Question 1

Human resources is the most common outsourced function.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is an intangible benefit?

Accepted Answer

A)   Improved decision making
B)   Decreased expenses
C)   Decreased response time
D)   Increased quantity or salesE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

A dependency is a trigger that enables a project manager to close the project before completion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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 feasibilityE) B) and C)
F) All of the above B

Question 5

What is project scope?

Accepted Answer

A)   Quantifiable criteria that must be met for the project to be considered a success
B)   Products, services, or processes that are not specifically a part of the project
C)   Any measurable, tangible, verifiable outcome, result or item that is produced to complete a project or part of a project
D)   Defines the work that must be completed to deliver a product with the specified features and functionsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What are characteristics of intangible 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.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A)   Political feasibility
B)   Operational feasibility
C)   Schedule feasibility
D)   Legal feasibilityE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 9

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 outsourcingE) A) and D)
F) A) and C) A

Question 10

Who is the person or group who provides the financial resources for the project?

Accepted Answer

A)   Project manager
B)   Project stakeholders
C)   Executive sponsor
D)   Communication planE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 11

What defines the how, what, when, and who regarding the flow of project information to stakeholders and is key for managing expectations?

Accepted Answer

A)   Communication plan
B)   Executive sponsor
C)   Project assumptions
D)   Project deliverableE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

What measures the cost-effectiveness of a project?

Accepted Answer

A)   Economic feasibility
B)   Operational feasibility
C)   Schedule feasibility
D)   Technical feasibilityE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

What is the logical relationship that exists between the project tasks, or between a project task and a milestone?

Accepted Answer

A)   Resource
B)   Task
C)   Dependency
D)   ActivityE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 14

What is schedule feasibility?

Accepted Answer

A)   Measures the cost-effectiveness of a project.
B)   Measures how well a solution meets the identified system requirements to solve the problems and take advantage of opportunities.
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.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 15

The critical path is the sequence of activities that determine the earliest date by which the project can be completed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What is the most important part of the project plan?

Accepted Answer

A)   Gantt chart
B)   Specification
C)   Communication
D)   None of the choices are correctE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 17

Offshore 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 18

Project scope statement links the project to the organization's overall business goals. It describes the business need (the problem the project will solve) and the justification, requirements, and current boundaries for the project.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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 choices are correctE) None of the above
F) A) and B) B

Question 20

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

Exam 19: Managing Organizational Projects

Human resources is the most common outsourced function.

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Which of the following is an intangible benefit?

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A dependency is a trigger that enables a project manager to close the project before completion.

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

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What is project scope?

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

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What are characteristics of intangible benefits?

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

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

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Who is the person or group who provides the financial resources for the project?

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What defines the how, what, when, and who regarding the flow of project information to stakeholders and is key for managing expectations?

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What measures the cost-effectiveness of a project?

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What is the logical relationship that exists between the project tasks, or between a project task and a milestone?

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What is schedule feasibility?

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The critical path is the sequence of activities that determine the earliest date by which the project can be completed.

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What is the most important part of the project plan?

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

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Project scope statement links the project to the organization's overall business goals. It describes the business need (the problem the project will solve) and the justification, requirements, and current boundaries for the project.

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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?

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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.

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