Exam 31: Systems Development Project Management

________ is a knowledge area that concerns the methods,media,and schedules for exchanging information with the project's sponsors,within the team itself,and with others having an interest in the progress of the project.

The biggest challenge in planning large-scale systems is scheduling.

Avoiding the major schedule risks and never developing software in-house is one of the approaches businesses take to address the challenges of scheduling for large-scale systems.

A well-managed project will never face problems of diseconomies of scale.

The development of large-scale systems can involve integrating products and services from different companies.

In the PMBOK® Guide,________ refer to different stages in the life of a project.

In the PMBOK® Guide,the five ________ refer to different stages in the life of a project.

________ is a knowledge area that concerns contracts with outside vendors for services,materials,and outsourcing of functions.

What is a critical path? How is a critical path analysis done?

_________ concerns contracts with outside vendors for services,materials,and outsourcing of functions.

Larger projects with longer development intervals will find it easier to keep to the baseline or plan.

What is the PMBOK ® Guide for project management? List the components of the grid in PMBOK ® Guide 2004.

Each task in a systems development project should culminate in one or more ________.

The baseline WBS can be used for monitoring the project.

________ is the process by which users agree to one set of requirements,then add a bit more,then add a bit more,and so forth.

The biggest challenge in planning systems development is ________.

Documents,designs,prototypes,data models,database designs,working data entry screens,and the like are examples of deliverables in a systems development project.

With respect to WBS,________ means to define the system boundaries.

Taking responsibility for requirements is the single most important task a user can perform for a large-scale development project.

Function points can be used to determine the number of lines of code,which can then be used to estimate project schedules.