PM mid T/F

. 16. GANTT is an acronym that stands for Group Activity Network Time Table.

False

15. The project schedule should be developed based on the desired due date for project completion based on management decree.

False

19. A Gantt chart is a graphical network model that depicts a project's tasks and the relationships between those tasks.

False

4. A common and effective project management technique is to assign more people to the team if a project gets behind schedule.

False

6. One key to successful project management is to commit to a fixed budge and schedule as early as possible and then stick to it.

False

9. Cost overruns are not a reason for project failure.

False

1. Project management is the process of scoping, planning, staffing, organizing, directing, and controlling the development of an acceptable system at a minimum cost within a specified time frame.

True

10. A Gantt chart is a simple horizontal bar chart that depicts project tasks against a calendar.

True

11. Each bar on a Gantt chart represents a named project task.

True

12. Scope defines the boundaries of a project.

True

13. Planning identifies the required tasks to complete the project based on the project goal.

True

14. The project schedule should be developed with an understanding of the required tasks, task duration, and task prerequisites.

True

17. A project manager must demonstrate people management skills to coordinate, delegate, motivate, advise, appraise, and reward team members.

True

18. The project manager must monitor and report progress against goals, schedule, and costs, and make appropriate adjustments when necessary.

True

2. The causes of failed projects include shortcuts taken during the project, expectations mismanagement, lack of or unreasonably precise targets, poor estimating techniques, budget overruns, missed schedules, and lack of management and leadership.

True

20. Gantt charts clearly show the overlapping tasks, that is, the tasks that can be performed at the same time.

True

3. Feature creep is the uncontrolled addition of technical features to a system under development without regard to schedule and budget.

True

5. A project is considered successful if, (1) the resulting information system is acceptable to the customer; (2) the system was delivered on time; (3) the system was within budget; and (4) the system development process had a minimal impact on ongoing business operations.

True

7. Over-optimism is the tendency for systems analysts and project managers to fail to recognize that project slips in one phase or activity can cause corresponding slips in many other phases and activities, and contribute to cost overruns.

True

8. If the project's importance changes during the project, or if the management or the business reorganizes, projects should be reassessed for compatibility with those changes and their importance to the business.

True