_____ involves identifying and controlling the functional and physical design characteristics of products
and their support documentation, and ensures that the descriptions of the project's products are correct
and complete.
a.Configuration management
b.Project management information systems
c.Project time management
d.NPV analysis - Answers a. Configuration management
The outputs of the _____ process include change request status updates, project management plan
updates, and project document updates.
a.initiating
b.executing
c.planning
d.monitoring and controlling - Answers d. monitoring and controlling
The first step in the planning process is _____.
a.to perform a business area analysis
b.to tie the information technology strategic plan to the organization's overall strategic plan
c.to choose which projects to do and assigning resources to work on them
d.to start defining potential IT projects in terms of their scope, benefits, and constraints - Answers to tie
the information technology strategic plan to the organization's overall strategic plan
The _____ section of the project plan should describe the major project functions and activities and
identify those individuals who are in charge of them.
a.organizational charts
b.management objectives
c.project responsibilities
d.other organizational or process-related information - Answers c. project responsibilities
, A _____ is a document that recognizes the existence of a project and provides direction on the project's
objectives and management.
a.project charter
b.directive
c.stakeholder register
d.risk register - Answers a.project charter
An organization's information technology project selection process should guide the strategic plan.
True
False - Answers False
Payback period is the amount of time it will take to recoup, in the form of net cash inflows, the total
dollars invested in a project.
True
False - Answers True
Interface management involves identifying and managing the points of interaction between various
elements of a project.
True
False - Answers False
The number of interfaces in a single project is limited, and does not depend on the number of people
involved in the project.
True
False - Answers False
Projects that arise as a result of problems and directives must be resolved quickly to avoid hurting an
organization's business.
True
False - Answers True
Which of the following is true of return on investment or ROI?
a.It is always a percentage.