Essentials of Systems Analysis and Design, 6e (Valacich)
Chapter 3 Managing the Information Systems Project
1) The focus of project management is to ensure that systems development projects meet
customer expectations and are delivered within budget and time constraints.
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2) The project manager is responsible for initiating, planning, executing, and closing down the
project.
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3) A deliverable is an end product in a phase of the SDLC.
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4) A resource analysis plan determines if the proposed information system makes sense for the
organization from an economic and operational standpoint.
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5) A systems development project may be undertaken to take advantage of business opportunities
or to solve business problems.
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6) In order to determine the resources required for project completion, an organization should
analyze the project’s scope and determine the project’s probability of successful completion.
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7) The most instrumental person to the successful completion of a project is the database analyst.
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8) Project planning is the first phase of the project management process in which activities are
performed to assess the size, scope, and complexity of the project and to establish procedures to
support later project activities.
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9) Establishing a relationship with a customer is a project initiation activity.
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10) During project initiation, the focus of developing a communication plan activity is to collect
and organize the tools that will be used while managing the project.
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11) The project workbook serves as a repository for all project correspondence, inputs, outputs,
deliverables, procedures, and standards established by the project team.
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12) Project initiation is the second phase of the project management process, which focuses on
defining clear, discrete activities and the work needed to complete each activity within a single
project.
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13) Project planning involves defining clear, discrete activities and the work needed to complete
each activity within a single project.
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14) Task sequence depends on which tasks produce deliverables needed in other tasks, when
critical resources are available, the constraints placed on the project by the client, and the process
outlined in the SDLC.
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15) A logic model is a graphical representation of a project that shows each task as a horizontal
bar whose length is proportional to its time for completion.
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16) Gantt charts show how tasks must be ordered and when an activity should begin and end.
Gantt charts and network diagrams.
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17) Creating a work breakdown structure requires that you decompose phases into activities and
activities into specific tasks.
Explanation: A work breakdown structure is the process of dividing a project into manageable
tasks.
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18) The Constructive Cost Model is a method for estimating a software project’s size and cost.
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19) COCOMO uses parameters that are derived from estimates of planned projects of the same
complexity to estimate project size and cost.
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20) Project time estimates for task completion and overall system quality are not significantly
influenced by the assignment of people to tasks.
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21) During the development of a preliminary schedule activity conducted during the project
planning phase, you specify how various deliverables are produced and tested by you and your
project team.
structure.
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22) A network diagram depicts project tasks and their interrelationships.
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23) A baseline project plan is developed during the project execution phase.
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24) When executing the baseline project plan, the project manager will initiate the execution of
project activities, acquire and assign resources, orient and train new team members, keep the
project on schedule, and assure the quality of project deliverables.
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25) A slipped completion date for an activity may initiate a change to the baseline project plan.
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26) The meetings project team communication method has a low formality rating.
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27) The hallway discussion project team communication method has a medium to a high
formality rating.
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28) The status report project team communication method is used to inform project team
members.
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29) A project can terminate naturally or unnaturally.
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30) Team members are assessed as part of the conducting postproject reviews activity.
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31) The focus of closing the customer contract activity is to ensure that all contractual terms of
the project have been met.
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32) Projects are deemed a success or failure at project closedown.
project closedown will ensure a successful project.
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33) Gantt charts do not show how tasks must be ordered.
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34) Gantt charts visually show the time overlap of tasks whereas a network diagram does not
show time overlap but does show which tasks could be done in parallel.
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35) The ability to easily make changes to a project is a very powerful feature of most project
management environments.
in representing and managing project schedules.
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