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Project scope management includes the processes involved in defining and controlling what is only included in a project:

True

False

Initiation involves committing the organization to begin a project or continue to the next phase of a project:

True

False

Payback analysis is used to determine and rank project risks:

True

False

A weighted scoring model is a tool that provides a systematic process for selecting projects based on one criteria:

True

False

A work package is a deliverable or product at the highest level of the WBS:

True

False

A unit of work should appear at only one place in the WBS:

True

False

JAD uses highly organized and intensive workshops to bring together project stakeholders:

True

False

Scope creep is the tendency for project scope to keep getting bigger and bigger:

True

False

The project charter:

Is proof of upper management’s commitment to the project

Specifies the overall objectives and time frame of the project

Provides the authority for the project to proceed

All of the above

Which of the following is not a selection criteria for choosing a new project?

Risk

Rate of return

In-house personnel available

Competition’s out-sourcing method

The scope statement should not include:

Project justification

Project deliverables

Project objectives

Project budget

Reasons for investing in Information Technology Projects:

Good internal rate of return

Supports explicit business objectives

Supports implicit business objectives

All of the above

Poor scope definition may cause all but:

Higher project costs

Rework

Increased productivity

Low morale

Scope definition is necessary to:

Improve the accuracy of cost, time, and resource estimates

Define a baseline for progress measurement and control

Facilitate clear responsibility assignments

All of the above

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a “work package”?

It is a task at the lowest level of any branch of the WBS

It is a summary task at the top level of the WBS

It consists of manageable units of work that can be planned, budgeted, scheduled, and controlled

It usually contains no more than 80 work hours (effort) to complete

Scope verification:

Is the formal acceptance of the project scope by the stakeholders

Refers to the final project report describing the project at completion

Is not necessary if the project competes on time and on budget

Occurs only when revisions or change orders are made to the project

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