Question: Case B (13 Questions) Last June, James started managing a 10-month software development project with an estimated budget of 2,000,000 QAR. El-Hajj Walid is the
Case B (13 Questions) Last June, James started managing a 10-month software development project with an estimated budget of 2,000,000 QAR. El-Hajj Walid is the Director of Sales at Baladna Inc. and will provide the funding. Walid is happy with the project because the anticipated system will serve customers faster. However, the end-users of the anticipated system (the sales teams at Baladna stores) dont want the new system. They are happy with the old way of working. The customers of Baladna will benefit from the new system since they can check out faster at the stores cash registers. Case B (13 Questions)7. Which stakeholder has the most influence on the success of a project? a. Baladna sales teams b. James the project manager c. Customers of Baladna d. El-Hajj Walid 8. The way James estimated the project cost is by analyzing previous projects and using this information to determine the current projects length and cost. This method of estimation is called: a. Analogy estimation technique b. GANTT estimation technique c. Parametric estimation technique d. Bottom-up estimation technique 9. The person who has the least interest in the success of the project is: a. Baladna sales teams b. James, the project manager c. Customers of Baladna d. El-Hajj Walid 10. The project budget estimate of 2,000,000 QAR is considered a definitive estimate: a. True b. False 11. James strategy to deal with the sales team is to: a. Involve them the least possible so they do not negatively affect the project b. Involve them the most possible so they have ownership of the project c. Collect the requirements from Baladnas customers instead of the sales team d. Talk to El-Hajj Walid so he can force them to describe their requirements 12. The project sponsor is: a. Al Hajj Walid b. James c. The sales team d. Baladna Inc. 13. James wants to make sure that he defines a perfect communication plan that supports all stakeholders. According to international standards, the communication plan must be: a. Formal b. Informal c. Using Kanban boards d. There is no need for a project communication plan 14. James knows that the least important elements of the communication plan is: a. Who the stakeholders are that need information b. What different stakeholders expect in terms of information c. When the information should be communicated to different stakeholders d. All the above are important elements to be included in the communication plan 15. What is the earned value of your project at the end of phase 1? a.1,000,000 QAR b.800,000 QAR c.600,000 QAR d. Impossible to determine 16. At the end of phase one your schedule variance is: a.400,000 QAR b.200,000 QAR c.200,000 QAR d.600,000 QAR 17. At the end of phase one your CPI is: a.1.5 b.0.66 c.2.5 d.1.6618. At the end of phase one your project is: a. Late and over budget b. Early but over budget c. Early and under budget d. Late but under budget 19. Your estimate to complete the whole project is: a.1,666,666.6
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