Deck 10: Managing Projects in a Global Ecosystem

Question 1

This development methodology is more traditional and more structured than other approaches.

A) Agile programming
B) Prototyping
C) Open source deployment
D) Software development life cycle (SDLC)
E) Critical path method (CPM)

Answer 1

D

Question 2

All of the following are indications that the project is successful EXCEPT:

A) Customers receive a significant benefit from the project.
B) The project meets its return on investment goal.
C) The project meets the established time and budget criteria.
D) The project prepares the organization for future success and growth.
E) The project profits are high and last for a very short time period.

Answer 2

E

Question 3

Which one of the following software products is NOT an open source software release?

A) PERL
B) Open Office
C) Linux
D) Mozilla
E) Microsoft Office

Answer 3

E

Question 4

An organization may convert from an old system to a new system by choosing to run both the old and new systems at the same time until the new system is fully accepted.This is known as __________.

A) Cutover
B) Parallel conversion
C) Direct cutover
D) Agile development
E) SDLC

Question 5

This is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product,service or result.

A) project
B) event
C) scope
D) requirement
E) system

Question 6

Which one of the following is NOT one of the four essential elements of any project?

A) Common project vocabulary
B) Project team
C) System evaluation
D) Project cycle plan
E) Project management

Question 7

What is at the center of the project triangle?

A) Agility
B) Quality
C) Speed
D) Cost
E) Focus

Question 8

The project triangle includes 3 sides - time,scope and ________.

A) cost
B) product
C) event
D) quality
E) requirements

Question 9

A successful project begins with a ____________ that articulates the purpose and details of the project and identifies stakeholders and the required resources.

A) project plan
B) Gantt chart
C) business plan
D) dashboard
E) strategy

Question 10

To maintain balance in a project with a fixed budget and a well-defined scope,a project team will require flexibility ________.

A) with the deadline.
B) in spending.
C) with project quality.
D) with assumed risks.
E) in achieving the goals of the business case.

Question 11

This project cycle plan tends to be used for projects that have direct relationships between time and resources.

A) PERT
B) Gantt
C) CPM
D) NPV
E) Flowchart

Question 12

In today's hypercompetitive business environment,firms that have strong project management skills have a higher likelihood of success because they are able to:

A) Spend money wisely.
B) Adapt processes and systems and therefore innovate faster than their competitors.
C) Optimize business processes.
D) Change and adapt in a slow yet methodical manner, reducing risk.
E) Utilize social and mobile platforms.

Question 13

To reduce risk,a project should have which one of the following qualities.

A) High complexity
B) High clarity
C) Big in size
D) Large in budget
E) Lots of programmers.

Question 14

What type of software is released under a license approved by the Open Source Initiative (OSI)?

A) System Architecture Software (SAS)
B) Open System Software (OSS)
C) Shareware Software (SS)
D) Open Source Software (OSS)
E) Source System Software (SSS)

Question 15

What does PMO stand for?

A) Project Maintenance Office
B) Project Mission and Objectives
C) Product Maintenance Office
D) Project Mission Office
E) Project Management Office

Question 16

Increasing project success requires gaining commitment from stakeholders.All of the following help to sustain that commitment for the life of the project EXCEPT:

A) Continually reminding stakeholders of the project benefits
B) Placing key stakeholders on the project team
C) Encouraging the project sponsor to provide public support for the project
D) Surprising the stakeholders by keeping the system's workings a secret
E) Assigning the right leader to be the project sponsor

Question 17

Open source software __________.

A) is free.
B) requires an organization pay a per user fee.
C) is costly.
D) is not allowed to be modified.
E) is provided by software vendors like Microsoft and SAP.

Question 18

To help with organization and complexity,a project manager will break a project up into:

A) Variables
B) Business processes
C) Subprojects
D) Infrastructure
E) Work

Question 19

This project cycle plan chart looks very much like a bar chart and is easy for management to read because of its visual nature.

A) PERT
B) Gantt
C) CPM
D) NPV
E) Flowchart

Question 20

Scope may be divided into product scope and __________ scope.

A) project
B) cost
C) time
D) time
E) sequence

Question 21

To transform resources into profits,organizations combine two types of work - operations and ________.

Question 22

A research firm found that a majority of software projects are delivered late or over budget or simply fail to meet expectations.

Question 23

These are the individuals and organizations that are involved in or may be affected by a given project.

Question 24

This plan organizes the discrete project activities and orders them along a timeline,identifying the critical beginning and ending dates as well as necessary time and resources.

Question 25

Agile development tends to be _______-oriented rather than process-oriented.

Question 26

This is the term used to describe Web apps that are created by combining existing applications,data,and infrastructure.

Question 27

All projects today involve both information technology and information flow components.

Question 28

To support a common language and improve communication,a project manager should develop a collection of acronyms and make frequent use of them.

Question 29

The maintenance and review phase is the longest phase of the software development lifecycle.

Question 30

What is the name given to the department that develops project management skills,boosts efficiency for projects,and improves project delivery?

Question 31

Explain why in a project only two of the three project elements (cost,time and scoop)can be optimized and the third must be adjusted to maintain balance.

Question 32

List one example of open source software.

Question 33

This is the term used to identify a project whose scope increases after it has started.

Question 34

The riskiest approach to system implementation is a parallel conversion.

Question 35

A good project manager defines a realistic project scope and then manages the project so that it can be completed on time and within _________.

Question 36

Small projects are often low in complexity,low in clarity and also low in risk.

Question 37

What are the three outside elements of the project triangle?

Question 38

Open source software is free but often an organization will have to pay for training and technical support for the software.

Question 39

Adding more people to a project can be helpful,but most projects are not made more efficient by simply adding labor.

Question 40

Project risk is a function of these 3 determinants.

Question 41

Match the activity to the SDLC project phase to which it belongs.

Question 42

Identify the following qualities as either being associated with operations or project work.

Question 43

Identify an example of project management software and the features/functionality you would expect it to provide.

Question 44

Match the three major project periods to Lewins' phases of the change model.

Question 45

Match the development methodology with its characteristics.

Question 46

Why does the addition of more people to a project not speed up the project efforts?

Question 47

Explain why IT projects are seen as just business projects involving significant amounts of technology.

Question 48

List some strategies a manager should consider when trying to manage a project's technical complexity.

Question 49

Classify the following organizational activity as either operations or a project.

Question 50

Match the description to the SDLC project phase it represents.

Question 51

How do companies manage risk? What are the factors that contribute to a high-risk project?
Matching

Question 52

Match the project responsibility as being that of the project manager or the project sponsor.