project management methods

Question 1

gantt charts

Answer 1

• provides clear schedule to help plan and track tasks against a time frame
  (business project)

Question 2

scrum

Answer 2

• a team work towards a gaol by dividing tasks into short timescale ‘sprints’
• team attend daily scrum updates / stand up meetings where individuals feedback their progress towards the team goal

Question 3

six sigma

Answer 3

• set of tools designed to minimise defects
• aims is to reduce defective products to less than 3.4 in every million
• it uses DMAIC

Question 4

what does DMAIC mean

Answer 4

define - what is the issue with the purpose
measure - takes steps to measure the extent of the issue
analyse - determine where the issue occur
improve - introduce measure to rectify the issues
control - ensure modified procedures are implement and maintain through effective QA

Question 5

critical path

Answer 5

• method to plan the most effective and time efficient sequence in which to complete a task
• the project is split down into smaller tasks which are arranged in the correct order
• dependencies are analysed and a sequence is planned which the least possible amount of waiting time