Chapter 1 Answer Key
1.1: Project Definitions
Video 1.2: Scope Triangle and the Project Priority Matrix
| Accept | Constrain | Enhance | |
| Time | Will allow project to be late | Must meet deadline | Get done sooner if possible |
| Cost | Will allow project to cost more | Can’t spend a dime more | Complete more cheaply if possible |
| Scope | Will allow scope to be reduced | Have to meet specs | Increase scope if possible |
Questions: Project Definitions
1. Making cookies at Ripon Good Cookies
2. Developing a new type of 3D printer
3. No
4. Yes
5. No
6. Scope
7. False
8. True
9. True
Matching: Project Definitions
G – The application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements
I – Standards body for project management based in North America
E – An Agile Project Management Method
B – A series of coordinated Projects
C – A Project Management Method used when the scope of work is not clear and we need a high level of customer involvement
A – A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result
D – Additional constraints on a project
F – Management of a company’s ongoing activities
H – A method that helps to align project selection with organizational strategy
1.2: Project Management Life Cycles and Processes
Questions: Project Life Cycle and Processes
1. Failure to Plan
2. Acting
3. Initiating
4. Closing
5. Monitoring and Controlling
6. Planning
7. True
8.
1.3: Project Management Standards and Certifications
Questions: Standards and Certifications
1. False
2. False
3. False
4. Contact
5. True
6. False
7. False
Exercise 1
1. By the end of the day on Tuesday, March 19, 2030.
2. Task A, Task B, and Task C
3. Task A, Task B, Task C, Task D, and Task E.
Exercise 2
Answers will vary.
Exercise 3
1. Eight
2. Yes, the PgMP® Program Management Professional. Designed for those who manage multiple, complex projects to achieve strategic and organizational results.
3. Secondary degree: 4,500 hours project risk management experience, 40 hours project risk management education
OR
Four-year degree: 3,000 hours project risk management experience, 30 hours project risk management education
