Question: Which of the following project roles would probably make a presentation about the objectives of a proposed project and its benefits to executives who will benefit directly from the project?

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Chief Information Officer (CIO) Champion Project Manager Systems Analyst Requirements Analyst

Answer: Champion

 

Question: Which phase is generally the longest and most expensive part of the development process?

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Analysis Implementation Design Planning Feasibility

Answer: Implementation

 

Question: Which was NOT given as a method for determining business requirements?

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Questionnaires and surveys Document analysis Observation Interviewing Benchmarking

Answer: Benchmarking

 

Question: Rapid Application Development is a collection of methodologies that include all of the following except:

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Throwaway Prototyping Iterative Development System Prototyping V-model Methodology

Answer: V-model Methodology

 

Question: Suggestions for motivation might include all of these EXCEPT:

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Having a good working environment Giving all team members the same bonus on a project Setting realistic deadlines Reward those with outstanding quality and effort Recognize and reward good efforts

Answer: Giving all team members the same bonus on a project

 

Question: The most common reason for schedule and cost overruns is __________.

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Scope creep Lack of communication from project manager to project team Team conflict Adding people to a late project Lack of support by sponsor and champion

Answer: Scope creep

 

Question: The science (or art) of project management is in making __________ of size, time and cost.

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Trade-offs Maximum calculations Benchmark comparisons Analyzed and educated estimates Minimum calculations

Answer: Trade-offs

 

Question: The V-model pays more explicit attention to __________.

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Return on Investment (ROI) Prototyping Business Value (the “V”) Iteration Testing

Answer: Testing

 

Question: Throwaway prototyping is BEST characterized as:

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A method for exploring design alternatives
A method for stressing customer satisfaction More explicit testing
A Quick and Dirty system
A series of versions

Answer: A method for exploring design alternatives

 

Question: What the MAIN difference between systems prototyping and throwaway prototyping?

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Systems prototyping works with users to quickly develop a simplified working version of the proposed system, while throwaway prototyping focuses more on exploring design alternatives Systems prototyping is a rapid application development methodology, while throwaway prototyping is not Throwaway prototyping involves users while systems prototyping does not Systems prototyping involves users while throwaway prototyping does not Throwaway prototyping develops systems that will be used as ‘stop-gap’ systems — generally for less than six months while systems prototyping results in systems that will be used extensively for several years.

Answer: Systems prototyping works with users to quickly develop a simplified working version of the proposed system, while throwaway prototyping focuses more on exploring design alternatives

 

Question: Which is a true statement about IT projects?

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Project Managers must be certified as PMP (Project Management Professionals) Most IS departments face a demand for IT projects that far exceed the ability to do them Project teams of 12 to 15 are generally considered optimum IT consulting firms tend to staff every IT project with a dedicated IT specialist Project estimates tend to have a built-in buffer of time

Answer: Most IS departments face a demand for IT projects that far exceed the ability to do them

 

Question: Which of the following methodologies is the historic standard, but is used less today because it takes the longest to complete all the SDLC steps?

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Parallel Throwaway prototyping Iterative System prototyping Waterfall

Answer: Waterfall

 

Question: Which would generally NOT be taken into consideration for project portfolio management in an organization?

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The number of strategic projects The number of tactical projects The number of financially feasible projects The number of high risk projects

Answer: The number of financially feasible projects

 

Question: Danielle has asked some closed-ended questions to start an interview, then some open-ended questions. Now she wants to really wants to get a greater depth of information about the process. She would probably use _________ questions.

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More open-ended Probing Structured More closed-ended Rooting structure

Answer: Probing

 

Question: One of the major differences between a JAD session and an interview is:

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All JAD sessions are structured and must be carefully planned Selecting participants Writing up results and a report Figuring out what is to be done Preparing for the session

Answer: All JAD sessions are structured and must be carefully planned

 

Question: Rafael, Fraud Unit Manager, has just received an interview report from Stefano, a systems analyst. Rafael was interviewed by Stefano, and was asked to make corrections and clarifications to the interview report. In what interview phase would this occur?

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Designing interview questions Selecting interviewees Preparing for the interview Post-interview follow-up Conducting the interview

Answer: Post-interview follow-up

 

Question: The authors suggest that an analyst is ‘very much like a __________’ and business users are like elusive suspects.

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Politician Air traffic controller Detective Forensic scientist Police professional

Answer: Detective

 

Question: The line between analysis and design is sometimes very blurry. One reason is that ________.

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scope creep has occurred the deliverables are really the first step in the design of the new system there is inadequate funding for the analysis phase to do a complete analysis analysts are generally rushed to complete the system proposal Object-oriented methods are generally fuzzier as compared to waterfall methods

Answer: the deliverables are really the first step in the design of the new system