Deck 27: Systems Development Project Management

Question 1

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

A) deliverables
B) zones
C) segments
D) designs

Answer 1

A

Question 2

With respect to work breakdown structure (WBS),________ means to define the boundaries of a system.

A) trade-off
B) code
C) scope
D) scale

Answer 2

C

Question 3

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

A) Communications management
B) Quality management
C) Project integration
D) Procurement management

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The challenges of managing large-scale systems development projects arise from ________.

A) economies of scale
B) economies of scope
C) increase in configuration control
D) lack of coordination

Question 5

A(n)________ is a hierarchy of the tasks required to complete a project.

A) scatter plot
B) work breakdown structure
C) encryption algorithm
D) V-Model

Question 6

Which of the following shows the tasks,dates,and task dependencies in a project?

A) Gantt chart
B) exception report
C) push report
D) scatter plot

Question 7

Increasing the cost of a project can reduce the time required to complete the project up to a certain point,beyond which,the time required would increase due to ________.

A) economies of scale
B) diseconomies of scale
C) economies of scope
D) diseconomies of scope

Question 8

In the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®)Guide,________ refer to the different stages in the life of a project.

A) configuration controls
B) knowledge areas
C) process groups
D) resource zones

Question 9

Which of the following statements is true of large-scale systems development projects?

A) They use simple computer programs to ensure consistency and speed in development.
B) They use small development teams of less than 20 members to reduce complexity.
C) Their development involves the integration of services from several companies.
D) Their development is carried out in a single site to ensure consistency.

Question 10

A(n)________ is the sequence of activities that determine the earliest date by which a project can be completed.

A) Gantt chart
B) critical path
C) encryption algorithm
D) scatter plot

Question 11

Which of the following is a characteristic of large-scale systems development projects?

A) short development intervals
B) single development site
C) avoidance of system localization
D) 50-100 development team members

Question 12

In the context of a systems development project,which of the following statements is true of the relationships between requirements,cost,and time?

A) Increasing the time for the completion of a project always increases the cost of the project.
B) Increasing the cost of a project can always reduce the time required to finish the project.
C) Reducing the requirements in a project rarely affects the time required to finish the project.
D) Reducing the number of requirements in a project reduces the overall cost of the project.

Question 13

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

A) Procurement management
B) Communications management
C) Quality management
D) Project integration

Question 14

Systems development projects require the balancing of three critical drivers: requirements,cost,and ________.

A) scope
B) time
C) performance
D) value

Question 15

________ refers to a set of management policies,practices,and tools that developers use to maintain control over a project's resources.

A) Perceptual mapping
B) Coordination control
C) Critical path analysis
D) Configuration control

Question 16

________ is the knowledge area that refers to the management of an entire project and the construction of the final product.

A) Project integration
B) Communications management
C) Procurement management
D) Quality management

Question 17

A plan that stipulates the tasks to be accomplished in a project,the labor and other resources assigned to those tasks,and the schedule for completion of the project is called the ________.

A) baseline
B) data model
C) line of code
D) scatter plot

Question 18

Which of the following activities is the biggest challenge in planning systems development?

A) creating
B) scheduling
C) analyzing
D) testing

Question 19

Which of the following is a technique that stipulates phases and processes for constructing information systems (IS),but does not address the management of large-scale projects?

A) systems development life cycle
B) rapid application development
C) agile software development
D) structured system analysis

Question 20

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

A) Requirements creep
B) Diseconomies of scale
C) Configuration control
D) Coordination

Question 21

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

Question 22

Large-scale systems development requires extended development intervals that extend up to 5 years.

Question 23

The biggest challenge in planning systems development is scheduling.

Question 24

Requirements creep is the process by which a project manager reduces his/her responsibilities for requirements through miniscule rollbacks.

Question 25

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

Question 26

In case of task dependencies in a project,all tasks must begin and end at the same time.

Question 27

The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®)Guide identifies those practices that are known to be effective for different situations and briefly describes their use.

Question 28

Larger projects with longer development intervals will find it easier to meet baseline requirements.

Question 29

What are the trade-offs in a systems development project's requirements,cost,and time?

Question 30

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

Question 31

What are the characteristics of large-scale systems development projects?

Question 32

A function point is a feature or function of a new program.

Question 33

The critical path is a hierarchy of the tasks required to complete a project.

Question 34

The smaller and shorter a project,the greater the chance of disruption due to unanticipated events.

Question 35

Knowledge areas refer to the factors in a project that need to be managed throughout the life of the project.

Question 36

A loss of control over a project's configuration can be easily fixed through remedial measures.

Question 37

The time involved in a project can always be reduced by increasing cost.

Question 38

One approach businesses take to address scheduling challenges in large-scale systems is avoiding the development of software in-house.

Question 39

Prototypes are examples of deliverables in a systems development project.

Question 40

Baseline WBS can be used for monitoring a project.

Question 41

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

Question 42

The biggest challenge in planning large-scale systems development is scheduling: Describe the three approaches that organizations can take to address this challenge.

Question 43

What is the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®)Guide for project management?

Question 44

What are the biggest challenges for managing a large-scale systems development project?