Chapter 10 Software Project Management

Question 1

A department manager uses Microsoft Power Apps to build a simple workflow app for employees, even though she is not a professional programmer.

Which term BEST describes this person?

A. Product owner B. Citizen developer C. Systems analyst D. Compiler

Correct answer: B

Low-code and no-code tools let nontraditional developers build apps with little or no coding. The chapter specifically says these tools are used by “citizen developers,” either alone or with IT teams. A product owner helps guide priorities, a systems analyst is a different professional role, and a compiler is a software tool rather than a person.

Question 2

A software team originally planned to build a scheduling app, but during development users keep asking for payroll integration, analytics dashboards, mobile support, and AI forecasting. The timeline slips and the budget rises.

Which concept BEST explains what is happening?

A. Total Cost of Ownership B. Scope creep C. Compilation D. Refactoring

Correct answer: B

Scope creep means project requirements keep changing and expanding during development. That is exactly what is happening when the original app keeps growing into payroll, analytics, mobile support, and forecasting. This expansion makes the project take longer and cost more. TCO is a lifetime cost idea, compilation converts code, and refactoring improves code structure.

Question 3

A firm wants a development approach that allows it to release small parts of a product quickly, get feedback, improve continuously, and adapt when requirements change.

Which methodology BEST fits this situation?

A. Waterfall B. Agile C. Assembly language D. Open source

Correct answer: B

Agile is built around continual, iterative development with frequent rollouts and ongoing improvement. That makes it a strong fit when teams want feedback early and need to adapt as requirements evolve. Waterfall is more linear and rigid, while assembly language and open source are not project methodologies.

Question 4

A project manager is told that the deadline must be cut in half, but no features can be removed and no extra people or money will be added.

Which idea from the chapter suggests this demand is unrealistic?

A. Triple constraint B. Citizen development C. Programming language hierarchy D. IDE support

Correct answer: A

The project management triple constraint says scope, resources, and schedule are connected. If time is cut sharply, then scope usually must decrease or resources must increase. If neither of those changes is allowed, the new deadline is not realistic.

Question 5

Which statement BEST explains why many technology projects fail according to the chapter?

A. Most failures happen because programmers no longer know how to code B. Most failures happen because firms choose high-level languages instead of low-level languages C. Many failures come from poor goals, weak leadership, bad communication, changing requirements, and inadequate testing D. Most failures happen because Agile always creates too many meetings

Correct answer: C

The chapter lists many reasons projects fail, including poor goal setting, weak leadership, limited executive commitment, poor resource planning, scope creep, bad communication, inappropriate technical choices, and inadequate testing and deployment. So the best answer is the one that captures those broad project-management failures.

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