Exam 29: Systems Development Project Management

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 ________.

The single most important tool for large scale projects is the work breakdown structure.

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

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

The biggest challenge in planning systems development is ________.

Describe the user's responsibility in a systems development project.

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

Scheduling a large-scale project is more difficult than scheduling individual projects.

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

A project generally begins with a ________ that outlines the tasks to be accomplished, the labor needed, and who is assigned to the tasks.

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

Because it is easy to do, project managers do very well at balancing time, costs, and requirements.

Prototypes are examples of deliverables in a systems development project.

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

________ is inherent in all projects.

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

All of these are project management processes EXCEPT ________.

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

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