Question 1

Scrum methodology, uses small teams to produce small pieces of software using a series of "sprints," or 30-day intervals, to achieve an appointed goal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is the least common 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 3

Which of the following is the primary 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 4

What is a common approach using the professional expertise within an organization to develop and maintain the organization's information technology systems?

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 5

Nearshore outsourcing occurs when using organizations from developing countries to write code and develop systems.In offshore outsourcing the country is geographically far away.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Explain project management and the role the triple constraints play when managing a project.

Accepted Answer

A project is a temporary or short-term e

Question 7

Project deliverables represent key dates when a certain group of activities must be performed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The project managers 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) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What statement links the project to the organization's overall business goals?

Accepted Answer

A) Project milestones 
B) Project objectives 
C) Project scope statement 
D) Project deliverable 
A) Project milestones 
B) Project objectives 
C) Project scope statement 
D) Project deliverable

Question 10

What is an internal department that oversees all organizational projects?

Accepted Answer

A) Project deliverables 
B) Project scope 
C) Project management office 
D) Project milestones 
A) Project deliverables 
B) Project scope 
C) Project management office 
D) Project milestones

Question 11

What are characteristics of tangible benefits?

Accepted Answer

A) Difficult to quantify or measure. 
B) Easy to quantify and typically measured to determine the success or failure of a project. 
C) The measure of the tangible and intangible benefits of an information system. 
D) Periodic reviews of actual performance versus expected performance. 
A) Difficult to quantify or measure. 
B) Easy to quantify and typically measured to determine the success or failure of a project. 
C) The measure of the tangible and intangible benefits of an information system. 
D) Periodic reviews of actual performance versus expected performance.

Question 12

In-sourcing 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 13

What measures how well a solution meets the identified system requirements to solve the problems and take advantage of opportunities?

Accepted Answer

A) Economic feasibility 
B) Operational feasibility 
C) Schedule feasibility 
D) Technical feasibility 
A) Economic feasibility 
B) Operational feasibility 
C) Schedule feasibility 
D) Technical feasibility

Question 14

Offshore outsourcing is using organizations from developing countries to write code and develop systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 19: Managing Organizational Projects

Scrum methodology, uses small teams to produce small pieces of software using a series of "sprints," or 30-day intervals, to achieve an appointed goal.

Which of the following is the least common reason why companies outsource?

Which of the following is the primary reason why companies outsource?

What is a common approach using the professional expertise within an organization to develop and maintain the organization's information technology systems?

Nearshore outsourcing occurs when using organizations from developing countries to write code and develop systems.In offshore outsourcing the country is geographically far away.

Explain project management and the role the triple constraints play when managing a project.

Project deliverables represent key dates when a certain group of activities must be performed.

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

What statement links the project to the organization's overall business goals?

What is an internal department that oversees all organizational projects?

What are characteristics of tangible benefits?

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

What measures how well a solution meets the identified system requirements to solve the problems and take advantage of opportunities?

Offshore outsourcing is using organizations from developing countries to write code and develop systems.

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

B: Extension: A Business Basics

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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