ITPM
scope, time, cost - correct answer ✔✔What factors have the biggest impact on IT projects?
1) high turnover rates of IT workers
2) level of uniqueness and complexity
3) difficulty in getting accurate customer requirements
4) rate of change in requirements
5) difficulty in testing all possible state of software,
6) constant training needed to keep team members current with technology - correct answer ✔✔Key
differences between IT projects and other projects
1) improvement in customer satisfaction;
2) better cost performance, higher ROI
3) better schedule performance, allocation of time commitments, and utilization of resources, higher
productivity
4) increased quality, reducing rework
5) increased number of delivered features - correct answer ✔✔Potential advantages of using structured
project management approach
project - correct answer ✔✔temporary sequence of related activities that must be completed to create a
unique product or service; defined by being temporary and having a beginning and an end
project management - correct answer ✔✔process of applying knowledge, tools and techniques to a
project's activities to deliver stated project requirements within agreed upon scope, time, cost and
quality constraints
scope, time, cost - correct answer ✔✔triple constraint a.k.a. devil's triangle
quality - correct answer ✔✔4th constraint
, hard and soft skills - correct answer ✔✔2 general skills of a good project manager
Manage:
1) scope
2) human resources
3) communications
4) schedule
5) quality
6) costs - correct answer ✔✔6 basic functions project managers perform to run successful projects
1) product life cycle fits into a larger project life cycle
2) focus and work are different - correct answer ✔✔difference of product life cycle vs. project life cycle
contains phases, deliverables, and decisions to be made before moving on to a subsequent phase -
correct answer ✔✔similarities between product life cycle and project life cycle
systems theory - correct answer ✔✔philosophy of looking at the world as a set of principles and
interventions for thinking and problem solving; a language or set of principles and interventions for
thinking and solving problems
1) open
2) closed - correct answer ✔✔2 distinct groups of systems theory
systems analysis - correct answer ✔✔problem solving techniques that decomposes a system into its
component pieces for the purpose of studying how well these components work and interact to
accomplish their purpose
systems management - correct answer ✔✔component responsible for managing the whole system;
includes objectives, internal and external environments, constraints, resources both human and non-
human, and the culture and social environment of the organization.
scope, time, cost - correct answer ✔✔What factors have the biggest impact on IT projects?
1) high turnover rates of IT workers
2) level of uniqueness and complexity
3) difficulty in getting accurate customer requirements
4) rate of change in requirements
5) difficulty in testing all possible state of software,
6) constant training needed to keep team members current with technology - correct answer ✔✔Key
differences between IT projects and other projects
1) improvement in customer satisfaction;
2) better cost performance, higher ROI
3) better schedule performance, allocation of time commitments, and utilization of resources, higher
productivity
4) increased quality, reducing rework
5) increased number of delivered features - correct answer ✔✔Potential advantages of using structured
project management approach
project - correct answer ✔✔temporary sequence of related activities that must be completed to create a
unique product or service; defined by being temporary and having a beginning and an end
project management - correct answer ✔✔process of applying knowledge, tools and techniques to a
project's activities to deliver stated project requirements within agreed upon scope, time, cost and
quality constraints
scope, time, cost - correct answer ✔✔triple constraint a.k.a. devil's triangle
quality - correct answer ✔✔4th constraint
, hard and soft skills - correct answer ✔✔2 general skills of a good project manager
Manage:
1) scope
2) human resources
3) communications
4) schedule
5) quality
6) costs - correct answer ✔✔6 basic functions project managers perform to run successful projects
1) product life cycle fits into a larger project life cycle
2) focus and work are different - correct answer ✔✔difference of product life cycle vs. project life cycle
contains phases, deliverables, and decisions to be made before moving on to a subsequent phase -
correct answer ✔✔similarities between product life cycle and project life cycle
systems theory - correct answer ✔✔philosophy of looking at the world as a set of principles and
interventions for thinking and problem solving; a language or set of principles and interventions for
thinking and solving problems
1) open
2) closed - correct answer ✔✔2 distinct groups of systems theory
systems analysis - correct answer ✔✔problem solving techniques that decomposes a system into its
component pieces for the purpose of studying how well these components work and interact to
accomplish their purpose
systems management - correct answer ✔✔component responsible for managing the whole system;
includes objectives, internal and external environments, constraints, resources both human and non-
human, and the culture and social environment of the organization.
