SADCW-6ed Chapter 09: Project Planning and Project Management TRUE/FALSE 1. A good project manager focuses his energy on the success of the project team and allows the oversight committee to monitor and report project status. ANS: F
PTS: 1
REF: p257
2. A major reason that software development projects to fail is due to poor project management. ANS: T
PTS: 1
REF: p255
3. In 2009 almost over two-thirds of all software development projects had serious problems with delivering satisfactory results on time. ANS: T
PTS: 1
REF: p255
4. Ceremony refers to the official kick-off meeting to start a project. ANS: F
PTS: 1
REF: p257
5. Since the Agile philosophy embraces change, project scope management is not important for Agile projects. ANS: F
PTS: 1
REF: p260
6. The final decision of project scope in an Agile project rests with the users. ANS: F
PTS: 1
REF: p260
7. With Agile Time Management scheduling is only done on a micro level and not a macro level. ANS: T
PTS: 1
REF: p261
8. With Agile Cost Management it is important to control the costs, even more important than estimating the costs to get project approval. ANS: T
PTS: 1
REF: p261
9. Agile project managers do not try to answer the question “How much will the project cost?” ANS: F
PTS: 1
REF: p p261, p9
10. In Agile projects the easiest portions of the system are built in the first few iterations. ANS: F
PTS: 1
REF: p261
11. Projects are seldom initiated to solve immediate business problems. ANS: F
PTS: 1
REF: p262
12. It is usually impossible to make an accurate estimate of the time required to complete a development project. ANS: T
PTS: 1
REF: p265
13. One important step in estimating the time required for a project is to try to identify all of the functional requirements of a the new system. ANS: T
PTS: 1
REF: p266
14. One of the responsibilities of the project manager in getting a project approved is to try to predict the value of business benefits. ANS: F
PTS: 1
REF: p267
15. In adaptive, iterative projects there are usually two types of schedules created. ANS: T
PTS: 1
REF: p277
MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the following statements best defines what a project is? a. A planned activity consisting of defined tasks by a team of people. b. A sequence of steps with a scheduled completion. c. A set of procedures that must be completed in a timely fashion. d. A planned undertaking with a start and stop and that produces a result. ANS: D
PTS: 1
REF: p255
2. Which of the following best describes the reason why projects fail? a. Technological problems b. System is too complex c. Wrong development methodology d. Undefined project management practices ANS: D
PTS: 1
REF: p256
3. According to the CHAOS report for 2009 what is the percent of projects that can be considered completely successful? a. 44% c. 24% b. 32% d. 60% ANS: B
PTS: 1
REF: p255
4. The organization and direction of other people to achieve a planned result within a predetermined schedule and budget is called what? a. Project delivery management c. Project human resource management b. Project integration management d. Project management ANS: D
PTS: 1
REF: p26
5. Which of the following is NOT one of the external responsibilities of a project manager? a. Report project status c. Work with the client b. Assess project risks d. Identify resource needs
ANS: B
PTS: 1
REF: p257
6. Which of the following is NOT one of the internal responsibilities of a project manager? a. Develop the project schedule b. Develop specifications c. Assign work to team members d. Monitor project milestones ANS: B
PTS: 1
REF: p257
7. Which of the following is NOT one of the PMBOK knowledge areas? a. Integration Management c. Risk Management b. Documentation Management d. Procurement Management ANS: B
PTS: 1
REF: p259
8. Which of the following principles of project management identifies all stakeholders? a. Risk Management c. Human Resource Management b. Communications Management d. Time Management ANS: B
PTS: 1
REF: p259
9. What technique is used to control the scope in an Agile project? a. Not important to worry about scope. b. Freeze the requirements in an early iteration. c. Keep a prioritized list of required functions. d. Let the client and the users worry about the scope. ANS: C
PTS: 1
REF: p260
10. Project Quality Management is different for Agile projects because they place heavy emphasis in what additional area? a. The quality of the testing process. b. The quality of the project processes. c. The quality of the deliverables. d. The quality of the team members. ANS: B
PTS: 1
REF: p261-262
11. Which of the following is also called a steering committee? a. Executive committee c. Project approval committee b. Strategic planning committee d. Oversight committee ANS: D
PTS: 1
REF: p257
12. Which of the following is NOT a standard reason for initiating a system development project. a. To respond to an opportunity b. To reduce staffing requirements c. To resolve a problem d. To respond to an external directive ANS: B
PTS: 1
REF: p262
13. A ____ combines three components: the problem description, the business benefits, and the system capabilities. a. Project charter c. System vision document
b. Proof-of-concept analysis ANS: C
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d. System scope document REF: p263
14. Which of the following is NOT a common question asked by the client before giving project approval? a. How much will it cost? b. How long will it take? c. Who is the project manager? d. What are the benefits? ANS: C
PTS: 1
REF: p265
15. Usually the highest cost for the development and deployment of a new system is _____. a. License fees for new software c. Computer and network equipment b. Salaries of the development team d. Data center costs ANS: B
PTS: 1
REF: p266
16. The time from the deployment of a new system until the break-even point is reached is sometimes called the ______. a. investment period c. return on investment b. net present value d. payback period ANS: D
PTS: 1
REF: p268
17. The net present value for a year is calculated by _______. a. combining benefits and costs for a defined number of years b. applying the discount rate to the combination of benefits and costs c. determining when the benefits offset the costs d. applying the discount factor to the combination of benefits and costs ANS: D
PTS: 1
REF: p268
18. Which is NOT one of the primary areas for risk and feasibility analysis? a. Organizational risks c. Schedule risks b. Deployment risks d. Resource risks ANS: B
PTS: 1
REF: p269
19. The fear of using a computer (computer phobia) is a type of _______ risk. a. Technological risk c. Organizational risk b. Resource (people) risk d. Deployment risk ANS: C
PTS: 1
REF: p269
20. Missing milestones on a project may be an indication of project that has high _______ risk. a. Schedule c. Deployment b. Resource d. Technological ANS: A
PTS: 1
REF: p271
21. Which of the following is NOT one of the activities of the second core process to plan and monitor the project. a. Establish the work environment c. Evaluate work processes b. Build work schedules d. Estimate the project length ANS: D
PTS: 1
REF: p271
22. Which is NOT an activity associated with establishing the project environment? a. Record and communicate project information. b. Establish the working environment. c. Establish team processes and procedures. d. Identify staffing requirements. ANS: D
PTS: 1
REF: p272
23. The creation of a work breakdown structure is helpful in the development of what? a. Software testing plan. b. Project iteration schedule. c. Detailed work schedule. d. Detailed effort estimates of work tasks. ANS: C
PTS: 1
REF: p277
24. Estimating the effort required and identifying task dependencies is usually part of the work to create what? a. The project iteration schedule c. The project time estimate b. The detailed work schedule d. The critical path ANS: B
PTS: 1
REF: p277
25. When the project team asks “Are our working relationships with the user effective?” it is doing what? a. An end of iteration review c. A performance review b. An end of project review d. A work breakdown structure ANS: A
PTS: 1
REF: p281
26. Which of the following is NOT one of the activities associated with staffing the project team? a. Conducting team-building exercises. b. Developing a resource plan. c. Organizing work groups. d. Setting up programming rules and guidelines. ANS: D
PTS: 1
REF: p279
27. Which is NOT a criterion that is used to determine how to define tasks for a work breakdown structure. a. How to know when the task is complete. b. How to estimate the effort required. c. A logical way to determine its predecessor. d. It should take one to five days. ANS: C
PTS: 1
REF: p279
28. Given a project schedule with all tasks connected with one-way arrows and task durations. The critical path is _____. a. the longest path through the network b. the shortest path through the network c. neither the longest nor shortest path through the network d. it cannot be determined ANS: A
PTS: 1
REF: p279