INF30029 IT Project Management Tutorial 1

MCQ
1. Which of the following is not a potential advantage of using good project
management?
a. Shorter development times
b. Higher worker morale
c. Lower cost of capital
d. Higher profit margins

2. A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result.

a. program
b. process
c. project
d. portfolio

3. Which of the following is not an attribute of a project?

a. projects are unique
b. projects are developed using progressive elaboration
c. projects have a primary customer or sponsor
d. projects involve little uncertainty

4. Which of the following is not part of the triple constraint of project management?
a. meeting scope goals
b. meeting time goals
c. meeting communications goals
d. meeting cost goals

5. Project Management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project
activities to meet project requirements.
a. Project management

b. Program management
c. Project portfolio management
d. Requirements management

6. Several application development projects done for the same functional group might best be
managed as part of a .
a. portfolio
b. program
c. investment
d. collaborative

Discussion
1. What is a project, and what are its main attributes? How is a project different
from what most people do in their day-to-day jobs? What is the triple
constraint? What other factors affect a project?

Project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service or

result.
Main Attributes of Project:
Has unique purpose
Temporary
Is developed by progressive elaboration
Requires resources, often from various areas
Have primary customer or sponsor
Involves uncertainty
Project is a temporary work while job is a permanently work.
Project is a group of jobs while job is an individual work.
Triple constraint is the combination of three goals on a successful project which
is scope goal, cost goal and time goal.

2. What is project management? Briefly describe the project management

framework, providing examples of stakeholders, knowledge areas, tools
and techniques, and project success factors.

Project Management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques

to project activities to meet project requirements.

Project management frameworks are efforts to understand the scope of a project.

It consists of 4 frameworks which are Stakeholders needs and expectations,
Project management knowledge areas, tools and techniques, and Project
portfolios.
Stakeholders are the people involved in or affected by project activities. The
stakeholders which sponsors a project to derive benefits from projects may
consider as customers. The result of projects should focus on the customers
requirements which is to achieve their goals.
Example of Stakeholders:
Project sponsor
Project manager
Project team
Project Management Knowledge Areas solve the critical concerns in project
planning and execution. PMI Knowledge Areas are:

Core knowledge areas:

o Scope management
o Time management
o Cost management
o Quality management

Facilitating knowledge areas:

o Human resources management
o Communication management
o Risk management
o Procurement management
o Stakeholder management

Integrative knowledge areas:

o Project integration management

The project plan cannot be created without the application of core knowledge
areas.
Tools and techniques help to understanding any of knowledge areas above.
Project Management Software also refer to tools and techniques such as
Microsoft Office Project, Excel, Word and so on.

The projects, programs, and portfolio management are the project success
factors.

3. What is a program? What is a project portfolio? Discuss the relationship

between projects, programs, and portfolio management and the contributions
they each make to enterprise success.

A program is a group of related projects managed in a coordinated way to obtain

benefits and control not available from managing them individually.

A project portfolio is a collection of projects to assist effective management of

work to meet the projects aim.

4. What is the role of the project manager? What are suggested skills for all
project managers and for IT project managers? Why is leadership so important
for project managers? How is the job market for IT project managers?

The role of the project manager is responsibilities for planning, scheduling,

coordinating and working with people to achieve project goals.
Suggested skills for all project managers:
Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)

Application area knowledge, standards, and regulations

Project environment knowledge

General management knowledge and skills

Soft skills or human relations skills

Suggested skills for IT Project Managers:

Programming and application development

Project Management

Help desk/ technical support

Security/ compliance governance

Web development

Database administration

Business intelligence/ analytics

Mobile application and device management

Networking

Big data

The leadership is important for project managers because they have to inspiring
their project members to achieve the customers objectives.

5. What functions can you perform with project management software? What are
the main differences between low-end, midrange, and high-end project
management tools?

With the project management software, we can create a Gantt chart and network
diagram for the projects.
Low-end tools: Handle single or smaller projects well, cost under $200 per user.
Midrange tools: Handle multiple projects and users, cost $200 - $1000 per user.
(Example: Project 2010)
High-end tools: Often licensed on a per-user basis (Example: Microsoft
Enterprise Project Management solution)
6. Discuss ethical decision that project managers often face. Do you think a
professional code of ethics makes it easier to work in an ethical manner?
Project managers often face ethical issues such as those related to workplace
and results in a decrease in the efficiency of team members. Example admission
of wrongdoing, focus on blame).
I think professional code of ethics will makes it easier to work in an ethical
manner as project manager and members will have responsibilities towards their
works