Question 1

What do SMART criteria for successful objective creation include?

Accepted Answer

A)  Specific, metrics, agreed upon, real, time valued 
B)  Specific, measurable, agreed upon, realistic, time framed 
C)  Specific, measurable, accurate, real, time valued 
D)  Specific, metrics, agreed upon, realistic, time framed 
A)  Specific, metrics, agreed upon, real, time valued 
B)  Specific, measurable, agreed upon, realistic, time framed 
C)  Specific, measurable, accurate, real, time valued 
D)  Specific, metrics, agreed upon, realistic, time framed

Question 2

The many benefits associated with outsourcing include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Increased quality and efficiency of a process, service, or function. 
B)  Reduced operating expenses. 
C)  Avoiding costly outlay of capital funds. 
D)  All are benefits associated with outsourcing. 
A)  Increased quality and efficiency of a process, service, or function. 
B)  Reduced operating expenses. 
C)  Avoiding costly outlay of capital funds. 
D)  All are benefits associated with outsourcing.

Question 3

Project ____________ is a formal, approved document that manages and controls project execution.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Project ____________ is a formal, approved document...

Question 4

What is the logical relationship that exists between the project tasks, or between a project task and a milestone?

Accepted Answer

A)  Resource 
B)  Task 
C)  Dependency 
D)  Activity 
A)  Resource 
B)  Task 
C)  Dependency 
D)  Activity

Question 5

__________ chart is a simple bar chart that depicts project tasks against a calendar.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ chart is a simple bar chart...

Question 6

Which of the following is an outsourcing challenge caused by contract length?

Accepted Answer

A)  Difficulties in getting out of a contract 
B)  Problems in foreseeing future issues 
C)  Problems in reforming an internal IT department 
D)  All of these 
A)  Difficulties in getting out of a contract 
B)  Problems in foreseeing future issues 
C)  Problems in reforming an internal IT department 
D)  All of these

Question 7

Which of the following is the most likely reason why companies outsource?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tap outside sources of expertise 
B)  Concentrate resources on core business 
C)  Reduce headcount and related expenses 
D)  Better manage the costs of internal processes 
A)  Tap outside sources of expertise 
B)  Concentrate resources on core business 
C)  Reduce headcount and related expenses 
D)  Better manage the costs of internal processes

Question 8

The R in the SMART criteria for successful objective creation stands for _________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The R in the SMART criteria for...

Question 9

What is the implementation phase in the SDLC?

Accepted Answer

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 and proving user documentation so users can begin to perform actual business operations with the system 
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 and proving user documentation so users can begin to perform actual business operations with the system

Question 10

Which of the following is not the responsibility of a change control board?

Accepted Answer

A)  Controlling the change requests 
B)  Approving the change requests 
C)  Rejecting the change requests 
D)  Managing the projects 
A)  Controlling the change requests 
B)  Approving the change requests 
C)  Rejecting the change requests 
D)  Managing the projects

Question 11

Explain the business benefits of outsourcing.

Accepted Answer

Increased quality and efficiency, reduce

Question 12

Project _________ defines the work that must be completed to deliver a product with the specified features and functions.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Project _________ defines the work that must...

Question 13

What is the most important part of the project plan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gantt chart 
B)  Specification 
C)  Communication 
D)  None of these 
A)  Gantt chart 
B)  Specification 
C)  Communication 
D)  None of these

Question 14

All of the following are challenges of outsourcing, except:

Accepted Answer

A)  Contract length 
B)  Competitive edge 
C)  Confidentiality 
D)  Multisourcing 
A)  Contract length 
B)  Competitive edge 
C)  Confidentiality 
D)  Multisourcing

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Who is a project manager?

Accepted Answer

A)  An individual who is knowledge and skilled in project activities. 
B)  An individual who sets up measurable and tangible goals. 
C)  An individual who funds the project. 
D)  An individual who is an expert in project planning and management. 
A)  An individual who is knowledge and skilled in project activities. 
B)  An individual who sets up measurable and tangible goals. 
C)  An individual who funds the project. 
D)  An individual who is an expert in project planning and management.

Question 17

What is an arrangement by which one organization provides a service or services for another organization that chooses not to perform them in-house?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

What is a graphical network model that depicts a project's tasks and the relationships between those tasks?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gantt chart 
B)  PERT chart 
C)  Dependency 
D)  All of these 
A)  Gantt chart 
B)  PERT chart 
C)  Dependency 
D)  All of these

Question 19

Describe the seven phases of the systems development life cycle.

Accepted Answer

The seven phases in the SDLC include the

Question 20

Designing the IT infrastructure typically occurs during the design phase.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What do SMART criteria for successful objective creation include?

The many benefits associated with outsourcing include which of the following?

Project ____________ is a formal, approved document that manages and controls project execution.

What is the logical relationship that exists between the project tasks, or between a project task and a milestone?

__________ chart is a simple bar chart that depicts project tasks against a calendar.

Which of the following is an outsourcing challenge caused by contract length?

Which of the following is the most likely reason why companies outsource?

The R in the SMART criteria for successful objective creation stands for _________.

What is the implementation phase in the SDLC?

Which of the following is not the responsibility of a change control board?

Explain the business benefits of outsourcing.

Project _________ defines the work that must be completed to deliver a product with the specified features and functions.

What is the most important part of the project plan?

All of the following are challenges of outsourcing, except:

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

Who is a project manager?

What is an arrangement by which one organization provides a service or services for another organization that chooses not to perform them in-house?

What is a graphical network model that depicts a project's tasks and the relationships between those tasks?

Describe the seven phases of the systems development life cycle.

Designing the IT infrastructure typically occurs during the design phase.

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What do SMART criteria for successful objective creation include?

The many benefits associated with outsourcing include which of the following?

Project ____________ is a formal, approved document that manages and controls project execution.

What is the logical relationship that exists between the project tasks, or between a project task and a milestone?

__________ chart is a simple bar chart that depicts project tasks against a calendar.

Which of the following is an outsourcing challenge caused by contract length?

Which of the following is the most likely reason why companies outsource?

The R in the SMART criteria for successful objective creation stands for _________.

What is the implementation phase in the SDLC?

Which of the following is not the responsibility of a change control board?

Explain the business benefits of outsourcing.

Project _________ defines the work that must be completed to deliver a product with the specified features and functions.

What is the most important part of the project plan?

All of the following are challenges of outsourcing, except:

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

Who is a project manager?

What is an arrangement by which one organization provides a service or services for another organization that chooses not to perform them in-house?

What is a graphical network model that depicts a project's tasks and the relationships between those tasks?

Describe the seven phases of the systems development life cycle.

Designing the IT infrastructure typically occurs during the design phase.

Information Systems in Business

Strategic Decision Making

E-Business

Ethics and Information Security

It Architectures

Databases and Data Warehouses

Networks, Telecommunications, and Wireless Computing

Supply Chain Management

Customer Relationship Management

Enterprise Resource Planning and Collaboration Systems

Business Process

Filters