Exam 3: Managing the Information Systems Project

Nodes not on the critical path contain ________ time and allow the project manager some flexibility in scheduling.

The project manager is a systems analyst with a diverse set of skills-management,leadership,technical,conflict management,and customer relationship-who is responsible for initiating,planning,executing,and closing down a project.

The acronym PERT stands for Program Evaluation Review Technique.

There are 10 activities in total which are involved in the project planning phase.

Problem solving is a skill required in the conflict management activity for a project manager.

________ is NOT a skill pertaining to the management activity of a project manager.

________ are used by project managers to depict resource utilization by task.

What does project planning involve?

List the six project initiation activities.

The project charter will never include which of the following?

A project is an unplanned undertaking of a series of related activities to reach an objective that has a beginning and an end.

What is the critical path? Why is it important?

________ is NOT a skill pertaining to the risk and change management activity of a project manager.

Successful projects require the development of effective management procedures.

Microsoft Excel is an example of project management software.

Closing down a project is not an activity performed in the project management process.

Which of the following is NOT true with respect to determining project standards and procedures?

Which of the following is a FALSE statement regarding the Project Scope Statement?

The project charter is a short (typically one page),high-level document prepared for the customer that describes what the project will deliver and outlines many of the key elements of the project.

What are the ways a project can close? Provide an example of each.