MGS425 Chapter 4

What are new requirements imposed by management, government, or some external influence referred to as?

directives

Which document recognizes the existence of a project and provides direction on the project's objectives and management?

project charter

What document is used to coordinate all project planning documents and help guide a project's execution and control?

project management plan

Which section of the project management plan includes external interfaces, internal structure, as well as roles and responsibilities?

project organization

Which process includes defining project scope, benefits, and constraints?

project planning

What is the first step in the planning process?

start defining potential IT projects in terms of their scope, benefits, and constraints

What term is used for benefits minus costs?

Cash flow

A SWOT analysis, being a linear process, cannot be performed using the nonlinear mind mapping technique. (T/F)

False

An organization's information technology project selection process should guide the strategic plan. (T/F)

False

Projects that address broad organizational needs are likely to fail

False

The discount rate is the same for each organization. (T/F)

False

The number of interfaces in a single project is limited, and does not depend on the number of people involved in the project. (T/F)

False

When managing a Scrum project, it is not required to utilize change control during a Sprint, since the outcome may or may not result in a deployable release. (T/F)

False

The outputs of which process include change request status updates, project management plan updates, and project document updates?

Monitoring and Controlling

What type of analysis involves calculating the expected net monetary gain or loss from a project by discounting all expected future cash inflows and outflows to the present point in time?

Net present value

Select all of the projects below that would have broad organizational need.

Recruitment system for corporate human resources. System that provides a mechanism for improving communication across the organization.

Select all items below which would typically be found in a project charter.

Time goals. Cost goals. Project objective.

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

True

Which stage of information technology planning outlines business processes that are central to achieving strategic goals and helps determine which ones could most benefit from information technology?

business area analysis