TEST BANK For Project Management in Practice, 7th Edition by Jack R. Meredith, Verified Chapters 1 – 8, Complete Newest Version
Chapter 1: The World of Project Management
True/False
1. A primary purpose of forming projects is to assign the responsibility for
accomplishing some organizational task to a specific person or small group.
Answer: True
Response: See section 1.1
Level: easy
2. One of the few similarities between project management and general management
is that both exist in the well-defined organizational structure of
superior/subordinates in the overall organization.
Answer: False
Response: See section 1.2
Level: medium
3. Many recent developments in project management are being driven by changes in
the nature of the American workforce.
Answer: False
Response: See section 1.1
Level: medium
4. There has been a growing use of projects to achieve an organization’s strategic
goals
Answer: True
Response: See section 1.1
Level: medium
