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IS 405 Midterm Flashcards

1
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The process used in the creation of the earth is an example of …

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d. All of the above

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During this semester, I am supposed to:

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d. All of the above

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3
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Which three processes are strategic in nature?

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Strategy and enterprise architecture, project portfolio management, product/service management

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4
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Which is not connected by an arrow with the customer?

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development lifecycle

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5
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Which two processes are implementation is nature?

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project management and development lifecycle

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What happens on the arrow between operations and the customer?

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A. Help desk support and information.

C. Customer feedback of product performance.

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Which two processes connected with a one-way arrow?

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project management and product/service management

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What are the processes listed on the Business Processes Interface Map?

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Strategy and Enterprise Architecture, Service Management, Project Portfolio Management, Project Management, Development Lifecycles, Operations and Customer Support

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which of the following is NOT one of the processes listed on the business interface map?

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finance management

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10
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How many development lifecycles can a good project management process support?

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as many as there are

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Which process owns the solution, including the roadmap, performance, determination of requirements, and proposal of project to support it?

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service/product management

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12
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What is the service/product management process

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a. Understand the industry, understand the customer, understand technology, propose solution, sponsor the solution development activity, monitor the performance of the solution

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What is the development lifecycle process?

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d. investigate, design, build, test, validate, deploy

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Which is a project management process?

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c. Understand the project context, plan the scope, create the resourced schedule, finalize the plan, execute the project, closeout the project

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What is the difference between project mgmt & product mgmt?

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c. Product management guides product, project management is an implementation behavior

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What is an example of a strategy/enterprise architecture development process?

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understand the strategy of the parent organization, develop a mission statement, determine the business culture of the organization, develop strategic objectives, outline the technology norms and standards

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What are the steps to establish the project context?

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review the project documentation, create the planning team, establish the project governance framework

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18
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Three areas of focus on BYU’s project management process map

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Establish the project context, plan the project, execute the project

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19
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What does the vertical box represent in the model?

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do it before the next step

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20
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What does the horizontal box represent in the model?

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concurrent steps

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21
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What of the three constraints do you define first?

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scope

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22
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Which of the constraints do you work with second?

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schedule

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Which of the three constraints do you work with last?

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resources

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24
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What is the governance framework?

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the rules and processes for planning and managing scope, schedule, resource, and communication

25
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What does the gold diamond represent on the process model?

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portfolio managment

26
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What does the green diamond represent on the process model?

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meet with the sponsor

27
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WBS stands for…

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work breakdown structure

28
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first step in the WBS is…

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identify the major components

29
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What is the purpose of the major components on the WBS?

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group tasks into categories for tracking

30
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What are the five types of major components?

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deliverables, phases, functions, geography, releases

31
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ps = lr + tde

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preliminary schedule = logical relationships + task duration estimates, formula for building the schedule based on dependencies and estimates

32
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three types of logical relationships (that we use)

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SS with lag, FS, FF with lag

33
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when talking about task relationships, what does lag mean?

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time that predecessor ends to when successors starts

34
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Every time a task appears in a project, the project manager should…

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code it to get it on the schedule, own it to give it an owner who is accountable, complete it (meaning give it a completion criteria to understand how it fits into the project)

35
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When meeting with the planning team, what is the first question asked?

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Which functions are most affected by the outcome of this project?

36
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When meeting with the planning team, what is the second question asked?

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Which functions most contribute to the success of this project?

37
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Which of the following is not a responsibility of the project manager?

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e. all of the above are duties of a project manager

38
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Which is not the responsibility of the sponsor?

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e. all of the above are responsibilities of the sponsor

39
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How many advocates (team members) should be on the planning team?

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4-7

40
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What happens if you can’t identify someone to advocate on behalf of one or more of the functions you identified?

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work with the sponsor to identify the best candidate

41
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What is the tangible output that the planning team is formed?

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team roster

42
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From the white paper from Vitalsmarts, which is not true?

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solving problems inside the team is always best - that way the sponsor only hears the good news and doesn’t have to worry about the problems

43
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What is AWOL sponsorship?

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a sponsor that doesn’t provide leadership, political clout, time, or energy to see the project through

44
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What is skirting?

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people work around the priority-setting process

45
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What is a project chicken?

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team leaders and members don’t admit when there are problems with a project but instead wait for someone else to speak up

46
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team failures

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team members are unwilling or unable to support the project?

47
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fact-free planning

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project is set up to fail when deadlines or resource limits are set with no consideration for reality

48
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calendar estimate

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how many days with weekends and holidays to complete an estimate

49
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effort estimate

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how many hours to actually complete the task

50
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duration estimate

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how many business days it will take to complete the task

51
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POS estimate

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estimate of how long it will take based on the expectation of the sponsor and customer

52
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Which of the following is not a silver bullet of task estimates?

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d. always add a pad

53
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Which of the following are parts of the productivity factor a project team member?

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e. All of the above

54
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Which of the following are not an estimate of time?

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skill

55
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What is not an element of deMarco’s rule?

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b. What is the percent chance the task will be completed at all?

56
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What is the time estimate that is included in the original Project Objective Statement?

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sponsor’s duration estimate

57
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ictus and choral conducting are vital concepts in music, but can be applied in project management. What applies?

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all of the above

58
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The field is white ____ to harvest.

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already

59
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Prayers about projects are appropriate and answered

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true

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