Quiz 1 Prep

Question 1

What is an engineer?

Answer 1

Engineers use technology to make products and systems for societal benefit

Question 2

What is engineering design?

Answer 2

• create something new or rearrange existing things in a new way to satisfy a need
• bring together math, science, and art

Question 3

How many phases of design are there?

Answer 3

Seven:
Conceptual, embodiment, detail, planning for manufacture, product distribution, product use, product retirement

Question 4

What is a Needs Analysis?

Answer 4

Understanding what the problem is rather than solving it

Question 5

What should a good team member have?

Answer 5

• take responsibility
• deliver on commitments
• be a contributor
• give full attention
• develop techniques for getting your message across to the team
• learn to give and receive feedback

Question 6

Student vs Business Team

Answer 6

Students:
- close in age and education level
- peers therefore no authority figure
- often prefer working with a designated leader

Question 7

What is a team sponsor?

Answer 7

Manager who has the need for the output of the team. Provides special resources needed by the team and formally commissions the team.

Question 8

What is a team leader?

Answer 8

Convenes and chairs team meetings, using effective meeting and management practices
- help resolve conflict
- communicating with sponsor

Question 9

What are the 3 leadership types?

Answer 9

Traditional, Passive, and Facilitative
(ideally want facilitative)

Question 10

What is a team facilitator?

Answer 10

A person trained in group dynamics who assists the leader and team in achieving its objectives
- Keeps groups focused on its task

Question 11

What are the 5 stages of team development?

Answer 11

Orientation, Dissatisfaction, Resolution, Production, Termination

Question 12

____ is doing the right things, but ___ is doing those things the right way, in the shortest possible time

Answer 12

Effectiveness, efficiency

Question 13

What is planning?

Answer 13

Consists of identifying the key activities in a project and ordering them in the sequence in which they should be performed

Question 14

What is scheduling?

Answer 14

Consists of putting the plan into the time frame of the calendar

Question 15

What are the 4 major decisions to be considered when designing a product?

Answer 15

Performance, time, cost, and risk

Question 16

What is Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

Answer 16

A tool used to divide a project into manageable segments to ensure that the complete scope of work is understood

Question 17

What is the Critical Path Method?

Answer 17

A graphical network diagram that focuses on identifying the potential bottlenecks in a project

Question 18

What is a project?

Answer 18

A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service

Question 19

What are the 3 statements referring to what a project is or does?

Answer 19

1. A project is temporary
2. A project is an endeavor
3. Projects create a unique product or service

Question 20

What is the project triangle?

Answer 20

Viewing projects in terms of time, cost, scope

Question 21

What is project scope?

Answer 21

Describes the work required to deliver a product or service with the intended product scope

Question 22

When project scope increases after the project has started, it called ____

Answer 22

Scope creep

Question 23

How many steps are there to project management?

Answer 23

9