Ch. 9 Flashcards
In addition to technical skills, what other skills must a project manager have in order to successfully resource a project?
Behavioral skills
Why is it important to involve workers in the planning phase of a project when possible?
People are more likely to be enthusiastic about performing work they helped to plan.
What does a staffing management plan address?
- How to identify potential internal and/or external human resources for the project.
- How to determine the availability of the internal and/or external human resources for the project
- How to handle timing issues with regard to building up, developing, rewarding, and releasing the project team.
What are the three “r” activities that take place near the end of a project, regarding team members and timing issues?
- Recognizing team members
- Releasing team members
- Rewarding team members
What does RAM stand for, and what is its purpose?
Responsibility Assignment Matrix
RAM is a matrix that shows all the work packages and the resources assigned for various responsibilities regarding each work package.
What does each column of a RACI chart depict?
RACI is a popular form of RAM that presents roles of key stakeholders and their roles defined as
R = Responsible
A = Accountable
C = Consult
I = Inform
for project activities in a matrix form.
Why is it necessary to have only one person assigned primary accountability for an activity?
Because if more than one person has accountability, it is too easy for them to blame each other when something goes wrong.
What can a project manager use to help determine if workers are overloaded?
Compare the resource histogram to the gantt chart
Whom should the project manager consult when performing resource leveling?
Project sponsor
What will happen to a project’s schedule if an activity on the critical path is delayed?
If any activity on the critical path is delayed, the completion of the project will be delayed by an equal amount. It is the path with the greatest total duration.
In regard to resource leveling, why are noncritical path activities generally the first to be delayed?
Because they have available slack / float.
What are two techniques used to compress a project schedule?
- Crashing: shorten activities by assigning more resources
- Fast tracking: schedule activities that are normally in sequence at the same time
When crashing a project, what two criteria are considered when deciding which activities to speed up?
Which activities are on the critical path, and which critical path activity costs the least on a per-day basis to speed up?
In addition to predecessor–successor relationships, what does critical chain project management (CCPM) factor into its scheduling?
Calculations on resource availability
Who develops the schedule when using Reverse Phase Scheduling?
Team
