Exam 3: Managing Systems Projects

A _____ represents the work that one person can complete in one day.

Project reporting,an activity of a project manager,_____.

The first step in creating a work breakdown structure (WBS)is to _____.

Using a(n)_____,a project manager can convert task start and finish times to actual dates by laying out the entire project on a calendar.

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

Project scheduling,an activity of a project manager,_____.

A _____ includes a review of a project's scope,stakeholders,budget,schedule,and any other internal or external factors that might affect the project.

System developers can initiate a formal project as early as the preliminary investigation stage,or later on,as analysis,design,and implementation activities occur.

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

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

Critical time is the amount of time that the task could be late without pushing back the completion date of the entire project.

A project schedule will not be accurate if the underlying task pattern is incorrect.

Briefly explain the tasks performed by a project manager.

_____,a human resource issue,is a possible cause of cost overruns in an organization.

Scheduling involves selecting and staffing the project team and assigning specific tasks to team members.

A(n)_____ is a series of tasks that,if delayed,would affect the completion date of the overall project.

Using a work breakdown structure (WBS)allows one to manage a project as one large task.

_____ can involve a modeling process called what-if analysis,which allows a project manager to vary one or more element(s)in a model to measure the effect on other elements.

When several tasks can start at the same time,each is called a(n)_____ task.

Project monitoring,an activity of a project manager,_____.