Managing And Using Information Systems A Strategic Approach 6th Edition By Keri E. Pearlson – Test Bank

chapter11TestBank.docx, Chapter 11, Managing IT Projects

Multiple Choice

1. In today’s hypercompetitive business environment, firms that have strong project management skills have a higher likelihood of success because they are able to:
a) Spend money wisely.
b) Adapt processes and systems and therefore innovate faster than their competitors.
c) Optimize business processes.
d) Change and adapt in a slow yet methodical manner, reducing risk.
e) Utilize social and mobile platforms.

Ans: b (Medium)
Response: See page 229

2. To help with organization and complexity, a project manager will break a project up into:
a) Variables
b) Business processes
c) Subprojects
d) Infrastructure
e) Work

Ans: c (Medium)
Response: See page 230

3. To maintain balance in a project with a fixed budget and a well-defined scope, a project team will require flexibility ________.
a) with the deadline.
b) in spending.
c) with project quality.
d) with assumed risks.
e) in achieving the goals of the business case.

Ans: a (Hard)
Response: See page 232

4. This is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service or result.
a) project
b) event
c) scope
d) requirement
e) system

Ans: a (Easy)
Response: See page 230

5. Scope may be divided into product scope and __________ scope.
a) project
b) cost
c) time
d) time
e) sequence

Ans: a (Medium)
Response: See page 231

6. The project triangle includes 3 sides – time, scope and ________.
a) cost
b) product
c) event
d) quality
e) requirements

Ans: a (Medium)
Response: See page 231

7. What is at the center of the project triangle?
a) Agility
b) Quality
c) Speed
d) Cost
e) Focus

Ans: b (Easy)
Response: See page 231

8. This project cycle plan tends to be used for projects that have direct relationships between time and resources.
a) PERT
b) Gantt
c) CPM
d) NPV
e) Flowchart

Ans: c (Medium)
Response: See page 235

9. An organization may convert from an old system to a new system by choosing to run both the old and new systems at the same time until the new system is fully accepted. This is known as __________.
a) Cutover
b) Parallel conversion
c) Direct cutover
d) Agile development
e) SDLC

Ans: b
Response: See page 241

10. This project cycle plan chart looks very much like a bar chart and is easy for management to read because of its visual nature.
a) PERT
b) Gantt
c) CPM
d) NPV
e) Flowchart

Ans: b (Medium)
Response: See page 235