Deck 26: Systems Development Project Management

Question 1

Which of the following is a characteristic of large-scale systems development projects?

A)avoidance of system localisation
B)single development site
C)short development intervals
D)50-100 development team members

Answer 1

D

Question 2

What are the characteristics of large-scale systems development projects?

Answer 2

A large-scale systems development project has many features and functions.It has large,complex computer programs and databases with hundreds of tables,dozens to hundreds of relationships,and terabytes of data.Such large development projects affect many business processes and support hundreds or thousands of concurrent users.They require a large development team of 50 to 100 or more systems analysts,programmers,PQA engineers,and managers.Large-scale systems are often simultaneously developed at multiple sites,often dispersed across different countries.Additionally,the development of large-scale systems can involve integrating products and services from different companies.Large-scale systems are frequently localised for different languages.Finally,a large-scale systems development requires extended development intervals,sometimes as long as 5 or 6 years.

Question 3

In the context of a systems development project,which of the following statements is true of the relationships between requirements,cost,and time?

A)Reducing the requirements in a project rarely affects the time required to finish the project.
B)Increasing the time for the completion of a project always increases the cost of the project.
C)Reducing the number of requirements in a project reduces the overall cost of the project.
D)Increasing the cost of a project can always reduce the time required to finish the project.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

In the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK^®)Guide,________ refer to the different stages in the life of a project.

A)knowledge areas
B)resource zones
C)process groups
D)configuration controls

Question 5

What are the trade-offs in a systems development project's requirements,cost,and time?

Question 6

Systems development projects require the balancing of three critical drivers: requirements,cost,and ________.

A)time
B)scope
C)value
D)performance

Question 7

Larger projects with longer development intervals will find it easier to meet baseline requirements.

Question 8

What is the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK^®)Guide for project management?

Question 9

Knowledge areas refer to the factors in a project that need to be managed throughout the life of the project.

Question 10

The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK^®)Guide identifies those practices that are known to be effective for different situations and briefly describes their use.

Question 11

The development of large-scale systems can involve the integration of products and services from different companies.

Question 12

Which of the following is a technique that stipulates phases and processes for constructing information systems (IS),but does not address the management of large-scale projects?

A)agile software development
B)structured system analysis
C)rapid application development
D)systems development life cycle

Question 13

________ is a knowledge area that concerns the creation of contracts with outside vendors for services,materials,and outsourcing of functions.

A)Communications management
B)Procurement management
C)Project integration
D)Quality management

Question 14

Increasing the cost of a project can reduce the time required to complete the project up to a certain point,beyond which,the time required would increase due to ________.

A)economies of scale
B)diseconomies of scale
C)economies of scope
D)diseconomies of scope

Question 15

Which of the following statements is true of large-scale systems development projects?

A)Their development is carried out in a single site to ensure consistency.
B)Their development involves the integration of services from several companies.
C)They use small development teams of less than 20 members to reduce complexity.
D)They use simple computer programs to ensure consistency and speed in development.

Question 16

________ is the knowledge area that refers to the management of an entire project and the construction of the final product.

A)Quality management
B)Procurement management
C)Communications management
D)Project integration

Question 17

The time involved in a project can always be reduced by increasing cost.

Question 18

________ is a knowledge area that concerns the methods,media,and schedules for exchanging information with a project's sponsors and others who have an interest in the progress of the project.

A)Procurement management
B)Communications management
C)Quality management
D)Project integration

Question 19

A plan that stipulates the tasks to be accomplished in a project,the labour and other resources assigned to those tasks,and the schedule for completion of the project is called the ________.

A)scatter plot
B)baseline
C)line of code
D)data model

Question 20

Large-scale systems development requires extended development intervals that extend up to 5 years.

Question 21

A loss of control over a project's configuration can be easily fixed through remedial measures.

Question 22

A(n)________ is the sequence of activities that determine the earliest date by which a project can be completed.

A)encryption algorithm
B)scatter plot
C)Gantt chart
D)critical path

Question 23

A well-managed project will never face problems of diseconomies of scale.

Question 24

A function point is a feature or function of a new program.

Question 25

Which of the following shows the tasks,dates,and task dependencies in a project?

A)push report
B)scatter plot
C)Gantt chart
D)exception report

Question 26

Prototypes are examples of deliverables in a systems development project.

Question 27

A(n)________ is a hierarchy of the tasks required to complete a project.

A)encryption algorithm
B)V-Model
C)scatter plot
D)work breakdown structure

Question 28

The biggest challenge in planning systems development is scheduling.

Question 29

The biggest challenge in planning large-scale systems development is scheduling.Describe the three approaches that organisations can take to address this challenge.

Question 30

________ refers to a set of management policies,practices,and tools that developers use to maintain control over a project's resources.

A)Configuration control
B)Critical path analysis
C)Perceptual mapping
D)Coordination control

Question 31

The smaller and shorter a project,the greater the chance of disruption due to unanticipated events.

Question 32

What is a critical path? How is a critical path analysis done?

Question 33

Each task in a systems development project should culminate in one or more ________.

A)zones
B)deliverables
C)segments
D)designs

Question 34

With respect to work breakdown structure (WBS),________ means to define the boundaries of a system.

A)code
B)scale
C)trade-off
D)scope

Question 35

Which of the following activities is the biggest challenge in planning systems development?

A)creating
B)testing
C)scheduling
D)analysing

Question 36

The critical path is a hierarchy of the tasks required to complete a project.

Question 37

In case of task dependencies in a project,all tasks must begin and end at the same time.

Question 38

Baseline WBS can be used for monitoring a project.

Question 39

One approach businesses take to address scheduling challenges in large-scale systems is avoiding the development of software in-house.

Question 40

The challenges of managing large-scale systems development projects arise from ________.

A)economies of scale
B)increase in configuration control
C)economies of scope
D)lack of coordination

Question 41

What are the biggest challenges for managing a large-scale systems development project?

Question 42

Taking responsibility for requirements is the single most important task a user can perform for a large-scale development project.

Question 43

________ is the process by which users agree to one set of conditions,then add a bit more,then add a bit more,and so forth.

A)Requirements creep
B)Diseconomies of scale
C)Configuration control
D)Coordination

Question 44

Requirements creep is the process by which a project manager reduces his/her responsibilities for requirements through miniscule rollbacks.