(a) work breakdown structure
 (b) task assignment chart
 (c) job specification list
 (d) duty classification list  

 Correct answer is  (a)  

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 2. 
 When all nodes are connected in the model of task dependencies, the result is called  
 

  (a) node representation
 (b) nodal relationships
 (c) nodal activity
 (d) the activity network  

 Correct answer is  (d)  

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 3. 
 As managers create Gantt and PERT charts, new considerations about timing will suggest themselves because of  
 

  (a) reduction attempts
 (b) timing issues
 (c) cost analysis
 (d) dependence considerations  

 Correct answer is  (d)  

 Your score on this question is: 10.00  

 Feedback: 
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 4. 
 A start-to-finish task relationship means  
 

  (a) tasks can be completed concurrently
 (b) a task must start before another task may finish
 (c) tasks need to be completed—no matter when
 (d) tasks must be started simultaneously  

 Correct answer is  (b)  

 Your score on this question is: 10.00  

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 5. 
 In a small project, people can be identified on a resource chart by their  
 

  (a) their salaries
 (b) phone numbers within the classification
 (c) their social security numbers
 (d) names or initials within the classification  

 Correct answer is  (d)  

 Your score on this question is: 10.00  

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   See section 3.4.1 of the course notes.  
 

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 6. 
 Project planning is one of the best applications of _____ in software development.  
 

  (a) the 80/20 rule
 (b) the Golden rule
 (c) the 50/50 rule
 (d) the Planning rule  

 Correct answer is  (a)  

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 7. 
 One benefit of PERT charts is that they can be used to  
 

  (a) summarize the project plan at the beginning of a project and at important checkpoints during the course of a project
 (b) determine explicit identification of job classifications
 (c) assist in analyzing where scheduling additional resources can help a project and where a project's bottlenecks may be
 (d) assist in analyzing the consistency of resource usage across a project  

 Correct answer is  (c)  

 Your score on this question is: 10.00  

 Feedback: 
   See section 3.4.1 of the course notes.  
 

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 8. 
 A relationship in which tasks may start at any time in relationship to other tasks but cannot finish until all other tasks have finished is a  
 

  (a) start-to-start
 (b) finish-to-finish
 (c) finish-to-start
 (d) start-to-finish  

 Correct answer is  (b)  

 Your score on this question is: 10.00  

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   See section 3.4.1 of the course notes.  
 

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 9. 
 In a Gantt chart, the expected completions of series of tasks are known as  
 

  (a) milestones
 (b) goals
 (c) deadlines
 (d) due dates  

 Correct answer is  (a)  

 Your score on this question is: 10.00  

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 10. 
 A finish-to-start relationship between task nodes is a  
 

  (a) serial ordering of tasks
 (b) iterative ordering of tasks
 (c) nonconcurrent relationship
 (d) concurrent relationship  

 Correct answer is  (a)  

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 Total score: 100.00 

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 6. 
 A finish-to-start relationship between task nodes is a  
 

  (a) concurrent relationship
 (b) serial ordering of tasks
 (c) iterative ordering of tasks
 (d) nonconcurrent relationship  

 Correct answer is  (b)  

 Your score on this question is: 10.00  

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   See section 3.4.1 of the course notes.  
 

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 7. 
 The correct level of detail that a project plan should be kept to is  
 

  (a) one task per five-workday period for every two people on the project
 (b) one task per ten-workday period per person on the project
 (c) one task per five-workday period per person on the project
 (d) two tasks per five-workday period per person on the project  

 Correct answer is  (c)  

 Your score on this question is: 10.00  

 Feedback: 
   See section 3.4.1 of the course notes.  
 

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 8. 
 Useful in developing a resource plan to factor in holidays and vacations is a  
 

  (a) flowchart
 (b) pert chart
 (c) bar graph
 (d) spreadsheet  

 Correct answer is  (d)  

 Your score on this question is: 10.00  

 Feedback: 
   See section 3.4.1 of the course notes.  
 

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 9. 
 A model created as part of project planning that shows, over time, the numbers of staff assigned to particular tasks is a  
 

  (a) Abbot graph
 (b) task assignment graph
 (c) resource chart
 (d) Gantt chart  

 Correct answer is  (c)  

 Your score on this question is: 10.00  

 Feedback: 
   See section 3.4.1 of the course notes.  
 

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 10. 
 A project manager can use personal preference to come up with the models as long as they are  
 

  (a) accurate
 (b) have the approval of the project team
 (c) consistent
 (d) meet certain standards  

 Correct answer is  (c)  

 Your score on this question is: 10.00  

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   See section 3.4.1 of the course notes.  
 

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 Total score: 90.00 

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4. 
 A relationship in which tasks may start at any time in relationship to other tasks but cannot finish until all other tasks have finished is a  
 

  (a) start-to-finish
 (b) finish-to-finish
 (c) finish-to-start
 (d) start-to-start  

 Correct answer is  (b)  

 Your score on this question is: 0.00  

 Feedback: 
   See section 3.4.1 of the course notes.  
 

8. 
 Listed along the vertical column of a Gantt chart are  
 

  (a) project phases
 (b) durations
 (c) milestones
 (d) the tasks corresponding the work breakdown structure  

 Correct answer is  (d)  

 Your score on this question is: 10.00  

 Feedback: 
   See section 3.4.1 of the course notes.  


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 1. 
 Architectural risk influences how the process framework must be configured to the specific characteristics of a project. What is architectural risk?  
 

  (a) The degree of process compliance demonstrated to the SEPA in the inception phase
 (b) The degree of technical feasibility demonstrated before commitment to full-scale production
 (c) The amount of risk reserve money allocated in the budget for the construction phase
 (d) The extent of the project team's familiarity with the application domain  

 Correct answer is  (b)  

 Your score on this question is: 10.00  

 Feedback: 
   See section 14.1.5, page 217 in the textbook.  
 

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 2. 
 Managing a mature process is far simpler than managing  
 

  (a) a formal team
 (b) a process framework
 (c) an immature process
 (d) a mature organization  

 Correct answer is  (c)  

 Your score on this question is: 10.00  

 Feedback: 
   See section 14.1.4, page 215 in the textbook.  
 

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 3. 
 Which of the following artifacts indicate a large, complex project (rather than a small, commercial one)? 
WBS is a 1-page spreadsheet with 2 levels of WBS elements. 
Architecture description is 25 critical use cases, 200 UML diagrams, and 100 pages of supporting text. 
Business case is a 3-volume proposal including a technical volume, a cost volume, and descriptions of the organization's previous experience with the domain. 
 
 

  (a) II only
 (b) I, II, and III
 (c) II and III only
 (d) III only  

 Correct answer is  (c)  

 Your score on this question is: 10.00  

 Feedback: 
   See section 14.2, page 220, Table 14-9 in the textbook.  
 

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 4. 
 What are the two primary dimensions of process variability?  
 

  (a) Technical complexity and financial flexibility
 (b) Technical complexity and managerial complexity
 (c) Managerial complexity and process adaptability
 (d) Technical complexity and process adaptability  

 Correct answer is  (b)  

 Your score on this question is: 10.00  

 Feedback: 
   See section 14.1, pages 209-10, Figure 14-1 in the textbook.  
 

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 5. 
 What is necessary, even perhaps mandatory, for huge projects (e.g., 625 people)? 
A large number of exceptional people 
A high process maturity level 
Previous experience with the domain of the system to be built 
 
 

  (a) I, II, and III
 (b) I and II only
 (c) II and III only
 (d) I only  

 Correct answer is  (c)  

 Your score on this question is: 10.00  

 Feedback: 
   See section 14.1.1, pages 212-3 in the textbook.  
 

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 6. 
 How many of the major process parameters affect the process exponent of COCOMO II?  
 

  (a) 2
 (b) 6
 (c) 5
 (d) 4  

 Correct answer is  (c)  

 Your score on this question is: 10.00  

 Feedback: 
   See section 14.1, pages 210, 277 in the textbook.  
 

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 7. 
 What are some of the most important and recurring sources of architectural risk? 
Fault tolerance and predictable behavior 
System response time, throughput, and accuracy 
Ease of developing test scenarios 
 
 

  (a) I and II only
 (b) I and III only
 (c) I, II, and III
 (d) II only  

 Correct answer is  (a)  

 Your score on this question is: 10.00  

 Feedback: 
   See section 14.1.5, page 217 in the textbook.  
 

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 8. 
 What is the single most important factor in tailoring a software process framework to the specific needs of a project?  
 

  (a) The combined domain experience of the team
 (b) The level of architectural risk
 (c) The scale of the project—in particular, team size
 (d) The process maturity of the project team  

 Correct answer is  (c)  

 Your score on this question is: 10.00  

 Feedback: 
   See chapter 14, page 209 Key Points, and page 210 in the textbook.  
 

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 9. 
 The degree of cooperation and coordination among stakeholders (buyers, developers, users, subcontractors, etc.) can drive the specifics of how a process is defined. The negative impacts of an adversarial team can be significant. What are the characteristics of an adversarial team? 
Competing or incomplete skills 
Less than open communications 
Conflicting goals 
 
 

  (a) II only
 (b) I and III only
 (c) I, II, and III
 (d) I and II only  

 Correct answer is  (c)  

 Your score on this question is: 10.00  

 Feedback: 
   See section 14.1.2, page 214 in the textbook.  
 

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 10. 
 The major differences among project processes can be described through the "process parameters." How many major process parameters are there?  
 

  (a) 6
 (b) 5
 (c) 4
 (d) 2  

 Correct answer is  (a)