71. This software package is known industry-wide as a full-featured project management program, and it dominants the project management software market in terms of popularity and standardization.

	a.	Apptivo
	b.	GanttProject
	c.	Microsoft Project
	d.	Office360

Chp 4 Schwalbe Project Integration Mgmt

72. Normally the IT departments plan for technology choices guides the companys strategic plan.

	a.	True
	b.	False

73. A proposed project has an upfront cost of $300,000 and has expected end-of-year incoming cash flows as follows : Yr 1 = $50,000; Y2 =$100,000; Y3=$150,000, Y4=$200,000 and the company expects returns of 20% on all projects. The total income will therefore be $500,000 over these four years. What does the Net Present Value (NPV) show as the current value of this project to the company?

a. -$5,632.72

b. $294,367.28

c. $325,678.18

d. $500,000.00

74. In order to authorize a project for initiation, its normal to work with selected stakeholders to______.

	a.	Develop the project charter
	b.	Develop the preliminary project scope statement
	c.	Develop the project management plan
	d.	Perform integrated change control

75. A return on investment (ROI) has this characteristic:

	a.	It is always a percentage.
	b.	It is always a positive number.
	c.	It is the result of adding the project costs to the profits.
	d.	The lower it is, the better.

76. To determine a projects internal rate of return you should first find the NPV and then figure out what discount rate causes the NPV for the project to become_________?

	a.	zero	b.	more than 50%
	c.	a hundred percent	d.	positive

Chp 4 Tilley Requirements

77. The more successful systems tend to be those that are user-oriented and involve users in every stage of development, formally and informally, to determine needs.

	a.	True
	b.	False

78. Among the fact-finding techniques, experts know that asking the user about what is currently being done accomplishes the same end result as asking what could or should be done.

	a.	True
	b.	False

79. A decent way for a systems analyst to keep interviews on track and productive is to develop a list of standard interview questions.

	a.	True
	b.	False

80. Personal observation, actually looking and some sample end results, enables a systems analyst to confirm comments that were made in user-interviews and to determine whether existing procedures work the way they are being described.

	a.	True
	b.	False

81. If you know what feedback is, the agile approach expects nearly continuous feedback from stakeholders, especially users, and each additional step is impacted by what got learned in the prior steps.

	a.	True
	b.	False

82. Greater user involvement usually results in better communication, faster development times, and more satisfied users.

	a.	True
	b.	False

83. While there are a variety of advantages to the rapid application development (RAD) technique, the bottom line (primary advantage) for most people is that _____.

	a.	systems can be developed more quickly with significant cost savings
	b.	a companys strategic business needs are emphasized and the mechanics of the system are not stressed
	c.	the decelerated time cycle allows more time to develop quality, consistency, and design standards
	d.	systems are developed more slowly with fewer bugs

84. Among the many systems documentation techniques, the use of _____ is popular as a very effective method of visualizing the flow and desired functionality during software systems design.

	a.	Functional decomposition diagram (FDD)
	b.	total cost of ownership (TCO)
	c.	Unified Modeling Language (UML)
	d.	Rapid Economic Justification (REJ)

85. To make some estimations which will lead to an understanding of system _____ a systems analyst needs to gather information about the expected future trends in volume or sizing as they affect outputs, inputs, and processes.

	a.	scalability
	b.	reliability
	c.	compatibility
	d.	applicability

86. If you can concentrate on the things being said during an interview so you can recall them, and can even pay attention to things like nonverbal communication that occur too, this is called _____.

	a.	brainstorming
	b.	sampling
	c.	engaged listening
	d.	fact-finding

87. If I want a cross-section of customer opinions, and if I select a group of any 20 customer comments out of a larger pool 200 customer comments, then I can be said to have found a _____ .

	a.	systematic sample
	b.	stratified sample
	c.	random sample
	d.	comprehensive sample