CIS 517 Week 5 Midterm Exam

Question 1
A(n) ____ is a formal group of people responsible for approving or rejecting changes to a project.
Answer
a. CCA
b. CCB
c. CCC
d. CCD
Question 2
The project procurement management knowledge area maps to the ____ process group through the activity of administering procurements.
Answer
a. initiating
b. planning
c. executing
d. monitoring and controlling
Question 3
The first step in determining the NPV is to ____.
Answer
a. determine the estimated costs and benefits for the life of the project and the products it produces
b. determine the discount rate
c. calculate the net present value
d. determine the cash flow
Question 4
Some people say that ____ achieve the vision of a project.
Leaders
Managers
Stakeholders
supervisors
Answer
Question 5
4 out of 4 points
A(n) ____ is a document that formally recognizes the existence of a project and provides direction on the projects objectives and management.
Answer
a. balanced scorecard
b. business case
c. net present value analysis
d. project charter
Question 6
Many companies have realized that information technology is integral to their business and have created a vice president or equivalent-level position for the head of information technology often called the ____.
Answer
a. CEO
b. CIO
c. CFO
d. CPO
Question 7
The ____ model uses an approach in which developers work with an evolving prototype.
Answer
a. incremental build life cycle
b. waterfall life cycle
c. RAD life cycle
d. spiral life cycle
Question 8
During ____ processes for a new project the organization recognizes that a new project exists and completes a project charter as part of this recognition.
Answer
a. initiating
b. planning
c. opening
d. controlling
Question 9
The ____ should list and describe all of the deliverables required for the project.
Answer
project charter
scope statement
WBS
Gantt chart
Question 10
The goal of ____ is to influence the factors that cause scope changes assure changes are processed according to procedures developed as part of integrated change control and manage changes when they occur.
Answer
a. control
b. verification
c. definition
d. planning
Question 11
The project scope management knowledge area maps to the ____ process group through the activities of scope verification and scope control.
Answer
a. initiating
b. planning
c. executing
d. monitoring and controlling
Question 12
The ____ model requires heavy user involvement and developers use a model to generate functional requirements and physical design specifications simultaneously.
Answer
a. RAD life cycle
b. prototyping life cycle
c. spiral life cycle
d. incremental build life cycle
Question 13
In the ____ stage organizations tie information technology strategy to mission and vision of organization and identify key business areas.
Answer
a. Project Planning
b. Business Area Analysis
c. Resource Allocation
d. Information Technology Strategy Planning
Question 14
A ____ is a collection of project phases.
Answer
a. project life cycle
b. project feasibility
c. project planning cycle
d. project acquisition
Question 15
A ____ is a meeting held at the beginning of a project so that stakeholders can meet each other review the goals of the project and discuss future plans.
Answer
a. kick-off party
b. launch meeting
c. kick-off meeting
d. project launch meeting
Question 16
____ include defining and authorizing a project or project phase.
Answer
a. Initiating processes
b. Planning processes
c. Executing processes
d. Monitoring and controlling processes
Question 17
____ project management software integrates information from multiple projects to show the status of active approved and future projects across an entire organization.
Answer
a. Investment
b. Active
c. Enterprise
d. Budget
Question 18
Projects that address ____ are much more likely to be successful because they will be important to the organization.
Answer
a. a balanced scorecard
b. a weighted scoring model
c. broad organizational needs
d. net present value
Question 19
During the Cold War years of the 1950s and 60s ____ continued to be key in refining several project management techniques.
Answer
a. NASA
b. the military
c. steel manufacturing
d. marine biology
Question 20
____ is a set of shared assumptions values and behaviors that characterize the functioning of an organization.
Answer
a. Organizational politics
b. Organizational philosophy
c. Organizational culture
d. Organizational structure
Question 21
Project managers have the least amount of authority in a pure ____.
Answer
a. functional organizational structure
b. project organizational structure
c. matrix organizational structure
d. circular organizational structure
Question 22
In a ____ matrix organizational structure the project manager controls the project budget and has moderate to high authority.
Answer
a. weak
b. balanced
c. strong
d. functional
Question 23
The project schedule information section of the project management plan might include ____.
Answer
a. a detailed budget
b. key deliverables
c. a detailed schedule
d. project staffing
Question 24
According to the Standish group which of the following factors contributes most to the success of information technology projects?
Answer
a. Executive support
b. User involvement
c. Experienced project manager
d. Clear business objectives
Question 25
Achieving high performance on projects requires ____ otherwise called human relations skills.
Answer
a. capital skills
b. soft skills
c. light skills
d. hard skills