Exam 3 Flashcards

Chapters 10, 15-17

1
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What are the steps in preparing a structure diagram?

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1) IDENTIFY the classes
2) IDENTIFY the associations
3) DEFINE multiplicities
4) DEFINE tables
5) PLAN to implement access

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What is the first step in preparing queries?

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Ensure data is limited to the period of interest.

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What is the second step in preparing queries?

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Summarize by store/location for income statement elements before forming an overall income statement

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What is the third step in preparing queries?

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Develop balance sheet amounts.

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5
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What is the fourth step in preparing queries?

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Develop other performance measures as appropriate.

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6
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Who is known for introducing blockchain technology in 2008?

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Satoshi Nakamoto

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7
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What are the 3 important concepts involved in the traditional transactions?

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1) Middleman
2) Delay
3) Service Fee

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8
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What is blockchain?

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1) transactions are done without any middleman
2) faster transaction time
3) lower service fee

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9
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In a tradition system the system is (blank).

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CENTRALIZED

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10
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In a blockchain system the system is a (blank).

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DECENTRAILIZED, distributed ledger

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11
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Why is blockchain useful?

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1) enable trust through collaboration
2) eliminated intermediaries
3) lower costs

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12
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What are the 3 characteristics needed for blockchain to work?

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1) distributed and decentralized
2) consensus
3) immutability (tamperproof)

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13
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Bitcoin

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the first cryptocurrency

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14
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What was the first blockchain application in production?

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The First Mover

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15
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Smart Contracts

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Smart contracts define the terms, business rules, and transfer of assets in a piece of software code

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16
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Ethereum

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cryptocurrency; similar to bitcoin but has some differences

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17
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Public Blockchain

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blockchain network where participants do NOT need permission to join the network

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Private Blockchain

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blockchain network where participants need permission to join the network

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19
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Consortium Blockchain

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permissioned blockchain
governed by one or more organizations

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20
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Corda

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developed by R3 and is a consortium blockchain

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21
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Hyperledger

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1) Smart contracts, configurable consensus, and member management services.
2) Private channels

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22
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Was blockchain originally built to support enterprise use cases?

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NO

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23
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What are the impacts of blockchain in Audit and Asurance?

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1) continuous audit becomes possible
2) opportunities for future roles in CPA
3) new approaches for future audit tasks

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24
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Artificial Intelligence

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intelligence exhibited by machines rather than humans
(cognitive technologies)

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25
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Machine Learning

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involves the computer’s ability to learn from experience rather than specific instructions.

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Deep learning

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involves complex, multilayer (deep) neural networks and has more than two nonoutput layers.

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27
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What are the 3 parts in machine learning cycle?

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1) Learn
2) Predict
3) Data

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28
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Artificial Neural Networks

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the engines of machine learning

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29
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Most machine learning applications are designed to perform either (blank) or (blank).

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1) CLASSIFICATION
2) REGRESSSION

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30
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Classification

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seeks to assign labels, dividing the input into output groups

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31
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Regression

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seeks to predict real numbers

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32
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What are the different types of learning?

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1) SUPERVISED
2) UNSUPERVISED
3 )SEMI-SUPERVISED
4) REINFORCEMENT

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33
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Supervised

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Where the dataset includes matched input-output data for training.

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Unsupervised

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Where the dataset only includes input data for training.

35
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Semi-supervised

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Supervised training but with missing and incorrect output labels in the training dataset.

36
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Reinforcement

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Where the machine learns by trial-and-error learning from feedback as it works toward a desired goal.

37
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Confusion Matrix

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Matrix showing the correct and incorrect classifications after training a machine learning model.

38
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Precision Ratio

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The ratio of correct positive predictions to the total number of positive predictions after training a machine learning model.

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Recall Ratio

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The ratio of correct predictions to true positive values in the training dataset.

40
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Accuracy Ratio

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Machine learning performance ratio formed by dividing the correct classifications by the number of values in the dataset.

41
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Natural Language Processing (NLP)

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a branch of AI that allows computers to understand, analyze, and respond to written and spoken human language.

42
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Natural language understanding (NLU)

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subset of NLP that focuses on interpreting the meaning and establishing the proper intent of written and spoken human language.

43
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Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

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is the use of technology, such as AI, to automate structured business processes.

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True Positive (TP)

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the correct prediction of positive class

45
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True Negative (TN)

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the correct prediction of negative class

46
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False Positive (FP)

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the incorrect prediction of positive class

47
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False Negative (FN)

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the incorrect prediction of negative class

48
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Balanced Scorecard Framework

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integrating framework that describes organizational performance relative to its strategic objectives across 4 perspectives. Objectives for each perspective describe the strategy in a series of cause-and-effect relationships.

49
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What are the 4 perspectives in the Balanced Scorecard Framework?

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1) Learning & Growth
2) Process
3) Customer
4) Financial

50
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Balanced Scorecard management process

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The process by which companies plan, implement, and monitor performance

51
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What are the 5 steps in Balanced Scorecard management process?

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1) Formulate the strategy
2) Translate the strategy
3) Link the strategy
4) Monitor performance
5) Adapt

52
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Business model canvas

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A one-page representation of the nine building blocks of a company’s business model.

53
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learning and growth perspective

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perspective that describes the organization’s objectives and corresponding measures related to improvements in tangible/intangible infrastructure

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process perspective

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perspective that describes the organization’s internal, process-related, objectives and corresponding measures; it views organizational performance from an internal perspective.

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customer perspective

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perspective that describes the organization’s customer-related objectives and corresponding customer measures

56
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financial perspective

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perspective that describes the organization’s financial objectives and corresponding financial measures of performance; (shareholders’ perspective)

57
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enterprise IT (EIT)

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A type of information technology that restructures interactions within an organization and with external partners, such as CRM systems.

58
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function IT (FIT)

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A type of information technology that performs/supports a single function, such as spreadsheet applications.

59
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information capital

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intangible asset that reflects the readiness of the company’s technology to support strategic internal processes

60
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key performance indicator (KPI)

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Those measures that the organization feels best indicate the performance of a particular activity.

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network IT (NIT)

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A type of information technology that allows people to communicate with one another, such as email and instant messaging.

62
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strategy map

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A one-page representation of the firm’s strategic priorities and the cause-and-effect linkages among those strategic priorities.

63
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Val IT

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An IT investment framework developed by the IT Governance Institute.

64
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value proposition

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Communicates the expected financial benefits of choosing each possible alternative IT investment to help firm’s senior executives decide whether to allocate resources to it

65
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What are the 4 process that fall under Process Perspective?

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1) Operations Management
2) Customer Management
3) Innovation
4) Regulatory & Social

66
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Revenue enhancement

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Creating new sales opportunities

67
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Revenue protection

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protecting existing revenue streams

68
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Cost savings

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opportunities to modify business processes to reduce low value-added or manually intensive activities, to improve capabilities to
manage assets to increase efficiencies, or to reduce errors

69
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cost avoidance

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opportunities to modify business
processes to avoid cost increases in the future.

70
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Acquisition costs

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direct costs to acquire and implement and indirect costs of the disruption to current operations

71
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operating costs

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Direct costs necessary to operate, maintain, and administer the technology & indirect costs of user downtime and lost productivity.

72
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What are the 6 types of risks?

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1) Alignment risk
2) Solution risk
3) Financial risk
4) Project risk
5) Change risk
6) Technological risk

73
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Internal rate of return (IRR)

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discount rate that makes the project’s NPV equal to zero

74
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Accounting Rate of Return (ARR)

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(average annual income from the IT initiative)/ (initial investment cost)

75
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Systems Development Life Cycle

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1) Planning phase
2) Analysis phase
3) Design phase
4) Implementation phase
5) Maintenance phase

76
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Project Management

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is the planning, organizing, supervising and directing of an IT project.

77
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Project Manager

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is the lead member of the project team that is responsible for the project

78
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Project Sponsor

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will often the the SENIOR executive int he company who take s responsibility for the success of the project

79
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What are the constraints of IT project?

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Cost
Scope
Time
which affect the overall quality

80
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100% Rule

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rule requiring 100% planning of all tasks, including all the internal, external, and interim tasks

81
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15-15 Rule

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rule suggesting that is a project is >15% over budget or 15% off the planned schedule, it will likely NEVER recoup the time/cost necessary to be considered successful

82
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PERT Chart

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works to identify all tasks of a project.

83
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Gantt Chart

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graphical representation of the project schedule by mapping the tasks to a project calendar