Exam 3: Managing Systems Projects

In addition to tasks,every project has events,or milestones.

A _____ chart displays complex task patterns and relationships.

A project manager should never develop time and cost estimates based on the resources used for previously developed information systems.

Adding more people to a project actually might increase the time necessary to complete the project because of a principle called _____.

A _____ consists of horizontal bars,connected with arrows that indicate task dependencies.

A _____ cannot be started until a previous task is completed.

Generally,systems analysts review the work of other systems analysts,and programmers review the work of other programmers,as a form of peer review,in structured walk-throughs.

The three legs of the project triangle are management,staff,and clients.

A _____ is a proactive effort to anticipate a risk and describe an action plan to deal with it.

Program Evaluation Review Technique (PERT)/Critical Path Method (CPM)and Gantt charts are mutually exclusive techniques.

If the project manager fails to plan,staff,organize,supervise,communicate,motivate,evaluate,direct,and control properly,then the project is certain to fail.

When a project manager first recognizes that a project is in trouble,one of the options available to the manager is _____.

In most systems analysis tasks,time and people are interchangeable.

Tasks are basic units of work that the project manager plans,schedules,and monitors.

_____ lists each risk and assesses the likelihood that it could affect a project.

Frederick Brooks,Jr.observed that adding manpower to a late software project makes completion faster.

A project _____ negotiates with users who might have conflicting requirements or want changes that would require additional time or expense.

A _____ is a sequence of tasks that has no slack time.

A(n)_____ is a recognizable reference point that can be used to monitor progress.

Henry L.Gantt developed Gantt charts almost 100 years ago.