Question 1

What is the number one reason that IT projects fall behind schedule or fail?

Accepted Answer

A)  change in business goals during the project
B)  lack of support from business management
C)  unclear or missing business requirements
D)  change in technology during the projectE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 2

Which of the following details the steps the system must perform along with the expected result of each step?

Accepted Answer

A)  testing phase
B)  testing documentation
C)  test conditions
D)  All of these are correct.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

What is an internal department that oversees all organizational projects?

Accepted Answer

A)  project deliverables
B)  project scope
C)  project management office
D)  project milestonesE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Project assumptions are specific factors that can limit options including budget, delivery dates, available skilled resources, and organizational policies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Project Management Office (PMO) is an internal department that oversees all organizational projects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Service-oriented architecture (SOA) is a business-driven enterprise architecture that supports integrating a business as linked, repeatable activities, tasks, or services.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What is a business-driven enterprise architecture that supports integrating a business as linked, repeatable activities, tasks, or services?

Accepted Answer

A)  service-oriented architecture
B)  service
C)  loose coupling
D)  interoperabilityE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 8

A methodology is a set of policies, procedures, standards, processes, practices, tools, techniques, and tasks that people apply to technical and management challenges.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What represents key dates when a certain group of activities must be performed?

Accepted Answer

A)  project milestones
B)  project objectives
C)  project assumptions
D)  project deliverableE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

A data flow diagram (DFD) illustrates the movement of information between external entities and the processes and data stores within the system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Summary internal reports highlight situations occurring outside of the normal operating range for a condition or standard.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is the project scope?

Accepted Answer

A)  an individual who is an expert in project planning and management, defines and develops the project plan, and tracks the plan to ensure that the project is completed on time and on budget
B)  a description of the business need (the problem the project will solve)  and the justification, requirements, and current boundaries for the project
C)  a formal, approved document that manages and controls the entire project
D)  a graphical representation of the processes that capture, manipulate, store, and distribute information between a system and its environmentE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Which of the following is a business-related consequence of successful software?

Accepted Answer

A)  increased revenues
B)  damage to brand reputation
C)  increased liabilities
D)  increased expensesE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

Preventative maintenance makes system changes to reduce the chance of future system failure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What is a business task?

Accepted Answer

A)  service-oriented architecture
B)  service
C)  loose coupling
D)  interoperabilityE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 16

Control objects for information and related technology (COBIT) are software suites that automate systems analysis, design, and development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Gate four is transition, and the primary questions answered in this phase address ownership of the system and training of key personnel.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following is a fundamental of the RAD methodology?

Accepted Answer

A)  focus initially on creating a prototype that looks and acts like the desired system
B)  actively involve system users in the analysis, design, and development phases
C)  accelerate collecting the business requirements through an interactive and iterative construction approach
D)  All of these are correct.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

What is feasibility?

Accepted Answer

A)  difficult to quantify or measure
B)  easy to quantify and typically measured to determine the success or failure of a project
C)  the measure of the tangible and intangible benefits of an information system
D)  periodic reviews of actual performance versus expected performanceE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 20

What is the success rate for a project using the waterfall methodology?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 in 10
B)  2 in 10
C)  4 in 10
D)  8 in 10E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Exam 9: Systems Development and Project Management: Corporateresponsibility

What is the success rate for a project using the waterfall methodology?

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Which of the following details the steps the system must perform along with the expected result of each step?

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What is the project scope?

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What is an internal department that oversees all organizational projects?

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Gate four is transition, and the primary questions answered in this phase address ownership of the system and training of key personnel.

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Which of the following is a business-related consequence of successful software?

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What is the number one reason that IT projects fall behind schedule or fail?

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What is feasibility?

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Project assumptions are specific factors that can limit options including budget, delivery dates, available skilled resources, and organizational policies.

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A data flow diagram (DFD) illustrates the movement of information between external entities and the processes and data stores within the system.

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The Project Management Office (PMO) is an internal department that oversees all organizational projects.

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Which of the following is a fundamental of the RAD methodology?

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Preventative maintenance makes system changes to reduce the chance of future system failure.

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What represents key dates when a certain group of activities must be performed?

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Service-oriented architecture (SOA) is a business-driven enterprise architecture that supports integrating a business as linked, repeatable activities, tasks, or services.

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What is a business-driven enterprise architecture that supports integrating a business as linked, repeatable activities, tasks, or services?

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Summary internal reports highlight situations occurring outside of the normal operating range for a condition or standard.

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A methodology is a set of policies, procedures, standards, processes, practices, tools, techniques, and tasks that people apply to technical and management challenges.

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Control objects for information and related technology (COBIT) are software suites that automate systems analysis, design, and development.

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What is a business task?

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