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Earned value management, when properly applied, provides:

a method for evaluating the success of a project.

True or false: Typically, a task is performed by multiple groups or organizations.

false

In a _________ project structure, team members do not report to a dedicated manager, but remain part of their functional units.

functional

When a project is housed within a functional division, such as manufacturing, it is called a ________ project.

functional

Identify the type of project that primarily involves fundamental improvements to existing products.

platform

All of the following are types of project organization structures except:

process

Which project organization structure uses a self-contained team working full time on a single project? A project where all members of the team work on the project full time is an example of which project organizational structure? If you are part of a self-contained project team working full time on a project, you are most likely experiencing the ____ project structure

pure project

The benefits of using project management software are

scheduling tasks and allocating resources.controlling costs.producing presentation ready reports and graphs.

What term best describes the written description of the objectives to be achieved in a project?

statement of work

True or false: There are relatively few project management software options for practitioners.

F

A firm should have a mix of projects that best supports

its companys strategy

Which of the following is not a form of a matrix project

major

Which project organizational structure blends properties of functional and pure strategies?

matrix

What term describes the group of activities assigned to a single organizational unit?

work package

Gantt charts show which of the following?

amount of time and sequence of activities