Course 4 Flashcards
tracking:
a method of following the progress of project activities
anything that alters your original course of action. deviation from the project plan can be positive or negative
deviation
commonly tracked items include:
- project schedule
- status of action items, key tasks and activities
- progress towards milestones
- costs
- key decisions, changes, dependencies and risks to the project
gantt chart
measures task against time and includes useful information such as who will own each task and what order of the tasks should be
- useful for staying on schedule
- useful for projects with many dependencies, tasks, activities or milestones
- useful for larger project teams
commonly used in waterfall
roadmap
- useful for high-level tracking of large milestones
- useful for illustrating how a project should evolve overtime
burndown chart
measures time against the amount of work done and the amount of work remaining
- useful for projects that require a granular, broken down look at each task
- useful for projects where finishing on time is the top priority
A large construction project involving multiple contractors and many interdependent tasks is an example scenario of a _____
gantt chart
A software development project in which clear communication about big milestones is key is an example scenario of ____
a roadmap
this report is used to summarize progress, identify problems and keep stakeholders informed:
a project status report
a project status report should include:
- project name
- date
- summary
- status
- milestones and tasks
- issues
the best format to report a project that contains multiple layers of complexity is _____ in order to keep track of all moving parts
a spreadsheet
to simply communicate updates to senior stakeholders, a ______ status report would best format only an overview of the most key points
a slideshow
ROAM:
to help your team stay organized when a status report reveals ongoing issues with product and service quality
categorized in: R = resolved, O = owned, A = accepted, M = mitigated
- a contractor misses a deadline
- a new tool leads to a communication breakdown
- workload increases due to the implementation of an unforeseen policy
are examples of _____
project risk
a _____ is anything that alters or impacts the tasks, structures, or processes within a project
change
types of changes include:
- new or changing dependencies
- changing priorities
- capacity and people available
- limitations on budget or resources
- scope creep
- force majeure (national or international crisis ex: union on strike, pandemic)