Exam 3: Managing the Information Systems Project

Task identification structure refers to the process of dividing a project into manageable tasks and logically ordering them to ensure a smooth evolution between tasks.

Skills that include defining and sequencing activities,communicating expectations,assigning resources to activities,and monitoring outcomes best represent:

When comparing a Gantt chart to a network diagram,which of the following is a true statement?

An individual with a diverse set of skills - management,leadership,technical,conflict management,and customer relationship - who is responsible for initiating,planning,executing,and closing down a project best defines:

Project initiation is the second phase of the project management process,which focuses on defining clear,discrete activities and the work needed to complete each activity within a single project.

Which of the following is not a project planning activity?

Ensuring that all contractual terms of the project have been met is done during:

The status report project team communication method is used to inform project team members.

When compared to network diagrams,Gantt charts are more useful for depicting the activities associated with large projects.

Team members are assessed as part of the conducting postproject reviews activity.

In OOSAD,the project manager must:

A ________ is a systems analyst with a diverse set of skills-management,leadership,technical,conflict management,and customer relationship-who is responsible for initiating,planning,executing,and closing down a project.

In OOSAD,one outcome of defining the overall system as a collection of components is:

The focus of project management is to assure that systems development projects meet customer expectations and are delivered within budget and time constraints.

Determining the strengths and weaknesses of project deliverables,the processes used to create them,and the project management process is done during:

Establishing the project initiation plan involves organizing an initial core of project team members to assist in accomplishing the project initiation activities.

A ________ is an online or hard-copy repository for all project correspondence,inputs,outputs,deliverables,procedures,and standards that is used for performing project audits,orienting new team members,communicating with management and customers,identifying future projects,and performing postproject reviews.

If an activity's optimistic time is 4 days,its realistic time is 10 days,and its pessimistic time is 25 days,then its estimated time would be 11.5 days.

The ability to easily make changes to a project is a very powerful feature of most project management environments.

Each separate system component is referred to as a horizontal slice of the system.