Exam 3: Managing the Information Systems Project

Arguably,the most instrumental person to the successful completion of any project is the:

Projects are deemed a success or failure at project closedown.

During the development of a preliminary schedule activity,you specify how various deliverables are produced and tested by you and your project team.

The final phase of the project management process that focuses on bringing a project to an end is called:

Project planning involves defining clear,discrete activities and the work needed to complete each activity within a single project.

________ is a tool that is available to help you manage a development project.

Which of the following are primary reasons for undertaking systems development projects?

Any person,group of people,piece of equipment,or material used in accomplishing an activity is referred to as a(n):

When a project manager works closely with customers to assure project deliverables meet expectations,he/she is performing a customer relations activity.

When executing the Baseline Project Plan,the project manager will initiate the execution of project activities,acquire and assign resources,orient and train new team members,keep the project on schedule,and assure the quality of project deliverables.

The responsibility for keeping all team members informed of the project status best describes the:

A ________ is a graphical representation of a project that shows each task as a horizontal bar whose length is proportional to its time for completion.

A critical path is:

A deliverable is an end product in a phase of the SDLC.

The phase of the project management process in which activities are performed to assess the size,scope,and complexity of the project and to establish procedures to support later project activities best defines:

Having more iterations with fewer components to be completed is better than having only a few iterations with many components needing to be completed.

A logic model is a graphical representation of a project that shows each task as a horizontal bar whose length is proportional to its time for completion.

In OOASD,it is better to make highly detailed plans for each iteration.

A diagram that depicts project activities and their interrelationships is called a:

Influencing the activities of others toward the attainment of a common goal through the use of intelligence,personality,and abilities describes the ________ project manager activity.