True
• False

ANSWER: True

DIFFICULTY: Moderate

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CPTM.KLOP.19.01.04 - Delineate measures of project success and failure, and reasons for both.KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension NOTES: Completion Time: 5 Minutes

• Many different project life cycle models are used for different types of projects, such as information systems,

improvement, research and development, and construction.

• True
• False

ANSWER: True

DIFFICULTY: Moderate

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CPTM.KLOP.19.01.02 - Describe major activities and deliverables at each project life cycle stage.KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension NOTES: Completion Time: 5 Minutes

• Generally,the pace of work and amount of money spent remains consistent from one life cycle stage to another.
• True
• False

ANSWER: False

DIFFICULTY: Moderate

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CPTM.KLOP.19.01.02 - Describe major activities and deliverables at each project life cycle stage.KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension NOTES: Completion Time: 5 Minutes

• Project customers can be either internal or external to the organization.
• True
• False

ANSWER: True 3 / 4

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DIFFICULTY: Easy

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CPTM.KLOP.19.01.06 - Identify project roles and distinguish key responsibilities for project team members.KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge NOTES: Completion Time: 3 Minutes

• Most companies with well-developed project management systems insist that a project must pass an approval of some

kind to move from one life cycle stage to the next.

• True
• False

ANSWER: True

DIFFICULTY: Moderate

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CPTM.KLOP.19.01.02 - Describe major activities and deliverables at each project life cycle stage.KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge NOTES: Completion Time: 5 Minutes

• All projects go through a common project life cycle that includes four stages: concept, development, production and

close-out.

• True
• False

ANSWER: False

DIFFICULTY: Challenging

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CPTM.KLOP.19.01.05 - Contrast predictive or plan-driven and adaptive or change- driven project life cycle approaches.KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Analysis NOTES: Completion Time: 10 Minutes

• The name and number of phases in a project life cycle are determined by the organization(s) involved in the project.
• True
• False

ANSWER: True

DIFFICULTY: Moderate

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CPTM.KLOP.19.01.05 - Contrast predictive or plan-driven and adaptive or change- driven project life cycle approaches.KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Application NOTES: Completion Time: 5 Minutes

• Integration Management, one of the 10 PMBOK Guide Knowledge Areas, represents the processes and activities to

identify, define, combine, unify, and coordinate the various processes and project management activities.

• True
• False

ANSWER: True

DIFFICULTY: Easy

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CPTM.KLOP.19.01.03 - List and define the ten knowledge areas and five process groups of the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK).

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