Project Management Flashcards
What are the 8 types of Belbin roles?
- Coordinator
- Shaper
- Innovator
- Resource Investigator
- Monitor-Evaluator
- Implementer
- Team Worker
- Completer-Finisher
What does the Belbin role Coordinator do?
Guiding and controlling leader.
Knows members abilities well.
What does the Belbin role Shaper do?
Demanding and coercing confrontational leader.
Pushes members to excel.
What does the Belbin role Innovator do?
Innovator and problem solver the “idea” member.
What does the Belbin role Resource Investigator do?
Contact person for external resources for the team.
What does the Belbin role Monitor-Evaluator do?
Analyses and evaluates proposed solutions and choices.
What does the Belbin role Implementer do?
Implements agreed upon plans.
What does the Belbin role Team Worker do?
Facilitates team functions and dedicates issues within the team.
What does the Belbin role Completer-Finisher do?
Focuses on details and meeting deadlines.
Give 4 reasons why teams fail.
- Inadequate resources.
- Leadership problems.
- Impossible goals.
- Morale problems.
What are characteristics of the ‘closed’ group style?
• Managed from the top down.
• The manager gives direction and the troops perform.
• This group is highly effective in well-defined
situations.
What are characteristics of the ‘open’ group style?
- Each member does a job the other are capable of performing.
- They can switch position, support each other, or review each other’s work.
(best for software engineering)
What are characteristics of the ‘random’ group style?
- Is at the opposite extreme.
- The key is independent thinking and creativity.
- This is achieved by ensuring that all member’ ideas are considered. i.e. Brainstorming.
What are characteristics of the ‘synchronous’ group style?
• Consists of people who can work effectively by
themselves.
• They have well-designed interfaces but no need to
interact dynamically.
What is slack time?
available time – real time
Give some key CAUSES of inaccurate estimates.
- Frequent request for change by users.
- Overlooked tasks.
- User’s lack of understanding of the requirements.
- Insufficient analysis when developing estimates.
- Lack of coordination of system development.
- Lack of an adequate method or guidelines for estimating.
Give some key INFLUENCES of inaccurate estimates.
- Complexity of the proposed application system.
- Required integration with existing system.
- Size of the system expressed as number of functions or programs.
- Capabilities of the project team members.
- Extent of programming and documentation standards.
What is the critical path?
The longest path which has a slack of zero for each node.
It is the path that determines whether or not the project is on schedule.
Could you draw an Activity Network Graph?
Yes/No?
Nodes of the graph are project milestones.
Edges represent activities.
What is a risk? And what is project risk, product risk and business risk?
A risk is a probability that some adverse circumstance will occur.
- Project risks - affect schedule or resources;
- Product risks - affect the quality or performance of the software being developed;
- Business risks - affect the organisation developing or procuring the software.
What are the 4 steps in the risk management process?
- Risk identification
- Risk analysis
- Risk planning
- Risk monitoring
Describe the risk identification step.
- May be team activities or based on the individual project manager’s experience.
- A checklist of common risks may be used to identify risks in a project.
Describe the risk analysis step.
- Assess probability and seriousness of each risk.
- Probability may be very low, low, moderate, high or very high.
- Risk consequences might be catastrophic, serious, tolerable or insignificant.
Describe the risk planning step.
Consider each risk and develop a strategy to manage that risk.
• Avoidance strategies
The probability that the risk will arise is reduced;
• Minimisation strategies
The impact of the risk on the project or product will be reduced.
• Contingency plans
If the risk arises, contingency plans are plans to deal with that risk;
