A) great when requirements are fluid. B) works well with inexperienced team members. C) does not require a significant time commitment from customers. D) very suitable for large projects. Answer: A Diff: 2 Page Ref: 74 44) Disadvantages of the iterative SDLC include each of the following except A) revisiting and revising prior phases is not easy to accomplish. B) high-level design has to predict all integrations well in advance. C) needs great effort to manage all integrations. D) project teams should be able to estimate well enough to plan all integrations. Answer: A Diff: 3 Page Ref: 74 45) The Unified Process A) is great for development of large-scale projects. B) is great for development of geographically and globally dispersed projects. C) provides better overall quality. D) is all of the above. Answer: D Diff: 2 Page Ref: 74 2.3 Essay 1) Identify five benefits of process improvements. Answer: Benefits include improvements in project quality, increase in internal and external customer satisfaction, increase in project value, better customer satisfaction, and improvement in productivity. Additional benefits are provided in the textbook. Diff: 2 Page Ref: 39-40 2) List the nine PMBOK knowledge areas. Answer: The nine PMBOK knowledge areas are project integration management, project scope management, project time management, project cost management, project quality management, project human resources management, project communications management, project risk management, and project procurement management. Diff: 3 Page Ref: 41 3) For the quality management knowledge area, identify five activities that would be carried out. Answer: Determine quality processes, determine quality standards, manage quality and perform quality assurance, quality evaluation and control, and final acceptance are five activities. Diff: 2 Page Ref: 44 4) Define CIM. What are its seven principles? Answer: CIM is a methodology that involves all employees of an organization in a systematic, structured process to implement continuous improvement in quality in projects. The seven principles are customer focus, employee involvement, process centered, strategic alliance,
A) great when requirements are fluid. B) works well with inexperienced team members. C) does not require a significant time commitment from customers. D) very suitable for large projects. Answer: A Diff: 2 Page Ref: 74 44) Disadvantages of the iterative SDLC include each of the following except A) revisiting and revising prior phases is not easy to accomplish. B) high-level design has to predict all integrations well in advance. C) needs great effort to manage all integrations. D) project teams should be able to estimate well enough to plan all integrations. Answer: A Diff: 3 Page Ref: 74 45) The Unified Process A) is great for development of large-scale projects. B) is great for development of geographically and globally dispersed projects. C) provides better overall quality. D) is all of the above. Answer: D Diff: 2 Page Ref: 74 2.3 Essay 1) Identify five benefits of process improvements. Answer: Benefits include improvements in project quality, increase in internal and external customer satisfaction, increase in project value, better customer satisfaction, and improvement in productivity. Additional benefits are provided in the textbook. Diff: 2 Page Ref: 39-40 2) List the nine PMBOK knowledge areas. Answer: The nine PMBOK knowledge areas are project integration management, project scope management, project time management, project cost management, project quality management, project human resources management, project communications management, project risk management, and project procurement management. Diff: 3 Page Ref: 41 3) For the quality management knowledge area, identify five activities that would be carried out. Answer: Determine quality processes, determine quality standards, manage quality and perform quality assurance, quality evaluation and control, and final acceptance are five activities. Diff: 2 Page Ref: 44 4) Define CIM. What are its seven principles? Answer: CIM is a methodology that involves all employees of an organization in a systematic, structured process to implement continuous improvement in quality in projects. The seven principles are customer focus, employee involvement, process centered, strategic alliance,
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