ISDS 351 M Practice

Responsibility assignment matrices and project organizational charts are examples of tools used in procurement management. True or False?

False

The goal of an organization states what must be accomplished, and the associated objectives specify how to determine whether the goal is being met. True or False?

False

The last phase of the traditional project life cycle is the implementation phase. True or False

False

The primary role of project stakeholder management is to ensure that the project will satisfy the stated needs for which it was undertaken. True or False

False

Project managers must have cooperation from people in other parts of the organization. True or False?

True

Scope creep if not managed well can lead to the failure of information technology projects. True or False?

True

The strategic plan must take into account that the organization and everything around it is changing. True or False?

True

Using a systems approach is critical to successful project management. True or False?

True

Initiating and closing tasks are usually the longest and require the most amount of resources and time. True or False?

False

Information technology-related initiatives are simple and straightforward. True or False?

False

A project manager's primary role is to provide the funding for a project. True or False?

False

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

False

A project has a unique purpose. Every project should have a well-defined objective. True or False?

True

A sprint review is a meeting in which the team demonstrates to the product owner what it has completed during the sprint. True or False?

True

An effective strategy derives from maximizing a firm's strengths and opportunities and minimizing its weaknesses and threats. True or False?

True

An organization's vision/mission statement forms the foundation for making decisions and taking action. True or False

True

Initiating processes to take place during each phase of a project. True or False?

True

___________ track progress in meeting an organization's objectives and help managers determine if a specific objective is being achieved.

a) Taglines b)Goals c)Results d)Headlines b)Goals

Which of the following information systems employ an analytic model to help users gain insights into a problem situation, examine alternate solutions, and recommend an appropriate course of action?

a) a word processing software b)a decision support system c)a web conferencing system b)a decision support system

_____________ is the replication and hosting of physical or virtual servers and other necessary hardware and software by a third-party service provider to deliver information technology services in the event of a disaster.

a)Disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS) b)Disaster recovery as an event (DRaaE) c)Disaster recovery as a solution (DRaaSL) d)Disaster recovery as a platform (DRaaPL) a)Disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS)

In the ___________ step of the Plan-Do-Check-Act model, the results of a change are measured.

a)Do b)Plan c)Act d)Check d)Check

Which observation is true of the agile approach to software development?

a)In the agile method, requirements and solutions evolve through collaborations b)an agile approach sets scope goals, but leaves time and cost goals flexible c)In the agile approach, requirements must be clearly expressed early in the life cycle d)Agile is predictive model of software development a)In the agile method, requirements and solutions evolve through collaborations.

What approach should be followed by managers to ensure that information technology innovations pay off?

a)Linguistic b)Imperialistic c)Relativistic d)Holistic

Which of he following models is used to assess the nature of industry competition?

a)Mckinsey 75 model b)Pareto analysis c)Porter's Five Forces Model d)DuPont analysis c)Porter's Five Forces Model

__________ refers to a set of shared assumptions, values, and behaviors that characterize the functioning of an organization.

a)Organizational structure b)Organizational culture c)Line of control d)Chain of command b)Organizational culture

Which organization provides certification as a Project Management Professional?

a)PMI b)PHP c)PMC d)PMP a)PMI

Which of the following information technologies(IT) include information systems that improve the productivity of individual users in performing stand-alone tasks?

a)Personal IT b)Prototype IT c)Group IT d)Enterprise IT a)Personal IT

Which of the following is a process established by an organization's board of directors to provide reasonable assurance for the effectiveness and efficiency of operations?

a)Proactive analysis b)Service transition c)Knowledge management d)Internal control d)Internal control

Organizations that outsource to other firms also lay off portions of their own staff as part of outsourcing. People lose their jobs as their work has been outsourced to a different firm at lower wages. The employees become bitter and nonproductive after such layoffs. Identify the issue associated with outsourcing that affects an organization's positives in such cases.

a)Security breach b)Payroll issues c)Legal issues d)Employee morale d)Employee morale

Which of the following software delivery approaches provides users remote access to software as a Web-based service?

a)Software as a service b)Application deployment approach c)Software deployment approach d)Platform as a service a)Software as a service

In which systems development life cycle do model developers use a model to generate functional requirements and physical design specifications simultaneously?

a)Spiral life cycle b)Prototyping life cycle c)Waterfall life cycle d)RAD life cycle b)Prototyping life cycle

Which of the following best describes a kill point in the project life cycle?

a)The point of time in the project lifecycle after which it is impossible to terminate a running project. b)The period of time given to managers during the feasibility phases to decide on the cost, quality, and time constraints for the project. c)The final submission of the project deliverables after which the project is terminated. d)A review of the status of a project at each phase of development to determine if it should be continued, redirected, or terminated. d)

_______________ identify a few widely accepted principles that guide how people behave and make decisions in the organization.

a)Vision statement b)Goals c)Mission statement d)Core values d)Core values

Which document should list and describe all of the deliverables required for the project?

a)WBS b)Gantt Chart c)project charter d)scope statement d)scope statement

Reporting performances, where project stakeholders can identify any necessary changes that may be required to keep the project on track, is a common part of which process?

a)closing b)monitoring and controlling c)executing d)planning b)monitoring and controlling

The organization recognizes that a new project exists and completes a project charter during which processes for a new project?

a)controlling b)opening c)planning d)initiating d)initiating

VisualDX provides instant access to concise disease information and high-quality medical images. This is an example of :

a)decision support system b)word processing system c)online learning system d)interorganizational information system a)decision support system

Which process involves generating ideas by comparing specific project practices or product characteristics to those of other projects or products inside or outside the performing organization?

a)decomposition b)variance c)prototyping d)benchmarking d)benchmarking

Data assets must be secured from unwanted intrusion, loss, and alteration. This is to:

a)ensure the smooth adoption of the systems information technology b)ensure the smooth mitigation of risks in information technology c)ensure the smooth induction of information technology d)ensure the smooth transfer of information technology b)ensure the smooth mitigation of risks in information technology

Administrative activities, such as archiving project files, closing out contracts, documenting lessons learned, and receiving formal acceptance of the delivered work as part of the phase or project, are often involved in which processes?

a)executing b)closing c)initiating d)monitoring and controlling b)closing

When the people of an organization doing the work for another organization are located in another country, the arrangement is called _______________.

a)functional decomposition b)offshore outsourcing c)horizontal integration d)business unit sponsoring b)offshore outsourcing

Grey's Infotech sells customized hardware and software solutions for businesses. The salespeople for Grey's have a strict dress code when meeting clients. They are required to wear dark business suits, in order to convey the company's dedication to quality. The meaning conveyed to the clients' through the salespeople's clothing is part of the _____ frame of the organization.

a)human resources b)structural c)political d)symbolic d)symbolic

Which of the following best describes a group information technology information system?

a)it includes information systems that improve the productivity of individual users in performing stand-alone tasks. b)it includes information systems that organizations use to define structured interactions with external customers. c)It includes information systems that organizations use to define structured interactions among their employees and suppliers. d)it includes information systems that improve communications and support collaboration among members of a project. d)

A(n) is a statement of a compelling business need that an organization must meet to achieve its vision and mission.

a)logo b)mission c)objective d)tagline c)objective

What is often the most difficult and unappreciated process in project management?

a)monitoring and controlling b)planning c)executing d)initiating b)planning

A Gantt chart is a standard format for displaying project schedule information by listing project activities and their corresponding start and finish dates in a __________ format.

a)pie chart b)bar graph c)line graph d)calendar d)calendar

What important Scrum artifact is used to graphically display progress on each sprint during the monitoring and controlling process?

a)sprint backlog b)product backlog c)burndown chart d)WBS c)burndown chart