Question 1

What is a common approach using the professional expertise within an organization to develop and maintain the organization's information technology systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  In-sourcing 
B)  Outsourcing 
C)  Business process outsourcing 
D)  Offshore outsourcing 
A)  In-sourcing 
B)  Outsourcing 
C)  Business process outsourcing 
D)  Offshore outsourcing A

Question 2

Who are individuals and organizations actively involved in the project or whose interests might be affected as a result of project execution or project completion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Project manager 
B)  Project stakeholders 
C)  Executive sponsor 
D)  All of the choices are correct 
A)  Project manager 
B)  Project stakeholders 
C)  Executive sponsor 
D)  All of the choices are correct B

Question 3

What measures how well a solution meets the identified system requirements to solve the problems and take advantage of opportunities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Economic feasibility 
B)  Operational feasibility 
C)  Schedule feasibility 
D)  Technical feasibility 
A)  Economic feasibility 
B)  Operational feasibility 
C)  Schedule feasibility 
D)  Technical feasibility B

Question 4

Onshore outsourcing occurs when contracting an outsourcing arrangement with a company in a nearby country. Often this country will share a border with the native country.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Project scope statement links the project to the organization's overall business goals. It describes the business need (the problem the project will solve) and the justification, requirements, and current boundaries for the project.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What measures the cost-effectiveness of a project?

Accepted Answer

A)  Economic feasibility 
B)  Operational feasibility 
C)  Schedule feasibility 
D)  Technical feasibility 
A)  Economic feasibility 
B)  Operational feasibility 
C)  Schedule feasibility 
D)  Technical feasibility

Question 7

What is schedule feasibility?

Accepted Answer

A)  Measures the cost-effectiveness of a project. 
B)  Measures how well a solution meets the identified system requirements to solve the problems and take advantage of opportunities. 
C)  Measures the project time frame to ensure that it can be completed on time. 
D)  Measures the practicality of a technical solution and the availability of technical resources and expertise. 
A)  Measures the cost-effectiveness of a project. 
B)  Measures how well a solution meets the identified system requirements to solve the problems and take advantage of opportunities. 
C)  Measures the project time frame to ensure that it can be completed on time. 
D)  Measures the practicality of a technical solution and the availability of technical resources and expertise.

Question 8

Who is the person or group who provides the financial resources for the project?

Accepted Answer

A)  Project manager 
B)  Project stakeholders 
C)  Executive sponsor 
D)  Communication plan 
A)  Project manager 
B)  Project stakeholders 
C)  Executive sponsor 
D)  Communication plan

Question 9

What are characteristics of intangible benefits?

Accepted Answer

A)  Difficult to quantify or measure. 
B)  Easy to quantify and typically measured to determine the success or failure of a project. 
C)  The measure of the tangible and intangible benefits of an information system. 
D)  Periodic reviews of actual performance versus expected performance. 
A)  Difficult to quantify or measure. 
B)  Easy to quantify and typically measured to determine the success or failure of a project. 
C)  The measure of the tangible and intangible benefits of an information system. 
D)  Periodic reviews of actual performance versus expected performance.

Question 10

What is project scope?

Accepted Answer

A)  Quantifiable criteria that must be met for the project to be considered a success 
B)  Products, services, or processes that are not specifically a part of the project 
C)  Any measurable, tangible, verifiable outcome, result or item that is produced to complete a project or part of a project 
D)  Defines the work that must be completed to deliver a product with the specified features and functions 
A)  Quantifiable criteria that must be met for the project to be considered a success 
B)  Products, services, or processes that are not specifically a part of the project 
C)  Any measurable, tangible, verifiable outcome, result or item that is produced to complete a project or part of a project 
D)  Defines the work that must be completed to deliver a product with the specified features and functions

Question 11

What measures how well the solution will be accepted in a given organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Political feasibility 
B)  Operational feasibility 
C)  Schedule feasibility 
D)  Legal feasibility 
A)  Political feasibility 
B)  Operational feasibility 
C)  Schedule feasibility 
D)  Legal feasibility

Question 12

Offshore outsourcing occurs when using organizations from developing countries to write code and develop systems. In offshore outsourcing the country is geographically far away.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A dependency is a trigger that enables a project manager to close the project before completion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What is the logical relationship that exists between the project tasks, or between a project task and a milestone?

Accepted Answer

A)  Resource 
B)  Task 
C)  Dependency 
D)  Activity 
A)  Resource 
B)  Task 
C)  Dependency 
D)  Activity

Question 15

What is the most important part of the project plan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gantt chart 
B)  Specification 
C)  Communication 
D)  None of the choices are correct 
A)  Gantt chart 
B)  Specification 
C)  Communication 
D)  None of the choices are correct

Question 16

The critical path is the sequence of activities that determine the earliest date by which the project can be completed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Outsourcing is a common approach using the professional expertise within an organization to develop and maintain the organization's information technology systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What defines the how, what, when, and who regarding the flow of project information to stakeholders and is key for managing expectations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Communication plan 
B)  Executive sponsor 
C)  Project assumptions 
D)  Project deliverable 
A)  Communication plan 
B)  Executive sponsor 
C)  Project assumptions 
D)  Project deliverable

Question 19

Human resources is the most common outsourced function.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is an intangible benefit?

Accepted Answer

A)  Improved decision making 
B)  Decreased expenses 
C)  Decreased response time 
D)  Increased quantity or sales 
A)  Improved decision making 
B)  Decreased expenses 
C)  Decreased response time 
D)  Increased quantity or sales

Exam 19: Managing Organizational Projects

What is a common approach using the professional expertise within an organization to develop and maintain the organization's information technology systems?

Who are individuals and organizations actively involved in the project or whose interests might be affected as a result of project execution or project completion?

What measures how well a solution meets the identified system requirements to solve the problems and take advantage of opportunities?

Onshore outsourcing occurs when contracting an outsourcing arrangement with a company in a nearby country. Often this country will share a border with the native country.

Project scope statement links the project to the organization's overall business goals. It describes the business need (the problem the project will solve) and the justification, requirements, and current boundaries for the project.

What measures the cost-effectiveness of a project?

What is schedule feasibility?

Who is the person or group who provides the financial resources for the project?

What are characteristics of intangible benefits?

What is project scope?

What measures how well the solution will be accepted in a given organization?

Offshore outsourcing occurs when using organizations from developing countries to write code and develop systems. In offshore outsourcing the country is geographically far away.

A dependency is a trigger that enables a project manager to close the project before completion.

What is the logical relationship that exists between the project tasks, or between a project task and a milestone?

What is the most important part of the project plan?

The critical path is the sequence of activities that determine the earliest date by which the project can be completed.

Outsourcing is a common approach using the professional expertise within an organization to develop and maintain the organization's information technology systems.

What defines the how, what, when, and who regarding the flow of project information to stakeholders and is key for managing expectations?

Human resources is the most common outsourced function.

Which of the following is an intangible benefit?

Business Driven Technology

Identifying Competitive Advantages

Strategic Initiatives for Implementing Competitive Advantages

Measuring the Success of Strategic Initiatives

Organizational Structures That Support Strategic Initiatives

Valuing and Storing Organizational Informationdatabases

Accessing Organizational Informationdata Warehouses

Understanding Big Data and Its Impact on Business

Enabling the Organizationdecision Making

Extending the Organizationsupply Chain Management

Building a Customer-Centric Organizationcustomer Relationship Management

Integrating the Organization From End to Endenterprise Resource Planning

Creating Innovative Organizations

Ebusiness

Creating Collaborative Partnerships

Integrating Wireless Technology in Business

Developing Software to Streamline Operations

Methodologies for Supporting Agile Organizations

Business Driven Technology

Identifying Competitive Advantages

Strategic Initiatives for Implementing Competitive Advantages

Measuring the Success of Strategic Initiatives

Organizational Structures That Support Strategic Initiatives

Valuing and Storing Organizational Informationdatabases

Accessing Organizational Informationdata Warehouses

Understanding Big Data and Its Impact on Business

Enabling the Organizationdecision Making

Extending the Organizationsupply Chain Management

Building a Customer-Centric Organizationcustomer Relationship Management

Integrating the Organization From End to Endenterprise Resource Planning

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