ITM305 - Previous Exam
True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false. Circle 'A' if the statement is true and 'B' for false.
____ 1. Projects are never initiated to solve immediate business problems.
____ 2. The most critical element in the success of a system development project is user involvement.
____ 3. A work breakdown structure (WBS) is simply a list of all the required individual activities and tasks for the project.
____ 4. Slack time is the amount of time a task can be delayed without affecting the project schedule.
____ 5. For planning and scheduling purposes, many project managers use project management software and Gantt charts to plan and track the iterations of the project.
____ 6. Project feasibility analysis is an activity that verifies whether a project can be started and successfully completed.
____ 7. Feasibility analysis attempts to identify all the risks of failure.
____ 8. Project management is a support discipline, and therefore is not critical to system development.
____ 9. Historically, the success rate of system development projects has been very high.
____ 10. A project manager has both internal and external responsibilities.
____ 11. Economic feasibility asks whether the anticipated benefits are greater than the projected costs to develop the information system.
____ 12. Increased customer satisfaction (not measurable in dollars) is an example of a tangible benefit.
____ 13. Schedule feasibility is not a concern when the project must be completed by a specific date.
____ 14. Interviewing stakeholders is by far the most effective way to understand business functions and business rules.
____ 15. Joint application design (JAD) is a technique used to expedite the investigation of system requirements.
____ 16. The objective of a structured walkthrough is to fix errors in a system.
____ 17. The analysis phase involves defining in great detail what the information system needs to accomplish in order
Indicate whether the statement is true or false. Circle 'A' if the statement is true and 'B' for false.
____ 1. Projects are never initiated to solve immediate business problems.
____ 2. The most critical element in the success of a system development project is user involvement.
____ 3. A work breakdown structure (WBS) is simply a list of all the required individual activities and tasks for the project.
____ 4. Slack time is the amount of time a task can be delayed without affecting the project schedule.
____ 5. For planning and scheduling purposes, many project managers use project management software and Gantt charts to plan and track the iterations of the project.
____ 6. Project feasibility analysis is an activity that verifies whether a project can be started and successfully completed.
____ 7. Feasibility analysis attempts to identify all the risks of failure.
____ 8. Project management is a support discipline, and therefore is not critical to system development.
____ 9. Historically, the success rate of system development projects has been very high.
____ 10. A project manager has both internal and external responsibilities.
____ 11. Economic feasibility asks whether the anticipated benefits are greater than the projected costs to develop the information system.
____ 12. Increased customer satisfaction (not measurable in dollars) is an example of a tangible benefit.
____ 13. Schedule feasibility is not a concern when the project must be completed by a specific date.
____ 14. Interviewing stakeholders is by far the most effective way to understand business functions and business rules.
____ 15. Joint application design (JAD) is a technique used to expedite the investigation of system requirements.
____ 16. The objective of a structured walkthrough is to fix errors in a system.
____ 17. The analysis phase involves defining in great detail what the information system needs to accomplish in order