Chapter4 Flashcards

1
Q

Who is in charge of a single small project can plan and schedule the project tasks without much formal planning and information.

A

Project Manager

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2
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it is a definition of the end result or mission of your project

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Project scope

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3
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it describe what you expect to deliver to your customer when the project is complete

A

Scope

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4
Q

Project Scope Checklist

A
  • Project Objective
  • Deliverables
  • Milestones
  • Technical Requirements
  • Limits and exclusions
  • Reviews with customer
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5
Q

The first step of project scope definition is to define the overall objective to meet your customer’s needs

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Project Objective

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6
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It is the expected outputs over the life of the project

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Deliverables

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7
Q

It is a significant event in a project that occurs at a point in a time. It It shows only major segment of work

A

Milestones

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8
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It is to ensure proper performance.

A

Technical requirements

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9
Q

Failure to do this can lead to false expectation and to expending resources and time on the wrong problem

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Limit and exclusions

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10
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The main concern here is the understanding and agreement of expectations.

A

Reviews with customer

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11
Q

this refers to a document that authorizes the project manager to initiate and lead the project

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Project Charter

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12
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It is the tendency for the project to expand over ime

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Scope Creep

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13
Q

A technique used to identify which criterion is constrained, which should be enhanced, and which can be accepted

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Priority Matrix

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14
Q

The original parameter is fixed

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Constrain

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15
Q

Criterion should be optimized

A

Enhance

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16
Q

Project Management trade-offs

A

Scope, Cost, Time

17
Q

Which criterion is it tolerable not to meet the original parameters

A

Accept

18
Q

It is a map of the project.

A

Work Breakdown Structure

19
Q

Defines all the elements of the project in a hierarchical framework and establishes their relationship to the project end item

A

Work Breakdown Stucture

20
Q

The lowest level of the WBS is called ____

A

work package

21
Q

It is responsible for seeing that the package is completed on time, within budget, and according to technical spesification

A

Work package manager

22
Q

it depicts how the firm has organized to discharge work responsibility

A

Organization breakdown structure

23
Q

Summarized the tasks to be accomplished and who is responsible for what on a project

A

Responsibility table or Linear Responsibility Chart

24
Q

It is a key component in coordinating and tracking project schedules, issues and action items

A

Communication

25
Q

Communication plan follows these basic steps:

A
  • Stakeholder analysis
  • Information needs
  • Sources of information
  • Dissemination modes
  • Responsibility timing
26
Q

Steps in Defining the project

A
  1. defining the project scope
  2. Establishing project priorities
  3. Creating the work breakdown structure
  4. Integrating the WBS with the organization
  5. Coding the WBS for the Information System
27
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Purpose of the Scope Statemtent

A
  • To clearly define the deliverables for the end user
  • To focus the project on successful completion of its goals
  • To be used by the project owner and participants as a planning toll and for measuring project success.