project management
In project schedule management, the primary output of defining activities is a schedule management plan.
false
The ROI is always positive
false
The scope of a project is clear and specific from the start.
false
Projects involve ____ project management process groups.
five
Quality metrics are an output of project ____.
integration management
The project scope management knowledge area maps to the ____ process group through the activities of scope verification and scope control.
monitoring and controlling
Many people are familiar with SWOT analysis�analyzing Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats�which is used to aid in ____.
strategic planning
____ should serve as the foundation for deciding which projects to pursue.
strategic planning
On large projects, many project managers say that ____ percent of the job is communicating and managing changes.
90
Projects that address ____ are much more likely to be successful because they will be important to the organization.
broad organizational needs
____ tools track the execution of business process flows and expose how the state of supporting IT systems and resources is impacting end-to-end business process performance in real time.
bsm
The ____ process involves gaining stakeholder and customer acceptance of the final products and services and bringing the project, or project phase, to an orderly end.
closing
____ ensures that the descriptions of the project�s products are correct and complete.
configuration management
____ involves controlling changes to project scope throughout the life of the project, which is a challenge on many information technology projects.
controlling scope
The term ____ describes a product produced as part of a project.
deliverable
In the ____ stage of selecting information technology projects, organizations define project scope, benefits, and constraints.
project planning
The ____ is the minimum acceptable rate of return on an investment.
required rate of return
Of the following constraints, it is most difficult to describe, agree upon, and meet the ____ goal of many projects.
scope
____ involves formal acceptance of the completed project scope by the stakeholders.
scope verification
Many people confuse tasks on a WBS with ____.
specifications
The ____ section of the project management plan describes specific methodologies a project might use and explains how to document information.
technical processes
Many information technology projects also require detailed functional and design specifications for developing software, which also should be referenced in the detailed scope statement.
true
Project schedules grow out of basic documents such as the project charter.
true
Project scope management includes the processes involved in defining and controlling what is or is not included in a project.
true
Projects that arise as a result of problems and directives must be resolved quickly to avoid hurting an organization's business.
true