MIS 4310 Chapter 4 || All Solved.
1. In project integration management, directing and managing project execution involves
carrying out the project management plan by performing the activities included in it. correct
answers ANSWER: True
2. Interface management involves identifying and managing the points of interaction between
various elements of a project. correct answers ANSWER: False
3. The number of interfaces in a single project is limited, and does not depend on the number of
people involved in the project. correct answers ANSWER: False
4. Project integration management must occur just within the context of a particular project.
correct answers ANSWER: False
5. A SWOT analysis, being a linear process, cannot be performed using the nonlinear mind
mapping technique. correct answers ANSWER: False
6. An organization's information technology project selection process should guide the strategic
plan. correct answers ANSWER: False
7. Information systems can help an organization support a strategy of being a low-cost producer.
correct answers ANSWER: True
8. Projects that address broad organizational needs are likely to fail. correct answers ANSWER:
False
9. As projects progress, the organization must reevaluate the need, funding, and will for each
project to determine if the project should be continued, redefined, or terminated. correct answers
ANSWER: True
, 10. Opportunities and directives are essentially the same thing. correct answers ANSWER: False
11. Projects that arise as a result of problems and directives must be resolved quickly to avoid
hurting an organization's business. correct answers ANSWER: True
12. The organization should complete low-priority projects before high-priority ones, if the low-
priority ones take less time. correct answers ANSWER: False
13. An organization should consider only projects with a negative NPV if financial value is a key
criterion for project selection. correct answers ANSWER: False
14. NPV analysis is a method for making equal comparisons between cash flows for multi-year
projects. correct answers ANSWER: True
15. An annual discount factor is a multiplier for each year based on the discount rate and year.
correct answers ANSWER: True
16. The ROI is always positive. correct answers ANSWER: False
17. 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. correct answers ANSWER: True
18. A project charter typically does not authorize the project manager to use organizational
resources to complete the project. correct answers ANSWER: False
19. Some organizations initiate projects using a contract in place of a project charter. correct
answers ANSWER: True
20. Many projects fail because of unclear requirements and expectations, so starting with a
payback analysis makes a lot of sense. correct answers ANSWER: False
1. In project integration management, directing and managing project execution involves
carrying out the project management plan by performing the activities included in it. correct
answers ANSWER: True
2. Interface management involves identifying and managing the points of interaction between
various elements of a project. correct answers ANSWER: False
3. The number of interfaces in a single project is limited, and does not depend on the number of
people involved in the project. correct answers ANSWER: False
4. Project integration management must occur just within the context of a particular project.
correct answers ANSWER: False
5. A SWOT analysis, being a linear process, cannot be performed using the nonlinear mind
mapping technique. correct answers ANSWER: False
6. An organization's information technology project selection process should guide the strategic
plan. correct answers ANSWER: False
7. Information systems can help an organization support a strategy of being a low-cost producer.
correct answers ANSWER: True
8. Projects that address broad organizational needs are likely to fail. correct answers ANSWER:
False
9. As projects progress, the organization must reevaluate the need, funding, and will for each
project to determine if the project should be continued, redefined, or terminated. correct answers
ANSWER: True
, 10. Opportunities and directives are essentially the same thing. correct answers ANSWER: False
11. Projects that arise as a result of problems and directives must be resolved quickly to avoid
hurting an organization's business. correct answers ANSWER: True
12. The organization should complete low-priority projects before high-priority ones, if the low-
priority ones take less time. correct answers ANSWER: False
13. An organization should consider only projects with a negative NPV if financial value is a key
criterion for project selection. correct answers ANSWER: False
14. NPV analysis is a method for making equal comparisons between cash flows for multi-year
projects. correct answers ANSWER: True
15. An annual discount factor is a multiplier for each year based on the discount rate and year.
correct answers ANSWER: True
16. The ROI is always positive. correct answers ANSWER: False
17. 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. correct answers ANSWER: True
18. A project charter typically does not authorize the project manager to use organizational
resources to complete the project. correct answers ANSWER: False
19. Some organizations initiate projects using a contract in place of a project charter. correct
answers ANSWER: True
20. Many projects fail because of unclear requirements and expectations, so starting with a
payback analysis makes a lot of sense. correct answers ANSWER: False
