Exam 10: Monitoring and Information Systems

(BAC + EV) / CPI = __________.

ST-AT =

In earned value analysis,BAC refers to the __________.

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

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

A status report that is vague or contains overly optimistic language like "very soon" or "marginal increase" in costs is referred to as

Ordinal rankings of performance are examples of a __________ type of measure.

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

A large proportion of all data collected takes one of the following forms EXCEPT __________.

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

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

In earned value analysis,if the cost variance is (-$10,000),__________.

In earned value analysis,the __________ is computed as the earned value minus the actual cost of work performed.

When collecting raw project data,it is important to make sure that all data are collected from sources that operate on the same __________ and with the same rules for data collection.

Identify the main complaints associated with meetings.

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.

If EV = $500,AC = $450,PV = $475; CPI = __________.

Unfortunately,it is common to focus monitoring activities on data that are easily __________ but not necessarily important.

Vague or incomplete project requirements are an example of which telltale sign that a project is in trouble?

The first step in setting up a monitoring system is to __________.