Information Technology Project Management
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Course Introduction
Information Technology Project Management provides students with the fundamental principles, methodologies, tools, and techniques required for managing IT projects effectively. The course covers project life cycles, planning, scheduling, budgeting, resource allocation, risk management, quality assurance, and communication within the context of IT initiatives. Through real-world case studies and practical assignments, students develop skills in using project management software and learn how to lead multidisciplinary teams, balance competing demands, and ensure project success within scope, time, and budget constraints. The course also addresses best practices, ethical considerations, and current trends in IT project management.
Recommended Textbook Project Management in Practice 5th Edition by Jack
R. Meredith
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Chapter 1: The World of Project Management
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Q1) Nonnumeric project selection methods are only suitable if numeric methods are not available.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Negotiating the purchase of a new car would typically be characterized as win-win negotiation.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) In project management, superior-subordinate relationships are known and lines of authority are clear.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) Briefly explain what a project is.
Answer: Not Answered
Q5) To what extent can the three goals of a project be traded-off for one another?
Answer: Not Answered
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Chapter 2: The Manager, the Organization, and the Team
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Q1) It is common to have more than one boss in a matrix organization.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q2) Cross divisional project communication is enhanced when a project is organized in a functional project organization.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) It is common practice to select the project manager prior to the project being selected.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
Q4) The project manager is supposed to facilitate the work of the project team and must, therefore, stay aloof from the conflicts arising among project team members.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Planning the Project
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Q1) SDT stands for
A) study, design, test
B) self-directed team
C) significantly delayed task
D) standard design task
E) standard development tool
Answer: B
Q2) Defining resource needs is not necessary on small projects.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Which of the following is used to show linkages between people and tasks?
A) the work breakdown structure
B) the RACI
C) the Project Action Plan
D) the Project Resource Diagram
E) the Concurrent Engineering Chart
Answer: B
Q4) List some of the results of the project launch meeting.
Answer: Not Answered
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Chapter 4: Budgeting the Project
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Q1) The first unit required 6 hours. If the industry uses a 90 percent learning rate, how long should the fourth unit take?
A) 6 hours
B) 4.86 hours
C) 3.75 hours
D) 3.34 hours
E) 2.67 hours
Q2) The first unit requires 10 hours to complete. If the industry uses an 80 percent learning rate, how long should the third unit take?
A) 10 hours
B) 9 hours
C) 8 hours
D) 7.02 hours
E) 6.40 hours
Q3) By very careful planning, a project manager can do away with cost uncertainty.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Define the term learning rate.
Q5) List the steps in performing FMEA.
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Chapter 5: Scheduling the Project
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Q1) What assumptions are made about the probabilities of the optimistic and pessimistic times in the standard formula for calculating the variance of a particular activity? Explain how the formula can be modified to accommodate different assumptions.
Q2) A big advantage of AON networks is that they are easier to draw.
A)True
B)False
Q3) To manage a project successfully, the project manager need only pay close attention to tasks on the critical path.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A Term not used in the discussion of PERT/CPM analysis is
A) Activity
B) Events
C) Critical Path
D) Sensitivity path
E) network s
Q5) Define the term Critical Path.
Q6) What is a merger and what problems do mergers create?
Q7) What is a Gantt chart?
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Chapter 6: Allocating Resources to the Project
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Q1) Pools of like resources from which labor can be added temporarily to projects tend to increase costs for the firm as a whole.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A task has a normal duration of 9 days and a crash duration of 7 days. Its normal cost is $40 and its crash cost is $100. What is the crash cost per day?
A) $140
B) $70
C) $50
D) $40
E) $30
Q3) A limitation associated with traditional approaches to project management is that the dependency between resources and tasks is often ignored.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Briefly overview Goldratt's common chain of events.
Q5) Explain the concept of a safety buffer.
Q6) What is the effect of not reporting the early completion of project activities?
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Chapter 7: Monitoring and Controlling the Project
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Q1) Which of the following is not a distinct type of report?
A) exception
B) special analysis
C) critical incident
D) routine
E) all of the above are distinct types of reports
Q2) Exception reports are primarily intended for unexpected situations.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Monitoring is the direct connection between project planning and control.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Frequent blame is considered a good motivational tool to keep project team members on track.
A)True
B)False
Q5) State the formula for SPI. Explain what SPI means and its relevance to monitoring and controlling a project.
Q6) Explain how an earned value chart can be used to help monitor and control a project.
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Chapter 8: Evaluating and Terminating the Project
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Q1) Later project audits are typically of less value to the project team and of more interest to general management.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The original criteria for selecting and funding the project are largely irrelevant for project evaluation.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The general audit is usually performed by a person or team with special technical skills.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The formal audit is a special type of project evaluation.
A)True
B)False
Q5) A general audit is usually constrained by time and cost and limited to a brief investigation of project essentials.
A)True
B)False
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