8) Which of the following statements is true of systems development for bigger systems and longer projects?
A) Diseconomies of scale are reduced.
B) Changes in requirements are increased.
C) Average contribution per worker is increased.
D) Project budgeting and scheduling becomes easy.
9) According to Brooks' Law, adding more people to a late project ________.
A) makes the project later
B) decreases the overall cost
C) requires decreased staff coordination
D) increases the project's timeline
10) According to Brooks' Law, which of the following is a consequence of adding more people to late projects?
A) The work allocation per team member increases.
B) The costs of training new people can overwhelm the benefits of their contribution.
C) Beyond a workgroup of about 20 employees, economies of scale begin to take over.
D) It allows the managers to extend the timeline of the project.
11) Systems development is easy and risk-free.
12) It is essential to estimate a system's cost to calculate its rate of return.
13) One of the major challenges in systems development is changing technology.
14) As development teams become larger, the average contribution per worker decreases.
15) Brooks' Law holds true because a larger staff requires decreased coordination.