Reporting, time and self management

Question 1

What are the target groups of ‘project documents’ and what ‘types of documents’ are available? (4+4 points, p. 4 and 6)

Answer 1

Target groups = stakeholders. External partners. Project team. Project manager
documents = Reports (status and milestones) contracts. plans incl work breakdown structure. Lists - open points and meetings

Question 2

What is a definition of ‘stress’? (1 point, p. 4)

Answer 2

mental and physical reaction caused by specific stimuli (stressors)

Question 3

What are goals of ‘time management’? (3 points, p. 5)

Answer 3

schedule time
set priorities
create balance
discipline

Question 4

Please explain the ‘Pareto principle’? Why is it so important? (2 points, p. 6)

Answer 4

Pareto principle is that 80% solutions can come from 20% effort. It is so important because it tells us we need to prioritise ourselves in order to make the most of time and effort

Question 5

Please explain the ‘Eisenhower matrix’? (2 points, p. 7)

Answer 5

organising tasks into categories for prioritisation and sorting.
We plot importance vs urgency