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Project Planning and Project Management

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.
a. True
b. False

2. A major reason that software development projects to fail is due to poor project management.
a. True
b. False

3. Newer iterative and Agile development paradigms have improved project success. However, these approaches still have one-third of all projects have problems delivering satisfactory results on time.
a. True
b. False

4. Ceremony refers to the official kick-off meeting to start a project.
a. True
b. False

5. Since the Agile philosophy embraces change, project scope management is not important for Agile projects.
a. True
b. False

6. The final decision of project scope in an Agile project rests with the users.
a. True
b. False

7. With Agile Time Management scheduling is only done on a micro level and not a macro level.
a. True
b. False

8. With Agile Cost Management it is important to control the costs, even more important than estimating the costs to get project approval.
a. True
b. False

9. Agile project managers do not try to answer the question "How much will the project cost?"
a. True
b. False

10. In Agile projects the easiest portions of the system are built in the first few iterations.
a. True
b. False

11. Projects are seldom initiated to solve immediate business problems.
a. True
b. False

12. It is usually impossible to make an accurate estimate of the time required to complete a development project.
a. True
b. False

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.
a. True
b. False

14. One of the responsibilities of the project manager in getting a project approved is to try to predict the value of business benefits.
a. True
b. False

15. In adaptive, iterative projects there are usually two types of schedules created.
a. True
b. False

16. Although most project status can be reported electronically, for most projects a periodic printed status report (such as a newsletter) is still critically important.
a. True
b. False

17. The System Vision Document consists of the problem description and the business benefits.
a. True
b. False

18. Performing the risk analysis is part of Core Process 2, (Plan and monitor the project).
a. True
b. False

19. 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.

20. 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

21. According to the Dr Dobbs report on project success what is the approximate percent of Agile or iterative projects that can be considered completely successful?
a. 35%
b. 50%
c. 65%
d. 80%

22. 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

b. Project integration management

c. Project human resource management
d. Project management

23. Which of the following is NOT one of the external responsibilities of a project manager?
a. Report project status

b. Assess project risks

c. Work with the client

d. Identify resource needs

24. 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

25. Which of the following is NOT one of the PMBOK knowledge areas?
a. Integration Management

b. Documentation Management
c. Risk Management

d. Procurement Management

26. Which of the following principles of project management evaluates Requests for Proposals?
a. Integration Management

b. Quality Management

c. Human Resource Management
d. Procurement Management

27. 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.

28. 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.

29. Which of the following is also called a steering committee?
a. Executive committee

b. Strategic planning committee
c. Project approval committee

d. Oversight committee

30. 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

31. A ____ combines three components: the problem description, the business benefits, and the system capabilities.
a. Project charter

b. Proof-of-concept analysis
c. System vision document
d. System scope document

32. 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?

33. Usually the highest cost for the development and deployment of a new system is _____.
a. License fees for new software

b. Salaries of the development team
c. Computer and network equipment
d. Data center costs

34. The time from the deployment of a new system until the break-even point is reached is sometimes called the ______.
a. investment period

b. net present value

c. return on investment
d. payback period

35. 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

36. Which is NOT one of the primary areas for risk and feasibility analysis?
a. Organizational risks
b. Deployment risks

c. Resource risks

d. Schedule risks

37. The fear of using a computer (computer phobia) is a type of _______ risk.
a. Technological risk

b. Resource (people) risk
c. Organizational risk

d. Deployment risk

38. Missing milestones on a project may be an indication of project that has high _______ risk.
a. Schedule

b. Resource

c. Deployment

d. Technological

39. 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
b. Build work schedules

c. Evaluate work processes

d. Estimate the project length

40. 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.

41. 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.

42. Estimating the effort required and identifying task dependencies is usually part of the work to create what?
a. The project iteration schedule
b. The detailed work schedule

c. The project time estimate

d. The critical path

43. When the project team asks "Are our working relationships with the user effective?" it is doing what?
a. An end of iteration review

b. An end of project review

c. A performance review

d. A work breakdown structure

44. 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.

45. 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.

46. 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

47. The present value of $200,000 development costs in year 0 assuming a 10% discount rate is:
a. $180,000
b. $190,000

c. $200,000
d. $210,000

48. Which would be the least desirable reason to initiate a new development project?
a. To take advantage of a new sales opportunity
b. To solve an internal business problem

c. To respond to a legislative requirement

d. To take advantage of new technology

49. Which two of the following are activities belonging to the first core process?
a. Schedule the work

b. Perform risk and feasibility analysis
c. Choose the project manager

d. Establish the project environment

e. Evaluate the work processes

f. Quantify project approval factors

50. Which two of the following activities belong to the second core process of planning and monitoring the project?
a. Establish the project environment
b. Estimate the project cost

c. Analyze project risk and feasibility

d. Determine project scope

e. Estimate the project length

f. Staff and allocate resources

51. Which two of the following questions (decision points) are important when monitoring project progress?
a. Is the task on target?

b. Is the task too large?

c. Is the task clearly defined?

d. Is the variance significant?

e. Is the corrective action sufficient?

f. Is the status complete?

52. The term "__________ __________" refers to the organization and direction of other people to achieve a planned result within a predetermined schedule and budget.

53. The person or group that funds the project is called the _____ .

54. The person or group that work directly with the system are called _______ .

55. The _______ consists of clients and key manager who review the progress and direct the project.

56. The level of formality of a project is often referred to as _______ .

57. A project management guide and standard of fundamental project management principles is referred to as the _______.

58. A document to help define the scope of the new system is called a(n) _____ _____ _____.

59. The benefits that accrue to an organization, usually measured in dollars, from the deployment of a new system are called ______ ______.

60. The required functions and capabilities of the new system that are developed in order to get approval for the development project are called the _______ ______.

61. The dollar value of benefits reduced by the dollar value of costs combined together and expressed in current dollars is called the ______ _____ _____.

62. What is the name given to the process of comparing costs and benefits to see whether investing in a new system will be beneficial?

63. The point in time at which dollar benefits offset the dollar costs is called the _______ _____ _____ .

64. What is the term that describes the time period after which the dollar benefits have offset the dollar costs?

65. An increased level of customer satisfaction is an example of a(n) _______ ______.

66. The hierarchical list of activities of a project that is used to create work schedule is called the _____ ______ ______.

67. A bar chart that portrays the schedule by the length of horizontal bars is called a _______ _____.

68. The sequence of tasks in a schedule that cannot be delayed without delaying the project is called the _______ _____ .

69. The meeting held at the end of an iteration to determine what was successful and what can be improved is called what?

70. A benefit that can be measured in terms of dollars is called a(n) ____ _____.

71. A project tracking tool that provides a summary of the status of various project items such as open tasks and expenditures is called a(n) ______ ______.

72. The deployment of a new system resulted in the reduction of the office staff from seven people to five people. This is an example of a(n) ______ _______.

73. List several (at least four) reasons why projects fail.

74. List several (at least four) of the internal responsibilities of a project manager.

75. List the three major external responsibilities of a project manager.

76. List the ten areas of the Project Management Body of Knowledge.

77. List the four activities of the first core process: Identify the problem and obtain approval.

78. List the three primary reasons for initiating a software development project.

79. List three primary criteria to obtain approval for a project. These criteria are often three key questions asked by the client before giving approval.

80. List four primary areas that are considered in risk and feasibility analysis.

81. List the five activities of the second core process: Plan and monitor the project.

82. List the three steps required to develop a detailed schedule of the work to be done within an iteration.