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| | Project / presentation topic: | | Project Management Overview - SkyFall |
| | Creator's name | | James Bond |
| | Team # | | 007 |
| | Answer & Reference | Question# | Question |
| | Ans: A - Textbook p. 30 | 1 | What is are the triple constraints of a project |
| | | | a | Budget, schedule and quality |
| | | | b | Schedule, budget, scope |
| | | | c | Scope, quality, budget |
| | | | d | Quality, schedule, and budget |
| | | | e | none of above |
| | Ans: C - Slides p. 4 | 2 | How is risk management applied to a project? |
| | | | a | Is the part of a project |
| | | | b | It is not applied to a project |
| | | | c | It is used in majority of all projects |
| | | | d | The correct name is risk analysis |
| | | | e | Completed in Phase 2 |
| | Ans: E (p. 4) | 3 | The Globalization era |
| | | | a | Began in the early 1980s with the personal computer |
| | | | b | Began in the 1960s when large organizations first purchased a centralized mainframe or minicomputer. |
| | | | c | Began in the 1990s when many organizations sought to regain control of the IT deparment and hired a Chief Data Processing Officer |
| | | | d | Is credited to the U.S. Navy when it used a project management approach to manage the Polaris missile project. |
| | | | e | Began after Y2K with the combination of technology and political barriers flattening the world so that people and organizations can work with almost anyone in any place at any time. |
| | Ans: A (p. 7) | 4 | According to the CHAOS studies, which of the following factors tend to be most prevelant for challenged or failed projects? |
| | | | a | Lack of user input and incomplete requirements |
| | | | b | New technologies |
| | | | c | Lack of interest by the customer |
| | | | d | Shortage of highly trained technical experts |
| | | | e | Lack of subject matter experts (SME) |
| | Ans: E (p. 11) | 5 | The benefits, described in the text, of using a project management approach to developing information systems include all of the following except: |
| | | | a | providing a common set of tools and controls which provides a common language to compare projects throughout the organization |
| | | | b | the ability to better estimate and control costs and schedules which leads to a more effective conservation of company resources |
| | | | c | improved communication and status reports leads giving the developers the ability to manage expectations of stakeholders |
| | | | d | competitive advantage for internal developers whose work might have to be outsourced if the quality and cost of their work can be bettered by outside competition |
| | Ans: A (p. 19) | 6 | Initiating processes: |
| | | | a | Signal the beginning of the project or phase. |
| | | | b | Requires an organization to make a commitment of time and resources. |
| | | | c | Are part of the project management processes and ITPM phases. |
| | | | d | all of the above |
| | | | e | none of the above |
| | Ans: C (p. 42) | 7 | Things that must go right in order for the project plan to be completed are called: |
| | | | a | Phases |
| | | | b | Constraints |
| | | | c | Assumptions |
| | | | d | Metrics |
| | | | e | Essentials |
| | Ans: b (p. 67) | 8 | The documenting and archiving of all project documents and evaluating the project in terms of MOV is the definition of: |
| | | | a | Contract closure |
| | | | b | Administrative closure |
| | | | c | End phase evaluation |
| | | | d | Project history |
| | | | e | Final phase management |
| | Ans: A (p. 61) | 9 | The project charter |
| | | | a | and the project plan should be developed together. |
| | | | b | and the project plan are the same document. |
| | | | c | and the project plan are developed in the scope document. |
| | | | d | is summarized in the project plan. |
| | | | e | is developed by the project sponsor. |
| | Ans: E (p. 33) | 10 | A communication plan, a quality management plan, and change management plan are all associated with which part of the project charter?: |
| | | | a | Project Resources |
| | | | b | Project Scope |
| | | | c | Project Description |
| | | | d | Project References |
| | | | e | Project Administration |
| | Ans: B (p. 38) | 11 | Which of the following statements are true?: |
| | | | a | Milestones are logical units of work. |
| | | | b | Baseline plans are approved project plans. |
| | | | c | All tasks are linear, i.e. have to be completed in a particular sequence. |
| | | | d | The kick-off meeting typically begins the planning phase of a project. |
| | | | e | MOV are readily changed through change control processes. |
| | Ans: E (p. 45) | 12 | Many organizations have a kick-off meeting because |
| | | | a | It brings closure to the planning phase of the project |
| | | | b | It signals the initiation of the next phase of the IT project methodology |
| | | | c | It communicates to everyone what the project is about |
| | | | d | It can energize the stakeholders and get everyone excited about working on the project |
| | | | e | All of the above |
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