Spring 2015
IS 706 Sec 002: Mid Term Exam
IS PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Instructions: Please read carefully

1. This exam is 30%
of your final grade
2. Please answer
each question completely. Note: questions
are multi-part.
3. Answers should
reflect critical thinking in addition to material from the textbook
and class lectures. Provide rationale for
each answer.
4. Answers should
contain two example of your real-life experiences, one to support your
answers, the other one is give an opponent example of
your answer and explain it.
side is wrong. For example, the question is what is a
good manager, I need you give me an
example of a good manager of your own experience and
give me an example of a bad
manager and explain why.
5. Exam is open
book and open notes, but cannot use internet search
5. Please return
the exam prior to 6:00 pm on Tuesday,
April 14th

1.
When should out-plan projects
be reconsidered for inclusion? (4) Why do you think managers underutilize
project selection models? (4)
(TOTAL: 8
points)

2.
What are some of the limitations of project
selection models? (3) Are there certain types of projects that are better
suited for nonnumeric selection methods as opposed to numeric ones? (3)
How does functional managers differ from and
project manager? (2)
(TOTAL:
8 points).

3.
Can you think of several ways
to assure breadth of communication in a project? Do you think socialization
off the job helps or hinders? (2)

How does the type of
project organization affect each of the types of conflict that occur over the
project life cycle? (2)

Suppose you
have a talented scientist temporarily working for you on a client
contract who
is due to be transferred back to her regular job. Although you
could do
without her efforts at this point of the contract, you happen to know
that she
will be laid off for lack of work at her regular job and her personal
financial
situation is dire. You feel it is important that her talent be kept on
the company payroll, although keeping her on
the contract will increase
expenses
unnecessarily. Is the transfer decision a business decision or an
ethical one?
Why? If the decision were yours to make, what would you
decide? (4)
(TOTAL 8 points)

A
disadvantage of the projectized organization has to do with the tendency
of project professionals to fall behind in areas of technical expertise
not used on the project. Name several ways that a project manager might
avoid this problem. (3)

How would you organize a project to
develop a complex new product such as
a new color faxcopyscannerprinter
-machine? How would you organize if
the product was simpler, such as a new
flash drive? (3)
(TOTAL: 6 points)

Spring 2015 IS 706 Sec 002: Mid Term ExamIS PROJECT MANAGEMENTInstructions: Please read carefully1. This exam is 30%
of your final grade2. Please answer
each question completely. Note: questions
are multi-part.3. Answers should
reflect critical thinking in addition to material from the textbook and class lectures. Provide rationale for
each answer.4. Answers should
contain two example of your real-life experiences, one to support your answers, the other one is give an opponent example of
your answer and explain it.side is wrong. For example, the question is what is a
good manager, I need you give me anexample of a good manager of your own experience and
give me an example of a badmanager and explain why.5. Exam is open
book and open notes, but cannot use internet search5. Please return
the exam prior to 6:00 pm on Tuesday, April 14th1.
When should out-plan projects
be reconsidered for inclusion? (4) Why do you think managers underutilize
project selection models? (4) (TOTAL: 8
points)2.
What are some of the limitations of project
selection models? (3) Are there certain types of projects that are better
suited for nonnumeric selection methods as opposed to numeric ones? (3) How does functional managers differ from and
project manager? (2) (TOTAL:
8 points). 3.
Can you think of several ways
to assure breadth of communication in a project? Do you think socialization
off the job helps or hinders? (2)How does the type of
project organization affect each of the types of conflict that occur over the
project life cycle? (2) Suppose you
have a talented scientist temporarily working for you on a client contract who
is due to be transferred back to her regular job. Although you could do
without her efforts at this point of the contract, you happen to know that she
will be laid off for lack of work at her regular job and her personal financial
situation is dire. You feel it is important that her talent be kept on the company payroll, although keeping her on
the contract will increase expenses
unnecessarily. Is the transfer decision a business decision or an ethical one?
Why? If the decision were yours to make, what would you decide? (4) (TOTAL 8 points) How would you organize a project to
develop a complex new product such as a new color faxcopyscannerprinter
-machine? How would you organize if the product was simpler, such as a new
flash drive? (3) (TOTAL: 6 points)