22.1 Flashcards

1
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4 goals for a project manager is …

A
  1. Deliver on time
  2. Stay within budget
  3. Meet the expectations
  4. Maintain a happy and well-functioning team
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2
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Software management is difficult because the product is _______ and cannot be seen or touched

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intangible

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3
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Software management is difficult because the product are often very ________ from project to project

A

different

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4
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______ _______ is the act of planning, estimating, and scheduling project development

A

Project planning

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5
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______ is the act of reporting on the progress of a project to customers and to the managers of the company developing the software

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Reporting

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6
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Risk management is the act of…

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assessing the risks that may affect a project, monitor these risks, and take actions when problems arise

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7
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People management is the act of …

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managing a team of people

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8
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______ ______ is the act of writing a proposal to win a contract to carry out an item of work

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Proposal writing

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9
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A _______ risk affects the project schedule or resources

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project

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10
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A product risk affects the _______ or __________ of the software being developed

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quality, performance

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11
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A _______ risk affects the organization developing or procuring the software

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business

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12
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Risk management is particularly important for software projects because of the inherent ________ that most projects face

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uncertainties

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13
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The four components of risk management is …

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  1. Identification
  2. Analysis
  3. Planning
  4. Monitoring
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14
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6 different types of risk on a checklist could be …

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Technology, people, organizational, tools, requirements, and estimation

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15
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________ risks derive from the software or hardware that are used to develop the system

A

technology

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16
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_______ risks are associated with the people from the dev team

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people

17
Q

______________ risks derive from the organizational environment where the software is being developed

A

organizational

18
Q

____ risks derive from the software tools and other support software used to develop the system

A

tools

19
Q

_____________ risks derive from changes to the customer requirements

A

requirements

20
Q

_______ risks derive from the management estimates of the resources required to build the system

A

estimation

21
Q

When assessing the risk, you assign the _______ and the _______ of the risk

A

probability, effects

22
Q

What are 3 risk planning strategies?

A

Avoidance, minimization, and contingency plans

23
Q

__________ strategies reduce the probability of a risk happening

A

avoidance

24
Q

___________ strategies reduce the impact of the risk

A

minimization

25
Q

___________ ____ deal with the risk once it happens

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contingency plans