Commitments to unrealistic time and resource estimates may result in____________________?

Related Mcqs:

1. Which of the following is an important factor that can affect the accuracy and efficacy of estimates ?

   A. Project size
   B. Planning process
   C. Project complexity
   D. Degree of structural uncertainty

2. Which software project sizing approach develop estimates of the information domain characteristics ?

   A. Function point sizing
   B. Change sizing
   C. Standard component sizing
   D. Fuzzy logic sizing

3. The expected value for the estimation variable (size), S, can be computed as a weighted average of the optimistic(Sopt), most likely (Sm), and pessimistic (Spess) estimates given as___________________?

   A. EV = (Sopt + 4Sm + Spess)/4
   B. EV = (Sopt + 4Sm + Spess)/6
   C. EV = (Sopt + 2Sm + Spess)/6
   D. EV = (Sopt + 2Sm + Spess)/4

4. Which of the following are parameters involved in computing the total cost of a software development project ?

   A. Hardware and software costs
   B. Effort costs
   C. Travel and training costs
   D. All of the mentioned

5. Which of the following states that work expands to fill the time available ?

   A. CASE tools
   B. Pricing to win
   C. Parkinson’s Law
   D. Expert judgement

6. What threatens the quality and timeliness of the software to be produced ?

   A. Known risks
   B. Business risks
   C. Project risks
   D. Technical risks

7. Which software engineering team has no permanent leader ?

   A. Controlled decentralized (CD)
   B. Democratic decentralized (DD)
   C. Controlled Centralized (CC)
   D. None of the mentioned

8. Which of the following is not a sign that indicates that an information systems project is in jeopardy?

   A. Software people don’t understand their customers needs
   B. Changes are managed poorly
   C. Sponsorship is gained
   D. Users are resistant

9. Which of the following term is best defined by the statement “The creation of a new codeline from a version in an existing codeline” ?

   A. Branching
   B. Merging
   C. Codeline
   D. Mainline

10. Software Configuration Management can be administered in several ways. These include __________________?

    A. A single software configuration management team for the whole organization
    B. A separate configuration management team for each project
    C. Software Configuration Management distributed among the project members
    D. All of the mentioned