ITPEC IP April 2020 Question 52
Which of the following is an appropriate characteristic of a project?
Explanation
It achieves a specific goal for a limited period of time — a project is temporary and produces a unique result.
A project has a defined start and end, set by its objectives, and it creates a specific product, service or result. When the goal is met, or the project is stopped, the project ends and its team disbands. This is what separates a project from routine operations, which continue indefinitely and repeat the same work.
Answer (a)
Why not others:
- •(b) — project teams are temporary and their make-up changes by phase; members join when their skills are needed and leave when their part is done
- •(c) — a project defines its end at the start, through its goal, scope and schedule; an open-ended effort with no planned end is not a project
- •(d) — work repeated as a routine task is ongoing operations, the opposite of a project
Key rule: A project is temporary (definite start and end) and unique (a specific goal); repetitive, continuing work is operations.
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