Deck 6: Managing Is Projects and Creating Is Solutions

Question 1

A _____ is a detailed investigation and analysis of a proposed development project that is undertaken to determine whether it is possible to successfully build the proposed system.

A) Technical study
B) Financial Study
C) Tangible Study
D) Feasibility Study
E) Cost and Benefit Study

Answer 1

Feasibility Study

Question 2

An organization can determine _____ by examining potential solutions and evaluating these solutions based on its capabilities and the capabilities of any technology partners it may choose to work with.

A) Technical capability
B) Technical feasibility
C) Financial capability
D) Financial feasibility
E) None of the above

Answer 2

Technical feasibility

Question 3

Off-shoring is:

A) partnership with a business in a distant country
B) partnership with a business outside your country but in the same general geographical area as your business
C) partnership in the same country as a business
D) we do it ourselves
E) gambling

Answer 3

partnership with a business in a distant country

Question 4

Some costs and benefits are_____, which means that a value can easily be applied

A) Realistic
B) Unrealistic
C) Intangible
D) Tangible
E) None of the above

Question 5

Other costs and benefits are _____, meaning they are difficult to measure in monetary terms.

A) Realistic
B) Unrealistic
C) Intangible
D) Tangible
E) None of the above

Question 6

When the outsourcing company is located primarily in a foreign country, the practice is known as:

A) Inshoring
B) Offshoring
C) Outshoring
D) Onshoring
E) Distancing

Question 7

Which of the following is not an advantage of outsourcing?

A) High level of skill and expertise
B) Internal staff provides project oversight
C) Distraction of in-house IS staff from other duties
D) Generally lower time and costs
E) All of the above are disadvantages of outsourcing

Question 8

Which of the following is not a disadvantage of outsourcing?

A) Firm loses some control of project since it is necessary to give outsourcer some decision-making authority
B) Distraction of in-house IS staff from other duties
C) Internal staff has less opportunity to build experience
D) Requires good contracts and oversight
E) None of the above

Question 9

According to Joey Peng, what is good on-the-job advice?

A) The better way is to do things differently
B) The better way is to things the same
C) The better way to do things is with others
D) The better way to do purse pure business
E) The better way is to build a strong IT background of your interest

Question 10

When organizations outsource business to partners in a distant country, this is called:

A) Offshoring
B) Onshoring
C) Global Sourcing
D) Nearshoring
E) Outsourcing

Question 11

A ______________ study determines whether a project is technically and economically viable.

A) technical
B) compatibility
C) feasibility
D) conceptual
E) cost-benefit

Question 12

Tangible refers to:

A) a cost or benefit that is difficult to quantify
B) an orange-like fruit
C) a cost or benefit that is easy to quantify
D) None of the above
E) Two of the above

Question 13

Intangible refers to:

A) a cost or benefit that is difficult to quantify
B) an orange-like fruit
C) a cost or benefit that is easy to quantify
D) abstract cost
E) None of the above

Question 14

To determine economic feasibility, companies typically use all of the following except:

A) GIGO
B) IRR
C) ROI
D) NPV
E) None of the above

Question 15

A ________ is a detailed investigation and analysis of a proposed development project, to determine whether it is technically and economically possible.

A) projection study
B) feasibility study
C) investigation
D) proposal

Question 16

At a high level, the SDLC simply starts with an idea. We call this the:

A) Start-up
B) Concept
C) Commencement
D) Initiation

Question 17

This phase of the SDLC involves the environment within the organization that either promotes or inhibits the development of ideas for systems:

A) Concept
B) Inception
C) Elaboration
D) Transition
E) Idea generating

Question 18

This phase of the SDLC begins when an organization has the idea to build an information system.

A) Concept
B) Inception
C) Elaboration
D) Transition
E) Design

Question 19

In this phase of the SDLC, the project team finalizes the requirements for the system and the project plan, and designs the system architecture.

A) Concept
B) Inception
C) Elaboration
D) Transition
E) Testing

Question 20

At this time in the SDLC, the team finalizes the system and puts it in place. In addition, the team completes the final training of users and management of users.

A) Concept
B) Inception
C) Elaboration
D) Transition
E) Testing

Question 21

During this phase of the SDLC, the team builds the initial running system. The team usually implements core functionalities first, and then incorporates additional features.

A) Construction
B) Transition
C) Production
D) Retirement
E) None of the above

Question 22

Once the system is up and running, the organization must continuously monitor, maintain, and evaluate it. This describes which phase in the SDLC?

A) Construction
B) Transition
C) Production
D) Retirement
E) None of the above

Question 23

At some point, the system may lose its value to the company. This phase of the SDLC often marks the concept of a new system to replace the obsolete one.

A) Construction
B) Transition
C) Production
D) Retirement
E) Life cycle

Question 24

System analysis and design projects contain all of the following essential ingredients:

A) finances, HR, IT, management
B) people, methodology, management and tools
C) methodology, capital, people and idea
D) capital, tool, IT and methodology
E) none of the above are correct

Question 25

Which is NOT a phase of an IS during its life cycle?

A) Pre-inception
B) Collaboration
C) Elaboration
D) Construction

Question 26

At which development phase does an organization finalize an IS and put it in place?

A) Construction
B) Inception
C) Production
D) Transition
E) None of the above

Question 27

At which phase does an organization finalize an IS and put it in place?

A) Construction
B) Inception
C) Production
D) Transition
E) Starting

Question 28

A word or words that describe retirement as part of the life cycle of an IS development project is a/an:

A) Idea
B) Finalizes the requirements
C) Finalizes and puts in place
D) Monitors, maintains, evaluates
E) None of the above

Question 29

A word or words that describe transition as part of the life cycle of an IS development project is a/an:

A) Idea
B) Finalizes the requirements
C) Finalizes and puts in place
D) Monitors, maintains, evaluates
E) None of the above

Question 30

A word or words that describe production as part of the life cycle of an IS development project is a/an:

A) Idea
B) Finalizes the requirements
C) Finalizes and puts in place
D) Monitors, maintains, evaluates
E) None of the above

Question 31

A word or words that describe elaboration as part of the life cycle of an IS development project is a/an:

A) Idea
B) Finalizes the requirements
C) Finalizes and puts in place
D) Monitors, maintains, evaluates
E) None of the above

Question 32

A word or words that describe construction as part of the life cycle of an IS development project is a/an:

A) Idea
B) Finalizes the requirements
C) Finalizes and puts in place
D) Monitors, maintains, evaluates
E) None of the above

Question 33

A word or words that describe inception as part of the life cycle of an IS development project is a/an:

A) Idea
B) Finalizes the requirements
C) Finalizes and puts in place
D) Monitors, maintains, evaluates
E) None of the above

Question 34

Which is not a phase of an IS during its life cycle?

A) Pre-inception
B) Collaboration
C) Elaboration
D) Construction
E) Transition

Question 35

The client may prefer to focus on a set time deadline for receiving the final software, often at the expense of incorporating every single last requirement. This is known as:

A) Scoping
B) Descoping
C) Scaling
D) Descaling
E) Sizing

Question 36

Which of the following is not one of the elements of the triple constraint in project management?

A) People
B) Budget
C) Time
D) Quality
E) All of the above

Question 37

Which of the following is not a facilitating function of the project management methodology?

A) Risk management
B) Procurement management
C) Communications management
D) Quality management
E) HR management

Question 38

Which of the following is not a main activity of project time management?

A) Estimate activity resources
B) Estimate activity durations
C) System activities
D) Develop schedule
E) None of the above

Question 39

_____ provide a standard format for displaying the results of the first four time-management activities.

A) Gantt charts
B) Gantt plans
C) Project plans
D) Project charts
E) None of the above

Question 40

The activity of managing several projects together is known as:

A) Project management
B) Product Management
C) Program management
D) System management
E) None of the above

Question 41

The _____ is the sequence of tasks that determines the overall completion time of the project.

A) Slack path
B) Project path
C) Gantt path
D) Critical path
E) Optimal path

Question 42

Tasks not on the critical path may have the luxury of extra time, called _____, for completing the work.

A) Slack
B) Flop
C) Space
D) FIFO
E) LIFO

Question 43

In addition to time, cost, scope and quality, what is the other choice an organization must consider?

A) People
B) Strategy
C) Government
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Question 44

Which one of the following is not an organizational response to risk?

A) risk acceptance
B) risk avoidance
C) risk behaviour
D) risk reduction
E) none of the above

Question 45

Which one of the following IS project team skills represents a knowledge of techniques for ensuring that a project is successfully completed on time?

A) Architecture and design
B) Client interface
C) Programming
D) Project management
E) None of the above

Question 46

Risks are unavoidable; however, making sure that contingency plans are in place defines:

A) Risk Deferral
B) Risk Transfer
C) Risk Acceptance
D) Risk Avoidance
E) Risk Management

Question 47

A(n) __________ chart is used to show the sequences of project activities and to identify the critical path.

A) data flow
B) Gantt
C) PERT
D) ERD
E) Pareto

Question 48

Postponing exposure to risk until resources are available to address risk defines:

A) Risk Deferral
B) Risk Transfer
C) Risk Reduction
D) Risk Avoidance
E) Risk Management

Question 49

Project management tasks include all of the following activities EXCEPT:

A) project scope management
B) time management
C) cost management
D) quality management
E) analysis and design

Question 50

All of the following methods are used by businesses to deal with risk EXCEPT:

A) Risk avoidance
B) Risk acceptance
C) Risk-safety matrix
D) Risk transfer
E) Risk deferral

Question 51

All of the following are core functions that lead to specific project objectives EXCEPT:

A) Risk management
B) Project scope management
C) Time management
D) Cost management
E) Quality management

Question 52

What is the response for assigning the risk to someone who is more able to deal with it?

A) Risk Transfer
B) Risk Deferral
C) Risk Reduction
D) Risk Acceptance
E) Risk Passing

Question 53

What is action for knowing that risks will occur and ensuring that contingency plans are in place?

A) Risk reduction
B) Risk acceptance
C) Risk avoidance
D) Risk transfer
E) None of the above

Question 54

The scope and complexity of an IS development project is:

A) easy to manage
B) cannot be managed
C) difficult to manage
D) a long-range goal
E) causes financial difficulty

Question 55

What helps the project manager to ensure that the project is meeting the schedule, budget, and quality targets?

A) Time tracking
B) Task scheduling
C) Collaboration
D) Estimating
E) None of the above

Question 56

What PM software includes a shared database as well as e-mail, chat, and virtual meeting capabilities?

A) Time tracking
B) Task scheduling
C) Collaboration
D) Estimating
E) None of the above

Question 57

The typical IS team has a/an _____ that ensures the project goals correspond to the organization's business objectives and is often a senior executive or someone in a position of authority.

A) Project manager
B) Project sponsor
C) Account manager
D) Analyst
E) Developer

Question 58

A/An _____ actually creates the system itself by coding and deploying the technical infrastructure of the system and programming it to perform required tasks.

A) Project manager
B) Project sponsor
C) Account manager
D) Analyst
E) Developer

Question 59

A/An _____ may have many titles, but they all provide the methods and processes to translate high level requirements in their particular area into lower levels of detail that can be turned into code by programmers.

A) Project manager
B) Project sponsor
C) Account manager
D) Analyst
E) Developer

Question 60

A/An _____ demands knowledge of methods and techniques to ensure delivery of the project on time and on budget, and the ability to communicate project goals and requirements to the project team and to co-ordinate the workflows of everyone on the project team.

A) Project manager
B) Project sponsor
C) Account manager
D) Analyst
E) Developer

Question 61

A/An _____ is responsible for the sales and service of the project team.

A) Project manager
B) Project sponsor
C) Account manager
D) Analyst
E) Developer

Question 62

A _______ should begin as part of the feasibility study:

A) stakeholder analysis
B) financial analysis
C) testing
D) prototyping
E) investigation

Question 63

Which of the following is true about performing a stakeholder analysis?

A) The group of stakeholders analyzed includes anyone who has a stake in the project and may affect the outcome of the project.
B) An attempt is made to judge the attitude of a stakeholder toward the project.
C) In order to mitigate the risk associated with each stakeholder, a project team member is assigned to implement stakeholder management strategies.
D) All of the above.
E) None of the above.

Question 64

A _____ provides a framework for executing both the project management and technical processes of an IS project throughout the life cycle.

A) Methodology
B) Plan
C) Diagram
D) Chart
E) None of the above

Question 65

Initially, system developers tended to work in a very ad hoc way, called the _____ model.

A) Makeshift
B) Build-and-fix
C) Concept
D) None of the above
E) Off the counter

Question 66

With a/an _____ model, developers first investigate, specify, and implement an important core part of the system with minimal functionality.

A) Prototype
B) Evolutionary
C) Waterfall
D) Build-and-fix
E) Agile

Question 67

With_____, the project team works with customers to progressively build the system from an initial outline specification using visual mock-ups of screens, diagrams of data relationships, and similar tools that help users see what is going to be built.

A) Prototyping
B) Construction
C) Agile development
D) Waterfall
E) Quick and dirty

Question 68

Because a/an _____ process is designed to satisfy continuously changing requirements, the team develops software in short development cycles or increments.

A) Prototype
B) Construction
C) Agile
D) Quick and dirty
E) None of the above

Question 69

A/An _____ is a simplified representation of something real, such as a building, weather pattern, or information system that business professionals can manipulate to study the real item in more detail.

A) Prototype
B) Model
C) UML
D) HTML
E) DHTML

Question 70

_____ has become a very popular modelling tool, as it works particularly well for developing object-oriented systems.

A) Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
B) Extensible Markup Language (XML)
C) Unified Modelling Language (UML)
D) Integrated Development Environments (IDEs)
E) Object Oriented (OO)

Question 71

Together, the set of UML diagrams is known as the _____ model.

A) Unified
B) Agile
C) Prototype
D) System
E) XML

Question 72

The UML _____ diagram notation captures all the possible ways to use a system.

A) System
B) Use case
C) Sequence
D) Waterfall
E) Chen

Question 73

A/An _____ diagram, which shows the order of various activities and by whom, and how they interact with the various system components as they occur in order.

A) System
B) Use case
C) Sequence
D) Waterfall
E) Structured

Question 74

Together, the set of UML diagrams is known as the:

A) waterfall model
B) DFDs
C) ERDs
D) System model
E) Structured model

Question 75

The UML ________ captures all the possible ways to use a system.

A) use case diagram
B) sequence diagram
C) entity diagram
D) system model
E) Analytical model

Question 76

Organizations use a UML ________________ to view the interactions between system components as they occur.

A) use case diagram
B) sequence diagram
C) entity diagram
D) system model
E) none of the above

Question 77

Which model is a document-driven and highly structured process?

A) development life cycle
B) waterfall model
C) build-and-fix model
D) none of the above
E) all of the above

Question 78

Developers first investigate, specify and implement an important core part of the system with minimal functionality with which model?

A) development life cycle
B) waterfall model
C) build-and-fix model
D) none of the above
E) all of the above

Question 79

The following methodology provides a project team with structure to ensure that everyone works toward the same project goals:

A) development life cycle
B) waterfall model
C) build-and-fix model
D) none of the above
E) all of the above

Question 80

The first development model to gain wide acceptance among system developers was based on the:

A) development life cycle
B) waterfall model
C) build-and-fix model
D) none of the above
E) all of the above