information technology project management

1. Approximately
what percentage of the wortd's gross domestic product is spent on
projects?

a. 10 percent

b. 25 percent

c. 50
percent

d. 75 percent

2. Which of
the following is a I'IOt a potential advantage of using good project
management?

2. Which ofthe following is a I'IOt a potential advantage of using good projectmanagement?a. Shorter developmenttimesb. Higher workermoralec. Lower cost of capitald. Higher profitmargins

3. A ___ is a
temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or

result.

a . program

b process

c. project

d . portfolio

4. Which of the
following is not an attribute of a project?

a. projects are unique

b. projects
are developed using progressive elaboration

c. projects
have a primary customer or sponsor

d. projects involve little uncertainty

5. Which of the
following is not part of the triple constraint of project management?

a. meeting scope
goals

b. meeting
time goals

c. meeting corrmunications goals

d. meeting cost
goals

6 . ___
is the application of knowledge, skills, tools
and techniques to project activities to

meet project
requirements.

a. Project management

b. Program
management

c. Project
portfolio management

d. Requirements
management

7. Project
portfolio management addresses ___ goals of an organization,
while project

management addresses ___ goa
• .


a. strategic, tactical

b. tactical,
strategic

c. internal, external

d. external, internal

8. Several
application development projects done for the same functional group might best
be

managed as part
of a ___ "

a. portfolio

b. program

c. investment

d. collaborative

9. Which of
the following is not one of the top ten skills or competencies of an effective
project

manager?

a. people skills

b. leadership

c. integr~y

d. technical skills

10. What is the
certification program called that tile Project Management Inst~ute provides?

a. Certified
Project Manager (CPM)

b. Project Management Professional (PMP)

c. Project
Management Expert (PME)

d. Project Management Mentor (PMM)

1. Which of
the following is not part of the three-sphere model for systems management?

a. business

b. information

c. technology

d_ orQ8.nization

2. Which of
the four frames of organizations addresses how meetings are run, employee dress

codes, and expected work
hours?

a. structural

b. human resources

c. political

d. symbolic

3. Personnel
in a ___ organizational structure often report to two
or more bosses.

a. functional

b. project

c. matrix

d. hybrid

4. Project
work is most successful in an organizational culture where ali of the
following characteristics

are high except ___ .

a. member ident~y

b. group emphasis

c. risk
tolerance

d. control

5. A ___ is a
product or service, sucI1 as a tecl1nical report, a
training session, or hardware,

produced or provided as
part of a project.

a . deliverable

b. product

c.
work package

d. tangible
goal

6. Which of the
following is not a phase of the tradit ional
project me cycle?

a. systems analysis

b. concept

o. development

d . illl'lementation

7. What is
the term used to describe a framework of the phases involved in developing
information

systems?

a. systems development life cycle

b. rapid application
development

c. predictive
IWe cycle

d. extreme
programming

8. Another
name for a phase exit is a ~_ point.

a. review

b. stage

o. meeting

d . kill

9. The
nature of information technology projects is different from
projects in many other iooustries

because they are
very ~~_.

a. expensive

b. technical

c. diverse

d. challenging

10. What
term is used to describe when an organization acquires goods and/or
sources from

an outside source in
another country?

a . globalization

b. offshoring

o. exporting

d . global sourcing

1. A ___ is a
series of actions directed toward a particular result.

,. goal

b. process

,. plan

d. project

2. ___ processes
include coordinating people and other resources to carry
out the project

plans and produce the
products, services, or results 01 the project or phase.

a. In~iating

b. Planning
,

c Executing

d . Monitoring
and controlling

,. Closing

3. Which
process group normally requires the most resources and
time?

a. In~iating

b. Planning

c. Executing

d. Monitoring
and controlling

e. Closing

4. What
methodology was developed in the U.K. , defines
45 separate subprocesses, and organizes

these into eight process
groups?

a. Six
Sigma

b. RUP

c. PMBO~ Guide

d. PRINCE2

5. Which of the
following outputs is often completed before initiating a
project?

a. stakeholder
register

b. business case

c. project
charter

d . kick-off
meeting

6. A work
breakdown structure, project schedule, and cost
estimates are outputs of the

___ process.

a. initiating

b. planning

c. executing

d. monitoring
and controlling

e. closing

7. Initiating
involves developing a project charter, which is
part of the project ___ management

knowledge area.

a. integration

b. scope

c. communications

d. risk

8. ___ involves
measuring progress toward project objectives and taking corrective

actions.

a . Initiating

b. Planning

c. Executing

d. Monitoring and controlling

e Closing

9. What type
of report do project teams create to reflect on what went right and what went

wrong with the project?

a. lessons-learned report

b. progress
report

c . final
project repolt


d. bUsiness
case

10. Many people
use ___ to havea standard format for preparing various project
management

documents.

a. methodologies

b. templates

c. project
management software

d. standards

1. Which of
the following processes is not part of
project integration management?

a. develop the project business case

b. develop
the project charter

c. develop the project
management plan

d . close the
project or phase

2. What is
the last step in the four-stage planning process for selecting information
technology

projects?

a. information
technology strategy planning

b. business
area analysis

c. mind
mapping

d . resource allocation

3. Which of the
following is not a best practice for new product development
projects?

a. align
projects and resources with business strategy

b. select projects that will take less than two years to provide payback

c. focus on
customer needs in identifying projects

d . assign
project managers to lead projects

4. A new
government law requires an organization to report data in a new way. Under
which

category would a new
in/omlation system project to provide this data fall?

,. problem

b. opportunity

c. directive

d. regulation

5. If
estimates for total discounted benefits for a project are $120,000 and
total discounted costs

are $100,000,
what is tI1e estimated return on investment (RDI )?

a. $20,000

b. $120,000

c. 20 percent

d. 120
percent

6. A is a
document that formally recognizes the existence of a project and provides

direction on the
project's objectives and management.

a. project charter

I). coulraGI

c. business
case

d. project management plan

7. Which 01 the
lollowing ~ems
is not nomlally induded in a project charter?

a. the name 01 the
project manager

b. budget
inlormation

c. stakeholder signatures

d. a Gantt chart

8. __ ,-_ ensures
that the descriptions 01 the projecrs products are oorrect and

complete.

a. Configuration management

b. Integrated
change oontrol

c. Integration management

d. A
change control board

9. Which 01 the
lollowing is not a suggestion lor perlomling integrated change oontrol?

a. use good configuration
management

b. mininize change

c. establish
a formal change control system

d. view
project management as a process of oonstant oommunication and
negotiation

10. What
tool and technique is used for all of the other project
integration management

processes?

a. project
management software

b. templates

c. expert judgment

d. all of the above