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What is it called when a company uses organizations from developing countries to write code and develop systems?


A) Insourcing
B) Outsourcing
C) Business process outsourcing
D) Offshore outsourcing

E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

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What breaks a project into tiny phases,and developers cannot continue on to the next phase until the first phase is complete?


A) RAD methodology
B) Agile methodology
C) Waterfall methodology
D) Extreme programming

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Which of the following is not one of the tenets in the Agile Alliance's manifesto?


A) Satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable software
B) Do not allow changing requirements, especially late in development
C) Business people and developers must work together daily throughout the project
D) All of the above

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Project milestones are any measurable,tangible,verifiable outcome,result,or item that is produced to complete a project or part of a project.

A) True
B) False

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In the past,outsourcing was often used tactically,as a quick-fix,short-term solution to a particular need or problem which did not form part of an overall business strategy.

A) True
B) False

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A prototype is a smaller-scale representation or working model of the users' requirements or a proposed design for an information system.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following is a characteristic of a successful project?


A) Delivered on time
B) Delivered within budget
C) Meets the business's requirements
D) All of the above

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Failure to manage __________ scope is one of the primary reasons for project failure.

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The _________ phase involves placing the system into production so users can begin to perform actual business operations with the system.

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The rapid application development methodology emphasizes extensive user involvement in the rapid and evolutionary construction of working __________ of a system to accelerate the systems development process.

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Which of the following does a project manager perform?


A) Defines and develops the project plan
B) Tracks the plan to ensure all key project milestones are completed on time
C) Expert in project planning and management
D) All of the above

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following is the primary reason why companies outsource?


A) Tap outside sources of expertise
B) Concentrate resources on core business
C) Reduce headcount and related expenses
D) All of the above

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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Time,cost,and ___________ are the three primary variables in any project.

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________ chart is a graphical network model that depicts a project's tasks and the relationships between those tasks.

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What is the analysis phase in the SDLC?


A) Involves establishing a high-level plan of the intended project and determining project goals
B) Involves analyzing end-user business requirements and refining project goals into defined functions and operations of the intended system
C) Involves describing the desired features and operations of the system
D) Involves placing the system into production so users can begin to perform actual business operations with the system

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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Domestic information systems must support a diverse base of customers,users,products,languages,currencies,laws,and so on.

A) True
B) False

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What is a project charter and what does it include?

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Managing people is one of the hardest and most critical efforts a ______________ manager undertakes.

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What is the critical path?


A) The path from resource to task that passes through all critical components of a project plan
B) The path between tasks to the projects finish that passes through all critical components of a project plan
C) The path from start to finish that passes through all the tasks that are critical to completing the project in the shortest amount of time
D) The path from start to finish that passes through all the tasks that are critical to completing the project in the longest amount of time

E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

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Which of the following is not a technique for choosing strategic projects?


A) Categorize projects
B) Perform a financial analysis
C) Focus on organizational goals
D) Develop a project plan

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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