Project Management JumpStart, Third Edition

Appendix A

Answers to Review Questions

Chapter 1

1. What is project management?

   Answer: Project management involves applying skills, knowledge, and established project management tools and techniques to your project to fulfill the requirements of the project to the customer's satisfaction.

2. What are some of the benefits of a projectized organization?

   Answer: The benefits of a projectized organization are the project manager has ultimate authority over the project and that the focus of the organization is on project work.

3. What are the five project management process groups?

   Answer: Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling, and Closing are the five process groups.

4. Name three of the things that you'll accomplish during the Planning ...