CIS 517/CIS517 Week 5 Midterm

Question 1A(n) ____ is a formal group of people responsible for
approving or rejecting changes to a project.Answera. CCAb. CCBc. CCCd. CCDQuestion 2The project procurement management knowledge area maps to
the ____ process group through the activity of administering procurements.Answera. initiating
b. planning
c. executing
d. monitoring and controllingQuestion 3The first step in determining the NPV is to ____.Answera. determine the estimated
costs and benefits for the life of the project and the products it produces
b. determine the discount rate
c. calculate the net present value
d. determine the cash flowQuestion 4Some people say that ____ achieve the vision of a
project.LeadersManagersStakeholderssupervisorsAnswerQuestion 54 out of 4 pointsA(n) ____ is a document that formally recognizes the
existence of a project and provides direction on the project’s objectives and
management.Answera. balanced scorecard
b. business case
c. net present value analysis
d. project charterQuestion 6Many companies have realized that information technology
is integral to their business and have created a vice president or
equivalent-level position for the head of information technology, often called
the ____.Answera.
CEOb.
CIOc.
CFOd.
CPOQuestion 7The ____ model uses an approach in which developers work
with an evolving prototype.Answera. incremental build life
cycle
b. waterfall life cycle
c. RAD life cycle
d. spiral life cycleQuestion 8During ____ processes for a new project, the organization
recognizes that a new project exists, and completes a project charter as part
of this recognition.Answera. initiating
b. planning
c. opening
d. controllingQuestion 9The ____ should list and describe all of the deliverables
required for the project.Answerproject charter
scope statement
WBS
Gantt chartQuestion 10The goal of ____ is to influence the factors that cause
scope changes, assure changes are processed according to procedures developed
as part of integrated change control, and manage changes when they occur.Answera. control
b. verification
c. definition
d. planningQuestion 11The project scope management knowledge area maps to the
____ process group through the activities of scope verification and scope
control.Answera. initiating
b. planning
c. executing
d. monitoring and controllingQuestion 12The ____ model requires heavy user involvement, and
developers use a model to generate functional requirements and physical design
specifications simultaneously.Answera. RAD life cycle
b. prototyping life cycle
c. spiral life cycle
d. incremental build life cycleQuestion 13In the ____ stage, organizations tie information
technology strategy to mission and vision of organization and identify key
business areas.Answera. Project Planning
b. Business Area Analysis
c. Resource Allocation
d. Information Technology Strategy PlanningQuestion 14A ____ is a collection of project phases.Answera. project life cycle
b. project feasibility
c. project planning cycle
d. project acquisitionQuestion 15 A ____ is a meeting held at the beginning of a project so
that stakeholders can meet each other, review the goals of the project, and
discuss future plans.Answera. kick-off party
b. launch meeting
c. kick-off meeting
d. project launch meetingQuestion 16____ include defining and authorizing a project or
project phase.Answera. Initiating processes
b. Planning processes
c. Executing processes
d. Monitoring and controlling processesQuestion 17____ project management software integrates information
from multiple projects to show the status of active, approved, and future
projects across an entire organization.Answera. Investment
b. Active
c. Enterprise
d. BudgetQuestion 18Projects that address ____ are much more likely to be
successful because they will be important to the organization.Answera. a balanced scorecard
b. a weighted scoring model
c. broad organizational needs
d. net present valueQuestion 19During the Cold War years of the 1950s and ’60s, ____
continued to be key in refining several project management techniques.Answera. NASA
b. the military
c. steel manufacturing
d. marine biologyQuestion 20____ is a set of shared assumptions, values, and
behaviors that characterize the functioning of an organization.Answera. Organizational politics
b. Organizational philosophy
c. Organizational culture
d. Organizational structureQuestion 21Project managers have the least amount of authority in a
pure ____.Answera. functional
organizational structure
b. project organizational structure
c. matrix organizational structure
d. circular organizational structureQuestion 22In a ____ matrix organizational structure, the project
manager controls the project budget and has moderate to high authority.Answera. weak
b. balanced
c. strong
d. functionalQuestion 23The project schedule information section of the project
management plan might include ____.Answera. a detailed budgetb. key deliverablesc. a detailed schedule d. project staffingQuestion 24According to the Standish group, which of the following
factors contributes most to the success of information technology projects?Answera. Executive support
b. User involvement
c. Experienced project manager
d. Clear business objectivesQuestion 25Achieving high performance on projects requires ____,
otherwise called human relations skills.Answer
a. capital skills
b. soft skills
c. light skills
d. hard skills