Question

IT Project Management:

Chapter 7 Project Cost Management:

1. In general, ____________________ numbers for cost and schedule variance indicate problems in those areas.

2. ____ is a project performance measurement technique that integrates scope, time, and cost data.

a. Cost baseline

b. Earned value management

c. Constructive cost modeling

d. Parametric modeling

3. Information technology project managers need to be able to present and discuss project information in ____________________ terms as well as in technical terms.

4. Project managers should focus on ____, since they can control them.

a. sunk costs

b. indirect costs

c. direct costs

d. intangible costs

5. Since organizations depend on reliable information technology, there are also huge costs associated with ____.

a. work time

b. technical planning

c. uptime

d. downtime

Answer 1

1)  negative
2)  Earned value management
3)  financial
4)  direct costs
5)  downtime