Question 1

Which of the following is true of virtual teams?
A)It is easier for a virtual team to build relationships and trust. 
B)Negative incentives do not impact virtual team members. 
C)It is important to select team members carefully. 
D)As they never meet, virtual teams do not have conflicts.

Accepted Answer

It is important to select team members carefully and to form a team in which all roles are covered. All virtual team members must also understand their roles on the team.

Question 2

In a(n) _____ organizational structure, project managers have little or no authority.

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Question 3

In the _____ phase of the project life cycle, the work is completed, and customers should accept the entire project.

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Question 4

Which of the following is true of the agile approach to software development?
A)In the agile method, requirements and?solutions evolve through collaboration. 
B)An agile approach sets scope goals, but leaves time and cost goals flexible. 
C)Agile is a predictive model of software development. 
D)In the agile approach, requirements must be clearly expressed early in the life cycle.

Accepted Answer

Agile means using a method based on iterative and incremental development, in which requirements and solutions evolve through collaboration.

Question 5

_____ addresses the business, technological, and organizational issues associated with creating, maintaining, and making a change to a system.

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Question 6

A major element of good practice concerns _____ , which addresses the authority and control for key IT activities in organizations, including IT infrastructure, IT use, and project management.

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Question 7

The _____ frame of an organization relates to the company's culture.

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Question 8

The _____ frame of the organization is the one that is usually depicted in an organizational chart.

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Question 9

Three general classifications of organizational structures are _____, project, and matrix.

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Question 10

_____ are sets of interacting components working within an environment to fulfill some purpose.

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Question 11

The three spheres of systems management are business, organization, and _____.

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Question 12

The _____ life cycle model is suitable for projects in which changes can be incorporated with reasonable cost increases or acceptable time delays.

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Question 13

Some projects have a senior manager called a(n)_____ who acts as a key proponent for a project.

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Question 14

_____ refers to the degree to which rules, policies, and direct supervision are used to oversee employee behavior.

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Question 15

A(n) _____ is a framework for describing the phases involved in developing information systems.

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Question 16

_____ life cycle models of systems development assume that the scope of the project can be articulated clearly and the schedule and cost can be predicted accurately.

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Question 17

_____ refers to the degree to which work activities are organized around teams, rather than individuals.

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Question 18

A(n) _____ is an overall model for thinking about things as sets of interacting components working within an environment to fulfill some purpose.

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Question 19

Which of the following is a disadvantage of virtual teams as compared to traditional teams?
A)Increased costs for office space and support  
B)Reduced opportunities for informal transfer of information  
C)Limited flexibility in team working hours  
D)Reduced dependence on technology and processes for accomplishing work

Accepted Answer

Virtual teams reduce the ability of team members to network and transfer information informally.

Question 20

A(n) _____ refers to a product or service, such as a report, a training session, a piece of hardware, or a segment of software code, produced or provided as part of a project.

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Quiz 2: The Project Management and Information Technology Context

Which of the following is true of virtual teams?