Deck 9: Systems Development and Project Management: Corporate Responsibility

Question 1

Requirements management is the process of managing changes to the business requirements throughout the project.

Answer 1

True
Explanation: Requirements management is the process of managing changes to the business requirements throughout the project.

Question 2

Software engineering is a disciplined approach for constructing information systems through the use of common methods,techniques,or tools.

Answer 2

True
Explanation: Software engineering is a disciplined approach for constructing information systems through the use of common methods,techniques,or tools.

Question 3

Control objects for information and related technology (COBIT)is a set of best practices that helps an organization to maximize the benefits of an information system,while at the same time establishing appropriate controls to ensure minimum errors.

Answer 3

True
Explanation: Control objects for information and related technology (COBIT)is a set of best practices that helps an organization to maximize the benefits of an information system,while at the same time establishing appropriate controls to ensure minimum errors.

Question 4

In the analysis phase the firm analyzes its end-user business requirements and refines project goals into defined functions and operations of the intended system.

Question 5

Brainstorming is a technique for generating ideas by encouraging participants to offer as many ideas as possible in a short period without any analysis until all the ideas have been exhausted.

Question 6

Business requirements include the process of transferring information from a legacy system to a new system.

Question 7

Sign-off is the users' actual signatures indicating they approve all of the business requirements.

Question 8

The testing phase takes all the detailed design documents from the design phase and transforms them into the actual system.

Question 9

The systems development life cycle (SDLC)is the overall process for developing information systems,from planning and analysis through implementation and maintenance.

Question 10

Projects are typically dynamic in nature,and change should be expected and anticipated for successful project completion.

Question 11

Business requirements are the specific business requests the system must meet to be successful,so the analysis phase is critical because business requirements drive the entire systems development effort.

Question 12

The analysis phase establishes descriptions of the desired features and operations of the system including screen layouts,business rules,process diagrams,pseudo code,and other documentation.

Question 13

Off-the-shelf application software supports general business processes and does not require any specific software customization to meet the organization's needs.

Question 14

Scripting languages group data and corresponding processes into objects.

Question 15

Software engineers use computer-aided software engineering (CASE)software tools to provide automated support for the development of the system.

Question 16

Conversion modifies software to meet specific user or business requirements.

Question 17

Object-oriented languages provide a programming method that provides for interactive modules to a website.

Question 18

Conversion occurs when a person or event is the catalyst for implementing major changes for a system to meet business changes.

Question 19

The planning phase establishes a high-level plan of the intended project and determines project goals.

Question 20

A requirements definition document prioritizes all of the business requirements by order of importance to the company.

Question 21

Alpha testing occurs when programmers test the system to ensure it is bug-free.

Question 22

Detailed user documentation is created that highlights how to use the system and how to troubleshoot issues or problems.

Question 23

Pilot implementation installs the new system in phases (for example by department)until it is verified that it works correctly.

Question 24

Integration testing verifies that the units or pieces of code function correctly when integrated together.

Question 25

Fourth-generation languages (4GL)are programming languages that look similar to human languages.For example,a typical 4GL command might state,"FIND ALL RECORDS WHERE NAME IS "SMITH"."

Question 26

Training is also provided for the system users and can be online or in a classroom.

Question 27

Unit testing uses both the legacy system and new system until all users verifies that the new system functions correctly.

Question 28

Test conditions detail the steps the system must perform along with the expected result of each step in the implementation phase the organization places the system into production so users can begin to perform actual business operations with it.

Question 29

Development Testing assess if the entire system meets the design requirements of the users.

Question 30

Pilot implementation is a small group of people use the new system until it is verified that it works correctly then the remaining users migrate.

Question 31

Help desk are a group of people who respond to users questions.

Question 32

Online training runs over the Internet or on a CD or DVD,and employees complete the training on their own time at their own pace.

Question 33

Plunge implementation discards the legacy system completely and immediately migrates all users to the new system.

Question 34

User acceptance testing (UAT)determines if the system satisfies the user and business requirements.

Question 35

Bugs are defects in the code of an information system.

Question 36

User acceptance testing tests individual units or pieces of code for a system.

Question 37

Workshop training is held in a classroom environment and led by an instructor.

Question 38

The development phase brings all the project pieces together into a special testing environment to eliminate errors and bugs,and verify that the system meets all the business requirements defined in the analysis phase.

Question 39

Development testing verifies that separate systems can work together passing data back and forth correctly.

Question 40

Corrective maintenance makes system changes to repair design flaws,coding errors,or implementation issues.

Question 41

Project deliverables represent key dates when a certain group of activities must be performed.

Question 42

A communication plan defines the how,what,when,and who regarding the flow of project information to stakeholders and is key for managing expectations.

Question 43

Scrum methodology,uses small teams to produce small pieces of software using a series of "sprints," or 30-day intervals,to achieve an appointed goal.

Question 44

Post-implementation reports are formal reports or audits of a project after it is up-and-running.

Question 45

The implementation phase involves taking all of the detailed design documents from the design phase and transforming them into the actual system.

Question 46

Information systems audit reports assess a company's information system to determine necessary changes and to help ensure the information systems' availability,confidentiality,and integrity.

Question 47

Summary internal reports highlight situations occurring outside of the normal operating range for a condition or standard.

Question 48

A prototype is a smaller-scale representation or working model of the users' requirements or a proposed design for an information system.

Question 49

Detailed internal reports present information with little or no filtering or restrictions of the data.

Question 50

Internal reports present data that is distributed inside the organization and is intended for employees within an organization.Internal reports typically support day-to-day operations monitoring that supports managerial decision making.

Question 51

Exception reports organize and categorize data for managerial perusal.

Question 52

Rational unified process (RUP)methodology,owned by IBM,provides a framework for breaking down the development of software into four "gates."

Question 53

Information system control reports ensure the reliability of information,consisting of policies and their physical implementation,access restrictions,or recordkeeping of actions and transactions.

Question 54

Preventing liabilities is a business-related consequence of failed software.

Question 55

Discovery prototyping builds a small-scale representation or working model of the system to ensure it meets the user and business requirements.

Question 56

The traditional waterfall methodology is a sequential,activity-based process in which each phase in the SDLC is performed sequentially from planning through implementation and maintenance.

Question 57

Preventative maintenance makes system changes to reduce the chance of future system failure.

Question 58

Project milestones are any measurable,tangible,verifiable outcome,result,or item that is produced to complete a project or part of a project.

Question 59

Corrective maintenance makes system changes to reduce the chance of future system failure.

Question 60

The executive sponsor is the person or group who provides the financial resources for the project.

Question 61

A project objective is any measurable,tangible,verifiable outcome,result,or item that is produced to complete a project or part of a project.

Question 62

The project managers are individuals and organizations actively involved in the project or whose interests might be affected as a result of project execution or project completion.

Question 63

A kill switch is a trigger that enables a project manager to close the project before completion.

Question 64

Project constraints are factors considered to be true,real,or certain without proof or demonstration.

Question 65

Outsourcing is a common approach using the professional expertise within an organization to develop and maintain the organization's information technology systems.

Question 66

Project scope statement links the project to the organization's overall business goals.It describes the business need (the problem the project will solve)and the justification,requirements,and current boundaries for the project.

Question 67

A Gantt chart is a graphical network model that depicts a project's tasks and the relationships between them.

Question 68

In the past,outsourcing was often used tactically,as a quick-fix,short-term solution to a particular need or problem which did not form part of an overall business strategy.

Question 69

A dependency is a logical relationship that exists between the project tasks,or between a project task and a milestone.

Question 70

In-sourcing is an arrangement by which one organization provides a service or services for another organization that chooses not to perform them in-house.

Question 71

The project requirements document defines the specifications for product/output of the project and is key for managing expectations,controlling scope,and completing other planning efforts.

Question 72

Gantt charts define dependency between project tasks before those tasks are scheduled.

Question 73

The critical path estimates the shortest path through the project ensuring all critical tasks are completed from start to finish.

Question 74

Responsibility matrix defines all project roles and indicates what responsibilities are associated with each role.

Question 75

Project assumptions represent key dates when a certain group of activities must be performed.

Question 76

A Pert chart is a simple bar chart that lists project tasks vertically against the project's time frame,listed horizontally.

Question 77

The Project Management Office (PMO)is an internal department that oversees all organizational projects.

Question 78

Project assumptions are specific factors that can limit options including budget,delivery dates,available skilled resources,and organizational policies.

Question 79

Project objectives are quantifiable criteria that must be met for the project to be considered a success.

Question 80

Status report periodic reviews of actual performance versus expected performance.