Exam 10: Monitoring and Information Systems

If EV = $500, AC = $475, PV = $450; SV = $________.

When collecting raw project data, it is important to make sure that all data are collected from sources that operate on the same __________ and with the same rules for data collection.

According to the authors, in the planning - monitoring - controlling cycle, the directions of the flows indicate that __________.

Secondary uses for monitoring include __________.

In earned value analysis, the __________ is computed as the earned value minus the actual cost of work performed.

In earned value analysis, the 0 - 100 percent rule allows __________.

Ordinal rankings of performance are examples of a __________ type of measure.

__________ may not be constant over the project's life because they can be changed by the parent organization, the client, or the community.

The project __________ describes what is being done, when and the planned level of resource usage for each task, work-package or element in the project.

Suggest some practical measures that can be used to improve the perception about the benefits of meetings.

In earned value analysis, if the cost variance is (-$10,000), __________.

In general data are biased by __________ advertently or inadvertently.

Describe the three common difficulties in designing project reports.

In earned value analysis, the 50-50 rule assumes that __________.

__________ are used when some aspect of system performance cannot be measured directly.

Which of the following conventions has the characteristic of the project always seeming to be running late, until the very end when it seems to suddenly catch up?

In earned value analysis, EAC refers to the __________.

According to the authors, the project manager can tolerate almost any kind of behavior, EXCEPT __________.

Identify the main complaints associated with meetings.

__________ is when individuals are overwhelmed with too many reports, too much detail, and too much data.