Quiz #3: Week 3 IT Project Management Assessment

Assignment Content 1. Quiz #3 is from the third week material, i.e. Chapter 2 of the textbook (Schwalbe's IT Project Management). o 10 minutes for 5 questions (MCQs ) o Backtracking Prohibited (You can not go back to previous questions, no matter if you answered or not; so do NOT go to next question before answering, otherwise you can not come back) o One question at a time o Random questions and random answers By beginning the test you affirm that you will not give or receive any unauthorized help, and that all work will be your own. You agree to abide by Seneca's Academic Integrity Policy and you understand any violation of academic integrity will be subject to the penalties outlined in the policy. 2. Question 1 1/1 Which perspective of an organization focuses on different groups’ roles and responsibilities in order to meet the goals and policies set by top management? Hide answer choices Correct: Structural frame Correct answer Human resources frame Political frame Symbolic frame Feedback Rationale: Feedback: The structural frame deals with how the organization is structured (usually depicted in an organizational chart) and focuses on different

groups’ roles and responsibilities to meet the goals and policies set by top management. This frame is very rational and focuses on coordination and control. 3. Question 2 0/1 In what type of organizational structure do project managers have the most authority? Hide answer choices Functional Project Correct answer Incorrect: Matrix Circular Feedback Rationale: Feedback: Project managers have the most authority in a pure project organizational structure and the least amount of authority in a pure functional organizational structure. 4. Question 3 1/1 _____ refers to a set of shared assumptions, values, and behaviors that characterize the functioning of an organization.

Hide answer choices Chain of command Line of control Correct: Organizational culture Correct answer Organizational structure Feedback Rationale: Feedback: Organizational culture is a set of shared assumptions, values, and behaviors that characterize the functioning of an organization. It often includes elements of the four frames. 5. Question 4 1/1 Which systems development life cycle model assumes that requirements will remain stable after they are defined? Hide answer choices Spiral life cycle Correct:

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Waterfall life cycle Correct answer Prototyping life cycle RAD life cycle Feedback Rationale: Feedback: The waterfall life cycle model has well-defined, linear stages of systems analysis, design, construction, testing, and support. This life cycle model assumes that requirements will remain stable after they are defined. 6. Question 5 1/1 Which approach to product development is currently used by many organizations so a predictive set of steps is used as an overall means to coordinate more detailed steps that are adaptively managed? Hide answer choices Adaptive Correct: Hybrid Correct answer Predictive

Incremental Feedback Rationale: Feedback: Many organizations today use a hybrid approach to product development where a predictive set of steps is used as an overall means to coordinate more detailed steps that are adaptively managed. Predictive and adaptive approaches are not a mutually exclusive choice.

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