IT 464 Exam 1

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A milestone list is an output associated with the Project Scope Management knowledge area.

False

A project manager's primary role is to provide the funding for a project.

False

According to a 2013 CHAOS study, user involvement is the most important factor that contributes to the success of IT projects.​

False

According to the symbolic frame, the most important aspect of any event in an organization is not what actually happened, but what it means.

False

An organization should consider only projects with a negative NPV if financial value is a key criterion for project selection.

False

An organization's project management plan expresses the vision, mission, goals, objectives, and strategies of the organization.

False

Corrective actions reduce the probability of negative consequences associated with project risks, while preventive actions should result in improvements in project performance.

False

Decisions and actions taken in one knowledge area at a certain time rarely affect other knowledge areas.

False

Earned value management is a tool primarily used in human resource management.

False

Initiating and closing tasks are usually the longest and require the most amount of resources and time.

False

Internal stakeholders include groups affected by the project such as government officials or concerned citizens.

False

Leadership style has no impact on the success of virtual teams.

False

Opportunities and directives are essentially the same thing.

False

Project initiation involves taking the actions necessary to ensure that activities in the project plan are completed.

False

Systems analysis addresses the business, technological, and organizational issues associated with creating, maintaining, and modifying a system.

False

The Rational Unified Process (RUP) framework is incompatible with the PMBOK process.

False

The burndown chart is a Scrum created artifact that provides a list of features prioritized by business value.

False

The enterprise project management software, which aids project and portfolio management, is a low-end tool.

False

The introduction or overview of a project must only include a list of definitions and acronyms.

False

The nature of hardware development projects is more diverse than software-oriented projects.

False

The organization should complete low-priority projects before high-priority ones, if the low-priority ones take less time.

False

The pre-initiation phase of a project using the Scrum method does not involve project charters, stakeholder management strategy, and kick-off meetings.

False

The project organizational structure is the most efficient choice for most IT projects.

False

To be a successful manager, the only skills an IT project manager needs to possess is excellent technical skills.

False

Many projects fail because of unclear requirements and expectations, so starting with a payback analysis makes a lot of sense.

True

Maturity models, statistical methods, and test plans are examples of tools used in quality management.

True

Monitoring and controlling processes overlap all of the other project management process groups.

True

NPV analysis is a method for making equal comparisons between cash flows for multi-year projects.

True

Payback period is the amount of time it will take to recoup, in the form of net cash inflows, the total dollars invested in a project.

True

Project human resource management is concerned with making effective use of the people involved with a project.

True

Project managers must have cooperation from people in other parts of the organization.

True

Resources in a project should be used effectively because they are limited.

True

Standards and guidelines to follow when performing project management must be devised by top management.

True

The introduction of new software makes basic tools, such as Gantt charts and network diagrams, inexpensive and easy to create.

True

The level of activity and length of each process group varies for every project.

True

The same organization can have different subcultures.

True

Using a systems approach is critical to successful project management.

True

In project integration management, directing and managing project execution involves carrying out the project management plan by performing the activities included in it.

True

A project's stakeholders includes its customers, users, and suppliers.

True

Change requests are always made in writing.

True


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