ITPEC FE Morning October 2021 Question 62

In IT investment evaluation, three stages align with the project lifecycle:

• •Preliminary evaluation — conducted before the project starts. Its purpose is to set an effect goal based on the investment purpose and provide decision-makers with the information needed to approve or reject execution.
• •Interim evaluation — conducted during the project. It analyzes variances between the plan and actual results, determines causes, and decides whether adjustments to investment or goals are needed.
• •A posteriori evaluation — conducted after the project completes. It assesses whether the effect goals were achieved and considers improvement measures if they were not.

The correct answer is (b): an effect goal is set based on the investment purpose, and decision-support information is provided to higher-level management — this is the preliminary (pre-project) evaluation.

Why not others:
- (a) Analyzing plan-vs-result variance and deciding on changes describes the interim evaluation (project is already running)
- (c) Planning milestones and data collection methods for evaluation describes interim evaluation setup (monitoring during execution)
- (d) Evaluating achievement of goals and considering improvements describes the a posteriori evaluation (project is finished)

Key rule: Preliminary = before launch = "should we invest?"; Interim = during execution = "are we on track?"; A posteriori = after completion = "did it work?"

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