Deck 3: Managing the Information Systems Project

Question 1

A ________,which is conducted by the project manager,involves determining if the information system makes sense for the organization from an economic and operational standpoint.

A)Tool
B)Feasibility study
C)Data flow
D)Methodology

Answer 1

B

Question 2

________ is NOT a skill pertaining to the team management activity of a project manager.

A)Self-management
B)Team-building
C)Peer-evaluation
D)Forecasting

Answer 2

D

Question 3

To successfully orchestrate the construction of a complex information system,a project manager must have ________,leadership,and technical skills.

A)Planning
B)Initiating
C)Executing
D)Interpersonal

Answer 3

D

Question 4

________ is NOT a skill pertaining to the management activity of a project manager.

A)Monitoring outcomes
B)Assigning resources to activities
C)Communicating expectations
D)Forecasting

Question 5

________ is NOT a common skill pertaining to the leadership activity of a project manager.

A)Communication
B)Working on assigned activities
C)Assigning activities
D)Monitoring progress

Question 6

________ is a controlled process of initiating,planning,executing,and closing down a project.

A)System design
B)System analysis
C)Project scheduling
D)Project management

Question 7

Identifying,assessing,and managing the risks and day-to-day changes that occur during a project is attributed to ________.

A)Forecasting
B)Team-building
C)Goal setting
D)Risk and change management

Question 8

The ________ 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.

A)Consultant
B)Project scheduler
C)Project manager
D)Project assistant

Question 9

Working closely with customers to ensure that project deliverables meet expectations is a ________ activity of a project manager.

A)Resource redeployment
B)Forecasting
C)Management
D)Customer relations

Question 10

Managing the project team for effective team performance represents a ________ activity of a project manager.

A)Leadership
B)Change management
C)Risk management
D)Team management

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a part of the project management process?

A)Planning
B)Initiating
C)Executing
D)Adjoining

Question 12

Influencing the activities of others toward the attainment of a common goal through the use of intelligence,personality,and abilities refers to the ________ activity of a project manager.

A)Management
B)Leadership
C)Team management
D)Conflict management

Question 13

________ is NOT a skill pertaining to the technical problem solving activity of a project manager.

A)Contact point for payroll team
B)Defining activities and their sequence
C)Making trade-offs between alternative solutions
D)Interpreting system requests and specifications

Question 14

________ is NOT a skill pertaining to the customer relations activity of a project manager.

A)Interpreting system requests
B)Interpreting system specifications
C)Contact point for developers
D)User training

Question 15

________ is NOT a skill pertaining to the conflict management activity of a project manager.

A)Problem solving
B)Smoothing out personality differences
C)Monitoring
D)Compromising

Question 16

________ is NOT a skill pertaining to the risk and change management activity of a project manager.

A)Environmental scanning
B)Team-building
C)Risk and opportunity identification and assessment
D)Resource redeployment

Question 17

A ________ is a planned undertaking of a series of related activities to reach an objective that has a beginning and an end.

A)Project
B)Technique
C)Data flow
D)Methodology

Question 18

A ________ is an end product of an SDLC phase.

A)System tester
B)Requirement
C)Modeler
D)Deliverable

Question 19

Getting projects completed through the effective utilization of resources is a ________ activity of a project manager.

A)Management
B)Risk management
C)Change management
D)Team management

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT an activity found in the project initiation phase?

A)Establishing the project initiation team
B)Establishing a relationship with the developer
C)Establishing the project initiation plan
D)Establishing management procedures

Question 21

Which is the first activity in the project planning phase?

A)Setting a baseline project plan
B)Creating a preliminary budget
C)Identifying and assessing risk
D)Describing project scope,alternatives,and feasibility

Question 22

________ is the process of dividing the project into manageable tasks and logically ordering them to ensure a smooth evolution between tasks.

A)Work breakdown structure
B)Task breakdown structure
C)Project breakdown structure
D)Management breakdown structure

Question 23

Which of the following is FALSE in the context of the project workbook?

A)It can be stored as an online electronic document.
B)It can be stored in a large three-ring binder.
C)The project workbook is used by all team members.
D)It is not useful for project audits.

Question 24

Defining tasks in too much detail will make the management of the project ________.

A)Unnecessarily complex
B)Simple
C)Extremely streamlined
D)Constructive

Question 25

Tasks that are ________ in scope will provide a clear sense of the status of the project or of the interdependencies between tasks.

A)Short
B)Medium
C)Long
D)Optimal

Question 26

Most project management software tools support a broad range of task durations,including minutes,hours,days,weeks,and ________.

A)Months
B)Years
C)Centuries
D)Decades

Question 27

How many activities are involved in the project initiation phase?

A)Four
B)Five
C)Six
D)Three

Question 28

What is the next step taken after project initiation?

A)Project bidding
B)Project planning
C)Project execution
D)Project development

Question 29

Which of the following is FALSE with respect to a task in a project plan?

A)It can be done by one person only.
B)It has a single and identifiable deliverable.
C)It has a known method or technique.
D)It has well-accepted predecessor and successor steps.

Question 30

A Gantt chart is the graphical representation of a project that shows each task as a ________ bar whose length is proportional to its time for completion.

A)vertical
B)linear
C)curve
D)horizontal

Question 31

Which of the following is NOT true with respect to determining project standards and procedures?

A)Specifies how various deliverables are produced and tested
B)Specifies how the standard SDLC might be modified
C)Specifies which SDLC methods will be used
D)Specifies the budget and resource allocation

Question 32

Which of the following is FALSE with respect to resource estimation activity?

A)This information is used to create a project resource plan.
B)Project managers use a variety of tools to assist in making estimates of project size and costs.The most widely used method is called COCOMO.
C)Resource estimates may need not be revised based upon the skills of the actual person (or people)assigned to a particular activity.
D)People are the most important,and expensive,part of project resource planning.

Question 33

Resource estimates may need to be revised based upon the skills of the actual person (or people)assigned to a particular ________.

A)Activity
B)Group
C)Person
D)Team

Question 34

The distinguishing feature of a network diagram is that the ordering of tasks is shown by connecting tasks-depicted as ________ or ovals-with their predecessor and successor tasks.

A)Circles
B)Diamonds
C)Ellipticals
D)Rectangles

Question 35

Which of the following is NOT true of a project communication plan?

A)It outlines the communication procedures among management,project team members,and the customer.
B)It includes when and how written and oral reports will be provided by the team.
C)It does not define communication with vendors and external contractors.
D)It includes how team members will coordinate work.

Question 36

During ________,the project manager performs several activities to assess the size,scope,and complexity of the project and to establish procedures to support subsequent activities.

A)Project bidding
B)Project development
C)Project initiation
D)Project delivery

Question 37

Which of the following is a FALSE statement regarding the Project Scope Statement?

A)It occurs near the end of the project planning phase.
B)It is developed primarily for the customer.
C)It clearly describes what the project will deliver.
D)It is a description of the alternative solution.

Question 38

The project charter will never include which of the following?

A)Project objectives and description
B)Project budget
C)Projected start and completion dates
D)Key stakeholders,project role,and responsibilities

Question 39

Which of the following is FALSE in the context of the project charter?

A)It will not have the project manager's name and contact information.
B)It includes the project title and date of authorization.
C)It outlines many of the key elements of the project.
D)It is a high-level document prepared for the customer.

Question 40

COCOMO stands for ________.

A)Constructive Coordination Model
B)Constructive Cost Model
C)Collective Cost Model
D)Constructive Correction Model

Question 41

Which of the following is NOT a stakeholder involved in the project communication matrix?

A)Team members
B)Facilities team
C)User group
D)Contract programmers

Question 42

Closing down a project is not an activity performed in the project management process.

Question 43

Systems development projects are undertaken for two primary reasons: to take advantage of business opportunities and to solve business problems.

Question 44

In project initiation,the developer performs several activities to assess the size,scope,and complexity of the project and to establish procedures to support subsequent activities.

Question 45

Designing and sequencing activities to attain project goals describes the technical problem solving activity.

Question 46

An example of a project manager leadership activity is helping the team work towards a common goal.

Question 47

At the end of the project planning phase,________ of the Baseline Project Plan is conducted to double-check all information in the plan.

A)Rating
B)Testing
C)Review
D)Planning

Question 48

In some organizations,the project manager is a very experienced systems analyst,whereas in others,both junior and senior analysts are expected to take on this role,managing parts of a project or actively supporting a more senior colleague who assumes the project manager role.

Question 49

Interpreting system requests and specifications is not a skill required as part of the customer relations activity for a project manager.

Question 50

A project is an unplanned undertaking of a series of related activities to reach an objective that has a beginning and an end.

Question 51

A study that determines if the proposed information system makes sense for the organization from an economic and operational standpoint is called non-feasibility study.

Question 52

________ are used by project managers to depict resource utilization by task.

A)Textual reports
B)Bar graphs
C)Pie charts
D)Flow charts

Question 53

The last deliverable,or end product,produced by Chris and Juanita was a System Service Request (SSR),a standard form PVF uses for requesting systems development work.

Question 54

Which of the following is FALSE with respect to the Gantt chart and network diagram?

A)Gantt charts visually show the duration of tasks,whereas a network diagram visually shows the sequence dependencies between tasks.
B)Gantt charts visually show the time overlap of tasks,whereas a network diagram does not show time overlap but does show which tasks could be done in parallel.
C)Gantt charts visually show the time overlap of tasks,whereas a network diagram shows time overlap but does show which tasks could be done in parallel.
D)Some forms of Gantt charts can visually show slack time available within an earliest start and latest finish duration.

Question 55

Problem solving is a skill required in the conflict management activity for a project manager.

Question 56

________ is the third phase of the project management process in which the plans created in the prior phases (project initiation and planning)are put into action.

A)Project execution
B)Project closure
C)Project development
D)Project planning

Question 57

The project manager 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.

Question 58

Which of the following is the first activity in the project execution phase?

A)Communicating the project status
B)Managing changes to the Baseline Project Plan
C)Maintaining the project workbook
D)Executing the Baseline Project Plan

Question 59

Which of the following is NOT true about project closedown?

A)It brings the project to an end.
B)Projects can conclude with a natural or unnatural termination.
C)Unnatural termination of a project can never happen.
D)An unnatural termination occurs when the project is stopped before completion.

Question 60

Executing the project is the third phase in the project management process.

Question 61

Successful projects require the development of effective management procedures.

Question 62

The project charter is a short (typically one page),high-level document prepared for the customer that describes what the project will deliver and outlines many of the key elements of the project.

Question 63

There are 10 activities in total which are involved in the project planning phase.

Question 64

In order,what are the four steps in the project management process?

Question 65

What is a project manager? What types of skills should a project manager possess?

Question 66

What does project planning involve?

Question 67

The most widely used method for cost estimation is COCOMO.

Question 68

What is a project charter? Describe elements that may be a part of the project charter.

Question 69

Why are systems development projects initiated? Provide an example.

Question 70

A network diagram depicts a Gantt chart.

Question 71

Defining a task with too little detail will make the project complex.

Question 72

Establishing a relationship with the customer is the first step in project initiation.

Question 73

What is COCOMO and how is it used?

Question 74

List the six project initiation activities.

Question 75

What are the ways a project can close? Provide an example of each.

Question 76

List at least 3 activities of a project manager and the skill associated with that activity.

Question 77

Name four ways a project team can communicate.Indicate the type of formality,i.e.,high,medium to low,etc.

Question 78

What does a project manager do during the project execution phase? List the steps in the project execution phase.

Question 79

The Project Workbook is an offline 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 post-project reviews.

Question 80

The project charter often includes a signature section for key stakeholders and key assumptions.