Question 1

What are the primary activities performed by a project manager?

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A)   Choosing strategic projects
B)   Setting the project scope
C)   Managing resources and maintaining the project plan
D)   All of the aboveE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 2

What is one of the most common reasons why systems development projects fail?

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A)   Unclear or missing business requirements
B)   Lack of JAD sessions
C)   Purchasing COTS
D)   All of the aboveE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 3

Project ______________ are any measurable, tangible, verifiable outcome, result, or item that is produced to complete a project or part of a project.

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The answer of Project ______________ are any measurable, tangible, verifiable...

Question 4

The assess project feasibility activity typically occurs during the analysis phase.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

________________ development consists of a series of tiny projects.

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Iterative ...

Question 6

An organization must identify what it wants to do and how it is going to do it.What does the "how" part of this question focus on?

Accepted Answer

A)   Justification of the project
B)   Definition of the project
C)   Analysis of project risks
D)   Expected results of the projectE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 7

____________ revenues are a business-related consequence of successful software.

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The answer of ____________ revenues are a business-related consequence of...

Question 8

What is a project?

Accepted Answer

A)   A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service
B)   The application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities in order to meet or exceed stakeholder needs and expectations from a project
C)   Any measurable, tangible, verifiable outcome, result, or item that is produced to complete a project or part of a project
D)   Represent key dates when a certain group of activities must be performedE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 9

Domestic information systems must support a diverse base of customers, users, products, languages, currencies, laws, and so on.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is the first step in the SDLC?

Accepted Answer

A)   Analysis
B)   Design
C)   Testing
D)   PlanningE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

What is the success rate for a project using the waterfall methodology?

Accepted Answer

A)   1 in 10
B)   2 in 10
C)   4 in 10
D)   8 in 10E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 12

A change control board is responsible for approving or ____________ all change requests.

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The answer of A change control board is responsible for...

Question 13

Difference in language, culture, and technology platforms can make global data standardization quite __________________.

Accepted Answer

difficult
...

Question 14

The many benefits associated with outsourcing include which of the following

Accepted Answer

A)   Increased quality and efficiency of a process, service, or function.
B)   Reduced operating expenses.
C)   Avoiding costly outlay of capital funds.
D)   All are benefits associated with outsourcing.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 15

A change control board is responsible for approving or rejecting all change requests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

____________________________________ methodology emphasizes extensive user involvement in the rapid and evolutionary construction of working prototypes of a system to accelerate the systems development process.

Accepted Answer

A)   Rapid application development (RA
D)  
B)   Extreme programming (XP) 
C)   Rational Unified Process (RUP) 
D)   ScrumE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

What is the outsourcing option that includes the most remote location and indirect customer control?

Accepted Answer

A)   Onshore outsourcing
B)   Nearshore outsourcing
C)   Offshore outsourcing
D)   None of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

The ____________________ is different than the waterfall and agile methodologies not in terms of the type of work that is done, but rather who is control and does most of the design work.

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participat...

Question 19

Time, cost, and ___________ are the three primary variables in any project.

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The answer of Time, cost, and ___________ are the three...

Question 20

What is a common approach using the professional expertise within an organization to develop and maintain the organization's information technology systems?

Accepted Answer

A)   Insourcing
B)   Outsourcing
C)   Business process outsourcing
D)   Offshore outsourcingE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Exam 10: Building an Organization Capable of Good Strategy Execution

An organization must identify what it wants to do and how it is going to do it.What does the "how" part of this question focus on?

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Project ______________ are any measurable, tangible, verifiable outcome, result, or item that is produced to complete a project or part of a project.

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What is one of the most common reasons why systems development projects fail?

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What is the outsourcing option that includes the most remote location and indirect customer control?

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What are the primary activities performed by a project manager?

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A change control board is responsible for approving or ____________ all change requests.

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The assess project feasibility activity typically occurs during the analysis phase.

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Domestic information systems must support a diverse base of customers, users, products, languages, currencies, laws, and so on.

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What is the success rate for a project using the waterfall methodology?

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____________ revenues are a business-related consequence of successful software.

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