Exam 10: Monitoring and Information Systems

Monitoring, as an activity, should be kept distinct from __________, which is the process of making judgments about the quality and effectiveness of project performance.

The best sources of items to be monitored are the project risk management plan, change of scope orders, and __________.

List the four conventions used to aid in estimating percent completion.

Management by exception has the disadvantage of being __________.

(BAC + EV)/ CPI = __________.

The earned value rule that divides the actual task time-to-date by the scheduled time for the task to calculate percent complete is called the __________ rule.  

Microsoft's PMIS product is referred to as Microsoft __________.

In earned value analysis, (CPI)(SPI)= __________.

If CPI = 1.05, then __________ is favorable.

When using earned value analysis, identify the three conditions that can exist with respect to the completion of activity in a project.

EV - PV = __________.

Monitoring, as an activity, should be kept distinct from __________, which uses data supplied by monitoring to bring actual performance into approximate congruence with planned performance.

__________ is collecting, recording, and reporting information concerning any and all aspects of project performance that the project manager or others in the organization wish to know.

One of the most common errors when collecting data is __________.

Conceptually, EAC represents the amount spent to date plus __________.

A(n)__________ is a simple tally of the occurrence of an event. This type of measure is easy to collect and is often reported as events per unit of time or reported as events as a percent of a standard number.

Which of the following is NOT a common difficulty in the design of project reports?

If CSI is less than 1, it is indicative of a(n) __________.

According to the authors, the key items to be planned, monitored, and controlled are __________.

Excessive computer involvement with computer activity replacing project management; loss of touch with the project and its realities, is referred to as __________.