Question 1

Progress reports may be given verbally to immediate supervisors,management,and users.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Adding more people to a project actually might increase the time necessary to complete the project because of a principle called _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   Brooks' law
B)   Bernoulli's law
C)   Hooke's law
D)   Moody's lawE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 3

Weight is an importance value that is added to each duration estimate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A risk response plan is a proactive effort to anticipate a risk and describe an action plan to deal with it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A continuous risk-tracking process can _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   notice changes in existing risks
B)   revert reported risks
C)   prevent human resource turnover issues
D)   prevent new issuesE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 6

Qualitative risk analysis can involve a modeling process called what-if analysis,which allows a project manager to vary one or more element(s)in a model to measure the effect on other elements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A _____ is a sequence of tasks that has no slack time.

Accepted Answer

A)   risk path
B)   foundation path
C)   baseline path
D)   critical pathE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Project planning,an activity of a project manager,_____.

Accepted Answer

A)   requires guiding,supervising,and coordinating the a project team's workload
B)   includes monitoring the progress of the a project,evaluating results,and taking corrective action when necessary to stay on target
C)   focuses on long-term challenges and goals,the importance of stakeholders,and a commitment to the firm's role as a corporate citizen
D)   includes identifying project tasks and estimating completion times and costsE) B) and C)
F) A) and D) D

Question 9

The task name should be unique in the project.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The purpose of quantitative risk analysis is to understand the actual impact in terms of dollars,time,project scope,or quality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The three legs of the project triangle are management,staff,and clients.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

When a project manager first recognizes that a project is in trouble,one of the options available to the manager is _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   delaying the project deadline
B)   expanding the project requirements
C)   reducing the project resources
D)   eliminating controls and proceduresE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 13

A _____ involves breaking a project down into a series of smaller tasks.

Accepted Answer

A)   work breakdown structure (WBS) 
B)   value breakdown structure (VBS) 
C)   risk breakdown structure (RBS) 
D)   concept breakdown structure (CBS) E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

The prior experience method to make time and cost estimates works best for large projects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Generally,systems analysts review the work of other systems analysts,and programmers review the work of other programmers,as a form of peer review,in structured walk-throughs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 16

Quantitative risk analysis evaluates each risk by estimating the probability that it will occur and the degree of impact.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Mauricio estimates that the first module of the project could be completed in as few as 15 days or could take as many as 25 days,but most likely will require 20 days.What is the 20 day estimate called?

Accepted Answer

A)   best-case estimate (
B)  
B)   probable-case estimate (P) 
C)   worst-case estimate (W) 
D)   logistical estimate (L) E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

Define risk and give a basic list of risk management steps.

Accepted Answer

A risk is an event that could affect the...

Question 19

_____,a free cloud-based project management tool,runs in a browser window,so there is no software to install to use it.

Accepted Answer

A)   Apptivo
B)   Smartsheet
C)   Microsoft Project
D)   GantterE) All of the above
F) A) and C) D

Question 20

Gantt charts are more useful for scheduling,monitoring,and controlling the actual work than PERT charts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: Managing Systems Projects

Progress reports may be given verbally to immediate supervisors,management,and users.

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Adding more people to a project actually might increase the time necessary to complete the project because of a principle called _____.

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Weight is an importance value that is added to each duration estimate.

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A risk response plan is a proactive effort to anticipate a risk and describe an action plan to deal with it.

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A continuous risk-tracking process can _____.

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Qualitative risk analysis can involve a modeling process called what-if analysis,which allows a project manager to vary one or more element(s)in a model to measure the effect on other elements.

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A _____ is a sequence of tasks that has no slack time.

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Project planning,an activity of a project manager,_____.

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The task name should be unique in the project.

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The purpose of quantitative risk analysis is to understand the actual impact in terms of dollars,time,project scope,or quality.

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The three legs of the project triangle are management,staff,and clients.

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When a project manager first recognizes that a project is in trouble,one of the options available to the manager is _____.

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A _____ involves breaking a project down into a series of smaller tasks.

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The prior experience method to make time and cost estimates works best for large projects.

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Generally,systems analysts review the work of other systems analysts,and programmers review the work of other programmers,as a form of peer review,in structured walk-throughs.

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Quantitative risk analysis evaluates each risk by estimating the probability that it will occur and the degree of impact.

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Mauricio estimates that the first module of the project could be completed in as few as 15 days or could take as many as 25 days,but most likely will require 20 days.What is the 20 day estimate called?

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Define risk and give a basic list of risk management steps.

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_____,a free cloud-based project management tool,runs in a browser window,so there is no software to install to use it.

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Gantt charts are more useful for scheduling,monitoring,and controlling the actual work than PERT charts.

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