PM Chapter 5 - Project Scope Management Flashcards
After you determine the reason for a dependency between activities, you must determine the type of dependency.
True
The project team should review an activity list and activity attributes with project stakeholders.
True
The goal of the activity definition process is to replace the scope statement.
False
A(n) ____________________ diagram is a schematic display of the logical relationships among, or sequencing of, project activities.
Network Diagram
Duration relates to the time estimate, not the effort estimate.
True
Most project teams use the most pessimistic time to estimate activity durations.
False
To create a good WBS, you must understand both the project and its scope, and incorporate the needs and knowledge of the ____________________.
Stakeholders
A work ____________________ is a task at the lowest level of the WBS.
Package
____________________ modeling uses project characteristics (parameters) in a mathematical model to estimate project costs.
Parametric
Every item on a WBS needs to be on the network diagram.
False
____________________ charts provide a standard format for displaying project schedule information by listing project activities and their corresponding start and finish dates in a calendar format.
Gantt
Discretionary dependencies are defined by the project team.
True
The project ____________________ is additional time added before the project’s due date to account for unexpected factors.
Buffer
____________________ is the number of workdays or work hours required to complete a task.
Effort
____________________—also called critical path analysis—is a network diagramming technique used to predict total project duration.
Critical path method
The activity ____________________ is a tabulation of activities to be included on a project schedule.
List
The critical path is the shortest path through the network diagram.
False
____________________ is a network analysis technique used to estimate project duration when there is a high degree of uncertainty about the individual activity duration estimates.
PERT
To perform a(n) ____________________ simulation, in addition to the three-point estimate, you also collect probabilistic information for each activity duration estimate.
Monte Carlo
An up-to-date project ___________ statement is an important document for developing and confirming a common understanding of the project scope.
Scope
It is poor practice to use more than one approach for creating a cost estimate.
False
A dependency or ____________________ relates to the sequencing of project activities or tasks.
Relationship
Activity ____________________ involves reviewing the activity list and attributes, project scope statement, and milestone list to determine the relationships or dependencies between activities.
Sequencing
Activity sequencing involves reviewing the activity list and attributes, project scope statement, and milestone list to determine the relationships or dependencies between activities.
True
There is usually no cost or duration associated with a milestone
True
Critical chain scheduling considers limited resources when creating a project schedule.
True
You can prepare a team _________ to help promote teamwork and clarify team communications.
Contract
A WBS ____________________ is a document that describes WBS tasks in detail.
Dictionary
A(n) ____________________ is a significant event on a project.
Milestone
Lag time is a gap in time, such as waiting.
True
The project team should review an activity list and activity attributes with project stakeholders.
True
Fast ____________________ involves doing activities in parallel that you would normally do in sequence
tracking
There can be more than one critical path on a project.
True
A project _______________ is additional time added before the project’s due date.
buffer
Project ____________________ management involves defining and controlling what work is or is not included in a project.
scope
Project teams rarely estimate completion dates for milestones early in the scheduling process.
False