Chapter 4 - Exam Review Flashcards
The systematic arrangement of tasks to accomplish an objective. It lays out what needs to be accomplished, and how it is to be accomplished. It becomes a benchmark against which actual progress can be compared. Then if deviations occur, corrective action can be taken.
Project plan
Steps in the project planning process
The first step in the planning process is define the project objective. Once the project objective has been defined, the next step is to determine what work items or activities need to be performed to accomplish it.
Outlines the major tasks the customer wants the contractor or project team to perform to accomplish the project scope and produce all the deliverables
Statement of work
Statement of work example
If the RFP is for a house, the contractor needs to know whether he should design and build the entire house, build it according to the customer’s design, or include finishing the basement and installing the carpeting
Includes or references the specifications, industry or government standards, and codes that must be used or met during the performance of the project work
Quality plan
This document includes sections for the customer requirements, statement of work, project, deliverables, acceptance, criteria, and work breakdown structure.
Project scope
Why is it important to clearly define the project scope
To establish a common understanding among project stakeholders, regarding what needs to be done to produce all the deliverables for the project
Breaks the project down into manageable pieces. It is a hierarchal tree, or an indentured list of end items that will be accomplished.
Work breakdown structure
A method used to display in tabular form the individuals responsible for accomplishing the items in the work breakdown structure
Responsibility assignment matrix
