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30 Cards in this Set
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A project should be developed using progressive elaboration, starting from specific details and broadening in scope as it progresses true false
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False
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Technical and analytical skills guarantee success in project management true false
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False
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Most projects involve a major amount of software development true false
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False
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Within the category of programmer, there are several job titles used to describe the specific technologies the programmer uses, such as project manager programmer, systems analyst programmer, macro developer, and so on true false
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False
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Project manager should process general management knowledge and skills such as financial management, accounting, and procurement true false
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True
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Because projects involve uncertainty and limited resources, projects rarely finish according to discrete scope, time, and cost goals originally planned true false
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True
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One attribute that helps to find a project is that a project has a unique purpose true false
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True
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The 2004 Standish group survey showed that IT project success rates risen from 16% in 1994 to 34% in 2002 true false
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True
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There are six core knowledge areas of project management true false
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False
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Organizational issues are often the least difficult part of working on and managing project true false
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False
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External projects stakeholders generally include the project sponsor, project team, support staff, and internal customers for the project true false
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False
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Because of the nature of information technology projects, the people involved come from very similar backgrounds and possessed similar skill sets true false
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False
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Stakeholders needs and expectations are only important in the beginning of the project true false
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False
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When you separate business and organizational issues from project management planning, you do a better job of ensuring project success true false
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False
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Although it is easier to focus on the immediate concerns of a particular project, project managers and other staff must keep in mind the effects of any project on the interests and needs of the entire system or organization true false
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True
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Project -- management is concerned with making effective use of the people involved with the project
human resource communications risk procurement |
Human resource
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The -- focuses on producing harmonies between the needs of the organization and the needs of the people
structural frame human resources frame symbolic frame political frame |
Human resource frame
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According to the 2001 Standish group study describing what factors contribute most to the success of information technology projects -- percent of successful projects are led by experienced project managers
75 100 80 97 |
97
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The -- focuses on different groups roles and responsibilities in order to meet the goals and policies set by top management
human resources frame symbolic frame structural frame political frame |
Structural frame
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Project managers have the least amount of authority in a pure --
matrix organizational structure project organizational structure ocular organizational structure functional organizational structure |
Functional organizational structure
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In the example of the project of building a house, the sponsors would be the potential --
new homeowners contractors architects all of the above |
New homeowners
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A Gantt chart displays the project started and finished dates -- format
pie chart bargraph line graph calendar |
Calendar
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In the -- phase, the project team creates a definitive or very accurate cost estimate, delivers the required work, and provides performance reports to stakeholders
implementation development concept closeout |
Implementation
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In early phases of the project lifecycle, resource needs are usually -- and the level of insurgency is --
highest lowest lowest lowest lowest highest high lowest |
Lowest highest
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Most people agree that the modern concept of project management began with a --
Great Wall of China Egyptian pyramid first-base shuttle Manhattan project |
Manhattan project
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The project -- usually provides direction and funding for the project
sponsor director manager leader |
Sponsor
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The limitations of scope, time, and cost goals are sometimes referred to as the --
double constraint triple constraint double-bind double obstacle |
Triple constraint
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Project managers have the most authority in a pure --
functional organizational structure matrix organizational structure project organizational structure circular organizational structure |
Project organizational structure
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-- describes a holistic view of carrying out projects within the context of the organization
systems approach systems analysis systems thinking systems philosophy |
Systems thinking
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Because the project requires resources, often from various areas, many projects products -- for other boundaries to achieve their unique purposes
technological financial departmental spatial |
Departmental
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