Question 1

Which of the following methodologies is the historic standard,but is used less today because it takes the longest to complete all the SDLC steps?

Accepted Answer

A) Waterfall 
B) Parallel 
C) Iterative 
D) System prototyping 
E) Throwaway prototyping 
A) Waterfall 
B) Parallel 
C) Iterative 
D) System prototyping 
E) Throwaway prototyping A

Question 2

The most common reason for schedule and cost overruns is ___________

Accepted Answer

A) Team conflict 
B) Lack of communication from project manager to project team 
C) Lack of support by sponsor and champion 
D) Scope creep 
E) Adding people to a late project 
A) Team conflict 
B) Lack of communication from project manager to project team 
C) Lack of support by sponsor and champion 
D) Scope creep 
E) Adding people to a late project D

Question 3

Extreme Programming (XP)is BEST characterized as:

Accepted Answer

A) A 'Quick and Dirty' system 
B) A series of versions 
C) A method for exploring design alternatives 
D) A method for stressing customer satisfaction 
E) More explicit testing 
A) A 'Quick and Dirty' system 
B) A series of versions 
C) A method for exploring design alternatives 
D) A method for stressing customer satisfaction 
E) More explicit testing D

Question 4

This factor is the number one influence on people's performance:

Accepted Answer

A) Motivation 
B) Financial reward 
C) Group-think 
D) Scope creep 
E) New technology 
A) Motivation 
B) Financial reward 
C) Group-think 
D) Scope creep 
E) New technology

Question 5

Mya is managing a project.Unfortunately,the entire project team lost four days due to a hurricane in the area and a couple of the project team lost even more time when dealing with insurance claims and rebuilding.At the six-week mark of a nine-week project,she figures the team is one week behind.What might be the BEST solution?

Accepted Answer

A) Add several people to the project to get it back to schedule 
B) Do not change the schedule, but expect the project and development teams to work longer days and every-other weekend. 
C) Since the project is about 16% behind, increase the project to about 10-and-one-half weeks 
D) Since the project is about 20% behind, increase the project to about 12 week. 
E) Add three people to the project - AND - increase the overall project by one week (to a total of ten weeks) 
A) Add several people to the project to get it back to schedule 
B) Do not change the schedule, but expect the project and development teams to work longer days and every-other weekend. 
C) Since the project is about 16% behind, increase the project to about 10-and-one-half weeks 
D) Since the project is about 20% behind, increase the project to about 12 week. 
E) Add three people to the project - AND - increase the overall project by one week (to a total of ten weeks)

Question 6

PMP is Project Management Professional.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following methodologies might be most appropriate if you have a system project with: somewhat unclear requirements;somewhat unfamiliar technologies;that is complex;reasonably reliable;a short time schedule and high schedule visibility?

Accepted Answer

A) Waterfall 
B) Parallel 
C) Iterative 
D) System prototyping 
E) Throwaway prototyping 
A) Waterfall 
B) Parallel 
C) Iterative 
D) System prototyping 
E) Throwaway prototyping

Question 8

Which of the following methodologies might be most appropriate if you have a system project with: clear requirements;very familiar technologies;not all that complex;reasonably reliable;a short time schedule and the schedule visibility is not important?

Accepted Answer

A) Waterfall 
B) Parallel 
C) Iterative 
D) System prototyping 
E) Throwaway prototyping 
A) Waterfall 
B) Parallel 
C) Iterative 
D) System prototyping 
E) Throwaway prototyping

Question 9

Which of the following would BEST describe "clarity of user requirements"?

Accepted Answer

A) The aspect of using technologies that analysts and developers are familiar with 
B) The aspect of what the business side really wants the system to do 
C) The aspect of how quickly the system can be developed and implemented 
D) The aspect of how complex the system must be 
E) The aspect of how accurate the system must be (such as medical equipment or for games) 
A) The aspect of using technologies that analysts and developers are familiar with 
B) The aspect of what the business side really wants the system to do 
C) The aspect of how quickly the system can be developed and implemented 
D) The aspect of how complex the system must be 
E) The aspect of how accurate the system must be (such as medical equipment or for games)

Question 10

Rich is a manager in the accounting department.After the system proposal is approved,he realizes that he did not mention that they want the new system to run on laptops,mobile PDA's and other mobile devices with a secure login and all data should be encrypted to meet the latest security guidelines.He wants to make sure this is included in the project.This probably is:

Accepted Answer

A) Scope creep 
B) Technical feasibility 
C) Infrastructure requirement 
D) Already included in the system proposal 
E) Unrelated to the project 
A) Scope creep 
B) Technical feasibility 
C) Infrastructure requirement 
D) Already included in the system proposal 
E) Unrelated to the project

Question 11

Which of the following methodologies might be most appropriate if you have a system project with: clear requirements;very familiar technologies;not all that complex;must be reliable;a somewhat longer schedule and the schedule visibility is not important?

Accepted Answer

A) Waterfall 
B) Parallel 
C) Iterative 
D) System prototyping 
E) V-model 
A) Waterfall 
B) Parallel 
C) Iterative 
D) System prototyping 
E) V-model

Question 12

A critical success factor in project management is to:

Accepted Answer

A) Say "no" to all requests as they add to 'scope creep' 
B) Use throwaway prototyping 
C) Use a CASE tool to delineate requirements from work tasks 
D) Start with a realistic assessment of the work that needs to be done 
E) Hire an outside project management consulting group 
A) Say "no" to all requests as they add to 'scope creep' 
B) Use throwaway prototyping 
C) Use a CASE tool to delineate requirements from work tasks 
D) Start with a realistic assessment of the work that needs to be done 
E) Hire an outside project management consulting group

Question 13

Using industry standards,the general estimated project time for the Planning phase is 15%.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The V-model is a rapid application development (RAD)methodology that stresses user involvement and organizational adoption.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Why is it a good plan to mix various types of projects into the portfolio of projects (like risk,size,cost,purpose,etc.)?

Accepted Answer

A good portfolio of projects will have t

Question 16

Amie and Rani are analysts;Stephen,David and Chang are users.They are approaching a new system project and trying to streamline the SDLC by using a lot of face-to-face communication,with eliminating modeling and documentation overhead.They are probably doing:

Accepted Answer

A) Parallel development methodology 
B) Waterfall methodology 
C) Agile methodology 
D) Iterative methodology 
E) Full Procedure Methodology (FPM) 
A) Parallel development methodology 
B) Waterfall methodology 
C) Agile methodology 
D) Iterative methodology 
E) Full Procedure Methodology (FPM)

Question 17

Which of the following methodologies might be most appropriate if you have a system project with: unclear user requirements;unfamiliar technologies;somewhat complex;needs to be reliable;time is not an issue and the schedule visibility is somewhat important?

Accepted Answer

A) Waterfall 
B) Parallel 
C) Iterative 
D) System prototyping 
E) Throwaway prototyping 
A) Waterfall 
B) Parallel 
C) Iterative 
D) System prototyping 
E) Throwaway prototyping

Question 18

What are some of the standards that should be following in a project?

Accepted Answer

documentation standards;coding standards

Question 19

Which of the following would BEST describe "system complexity"?

Accepted Answer

A) The aspect of using technologies that analysts and developers are familiar with 
B) The aspect of what the business side really wants the system to do 
C) The aspect of how quickly the system can be developed and implemented 
D) The aspect of how intricate and difficult the system must be 
E) The aspect of how accurate the system must be (such as medical equipment or for games) 
A) The aspect of using technologies that analysts and developers are familiar with 
B) The aspect of what the business side really wants the system to do 
C) The aspect of how quickly the system can be developed and implemented 
D) The aspect of how intricate and difficult the system must be 
E) The aspect of how accurate the system must be (such as medical equipment or for games)

Question 20

In a "typical" business application development using the SDLC,you would probably spend ____ in the implementation phase.

Accepted Answer

A) 20% 
B) 25% 
C) 30% 
D) 35% 
E) 40% 
A) 20% 
B) 25% 
C) 30% 
D) 35% 
E) 40%

Which of the following methodologies is the historic standard,but is used less today because it takes the longest to complete all the SDLC steps?

The most common reason for schedule and cost overruns is ___________

Extreme Programming (XP)is BEST characterized as:

This factor is the number one influence on people's performance:

PMP is Project Management Professional.

Which of the following methodologies might be most appropriate if you have a system project with: somewhat unclear requirements;somewhat unfamiliar technologies;that is complex;reasonably reliable;a short time schedule and high schedule visibility?

Which of the following methodologies might be most appropriate if you have a system project with: clear requirements;very familiar technologies;not all that complex;reasonably reliable;a short time schedule and the schedule visibility is not important?

Which of the following would BEST describe "clarity of user requirements"?

Which of the following methodologies might be most appropriate if you have a system project with: clear requirements;very familiar technologies;not all that complex;must be reliable;a somewhat longer schedule and the schedule visibility is not important?

A critical success factor in project management is to:

Using industry standards,the general estimated project time for the Planning phase is 15%.

The V-model is a rapid application development (RAD)methodology that stresses user involvement and organizational adoption.

Why is it a good plan to mix various types of projects into the portfolio of projects (like risk,size,cost,purpose,etc.)?

Amie and Rani are analysts;Stephen,David and Chang are users.They are approaching a new system project and trying to streamline the SDLC by using a lot of face-to-face communication,with eliminating modeling and documentation overhead.They are probably doing:

Which of the following methodologies might be most appropriate if you have a system project with: unclear user requirements;unfamiliar technologies;somewhat complex;needs to be reliable;time is not an issue and the schedule visibility is somewhat important?

What are some of the standards that should be following in a project?

Which of the following would BEST describe "system complexity"?

In a "typical" business application development using the SDLC,you would probably spend ____ in the implementation phase.

The Systems Analyst and Information Systems Development

Requirements Determination

Systems Analysis and Design

Process Modeling

Data Modeling

Moving Into Design

Architecture Design

Dennis/wixom/roth

Program Design

Data Storage Design

Moving Into Implementation

Transition to the New System

the Movement to Objects

Filters

Exam 2: Project Selection and Management

Which of the following methodologies is the historic standard,but is used less today because it takes the longest to complete all the SDLC steps?

The most common reason for schedule and cost overruns is ___________

Extreme Programming (XP)is BEST characterized as:

This factor is the number one influence on people's performance:

PMP is Project Management Professional.

Which of the following methodologies might be most appropriate if you have a system project with: somewhat unclear requirements;somewhat unfamiliar technologies;that is complex;reasonably reliable;a short time schedule and high schedule visibility?

Which of the following methodologies might be most appropriate if you have a system project with: clear requirements;very familiar technologies;not all that complex;reasonably reliable;a short time schedule and the schedule visibility is not important?

Which of the following would BEST describe "clarity of user requirements"?

Which of the following methodologies might be most appropriate if you have a system project with: clear requirements;very familiar technologies;not all that complex;must be reliable;a somewhat longer schedule and the schedule visibility is not important?

A critical success factor in project management is to:

Using industry standards,the general estimated project time for the Planning phase is 15%.

The V-model is a rapid application development (RAD)methodology that stresses user involvement and organizational adoption.

Why is it a good plan to mix various types of projects into the portfolio of projects (like risk,size,cost,purpose,etc.)?

Amie and Rani are analysts;Stephen,David and Chang are users.They are approaching a new system project and trying to streamline the SDLC by using a lot of face-to-face communication,with eliminating modeling and documentation overhead.They are probably doing:

Which of the following methodologies might be most appropriate if you have a system project with: unclear user requirements;unfamiliar technologies;somewhat complex;needs to be reliable;time is not an issue and the schedule visibility is somewhat important?

What are some of the standards that should be following in a project?

Which of the following would BEST describe "system complexity"?

In a "typical" business application development using the SDLC,you would probably spend ____ in the implementation phase.

The Systems Analyst and Information Systems Development

Requirements Determination

Systems Analysis and Design

Process Modeling

Data Modeling

Moving Into Design

Architecture Design

Dennis/wixom/roth

Program Design

Data Storage Design

Moving Into Implementation

Transition to the New System

the Movement to Objects

Filters