Traditional project management

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This is the last Quiz on The Mythical Man-Month by Frederick Brooks. Consider "gems" of wisdom from traditional project management that are part of each question.

1) I pledge that I have neither given nor received help on this quiz.
True
False

2) The ____ the PERT chart is the most valuable part of its use.
a. milestones in
b. preparation of
c. dependencies in
d. legwork for

3) Every program shipped should contain even small _________.
a. Self-documentation
b. Flow charts
c. Test cases
d. Structure graphs

3) True or False- There are no "silver bullets" in sight for software engineering.
True
False

4) Frederick Brooks has defended and refined NSB since 1986, and the asserts that one point proved to be correct:
a. NSB has a gloomy theme.
b. The mass market for software is a profound trend; so buy, do not build.
c. More software accidents occur by chance.

5) Software systems are the most ________ of the things humanity makes.
a. Structured
b. Sticky
c. Successful and unsuccessful
d. Intricate and complex

6) How true does Brooks consider his law (adding manpower to a late project makes it later)?
a. Admits he was wrong, and Abdel-Hamid and Madnick are right.
b. Admits he was wrong, and Stutzke is right.
c. Stands by it as "rule of thumb" to warn project managers
d. Considers the "outrageously simplified" version wrong

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