Exam 2: A Systems View and Systems Methodology

A boundary surrounds the system and ________ it from the environment.

A system is made up of subsystems, smaller systems that are part of a larger system.

A closed system is considered to be completely ________.

Which of the following is NOT one of the interrelated components comprising the systems approach?

The environment is everything that exists outside of the system or outside of the control of the ________.

There are different types of life cycles to choose from when building a solution.

List the items that should be included in the project life cycle.

In the XP approach, ________ is/are integrated into the build process.

Describe some steps of the process during a "Close Project" phase.

The waterfall model allows for strict managerial control.

The gaps between project phases are often called "stage gates".

The Scrum approach is based on the concept that software development is a defined process.

In the Scrum approach, each phase contains one or more iterations where a(n) ________ is produced.

The main idea of Scrum is that systems development involves several environmental and technical ________ that are likely to change during the process.

Techniques such as risk analysis are tools that project managers can use to keep environment forces in check.

An element is the ________ part of a system.

A life cycle is a random order of phases in which each contains a specific deliverable which collectively deliver a result.

What is the decision making opportunity between phases or iterations in the project life cycle?

With the prototyping approach, quickly building mockups of the system components delays feedback from users.

Each project ________ should have defined deliverables and criteria that signal that it is time to move to the next.