Chapter 5 IT Book Questions

1. 11._______ refer(s) to all the work involved in creating the products of the project and the pro- cesses used to create them.
   

   1. Aa. deliverables
   2. Bb. milestones
   3. Cc. scope
   4. Dproduct development
2. 22. Which tool or technique for collecting requirements is often the most expensive and time consuming?
   

   1. Aa. interviews
   2. Bb. focus groups
   3. Cc. surveys
   4. Dd. obseravation
3. 33. A _______ is a deliverable-oriented grouping of the work involved in a project that defines its total scope.
   

   1. Aa. scope statement
   2. Bb. WBS
   3. Cc. WBS dictionary
   4. Dd. work package
4. 44. What approach to developing a WBS involves writing down or drawing ideas in a nonlinear format?

   1. Aa. top-down
   2. Bb. bottom-up
   3. Cc. analogy
   4. Dd. mind mapping
5. 55. Assume that you have a project with major categories called planning, analysis, design, and testing. What level of the WBS would these items fall und

   1. Aa. 0
   2. Bb. 1
   3. Cc. 2
   4. Dd. 3
6. 66. Which of the following is not a best practice that can help in avoiding scope problems on IT projects?

   1. Aa. Keep the scope realistic
   2. Bb. Use off-the-shelf hardware and software whenever possible
   3. Cc. Follow good project management processes
   4. Dd. Don't involve too many users in scope management
7. 77. Why did McDonald’s terminate a large project after spending $170 million on it?

   1. Aa. The copmany found a better technology
   2. Bb. The company decided to outsource the work
   3. Cc. The scope was too much to handle
   4. Dd. The government requirement that prompted the project was repealed
8. 88. Scope _______ is often achieved by a customer inspection and then sign-off on key deliverables.
   

   1. Aa. acceptance
   2. Bb. validation
   3. Cc. completion
   4. Dd. close-out
9. 99. Which of the following is not a suggestion for improving user input?

   1. Aa. Develop a good project selection process for IT projects
   2. Bb. Have users on the project team
   3. Cc. Co-locate users with developers
   4. Dd. Only have meetings as needed, not on a regular basis
10. 1010. Project management software helps you develop a _______, which serves as a basis for creating Gantt charts, assigning resources, and allocating costs.
    

    1. Aa. project plan
    2. Bb. schedule
    3. Cc. WBS
    4. Dd. deliverable

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