Project+ Study Notes 17

Question 1

CPM provides other useful information. You will be able to determine which tasks can start late or can take more time than planned without impacting the project end date. During project execution, the project manager can use this information to focus attention on the tasks that have the most impact on the overall project completion date.

Answer 1

Info

Question 2

These techniques can be used during planning to shorten the planned duration of the project or during project execution to help resolve schedule slippage.

Answer 2

duration compression scheduling :

Question 3

is a technique that looks at cost and schedule trade-offs. ??? is typically implemented by adding more resources to the critical path tasks in order to complete the project more quickly. ??? can also be accomplished by requiring mandatory overtime for those team members working on critical path tasks or by speeding up delivery times from team members, vendors, and so on.

Answer 3

Crashing

Question 4

is performing multiple tasks in parallel that were previously scheduled to start sequentially.

Answer 4

Fast Tracking

Question 5

is a tool that can save you a lot of time. It will automatically calculate task durations, determine the critical path, and help you balance resources. It provides you with the ability to display a number of different views of the project, which can be a great communication tool, and you can tailor the views for your audience.

Answer 5

Project-scheduling software

Question 6

is the final, approved version of the project schedule that includes the baseline start and finish dates and resource assignments. It’s important that you obtain sign-off on the project schedule from your stakeholders and the functional managers who are supplying resources to the project. This ensures they have read the schedule, understand the dates, and understand the resource commitments. Ideally, it will also keep them from reneging on commitments they’ve made and promises of resources at specific times on the project.

Answer 6

schedule baseline

Question 7

??? in the project schedule are similar to milestones. They don’t produce something per se; they are used to determine quality checks at strategic points in the project and ensure that the work is accurate and meets quality standards.

Answer 7

Quality gates

Question 8

are used as approval points in the project. On large projects, they can also be used as additional approval checkpoints or go/no-go decision points during the project.

Answer 8

Governance gates

Question 9

are the ideal scenario for a project manager because you have full authority and control of the resource time and the tasks they work on. equipment and materials are a type of physical resource. Not all resources on project are human resources.

Answer 9

Dedicated Resources

Question 10

works for both the functional manager and the project manager. Typically, the team member will remain loyal to the person writing their performance appraisals and reviews.

Answer 10

shared resource