University:
American Baptist College
Course:
CIT340 | System Analysis and Design
Academic year:

2023
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160

Pages:

14
Author:

do3ran7ut

True/False 1. System developers can initiate a formal project as early as the preliminary investigation stage, or later on, as analysis, design, and implementation activities occur. a. True b. False ANSWER: RATIONALE: True Systems developers can initiate a formal project as early as the preliminary investigation stage, or later on, as analysis, design, and implementation activities occur. 2. Program Evaluation Review Technique (PERT)/Critical Path Method (CPM) and Gantt charts are mutually exclusive techniques. a. True b. False ANSWER: RATIONALE: False PERT/CPM and Gantt charts are not mutually exclusive techniques, and project managers often use both methods. 3. Using a work breakdown structure (WBS) allows one to manage a project as one large task. a. True b. False ANSWER: RATIONALE: False A work breakdown structure (WBS) involves breaking a project down into a series of smaller tasks, 4. In most systems analysis tasks, time and people are interchangeable. a. True b. False ANSWER: False RATIONALE: In most systems analysis tasks, time and people are not interchangeable. 5. The prior experience method to make time and cost estimates works best for large projects. a. True b. False ANSWER: RATIONALE: False The experience method works best for small- or medium-sized projects where the two systems are similar in size, basic content, and operating environment. 24. GanttProject is a free open-source Java-based project management tool that is available on multiple platforms. a. True b. False ANSWER: RATIONALE: True GanttProject is a free open-source Java-based project management tool that is available on multiple platforms. 25. Qualitative risk analysis can involve a modeling process called what-if analysis, which allows a project manager to vary one or more element(s) in a model to measure the effect on other elements. a. True b. False ANSWER: RATIONALE: False Quantitative risk analysis can involve a modeling process called what-if analysis, which allows a project manager to vary one or more element(s) in a model to measure the effect on other elements. 26. A risk response plan is a proactive effort to anticipate a risk and describe an action plan to deal with it. a. True b. False ANSWER: RATIONALE: True A risk response plan is a proactive effort to anticipate a risk and describe an action plan to deal with it. 27. Frederick Brooks, Jr. observed that adding manpower to a late software project makes completion faster. a. True b. False ANSWER: RATIONALE: False Frederick Brooks, Jr. observed that adding manpower to a late software project only makes it later. 28. If the project manager fails to plan, staff, organize, supervise, communicate, motivate, evaluate, direct, and control properly, then the project is certain to fail. a. True