module 18-project planning

Question 1

project charter

Answer 1

The project charter’s most important function is that it authorizes the project. It is, essentially, the contract document showing the agreement by the key stakeholders. Without this, no work on the project can occur.

Question 2

Statement of Work

Answer 2

defines the project’s outcomes in terms of objectives, specific deliverables, acceptance criteria, technical requirements, milestones, constraints, and assumptions.

Question 3

project deliverables

Answer 3

Project deliverables are the features and functions of the project outcome that form the product scope. Recall that these describe what the project will create.

Question 4

histograms

Answer 4

A histogram is a graph of a frequency distribution in which rectangles with bases on the horizontal axis are given widths equal to the class intervals and heights equal to the corresponding frequencies.

Question 5

Resource leveling

Answer 5

is the act of leveling the amount of resources needed to be constant over a period of time. Leveling is used in project management to minimize the confusion on the project (resources being constantly added and subtracted) and to rectify situations where resources are being assigned to more work in a period than they can realistically complete.

Question 6

requirements traceability matrix

Answer 6

document that demonstrates the relationship between requirements and other artifacts. It’s used to prove that requirements have been fulfilled.