Question 1

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) In-sourcing 
B) Outsourcing 
C) Business process outsourcing 
D) Offshore outsourcing 
A) In-sourcing 
B) Outsourcing 
C) Business process outsourcing 
D) Offshore outsourcing

Question 2

Onshore outsourcing occurs when contracting an outsourcing arrangement with a company in a nearby country.Often this country will share a border with the native country.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following describes a project?

Accepted Answer

A) A temporary activity undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result. 
B) The application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities in order to meet or exceed stakeholder needs and expectations from a project. 
C) Any measurable, tangible, verifiable outcome, result, or item that is produced to complete a project or part of a project. 
D) Key dates by which a certain group of activities must be performed. 
A) A temporary activity undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result. 
B) The application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities in order to meet or exceed stakeholder needs and expectations from a project. 
C) Any measurable, tangible, verifiable outcome, result, or item that is produced to complete a project or part of a project. 
D) Key dates by which a certain group of activities must be performed.

Question 4

What is the outsourcing option that includes the most remote location and indirect customer control?

Accepted Answer

A) Onshore outsourcing 
B) Nearshore outsourcing 
C) Offshore outsourcing 
D) None of the above 
A) Onshore outsourcing 
B) Nearshore outsourcing 
C) Offshore outsourcing 
D) None of the above

Question 5

Discovery prototyping builds a small-scale representation or working model of the system to ensure it meets the user and business requirements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What are factors considered to be true, real, or certain without proof or demonstration?

Accepted Answer

A) Project plan 
B) Project constraints 
C) Project assumptions 
D) Project deliverable 
A) Project plan 
B) Project constraints 
C) Project assumptions 
D) Project deliverable

Question 7

Which of the following includes a common reason why change occurs?

Accepted Answer

A) A misunderstanding of the initial scope. 
B) Shifts in planned technology that force unexpected and significant changes to the business. 
C) An omission in defining initial scope. 
D) All of the above. 
A) A misunderstanding of the initial scope. 
B) Shifts in planned technology that force unexpected and significant changes to the business. 
C) An omission in defining initial scope. 
D) All of the above.

Question 8

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 the above 
A) Gantt chart 
B) PERT chart 
C) Dependency 
D) All of the above

Question 9

What is legal feasibility?

Accepted Answer

A) Measures how well the solution will be accepted in a given opportunity. 
B) Measures how well a solution can be implemented within existing legal and contractual obligations. 
C) Measures the project time frame to ensure that it can be completed on time. 
D) Measures the practicality of a technical solution and the availability of technical resources and expertise. 
A) Measures how well the solution will be accepted in a given opportunity. 
B) Measures how well a solution can be implemented within existing legal and contractual obligations. 
C) Measures the project time frame to ensure that it can be completed on time. 
D) Measures the practicality of a technical solution and the availability of technical resources and expertise.

Question 10

A kill switch is a logical relationship that exists between the project tasks, or between a project task and a milestone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Gantt charts define dependency between project tasks before those tasks are scheduled.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Who are individuals and organizations actively involved in the project or whose interests might be affected as a result of project execution or project completion?

Accepted Answer

A) Project manager 
B) Project stakeholders 
C) Executive sponsor 
D) All of the above 
A) Project manager 
B) Project stakeholders 
C) Executive sponsor 
D) All of the above

Question 13

Onshore outsourcing occurs when engaging another company within the same country for services.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Rational unified process (RUP) methodology, owned by IBM, provides a framework for breaking down the development of software into four "gates."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What measures how well the solution will be accepted in a given opportunity?

Accepted Answer

A) Political feasibility 
B) Operational feasibility 
C) Schedule feasibility 
D) Legal feasibility 
A) Political feasibility 
B) Operational feasibility 
C) Schedule feasibility 
D) Legal feasibility

Question 16

Project objectives are quantifiable criteria that must be met for the project to be considered a success.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Human resources is the most common outsourced function.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Outsourcing 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) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What are project deliverables?

Accepted Answer

A) A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service. 
B) The application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities in order to meet or exceed stakeholder needs and expectations from a project. 
C) Any measurable, tangible, verifiable outcome, result, or item that is produced to complete a project or part of a project. 
D) Key dates by which a certain group of activities must be performed. 
A) A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service. 
B) The application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities in order to meet or exceed stakeholder needs and expectations from a project. 
C) Any measurable, tangible, verifiable outcome, result, or item that is produced to complete a project or part of a project. 
D) Key dates by which a certain group of activities must be performed.

Question 20

Project assumptions are specific factors that can limit options including budget, delivery dates, available skilled resources, and organizational policies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 19: Managing Organizational Projects

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

Onshore outsourcing occurs when contracting an outsourcing arrangement with a company in a nearby country.Often this country will share a border with the native country.

Which of the following describes a project?

What is the outsourcing option that includes the most remote location and indirect customer control?

Discovery prototyping builds a small-scale representation or working model of the system to ensure it meets the user and business requirements.

What are factors considered to be true, real, or certain without proof or demonstration?

Which of the following includes a common reason why change occurs?

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

What is legal feasibility?

A kill switch is a logical relationship that exists between the project tasks, or between a project task and a milestone.

Gantt charts define dependency between project tasks before those tasks are scheduled.

Who are individuals and organizations actively involved in the project or whose interests might be affected as a result of project execution or project completion?

Onshore outsourcing occurs when engaging another company within the same country for services.

Rational unified process (RUP) methodology, owned by IBM, provides a framework for breaking down the development of software into four "gates."

What measures how well the solution will be accepted in a given opportunity?

Project objectives are quantifiable criteria that must be met for the project to be considered a success.

Human resources is the most common outsourced function.

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

What are project deliverables?

Project assumptions are specific factors that can limit options including budget, delivery dates, available skilled resources, and organizational policies.

Business Driven Technology

Identifying Competitive Advantages

Strategic Initiatives for Implementing Competitive Advantages

Measuring the Success of Strategic Initiatives

Organizational Structures That Support Strategic Initiatives

Valuing and Storing Organizational Information Databases

Accessing Organizational Information Data Warehouses

Understanding Big Data and Its Impact on Business

Enabling the Organization Decision Making

Extending the Organization Supply Chain Management

Building a Customer-Centric Organization Customer Relationship Management

Integrating the Organization From End to End Enterprise Resource Planning

Creating Innovative Organizations

E-business

Creating Collaborative Partnerships

Integrating Wireless Technology in Business

Developing Software to Streamline Operations

Methodologies for Supporting Agile Organizations

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B: Extension: A Business Process

B: Extension: A Hardware and Software Basics

B: Extension: A Mis Infrastructures

B: Extension: A Networks and Telecommunications

B: Extension: A Information Security

B: Extension: A Ethics

B: Extension: A Operations Management

B: Extension: A Sustainable Mis Infrastructures

B: Extension: A Business Intelligence

B: Extension: A Global Information Systems

B: Extension: A Global Trends

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