Exam 15: The Systems Development Life Cycle and Project Management: Addressing the Challenges of Building Ais Systems

The project sponsor generally obtains necessary resources for successful project completion.

The critical path in a PERT chart represents:

Control Objectives for Information and related Technology's (CobIT)guidance is guided by a structure that corresponds to the SDLC,namely: Plan and Organize,Acquire and Implement,Deliver and Support and Monitor and Evaluate.

Brainstorm a list of reasons why 68% (including 44% challenged + 24% failed)of the information technology projects either failed or were challenged in 2009.Consider specifics of each of the elements of the triple constraints model and any other common delays including the challenges of working with programmers,software and hardware suppliers and vendors,etc.What is the best way to overcome these issues and decrease the number of projects failed or challenged?

The PERT and Gantt charts primarily address the triple constraint of:

Which phase of the systems development life cycle includes transforming the plan from the design phase into an actual,functioning system:

Parallel or concurrent tasks are tasks that be done at the same time.

The 100% rule suggests that before a PERT chart is done,a project manager must:

The final phase of the systems development life cycle is the

The maintenance phase of the SDLC is the final phase of the SDLC and includes making changes,corrections,additions,and upgrades (generally smaller in scope)to ensure the system continues to meet the business requirements that have been set out for it.

The breakdown of all of the project tasks needed for completion is often called the work breakdown structure.

The IFAC suggested ten core principles of effective information technology planning.Which of these are not one of those ten core principles?

The systems development life cycle has five phases: Planning,Analysis,Design,Implementation and Maintenance.

PERT is actually an acronym for Program Evaluation Review Tool.

Explain how the Technology Acceptance Model can be used as a useful tool in planning an IT project.

As part of effective IT planning in systems development life cycle,a return on investment (ROI)calculation may be performed as part of the economic feasibility analysis.Often,many of the benefits from a new information system may be intangible benefits (e.g.system is easier to use or system enhances customer service,etc.)that are hard to quantify in an income statement.What are some intangible benefits of a state-of-the-art course registration system at your college or university?

A project sponsor is generally defined as:

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act's 404 Reports require management and auditors to report on

The Technology Acceptance Model defines perceived usefulness as the extent to which a person believes that the use of a particular system would be free of effort.

The 15-15 Rule states that if a project is more than 15 percent over budget or 15 percent off the desired schedule,it will: