Midterm

Question 1

A system that integrates individual traditional business functions in a series of modules so they occur in a single system rather than several different ones is..

Answer 1

ERP

Question 2

You choose to acquire softeare from an outside source during which and what part of the phase

Answer 2

At the end of the analysis phase

Question 3

What are the phases of the SDLC and what do they consist of?

Answer 3

Analysis - Requirements are studied and structured
Planning - Project team determines the goals of the project and begins to gather many possible requirements.
Design - Putting together the pieces of the system and defining how they will function.
Implementation - Physical installation and creation of system.
Maintenance - Preventive, adaptive, and corrective maintenance.

Question 4

The organizational process through which computer-based information systems are developed and maintained best defines:

Answer 4

Information systems analysis and design.

Question 5

Document sent to vendors asking them to propose hardware and software that will meet the requirements of your new system is a:

Answer 5

Request for proposal

Question 6

Turning system specifications into a working system that is tested and then put into use is:

Answer 6

Implementation

Question 7

Turning over responsibility of an organizations information systems applciaitons and operations to another firm is

Answer 7

Oustourcing

Question 8

Traditional methodology used in information systems analysis and design.

Answer 8

SDLC

Question 9

Multiple step approaches to systems development that guide your work and influence the quality of the system.

Answer 9

Methodologies

Question 10

What should be considered when purchasing off the shelf software.

Answer 10

Does it meet requirements? Are you paying for additional features you don’t need? Compatibility with existing systems? Training?

Question 11

What does the project close down phase consist of?

Answer 11

Release of all resources used during project. Closure of any financial issues, contracts. Archiving project records. Recording lessons learned.

Question 12

A critical path is?

Answer 12

A sequence of activities whose order and duration’s directly affect the completion date of a project.

Question 13

Developing an understanding of the content and complexity of the project is the purpose of:

Answer 13

Describing the project scope, alternatives, and feasibility.

Question 14

Phase of the project management process in which activities are performed to assess the size, scope, and complexity of the project and to establish procedures to support later project activities best defines:

Answer 14

Project Initiation

Question 15

What occurs during project execution?

Answer 15

Monitoring project progress against the baseline plan, engineering, installation, integration.

Question 16

Process of dividing the project into manageable tasks and logically ordering them to ensure a smooth evolution between tasks defines:

Answer 16

Work breakdown structure.

Question 17

What would be the estimated time for completion if the time estimates for the report design are as follows: optimistic = 3 weeks; pessimistic = 9 weeks; realistic = 6 weeks?

Answer 17

(3 + 9 + 4(6)) / 6 = 6

Question 18

Slack time is:

Answer 18

The difference between an activity’s latest and earliest expected completion times.

Question 19

Any person, group of people, piece of equipment, or material used in accomplishing an activity is referred to as a:

Answer 19

Resource

Question 20

A statement that makes it clear what business a company is in:

Answer 20

Mission Statement

Question 21

This approach requires the identification of business problems and opportunities used to define projects:

Answer 21

Bottom-up Planning

Question 22

The extent to which the project is viewed as helping the organization achieve its strategic objectives and long-term goals:

Answer 22

Strategic Allignment

Question 23

Which of the following possible project sources most often reflects the broader needs of the organization?

Answer 23

Top management

Question 24

This approach begins by conducting an extensive analysis of the organizations mission, objectives, and strategy and determining the information requirements needed to meet each objective:

Answer 24

Top-down planning

Question 25

A generc information systems planning methodology that identifies and defines IS development projects based on solving operational business problems or taking advantage of some business opportunities defines:

Answer 25

Bottom up planning

Question 26

The method by which an organization attempts to achieve its mission and objectives best defines:

Answer 26

Competitive strategy

Question 27

Research has found that projects identified by top management more often:

Answer 27

have a strategic,organizational focus

Question 28

Research has fond that projects identified by individual departments or business units mos often:

Answer 28

have a narrow, tactical focus

Question 29

Analyzing an organizations activities to determine where value is added to products and or services and the costs incurred best describes:

Answer 29

Value chain analysis

Question 30

The justification for an information system, presented in terms of the tangible and intangible economic benefits and costs and the technical and organizational feasibility of the proposed system best defines:

Answer 30

Business case

Question 31

The project scope statement:

Answer 31

Defines deliverables and objectives for the project at a high level.

Question 32

Activities designed to assist in organizing a team to conduct project planning is the focus of:

Answer 32

Project initiation

Question 33

The baseline project plan:

Answer 33

Confirm customer requirements and improve definition of the project scope. Break down work to the level of detail you plan to manage the project and refine the plan by more accurately defining and sequencing activities. Improve understanding of plan.

Question 34

A major outcome and deliverable fromt he project initiation and planning phase that contains the best estimate of a project’s scope, benefits, costs, risks, and resources requirements defines the:

Answer 34

Baseline project plan

Question 35

The following are elements of project planning:

Answer 35

Describing the project scope, alternatives, and feasibility.

Question 36

A document prepared for the customer during project initiation and planning that describes what the project will deliver and outlines generally at a high level all work required to complete the project is the:

Answer 36

Project scope statement.

Question 37

The objective of project planning process is:

Answer 37

The development of a baseline project plan and project scope statement.

Question 38

Which of the following is not an element of project initiation?

Answer 38

Dividing the project into manageable tasks.