Exam 4: Project Integration Management

______________________________ involves coordinating all of the other project management knowledge areas throughout a project's life cycle.

____________________ are undesirable situations that prevent an organization from achieving its goals.

Net present value and cash flow mean the same thing.

Strategic planning involves determining long-term objectives by analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of an organization,studying opportunities and threats in the business environment,predicting future trends,and projecting the need for new products and services.

______________________________ is the result of subtracting the project costs from the benefits and then dividing by the costs.

List and briefly describe the six main processes involved in project integration management.

Research shows that ____ is the number one reason cited for why organizations invest in information technology projects.

An organization's information technology project selection process should guide the strategic plan.

A(n)____________________ is the rate used in discounting future cash flow.

A(n)____________________ is the approved project management plan plus approved changes.

What are the methods for categorizing Information Technology projects?

The key deliverables section of the project management plan should describe the quality expectations for the product deliverables.

Information systems can help an organization support a strategy of being a low-cost producer.

A(n)____ is a formal group of people responsible for approving or rejecting changes to a project.

You can use the NPV function in Microsoft Access to calculate the NPV quickly.

You can use the ____________________ function in Excel to determine the IRR quickly.

A(n)____ is a document used to coordinate all project planning documents and help guide a project's execution and control.

____________________ project work includes collecting,measuring,and disseminating performance information.

____ involves working with stakeholders to create the document that formally authorizes a project.

Many organizations have found that large information technology projects require experienced general managers who understand the business and application area of the technology,not the technology itself.