Test Bank For Information Technology Project Management 9e Kathy Schwalbe
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Test Bank For Information Technology Project Management 9e Kathy Schwalbe
Chapter 2 – The Project Management Information Technology Context
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1. Project managers should lead projects in isolation in order to truly serve the needs of the organization.  a. True  b. False ANSWER:  False RATIONALE:  Feedback: Even though projects are temporary and intended to provide a unique product or service, you cannot run projects in isolation. If project managers lead projects in isolation, it is unlikely that they will ever truly serve the needs of the organization. POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Difficulty: Easy REFERENCES:  p.49 QUESTION TYPE:  True / False HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  INFO.SCHW.14.9 – LO: 2-1 NATIONAL STANDARDS:  United States – BUSPROG: – Comprehension TOPICS:  A Systems View of Project Management KEYWORDS:  Bloom’s: Knowledge DATE CREATED:  4/27/2018 3:48 PM DATE MODIFIED:  4/27/2018 3:48 PM |
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2. Using a systems approach is critical to successful project management.  a. True  b. False ANSWER:  True RATIONALE:  Feedback: Using a systems approach is critical to successful project management. If top management and project managers are to understand how projects relate to the whole organization, they must follow a systems philosophy. POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Difficulty: Moderate REFERENCES:  p.49 QUESTION TYPE:  True / False HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  INFO.SCHW.14.9 – LO: 2-1 NATIONAL STANDARDS:  United States – BUSPROG: Analytic TOPICS:  A Systems View of Project Management KEYWORDS:  Bloom’s: Comprehension DATE CREATED:  4/27/2018 3:48 PM DATE MODIFIED:  5/7/2018 7:23 PM |
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3. Systems analysis addresses the business, technological, and organizational issues associated with creating, maintaining, and modifying a system.  a. True  b. False ANSWER:  False RATIONALE:  Feedback: Systems management addresses the business, technological, and organizational issues associated with creating, maintaining, and modifying a system. POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Difficulty: Moderate REFERENCES:  p. 49 QUESTION TYPE:  True / False HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  INFO.SCHW.14.9 – LO: 2-1 NATIONAL STANDARDS:  United States – BUSPROG: o Reflective Thinking – BUSPROG: Analytic skills: Statistics and Management Science TOPICS:  A Systems View of Project Management KEYWORDS:  Bloom’s: Comprehension DATE CREATED:  4/27/2018 3:48 PM DATE MODIFIED:  5/7/2018 7:24 PM |
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4. Project managers and their teams must recognize the effects of any project on the interests and needs of the entire system or organization instead of focusing on the immediate concerns of the project.  a. True  b. False ANSWER:  True RATIONALE:  Feedback: Although it is easier to focus on the immediate and sometimes narrow concerns of a particular project, project managers and other staff must recognize the effects of any project on the interests and needs of the entire system or organization. POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Difficulty: Moderate REFERENCES:  p.50 QUESTION TYPE:  True / False HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  INFO.SCHW.14.9 – LO: 2-1 NATIONAL STANDARDS:  United States – BUSPROG: Analytic TOPICS:  A Systems View of Project Management KEYWORDS:  Bloom’s: Comprehension DATE CREATED:  4/27/2018 3:48 PM DATE MODIFIED:  5/7/2018 7:26 PM |
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5. When you separate business and organizational issues from project management planning, you do a better job of ensuring project success.  a. True  b. False ANSWER:  False RATIONALE:  Feedback: When you integrate business and organizational issues into project management planning and look at projects as a series of interrelated phases, you do a better job of ensuring project success. POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Difficulty: Easy REFERENCES:  p.51 QUESTION TYPE:  True / False HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  INFO.SCHW.14.9 – LO: 2-1 NATIONAL STANDARDS:  United States – BUSPROG: Analytic TOPICS:  A Systems View of Project Management KEYWORDS:  Bloom’s: Knowledge DATE CREATED:  4/27/2018 3:48 PM DATE MODIFIED:  4/27/2018 3:48 PM |
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7. Most colleges and universities have very strong functional organizations.  a. True  b. False ANSWER:  True RATIONALE:  Feedback: most colleges and universities have very strong functional organizations. Only faculty members in the business department teach business courses; faculty in the history department teach history; faculty in the art department teach art, and so on. POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Difficulty: Easy REFERENCES:  p.54 QUESTION TYPE:  True / False HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  INFO.SCHW.14.10 – LO: 2-2 NATIONAL STANDARDS:  United States – BUSPROG: – Comprehension TOPICS:  Understanding Organizations KEYWORDS:  Bloom’s: Knowledge DATE CREATED:  4/27/2018 3:48 PM DATE MODIFIED:  5/7/2018 7:31 PM |
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8. An organization that uses a project organizational structure earns their revenue primarily from performing projects for other groups under contract.  a. True  b. False ANSWER:  True RATIONALE:  Feedback: A project organizational structure is hierarchical, but instead of functional managers or vice presidents reporting to the CEO, program managers report to the CEO. Their staffs have a variety of skills needed to complete the projects within their programs. An organization that uses this structure earns its revenue primarily from performing projects for other groups under contract. POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Difficulty: Easy REFERENCES:  p.54 QUESTION TYPE:  True / False HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  INFO.SCHW.14.10 – LO: 2-2 NATIONAL STANDARDS:  United States – BUSPROG: – Comprehension TOPICS:  Understanding Organizations KEYWORDS:  Bloom’s: Knowledge DATE CREATED:  4/27/2018 3:48 PM DATE MODIFIED:  4/27/2018 3:48 PM |
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