WGU C954 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
MANAGEMENT (LATEST UPDATE
2026/2027) QUESTION WITH VERIFIED
ANSWER {GRADE A}
Dependency - Correct answer logical relationship existing between project tasks or
tasks and milestones
Critical path - Correct answer estimates shortest path through the project ensuring all
critical tasks are completed from start to finish
Gantt chart - Correct answer a simple bar chart that lists project tasks vertically
against the projects timeframe, listed horizontally
Nearshore outsourcing - Correct answer contracting an outsourcing agreement with a
company in a nearby country
Offshore outsourcing - Correct answer using organizations from developing countries
to write code and develop systems
,Communication plan - Correct answer defines how, what, when and who regarding the
flow of project information to stakeholders and is key for managing expectations
Executive sponsor - Correct answer the person or group who provides the financial
resources for the project
Project constraint - Correct answer specific factor that can limit options
Project assumption - Correct answer factor that is considered to be true, real, or
certain without proof or demonstration
Project deliverable - Correct answer any measurable, tangible, verifiable outcome,
result, or item that is produced to complete a project or part of a project
Project management office (PMO) - Correct answer an internal dept that oversees all
organix=zational projects
,Project milestone - Correct answer represents key dates when a certain group of
activities must be performed
Project objective - Correct answer quantifiable criteria that must be met for the
project to be considered a success
Project scope statement - Correct answer links the project to the organizations
overall business goals
Methodology - Correct answer a set of policies, procedures, standards, processes,
practices, tools, techniques, and tasks that people apply to technical management
challenges
Waterfall methodology - Correct answer a sequence of phases in which the output of
each phase becomes the input for the next
Discovery prototyping - Correct answer builds small scale representation or working
model of the system to ensure it meets the user and business requirements
, Iterative development - Correct answer consists of series of tiny projects
Agile methodology - Correct answer aims for customer satisfaction through early and
continuous delivery of useful software components developed by an iterative process
with a design point that uses the bare minimum requirements
Rapid application development (RAD) methodology - Correct answer (rapid
prototyping) emphasizes extensive user involvement in the rapid and evolutionary
construction of working prototypes of a system to accelerate the systems
development process
Extreme programming (XP) methodology - Correct answer breaks a project into tiny
phases, and developers cannot continue on to the next phase until the first phase is
complete
Rational unified process (RUP) methodology - Correct answer provides a framework
for breaking down the development of software into four gates
MANAGEMENT (LATEST UPDATE
2026/2027) QUESTION WITH VERIFIED
ANSWER {GRADE A}
Dependency - Correct answer logical relationship existing between project tasks or
tasks and milestones
Critical path - Correct answer estimates shortest path through the project ensuring all
critical tasks are completed from start to finish
Gantt chart - Correct answer a simple bar chart that lists project tasks vertically
against the projects timeframe, listed horizontally
Nearshore outsourcing - Correct answer contracting an outsourcing agreement with a
company in a nearby country
Offshore outsourcing - Correct answer using organizations from developing countries
to write code and develop systems
,Communication plan - Correct answer defines how, what, when and who regarding the
flow of project information to stakeholders and is key for managing expectations
Executive sponsor - Correct answer the person or group who provides the financial
resources for the project
Project constraint - Correct answer specific factor that can limit options
Project assumption - Correct answer factor that is considered to be true, real, or
certain without proof or demonstration
Project deliverable - Correct answer any measurable, tangible, verifiable outcome,
result, or item that is produced to complete a project or part of a project
Project management office (PMO) - Correct answer an internal dept that oversees all
organix=zational projects
,Project milestone - Correct answer represents key dates when a certain group of
activities must be performed
Project objective - Correct answer quantifiable criteria that must be met for the
project to be considered a success
Project scope statement - Correct answer links the project to the organizations
overall business goals
Methodology - Correct answer a set of policies, procedures, standards, processes,
practices, tools, techniques, and tasks that people apply to technical management
challenges
Waterfall methodology - Correct answer a sequence of phases in which the output of
each phase becomes the input for the next
Discovery prototyping - Correct answer builds small scale representation or working
model of the system to ensure it meets the user and business requirements
, Iterative development - Correct answer consists of series of tiny projects
Agile methodology - Correct answer aims for customer satisfaction through early and
continuous delivery of useful software components developed by an iterative process
with a design point that uses the bare minimum requirements
Rapid application development (RAD) methodology - Correct answer (rapid
prototyping) emphasizes extensive user involvement in the rapid and evolutionary
construction of working prototypes of a system to accelerate the systems
development process
Extreme programming (XP) methodology - Correct answer breaks a project into tiny
phases, and developers cannot continue on to the next phase until the first phase is
complete
Rational unified process (RUP) methodology - Correct answer provides a framework
for breaking down the development of software into four gates
