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
True
1
Difficulty: Easy
INFO.SCHW.14.1 – LO: 1-1
United States – BUSPROG: Technology
Introduction
Bloom’s: Knowledge
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
False
1
Difficulty: Moderate
p.4
INFO.SCHW.14.2 – LO: 1-2
United States – BUSPROG: Analytic
What is a Project?
Bloom’s: Comprehension
3. Every project should have a well-defined objective.
a.
True
b.
False
True
1
Difficulty: Easy
p.6
United States – BUSPROG: Analytic
4. Projects should be developed in increments.
a.
True
b.
False
True
1
Difficulty: Moderate
p.6
United States – BUSPROG: Analytic
Bloom’s: Comprehension
5. Resources in a project should be used effectively because they are limited.
a.
True
b.
False
True
1
Difficulty: Moderate
p. 7
United States – BUSPROG: Analytic
Bloom’s: Comprehension
6. A project manager’s primary role is to provide the funding for a project.
a.
True
b.
False
False
Feedback: A project sponsor usually provides the direction and funding for a project.
1
p.7
United States – BUSPROG: Analytic
What is a Project?
Bloom’s: Knowledge
7. One of the main reasons why project management is challenging is because of the factor of uncertainty.
Bloom’s: Knowledge
Chapter 1: Introduction to Project Management
a.
True
b.
False
True
1
Difficulty: Moderate
p.7
INFO.SCHW.14.2 – LO: 1-2
United States – BUSPROG: Analytic
What is a Project?
Bloom’s: Comprehension
8. Questions about how a team will track schedule performance is related to a project’s scope.
a.
True
b.
False
False
1
Difficulty: Moderate
p.7
INFO.SCHW.14.2 – LO: 1-2
United States – BUSPROG: Technology
What is a Project?
Bloom’s: Comprehension
9. In order to be realistic, a project manager should always set discrete goals instead of a range of objectives.
a.
True
b.
False
False
1
Difficulty: Moderate
p.8
INFO.SCHW.14.2 – LO: 1-2
United States – BUSPROG: Analytic
What is a Project?
Bloom’s: Comprehension
10. Managing the triple constraint primarily involves making trade-offs between resources and quality.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Project Management
a.
True
b.
False
False
1
Difficulty: Easy
p.9
INFO.SCHW.14.2 – LO: 1-2
United States – BUSPROG: Analytic
What is a Project?
Bloom’s: Knowledge
11. The only responsibility of a project manager is to meet the specific scope, time, and cost goals of a project.
a.
True
b.
False
False
1
Difficulty: Moderate
p.9
INFO.SCHW.14.3 – LO: 1-3
United States – BUSPROG: Analytic
What is Project Management?
Bloom’s: Comprehension
12. A project’s stakeholders includes its customers, users, and suppliers.
a.
True
b.
False
True
1
Difficulty: Moderate
p.10
INFO.SCHW.14.3 – LO: 1-3
United States – BUSPROG: Analytic
What is Project Management?
13. Opponents of a project do not belong to the category of stakeholders.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Project Management
a.
True
b.
False
False
1
Difficulty: Moderate
p.10
INFO.SCHW.14.3 – LO: 1-3
United States – BUSPROG: Analytic
What is Project Management?
14. The importance of stakeholders’ needs and expectations is limited to the beginning of a project.
a.
True
b.
False
False
1
Difficulty: Moderate
p.11
INFO.SCHW.14.3 – LO: 1-3
United States – BUSPROG: Analytic
What is Project Management?
Bloom’s: Comprehension
15. Project procurement management primarily involves identifying stakeholder needs while managing their engagement
throughout the life of the project.
a.
True
b.
False
False
1
Difficulty: Moderate
p.12
INFO.SCHW.14.3 – LO: 1-3
United States – BUSPROG: Technology
What is Project Management?
Bloom’s: Comprehension
16. The primary role of project stakeholder management is to ensure that the project will satisfy the stated needs for which
Chapter 1: Introduction to Project Management
it was undertaken.
a.
True
b.
False
False
1
Difficulty: Moderate
p.12
INFO.SCHW.14.3 – LO: 1-3
United States – BUSPROG: Technology
What is Project Management?
Bloom’s: Comprehension
17. Project human resource management is concerned with making effective use of the people involved with a project.
a.
True
b.
False
True
1
Difficulty: Moderate
p.12
INFO.SCHW.14.3 – LO: 1-3
United States – BUSPROG: Analytic
What is Project Management?
Bloom’s: Comprehension
18. Stakeholder analyses, work requests, and project charters are tools used in integration management.
a.
True
b.
False
True
1
Difficulty: Easy
p.13
INFO.SCHW.14.3 – LO: 1-3
United States – BUSPROG: Technology
What is Project Management?
Chapter 1: Introduction to Project Management
19. Earned value management is a tool primarily used in human resource management.
a.
True
b.
False
False
1
p.13
United States – BUSPROG: Technology
What is Project Management?
20. Responsibility assignment matrices and project organizational charts are examples of tools used in procurement
management.
a.
True
b.
False
False
1
Difficulty: Easy
p.13
INFO.SCHW.14.3 – LO: 1-3
United States – BUSPROG: Technology
Bloom’s: Knowledge
21. Maturity models, statistical methods, and test plans are examples of tools used in quality management.
a.
True
b.
False
True
1
Difficulty: Easy
p.13
INFO.SCHW.14.3 – LO: 1-3
United States – BUSPROG: Technology
22. According to a 2013 CHAOS study, user involvement is the most important factor that contributes to the success of IT
projects.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Project Management
a.
True
b.
False
23. Project managers work with the project sponsors to define success for particular projects.
a.
True
b.
False
True
1
Difficulty: Easy
p.17
INFO.SCHW.14.3 – LO: 1-3
United States – BUSPROG: Analytic
What is Project Management?
Bloom’s: Knowledge
24. Good project managers assume that their definition of success is the same as the sponsors.
a.
True
b.
False
False
1
Difficulty: Moderate
p.17
INFO.SCHW.14.3 – LO: 1-3
United States – BUSPROG: Analytic
What is Project Management?
Bloom’s: Comprehension
25. Program managers are change agents.
a.
True
b.
False
Chapter 1: Introduction to Project Management
True
1
Difficulty: Moderate
p.18
INFO.SCHW.14.4 – LO: 1-4
United States – BUSPROG: Technology
Program and Project Portfolio Management
Bloom’s: Comprehension
26. Effective program managers recognize that managing a project is much more complex than managing a program.
a.
True
b.
False
False
1
Difficulty: Moderate
p.18
INFO.SCHW.14.4 – LO: 1-4
United States – BUSPROG: Technology
Bloom’s: Comprehension
27. Individual projects always address strategic goals whereas portfolio management addresses tactical goals.
a.
True
b.
False
False
1
Difficulty: Moderate
p.19
INFO.SCHW.14.4 – LO: 1-4
United States – BUSPROG: Technology
Program and Project Portfolio Management
Bloom’s: Comprehension
28. It is mandatory for project managers working on large information technology projects to be experts in the field of
information technology.
a.
True
b.
False
Chapter 1: Introduction to Project Management
False
Difficulty: Moderate
INFO.SCHW.14.5 – LO:1-5
United States – BUSPROG: Technology
Bloom’s : Comprehension
29. To be a successful manager, the only skills an IT project manager needs to possess is excellent technical skills.
a.
True
b.
False
1
p.25
United States – BUSPROG: Technology
The Role of the Project Manager
30. The introduction of new software makes basic tools, such as Gantt charts and network diagrams, inexpensive and easy
to create.
a.
True
b.
False
Difficulty: Easy
INFO.SCHW.14.6 – LO: 1-6
United States – BUSPROG: Technology
Bloom’s: Knowledge
31. The enterprise project management software, which aids project and portfolio management, is a low-end tool.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Project Management
a.
True
b.
False
False
1
Difficulty: Easy
p.36
INFO.SCHW.14.6 – LO: 1-6
United States – BUSPROG: Technology
The Project Management Profession
Bloom’s: Knowledge
Multiple Choice
32. Which of the following is a difference between projects and operations?
a.
Projects are undertaken to sustain an organization’s business whereas operations are not.
b.
Operations are undertaken to create unique products, services, or results whereas projects are not.
c.
Projects are temporary endeavors whereas an organization’s operations are ongoing in nature.
d.
Operations have well-defined objectives whereas projects do not need to have a unique purpose.
1
Difficulty: Moderate
p.4
INFO.SCHW.14.2 – LO: 1-2
United States – BUSPROG: Analytic
What is a Project?
Bloom’s: Comprehension
33. Which of the following is true of projects?
a.
They have an indefinite beginning and end.
b.
They have a unique purpose.
c.
They are developed using regressive elaboration.
d.
They are permanent in nature.
b
1
Difficulty: Moderate
p.6
INFO.SCHW.14.2 – LO: 1-2
34. The role of a _____ is to provide direction and funding for a project.
a.
project sponsor
b.
project manager
c.
support staff member
d.
project team
Difficulty: Easy
INFO.SCHW.14.2 – LO: 1-2
United States – BUSPROG: Analytic
What is a Project?
Bloom’s: Knowledge
35. Galaxy, a construction company, buys a particular brand of tiles manufactured by Tiles and Floors, an eco-friendly tile
manufacturing company. However, Tiles and Floors has declared bankruptcy and closed down. At present, Galaxy is
facing a crisis because there are no other manufacturers in the market that supplies eco-friendly tiles. Which of the
following constraints is Galaxy currently facing?
a.
Resources
b.
Time
c.
Scope
d.
Cost
1
Difficulty: Challenging
INFO.SCHW.14.2 – LO: 1-2
United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
What is a Project?
Bloom’s: Application
36. Steve, an engineer in a construction company, is at present working on a home construction project. The home is
being built for the Robinson family, the owners of the home. Steve is working with his project team and support staff to
ensure the project is completed on time. In such a scenario, the project sponsor is _____.
a.
Steve
b.
the support staff
c.
the project team
d.
the Robinson family
United States – BUSPROG: Analytic
What is a Project?
Bloom’s: Comprehension
37. Project _____ management involves defining and managing all the work required to complete the project successfully.
a.
human resource
b.
scope
c.
time
d.
cost
b
work required to complete the project successfully.
1
Difficulty: Moderate
p.12
INFO.SCHW.14.3 – LO: 1-3
United States – BUSPROG: Analytic
What is Project Management?
Bloom’s: Comprehension
38. Project _____ management ensures that the project will satisfy the stated or implied needs for which it was
undertaken.
a.
cost
b.
time
c.
risk
d.
quality
d
1
Difficulty: Easy
p.12
INFO.SCHW.14.3 – LO: 1-3
United States – BUSPROG: Analytic
What is Project Management?
Bloom’s: Knowledge
39. Which of the following project management knowledge areas primarily involve generating, collecting, disseminating,
and storing project information?
a.
Project cost management
b.
Project procurement management
c.
Project time management
d.
Project communications management
Difficulty: Challenging
p. 10
INFO.SCHW.14.3 – LO: 1-3
United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
What is Project Management?
Bloom’s: Application
40. Project procurement management mainly involves:
a.
making effective use of the people involved with the project.
b.
buying goods and services for a project from outside the performing organization.
c.
generating, collecting, disseminating, and storing project information.
d.
identifying and analyzing stakeholder
needs while managing and controlling their engagement.
Difficult: Moderate
INFO.SCHW.14.3 – LO: 1-3
United States – BUSPROG: Analytic
What is Project Management?
Bloom’s: Comprehension
41. Which of the following project management knowledge areas is an overarching function that affects and is affected by
the different knowledge areas?
a.
Project cost management
b.
Project stakeholder management
c.
Project integration management
d.
Project communications management
Difficulty: Easy
INFO.SCHW.14.3 – LO: 1-3
United States – BUSPROG: Technology
What is Project Management?
Bloom’s: Knowledge
42. An important tool for project scope management is _____.
a.
fast tracking
b.
crashing
c.
a Gantt chart
d.
a work breakdown structure
Difficulty: Moderate
INFO.SCHW.14.3 – LO: 1-3
United States – BUSPROG: Technology
What is Project Management?
Bloom’s: Comprehension
Chapter 1: Introduction to Project Management
d
1
Difficulty: Easy
p.13
INFO.SCHW.14.3 – LO: 1-3
United States – BUSPROG: Technology
What is Project Management?
Bloom’s: Knowledge
43. Which of the following tools are most likely to be used in project time management?
a.
Payback analysis
b.
Impact matrices
c.
Gantt charts
d.
Fishbone diagrams
1
Difficulty: Easy
p.13
INFO.SCHW.14.3 – LO: 1-3
United States – BUSPROG: Analytic
What is Project Management?
Bloom’s: Knowledge
44. Fast tracking is an example of a tool used in _____ management.
a.
time
b.
quality
c.
communication
d.
risk
1
Difficulty: Easy
p.13
INFO.SCHW.14.3 – LO: 1-3
United States – BUSPROG: Analytic
What is Project Management?
Bloom’s: Knowledge
45. In which of the following areas of management is payback analysis most likely to be used?
a.
Human resource
b.
Communication
c.
Cost
d.
Quality
46. A _____ is a tool used in quality management.
a.
probability matrice
b.
checklist
c.
request for proposal
d.
critical path analysis
b
1
Difficulty: Moderate
p.13
INFO.SCHW.14.3 – LO: 1-3
United States – BUSPROG: Analytic
What is Project Management?
Bloom’s: Comprehension
47. Team building exercises and motivation techniques are tools used in _____ management.
a.
procurement
b.
scope
c.
human resource
d.
cost
1
Difficulty: Easy
p.13
INFO.SCHW.14.3 – LO: 1-3
United States – BUSPROG: Analytic
What is Project Management?
Bloom’s: Knowledge
48. Which of the following tools can best help in efficient communication management?
a.
Kick-off meetings
b.
Impact matrices
c.
Requests for quotes
d.
Fast tracking
Difficulty: Moderate
1
Difficulty: Moderate
p.13
INFO.SCHW.14.3 – LO: 1-3
United States – BUSPROG: Analytic
What is Project Management?
Bloom’s: Comprehension