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Until the 1980s, project management primarily focused on providing schedule and resource data to top management in the military, computer, and construction industries   true  
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Every project should have a well-defined objective   true  
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Resources in a project should be used effectively because they are limited   true  
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Opponents of a project do not belong to the category of stakeholders   false  
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The primary role of project stakeholder management is to ensure that the project will satisfy the stated needs for which it was undertaken   true  
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Responsibility assignment matrices and project organizational charts are examples of tools used in procurement managements   false  
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Good project managers assume that their definition of success is the same as the sponsors   false  
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Effective program managers recognize that managing a project is much more complex than managing a program   false  
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Individual projects always address strategic goals whereas portfolio management addresses tactical goals   false  
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It is mandatory for project managers working on large information technology projects to be experts in the field of information technology   false  
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The introduction of new software makes basic tools, such as gantt charts and network diagrams, inexpensive and easy to create   true  
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The enterprise project management software, which aids project and portfolio management, is a low-end tool   false  
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To be a successful manager, the only skills an IT project manager needs to possess is excellent technical skills   false  
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program managers are change agents   true  
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project managers work with the project sponsors to define success for particular projects   true  
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maturity models, statistical methods, and test plans are examples of tools used in quality management   true  
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in order to be realistic, a project manager should always set discreet goals instead of a range of objectives   false  
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questions about how a team will track schedule performance is related to a project's scope   false  
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according to a 2013 CHAOS study, user involvement is the most important factor that contributes to the success of IT projects   false  
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Project managers should lead projects in isolation in order to truly serve the needs of the organization   false  
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Using a systems approach is critical to successful project management   true  
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when you separate business and organizational issues from project management planning, you do a better job of ensuring project success   false  
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most colleges and universities have very strong functional organizations   true  
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Project managers in matrix organizations have staff from various functional areas working on their projects   true  
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the project organizational structure is the most efficient choice for most IT projects   false  
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the same organization can have different subcultures   true  
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an organizational culture with strong unit integration makes the project manager's job more difficult   false  
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project work is most successful in an organizational culture where activities are organized around individuals   false  
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Internal stakeholders include groups affected by the project such as government officials or concerned citizens   false  
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Project managers must take adequate time to identify, understand, and manage relationships with all project stakeholders   true  
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project managers must have cooperation from people in other parts of the organization   true  
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Standards and guidelines to follow when performing project management must be devised by top management   true  
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the adaptive software development (ASD) life cycle model assumes that software development allows an adaptive approach because the requirements cannot be clearly expressed early in the life cycle   true  
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an organization usually commits more money as a project continues, therefore a management review should occur after each phase to evaluate progress, potential success, and continued compatibility with organizational goals   true  
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the team members of a virtual team are all of the same nationality   false  
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leadership style has no impact on the success of virtual teams   false  
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the last phase of the traditional project life cycle is the implementation phase   false  
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it is much more expensive to make major changes to a project during earlier phases   false  
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the best way to sustain a project is to withhold the required money, human resources, and visibility for the project   false  
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An activity is an element of work that has an expected duration, cost, and resource requirements   true  
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In project time management, the next step after sequencing activities is to define these activities   false  
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Project schedules grow out of basic documents such as the project charter   true  
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A schedule management plan include information which describes the format and frequency of schedule reports required for the project   true  
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It is important for the activity list and activity attributes to be in agreement with the work breakdown structure   true  
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milestones are easy to achieve and are always achieved through one main activity   false  
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After defining project activities, the next step in project time management is developing the schedule   false  
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A dependency pertains to the sequencing of project activities or tasks   true  
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network diagrams are the preferred technique for showing activity sequencing   true  
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the arrows in a network diagram represent missed milestones in a project   false  
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in a network diagram, it is mandatory for every item on the WBS to be shown instead of only those activities with dependencies   false  
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A merge occurs when one node precedes multiple nodes   false  
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Start-to-finish relationships are the most frequently used dependencies between activities   false  
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A drawback of the precedence diagramming method is that it cannot be used unless dummy activities are employed   false  
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in project time management, one should control the schedule before estimating the duration for each activity   false  
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In a Gantt chart, thick black bars represent milestones achieved in a project   false  
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A tracking Gantt chart is based on the percentage of work completed for project tasks for the actual start and finish dates   true  
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A disadvantage of using Gantt charts is that they do not provide a standard format for displaying planned project schedule information   false  
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In a critical path analysis, the shortest path is what drives the completion date for the project   false  
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The critical path on a project can change as the project progresses   true  
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In project time management, the primary output of defining activities is a schedule management plan   false  
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To define activities, the project team should start with reviewing the schedule management plan, scope baseline, enterprise enviornmental factors, and organizational processes   true  
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A backward pass through the network diagram determines the early start and early finish dates for each activity   false  
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Knowing the amount of float allows project managers to know whether a project schedule is flexible   true  
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The main disadvantage of crashing is that it lengthens the time needed to finish a project   false  
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One of PERT's main disadvantages is that it does not address the risk associated with duration estimates   True  
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a drawback of the project management software is that it does not have the capacity to calculate the critical paths for a project   false  
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Critical chain scheduling assumes that resources multitask and maximizes multitasking   false  
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the final process in project time management is developing the schedule   false  
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The technique of fast tracking can result in lengthening the project scheudle   true  
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An activity is an element of work that has an expected duration, cost, and resource requirements   true  
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A schedule management plan include information which describes the format and frequency of schedule reports required for the project   true  
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a dependency pertains to the sequencing of project activities or tasks   true  
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Milestones are easy to achieve and are always achieved through one main activity   true  
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After defining project activities, the next step in project time management is developing the schedule   False  
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The arrows in a network diagram represent missed milestones in a project   false  
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A drawback of the precedence diagramming method is that it cannot be used unless dummy activities are employed   false  
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in project time management, one should control the schedule before estimating the duration for each activity   false  
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A Tracking Gantt chart is based on the percentage of work completed for project tasks or the actual start and finish dates   true  
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A disadvantage of using Gantt charts is that they do not provide a standard format for displaying planned project schedule information   false  
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