E03 Project Management

A ___________ is a single activity that has a start and end point, with defined objectives and scope.

A project is a __________ endeavor and can be though of as a ___________ requiring a solution.

One frequent reason why projects fail is that a significant part of the work is ________.

The most important criteria in the selection of a project manager are the person's ______________.

Research has shown the most productive group size is ________ to ______ people.

When rewarding team members for their efforts during a project, you should reward based on their _________________.

TRUE or FALSE

You should be careful not to penalize workers who perform better than expected by loading them down with excessive work.

What is the first stage of Team Development in which the Team Manager take on the role of the director?

The fourth stage of team development where team members enjoy working together and producing high qualite results.

In the fourth stage of team development, the Prject Manager is a __________.

One conflict resolution alternative is:

_________ for win/win is the best method for resolution.

The three areas that cause most of the conflicts in project management are:

The success of the project manager is measured by three project parameters:

___________ in contracts help vendors maintain quality, costs, and timeliness.

TRUE or FALSE

Feasibilty studies will not alsways conclude the problem is feasible to solve or the solution is feasible.

Feasibility Study Objectives (SMART):

_________ can be used to assist in solving projects, planning projects, listing tasks.

Pshychological Road Racing

TRUE or FALSE

Signatures are needed in a change order if the solution utilized was listed in the project plan strategy.

If someone asks for a change of the scope of your project, you should explain the ___________ and determine if the person wants to continue.

A(n) __________ will have at least one effectiveness measure and be SMART.

A work breakdown structure is best described as a ________________.

Large tasks should be reduced to smaller tasks with assigned deadlines because it is easier to _______________ quality and costs.

Assigned personnel are more ______ and ___________ less.

Small problems may be easier to correct before they develop into __________.

_____________ take a complicated task and subduvudes it into several smaller tasks.

Anyone who has a vested interst in the project.

In a sense, ________ & ________ are synonymous.

__________ occurs when project is behind (negative) or ahead (positive) of schedule.

TRUE or FALSE

If there is no variance, then no correction is needed.

Audits come in two different styles:

Three types of stakeholders:

A project plan, bids and contracts, meeting minutes, and feasibility studies are all found in the __________________.

You should dispurse _________ to all stakeholders and team members.

A __________ is a one page description of the change and its impact on the project.

Closing a project consists of 3 components:

A ____________ is sometimes referred to as a time line chart and can be used regardless if a pert chart has been prepared.

______________ is the longest path through a network diagram and has zero slack or float.

___________ is an aid to planning, scheduling, and decision making.

TRUE or FALSE

Slack time in a PERT network is determined by subtracting the earliest expected time (TE) of an event from the latest allowable time (TL) of the same event.

TRUE or FALSE

Every Event in a PERT Chart did not happen until all of the activities leasing to the event have been completed.

Regarding Time Estimates...

Worst Time (WE); Best Estimate (BE): Average Time Estimate (TE)

WE=6 weeks; BE 2 weeks

TRUE or FALSE

The formula for cost estimates is not the same as time estimates.

____________ is 0.666 which adds a little room for problems. 

If a grant coordinator or contractor does not allow for standard deviations, you can include ___________ in your cost estimate if thoroughly explained.