Organizational Information Systems
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Course Introduction
Organizational Information Systems explores the role and impact of information systems within modern organizations. This course examines how organizations utilize information technologies to optimize operations, improve decision-making, and gain competitive advantages. Topics covered include systems theory, data management, enterprise resource planning (ERP), systems development life cycle, and the alignment of IT strategies with business goals. Students analyze case studies to understand the challenges of implementing and managing information systems and develop practical skills in evaluating, designing, and applying technological solutions to real-world organizational problems.
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Information Technology Project Management 8th Edition by Kathy Schwalbe
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Project Management
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Q1) Passing the CPA exam is a standard for accountants. Similarly, passing the PMP exam is becoming a standard for _____.
Answer: project managers
Q2) Which of the following project management knowledge areas is an overarching function that affects and is affected by the different knowledge areas?
A)Project cost management
B)Project stakeholder management
C)Project integration management
D)Project communications management
Answer: C
Q3) A _____ is an organizational group responsible for coordinating the project management function throughout an organization.
A)Project Management Office
B)Project Management Professional
C)Project Management Center
D)Portfolio Group
Answer: A
Q4) _____ refers to work done in organizations to sustain the business. Answer: Operations
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Chapter 2: The Project Management and Information Technology Context
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Q1) In organizational culture, means-end orientation refers to _____.
A)the degree to which the organization monitors and responds to changes in the external environment
B)the degree to which rules, policies, and direct supervision are used to oversee and control employee behavior
C)the degree to which management focuses on outcomes rather than on techniques and processes used to achieve results
D)the degree to which employees are encouraged to be aggressive, innovative, and risk seeking
Answer: C
Q2) According to the symbolic frame, the most important aspect of any event in an organization is not what actually happened, but what it means.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) _____ is an organization's acquisition of goods and services from an outside source.
Answer: Outsourcing
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Chapter 3: The Project Management Process Groups: A Case Study
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Q1) A milestone list is an output associated with the Project Scope Management knowledge area.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Administrative activities, such as archiving project files, closing out contracts, documenting lessons learned, and receiving formal acceptance of the delivered work as part of the phase or project, are often involved in _____ processes.
A)monitoring and controlling
B)executing
C)initiating
D)closing
Answer: D
Q3) The _____ is a very important tool in project management because it provides the basis for deciding how to do the work.
Answer: WBS?work breakdown structure?work breakdown structure (WBS)
Q4) If done well, the _________ can produce several releases of useful software. Answer: agile approach agile method
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Chapter 4: Project Integration Management
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Q1) Information systems can help an organization support a strategy of being a low-cost producer.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The ROI is always positive.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In the _____ stage of selecting information technology projects, organizations define project scope, benefits, and constraints.
A)project planning
B)business area analysis
C)resource allocation
D)information technology strategy planning
Q4) _____ should result in improvements in project performance.
A)Corrective actions
B)Defect repairs
C)Preventive actions
D)Product acceptance plans
Q5) What is integrated change control? What are the main objectives of integrated change control?
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Chapter 5: Project Scope Management
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Q1) The format of the WBS dictionary is essentially the same for all projects.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Scope refers to all the work involved in creating the products of the project and the processes used to create them.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The scope of a project is clear and specific from the start.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The ______ documents how project needs will be analyzed, documented, and managed.
A)requirements traceability matrix
B)requirements management plan
C)WBS
D)project scope statement
Q5) A work package represents one component of the product that the project aims to deliver.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Project Time Management
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Q1) A draft schedule for a project is most likely to be found in a _____.
A)project buffer
B)project charter
C)resource breakdown structure
D)project's dummy activities list
Q2) What are milestones? Describe.
Q3) A similarity between the crashing technique and the fast tracking technique is that:
A)both spread out tasks over a long period of time to ensure the quality of work is maintained.
B)both invariably result in increases in total project costs.
C)both can shorten the time needed to finish a project.
D)both are network diagramming techniques used primarily to predict total project duration.
Q4) Start-to-finish relationships are the most frequently used dependencies between activities.
A)True
B)False
Q5) One of the first reality checks on scheduling that a project manager should make is to review the _____.
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Chapter 7: Project Cost Management
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Q1) Definitive estimates are made one year or less prior to project completion.
A)True
B)False
Q2) One of the main outputs of the _____ process is a cost baseline.
A)cost controlling
B)cost estimating
C)cost budgeting
D)cost planning
Q3) Schedule variance is:
A)the earned value minus the planned value.
B)the earned value minus the actual cost.
C)the planned value plus the earned value.
D)the planned value plus the rate of performance.
Q4) _____ uses project characteristics in a mathematical model to estimate project costs.
A)Rough order of magnitude estimating
B)Parametric estimating
C)Bottom-up estimating
D)Analogous estimating
Q5) A(n)_____ is the original project plan plus approved changes.
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Chapter 8: Project Quality Management
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Q1) Genichi Taguchi's _____ methods focus on eliminating defects by substituting scientific inquiry for trial-and-error methods.
Q2) Only in-house auditors can perform quality audits.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Project managers are ultimately responsible for quality management on their projects.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Performing quality assurance is a subprocess of the _____ process of project quality management.
A)initiating
B)closing
C)monitoring and controlling
D)executing
Q5) Performing _____ involves monitoring specific project results to ensure that they comply with the relevant quality standards while identifying ways to improve overall quality.
Q6) _____ involves choosing part of a population of interest for inspection.
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Chapter 9: Project Human Resource Management
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Q1) The _____ allocates work to responsible and performing organizations, teams, or individuals, depending on the desired level of detail.
Q2) In the Tuckman model, _____ occurs when the emphasis is on reaching the team goals, rather than working on team process.
A)performing
B)norming
C)forming
D)storming
Q3) A(n) _____ is a specific type of organizational chart that shows which organizational units are responsible for which work items.
Q4) According to Thamhain and Wilemon, _____ is the legitimate hierarchical right to issue orders.
A)authority
B)achievement
C)expertise
D)self-actualization
Q5) A RAM is used only to assign detailed work activities.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Project Communications Management
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Q1) The communications management plan varies with the needs of the project.
A)True
B)False
Q2) _____ monitoring and controlling project communications to ensure that stakeholder communication needs are met.
Q3) In a project, communicating badly exponentially increases the possibility of making mistakes.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Minutes must be a comprehensive report of the meeting that was scheduled.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Project managers should try to _____ the size of teams or sub teams to avoid making communications too complex.
Q6) An example of pull communication is _____.
A)meetings
B)video conferencing
C)voice mails
D)blogs
Q7) An important technique for _____ is the status review meeting.
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Chapter 11: Project Risk Management
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Q1) Identified risks may not materialize, or their probabilities of occurrence or loss may diminish.
A)True
B)False
Q2) _____ involves monitoring identified and residual risks, identifying new risks, carrying out risk response plans, and evaluating the effectiveness of risk strategies throughout the life of the project.
A)Performing quantitative risk analysis
B)Planning risk responses
C)Controlling risk
D)Performing qualitative risk analysis
Q3) The main output of the _____ process is the start of a risk register.
Q4) Identifying risks is a subprocess of the _____ process of project risk management.
A)planning
B)executing
C)monitoring and controlling
D)closing
Q5) List and briefly describe four methods for identifying risks.
Q6) List and briefly describe the six major processes involved in risk management.
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Chapter 12: Project Procurement Management
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Q1) In which of the following contracts does the buyer pay the supplier for allowable performance costs along with a predetermined percentage based on total costs?
A)FPIF
B)CPIF
C)CPPC
D)CPAF
Q2) A company is considering whether to purchase or lease a piece of equipment for an upcoming project. The cost to purchase is $10,000 plus $100 per day to operate or $500 per day to lease (including operating costs). If the company anticipates using the equipment for a total of 20 days, they will be indifferent as to whether or lease or purchase it.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The fee in a CPFF contract constantly varies even when the scope of a contract remains the same.
A)True
B)False
Q4) _____ refers to the process of acquiring goods and/or services from an outside source.
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Chapter 13: Project Stakeholder Management
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Q1) Communication and interpersonal skills are important for successful project stakeholder management.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A(n) _____ stakeholder is one who is aware of the project and its potential impacts and actively engaged in helping it succeed.
Q3) A(n) _____ is a tool used to document, monitor, and track problems that need resolution.
A)requirements traceability matrix
B)Gantt chart
C)power/interest grid
D)issue log
Q4) A(n) _____ is a technique for analyzing information to determine which stakeholders' interests to focus on and how to increase stakeholder support throughout the project.
Q5) A(n) _____ is a tool used to group stakeholders based on their level of authority and their level of concern for project outcomes.
Q6) Government officials and concerned citizens would be classified as _____ project stakeholders.
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