Chapter 3 Review


 Chapter 3 Review

1. The project ____ handles administrative responsibilities for the development team and negotiates with users you might have conflicting requirements.
A: expediter
B: supporter
C: coordinator
D: leader

2. PERT/CPM is considered to be a ____ technique.
A: side-to-side
B: parallel task
C: bottom-up
D: top-down

3. Analyzing risks is a two-step process that includes both ____ analysis.
A: qualitative and quantitative
B: profit and loss
C: timing and critical path
D: identification and response

4. Project ____ includes identifying project tasks and estimating completion time and costs.
A: planning
B: scheduling
C: monitoring and controlling
D: reporting

5. With PERT/CPM, the ____ is the amount of time it will take to complete a task.
A: time assignment
B: time duration
C: time length
D: time pattern

6. A ____ walk-through is a review of a project team member's work by other members of the team.
A: status
B: structured
C: open
D: private

7. Project ____ involves the creation of a specific timetable, usually in the form of charts that show tasks, task dependencies, and critical tasks that may delay a project.
A: planning
B: scheduling
C: monitoring and controlling
D: reporting

8. With PERT/CPM, tasks that must be completed one after the other, like a relay race, are called ____ tasks.
A: dependent
B: independent
C: fast
D: tiered

9. Walk-throughs that take place throughout the SDLC are also called all of the following EXCEPT ____.
A: code reviews
B: design reviews
C: testing reviews
D: timing review

10. Project ____ requires guiding, supervising, and coordinating the project team's workload.
A: planning
B: scheduling
C: monitoring and controlling
D: reporting

11. Task patterns can involve ____ tasks.
A: dependent
B: multiple successor
C: multiple predecessor
D: all of the above

12. Project managers can use ____ software to help plan, estimate, schedule, monitor, and report on a project.
A: change control
B: project management
C: project resource
D: path management

13. Project ____ tasks include regular progress reports to management, users, and the project team itself.
A: planning
B: scheduling
C: monitoring and controlling
D: reporting

14. When several tasks can start at the same time, each is called a ____ task.
A: concurrent
B: successor
C: predecessor
D: dependent

15. When software is ____ it is free, and supported by a large group of users and developers.
A: free-source
B: open-source
C: private-source
D: share-source

16. A(n) ____, or activity, is any work that has a beginning and an end and requires the use of company resources such as people, time, or money.
A: event
B: task
C: habit
D: plan

17. Often, two or more concurrent tasks, depend on a single prior task, which is called a ____.
A: concurrent
B: successor
C: predecessor
D: dependent

18. The most popular project management software is ____.
A: ACT
B: Microsoft Office Project 2007
C: Open Workbench
D: Project Solution

19. A(n) ____, or milestone, is a recognizable reference point that can be used to monitor progress and manage the project.
A: plan
B: habit
C: event
D: task

20. In the situation where concurrent tasks depend on a predecessor task, each concurrent task is called a ____ task.
A: dependent
B: successor
C: predecessor
D: dependent

21. A ____ path includes all tasks that are vital to the project schedule.
 A: vital
 B: baseline
 C: critical
 D: foundational

22. A(n: ____ chart displays complex task patterns and relationships.
 A: Gantt
 B: index
 C: PERT/CPM
 D: task

23. In developing time and cost estimates, project managers must consider _____.
 A: project size and scope
 B: IT resources
 C: prior experience with similar projects or systems
 D: all of the above

24. A project manager’s scheduling function _____.
 A: involves guiding, supervising, and coordinating the project team’s workload
 B: includes monitoring the progress of the project, evaluating results, and taking corrective action when necessary to stay on target
 C: involves staffing, which includes selecting the project team and assigning specific tasks to team members
 D: includes identifying and arranging project tasks and estimating completion times and costs

25. A task is any work that requires the use of company resources including all of the following EXCEPT ____.
 A: controlling capital
 B: people
 C: time
 D: money

26. A risk management plan includes a review of all of the following EXCEPT ____.
 A: employees
 B: project scope
 C: stakeholders
 D: budget

27. Project scheduling involves all of the following EXCEPT ____.
 A: defining project constraints
 B: staffing the project team
 C: arranging for necessary resources
 D: assigning specific tasks to team members

28. Microsoft’s risk management model includes all of the following EXCEPT ____.
 A: category, which specifies the risk type
 B: probability, which indicates the degree of adverse effect should the risk occur, on a scale of 1 to 10
 C: mitigation plan, which identifies plans to control or limit the risk
 D: trigger, which identifies a condition that would initiate the contingency plan

29. A project manager’s planning _____.
 A: involves guiding, supervising, and coordinating the project team’s workload
 B: includes monitoring the progress of the project, evaluating results, and taking corrective action when necessary to stay on target
 C: consists of staffing, which includes selecting the project team and assigning specific tasks to team members
 D: includes identifying project tasks and estimating completion times and costs

30. All of the following are versions of Microsoft Office Project 2007 EXCEPT ____.
 A: Standard
 B: Enterprise
 C: Professional
 D: Server

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