Exam 29: Systems Development Project Management

________ is good for schedule uncertainties because requirements are managed to fit within the time available.

Which of the following is a type of deliverable?

Odell is the lead software developer for a new security system that needs to be urgently developed for a client. The client is insistent that the software be as infallible as possible, therefore, Odell would have to plan the systems development with precision. Which of the following activities would be Odell's biggest challenge while planning?

Pete, a civil engineer, is appointed to build a state-of-the-art office building. He begins planning the design and construction of the building with his team. He estimates that the building would take six months to build and assigns work and material accordingly to the workers. In this scenario, Pete is specifying the ________.

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

What are the characteristics of information systems (IS) in large-scale systems development projects?

A ________ defines the boundaries of a system in a work breakdown structure (WBS).

Software is thought-stuff.

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

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

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

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

Unexpected events are a minor hurdle and are rarely considered while managing a large-scale systems development project.

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

If project managers do not how long a project will take, they can estimate the number of lines of code that need to be written.

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

Baseline work breakdown structures can be used for monitoring a project.

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

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

Large-scale systems development requires extended development intervals as long as five or six years.