Administration

Question 1

Project Management Techniques

Answer 1

Goals Achievement Matrix
Gantt Chart
Linear Programing
Program Evaluation and Review Techniques (PERT)
Critical Path Method

Question 2

Goals Achievement Matrix

Answer 2

Comprehensive way to evaluate a project. Consist of a project evaluation matrix and shows the anticipated attainment of a project’s goals and the assignment of accomplishing a goal to a group.

Question 3

Gantt Chart

Answer 3

Focuses on the sequence of tasks necessary for project completion.

Question 4

Linear Programming

Answer 4

Project Management method that attempts to find the optimum design solution for a project. This system takes a set of decision variables, within constraints, and generates an optimum design solution.

Question 5

Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)

Answer 5

Scheduling method that graphically illustrates the interrelation of project tasks. A good choice when precise time estimates are not available for project tasks.

Developed by the US Navy in the 1950s

Question 6

Steps to PERT

Answer 6

1. Identify the specific activities and milestones;
2. Determine the proper sequence of the activities;
3. Construct network diagram;
4. Determine the critical path;
5. Update the PERT chart as the project progresses.

Question 7

Critical Path Method (CPM)

Answer 7

Project analysis tool that generates a “critical path” through the project tasks. Each project task has a known amount of time to complete and cannot be completed before the previous one in completed. The longest pathway is the critical pathway.

Question 8

Best project management techniques for large scale projects

Answer 8

PERT and CPM