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Lecture 2 - Establishing Software Project Management Foundations I Flashcards

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What are the 6 constraints of software projects?

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  • Scope
  • Quality
  • Cost
  • Time
  • Resources
  • Risk
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What are the elements of the software project anatomy (6)

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  • Goal-Oriented Plan
  • Client/Stakeholders
  • Commitment
  • Practice and processes
  • Project teams
  • Resources
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An individual or group that has an interest in any decision or activity of an organization is a…

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Stakeholder

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A stakeholder with the authority to make commitments and decisions regarding the project and product to be delivered is a…

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Client

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A person/organization that provides the requirements for and accepts the deliverable work products is a…

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Customer

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TF: A client buys goods and services

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False. Clients receive services

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TF: Customers buy goods and services

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True

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TF: Project Objectives are higher-level than project goals

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False. Project goals are higher-level (broader) than project objectives

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What should project goals outline? (2)

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  • what happens once project completed
  • how project aligns with overall business objectives
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TF: Project objectives are more detailed and specific than project goals

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True

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‘What do you plan to achieve by the end of the project’ is an element of project goals or project objectives?

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Project objectives

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TF: A characteristic of project goals is it should be attainable, time-bound, and have a specific outcome you can measure at the end of your project

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False. This is characteristic of project objectives

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A method used to come up with project objectives is…

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SMART methodology

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In the Goal Question Metrics approach for measurement, what are the three levels?

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  • Conceptual level
  • Operational level
  • Quantitative level
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In the Goal Question Metrics approach for measurement, what level is concerned with what we want to achieve?

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Conceptual level

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In the Goal Question Metrics approach for measurement, what level is concerned with generating a set of questions to determine achievement of goals?

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Operational level

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In the Goal Question Metrics approach for measurement, what level is concerned with establishing data that will answer each question in a measurable way?

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Quantitative level

18
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TF: Quality control involves a feedback loop to the process that created the work product

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True

19
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TF: Quality control does not involve adjusting the process when specifications are not met

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False

20
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The Structured reading of artefact content technique of measuring quality control can take the form of… (3)

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walk-through
review
inspection

21
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TF: The formalization of the review process is the least import differentiation between different review techniques

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False. It is the most important differentiation

22
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Functional organization where departments are grouped based on specific processes (i.e requirements, design, implementation) is a…

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Process-structured functional organization

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Functional organization where departments are grouped based on specific products (i.e user-interface, algorithms, database) is a…

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Product-structured functional organization

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Organizational structure where departments are grouped based on specific project(i.e project 1, project 2) is a…

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Project-structured organization

25
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Organizational structure where project has functional managers and project managers for different products

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Matrix-structured organization

26
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TF: A process framework is a specific process that can be tailored and adapted to fit the needs of particular projects/organizations

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False. It is a generic process

27
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The codification of methods, practices, and procedures that is endorsed by a professional society is a…

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Engineering standard

28
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What are pragmatic statements of practices that have been found to be effective in practical situations?

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Guidelines

29
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What are the three sides of the Scope triangle?

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Time
Cost
Resource availability

30
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What are the use cases of a Scope triangle

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  1. Problem escalation strategy
  2. Structuring project impact statement
31
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TF: Reducing the probability or likelihood of a risk is not a characteristic of risk management

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False

32
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TF: Risk management involves identifying, monitoring, and reducing the impact of risk

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True

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