Project Management: Project Planning and Resource Negotiation

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What chapter of the book discusses the essentials of ongoing project management?

  • Chapter 5
  • Chapter 6 (correct)
  • Chapter 8
  • Chapter 7

Which tool is NOT mentioned as a common scheduling model in the text?

  • Precedence Diagramming
  • Resource Levelling (correct)
  • Critical Path Method (CPM)
  • Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)

In which chapter is the art of negotiating for resources discussed?

  • Chapter 5
  • Chapter 7
  • Chapter 8
  • Chapter 6 (correct)

What is one major source of interpersonal conflict among members of a project team according to the text?

<p>Resource Allocation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which chapter addresses the issue of how to allocate limited resources among multiple projects?

<p>Chapter 9 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is emphasized as a crucial aspect of project planning in the text?

<p>Budgeting (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the key considerations when planning a project according to the text?

<p>Quickly nailing down performance, schedule, and budget (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a common quasi-project in the information systems area as mentioned in the text?

<p>Project involving discovery of scope or requirements (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why has the Olympic Torch Relay project become more complex over the years?

<p>To touch as many lives as possible in a positive way (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What could be a consequence of not accurately determining the performance, schedule, and budget of a project as mentioned in the text?

<p>Exceeding the budget and missing deadlines (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When facing uncertainty in project planning, what is a recommended course of action according to the text?

<p>Seek additional help or resources if needed soon (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What drives the increased complexity of quasi-projects in the information systems area as per the text?

<p>Discovery of scope, requirements, budget, and deadline (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What tends to happen when major 'how' problems are solved in a project?

<p>Project workers become preoccupied with improving performance beyond original specifications (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is designed along with defining the project's technology?

<p>The project's budget and schedule (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which factor was conventionally thought to take precedence during the final stages of a project?

<p>Schedule (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to recent research mentioned in the text, which two factors are more important than cost during all stages of a project?

<p>Performance and schedule (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the conventional Figure 1-3 in the text depict?

<p>The project life cycle as percent completion over time (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What can be used instead of time on the horizontal axis of Figure 1-3 without changing the life-cycle function?

<p>Resources (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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