UNA CIS 622 Chapter 5

Serve as a contract

A Project Scope Statement can be used to ________. Prepare the project for the analysis phase Outline a schedule Serve as a contract Detail project estimates

Expanding software licenses

A common legal and contractual development in new application development is ________. Determining which IS to develop Understanding how stakeholders feel about the system The political ramifications of a new system Expanding software licenses

In the system description document

At what point in the project should you identify the alternative solutions? The introduction During the project initiation phase During baseline planning In the system description document

A pre-project step

Project identification and selection is also known as ________. The first step The Project ID A pre-project step Project selection

Potential problems

What is an example of a project assumption? Potential problems Complexity Size Scope

Eliminate risks

What of the following is NOT a purpose for a baseline project plan? Eliminate risks Resources are more quantifiable A depository for information collected during initiation Decide if a project should be rejected

Economic

Which feasibility category deals with identifying financial benefits associated with the project? Technical Political Legal Economic

Create a project budget

Which of the following is NOT a part of project initiation? Develop the project charter Create the project initiation team Create a project budget Establish management procedures

Project planning

________ is the process of defining clear activities necessary to complete activities in a single project. Business case Project initiation Project planning Baseline

Who is going to pay for PIP?

Which of the following is NOT a question asked to determine if project initiation and planning has ended and analysis has begun? Why is PIP so challenging? What kind of effort should be expended on PIP? Who is responsible for performing PIP? Who is going to pay for PIP?

Time value of money

Which term below means that money available today is worth more than the same amount tomorrow? Discount rate Cost benefit Variable costs Time value of money

High risk

Which type of project should companies not have too many of? High risk High cost Unknown technical environment Huge staff

Walk-throughs

________ are peer group reviews of products created via the systems development process. Staff meetings Project approval bodies Walk-throughs Steering committee meetings

Cost of capital

________ is/are the rate at which money can be borrowed. Time value of money Fixed costs Present value Cost of capital

Customer's commitment to system

Which of the following is NOT an example of a project risk assessment factor? Project duration time Organizational personnel changes resulting from system Customer's commitment to system Familiarity with other systems

Time value of money

Which of the following is NOT an example of an economic cost-benefit analysis technique? Time value of money Return on investment Net present value Break-even analysis

Disapproval and removal of the work product

Which of the following is NOT an outcome after a presenter has participated in a walk-through of the product? Approval of the work product Approval of the work product pending major revisions Disapproval and removal of the work product Approval of the work product pending changes

System alternatives

Which of the following is NOT included in the feasibility assessment? Technical difficulties System alternatives Project benefits Project costs

Keep it simple

Which of the following is a guideline for presentation design in making an effective presentation? Practice Keep it simple Have a backup plan Know your audience

Error reduction in data entry

Which of the following is an example of a tangible benefit? Positive impacts on society Improvement of employee morale Error reduction in data entry Faster decision making

Introduction

Which part of the baseline project report contains an outline of the recommended course of action? Management issues Feasibility assessment System description Introduction

Scope

All of the following are categories of feasibility except ________. Technical Scope Scheduling Political

Organizing the team

All of the following are part of project planning except ________. Organizing the team Developing the project scope Identifying risk Creating a resource plan

Helps provide the budget

The baseline project plan has all of the primary objectives except ________. Helps provide a clear idea of the scope Defines the duration of the project Helps provide the budget Helps provide an understanding of the benefits

Resource feasibility

The following is NOT an example of a type of feasibility study. Operational feasibility Technical feasibility Economic feasibility Resource feasibility

Unqualified project management

Which of the following is NOT a potential consequence of not managing risks? Failure to achieve appropriate system performance levels Inaccurate cost estimates. Unqualified project management Inaccurate duration times