Project Management Flashcards
What is Project Management Life Cycle?
- PLAN
- EXECUTE
- CONTROL & MONITOR
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What is the Initiate Stage for Project management?
- Hold a kick-off meeting
- Establish project objectives
- Identify deliverables
- Define scope
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What is the SMART goal template?
S = Specific
M = Measurable
A = Attainable/Achievable
R = Realistic
T = Time Bound
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What is when a project expands beyond its original objectives.
Scope Creep
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What are certain characteristics that define all aspects of a project and the confines in which they operate
Project parameters
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What are Common project parameters:
- Assumptions
- Exclusions
- Constraints
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What are factors in the planning process that are considered to be true, real, or certain without any proof or demonstration
Assumptions
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What are factors outside the project boundaries or scope.
Exclusions
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What are limiting factors that affect the execution of a project.
Constraints
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What are the 5 elements of the Planning Stage?
- Plan scope
- Develop schedule
- Plan resources
- Identify risks
- Plan quality assurance
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What is the developed product/service must meet all of the demands and expectations set out by your project’s stakeholders.
Defining Quality
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What are the three criteria for Defining Quality
- Performance criteria
- Functionality criteria
- Technological criteria
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What are the three elements of Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
- Visual representation of project breakdown
- Shows parts of the total
- Work should not overlap
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What stage in the project management is Take necessary actions to achieve desired outcome
Execute Stage
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What stage in the project management is Constantly monitor & evaluate the project in order to adapt to changes that can jeopardize the outcome
Control & Monitor Stage
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What are the 5 things to consider during the Control & Monitor Stage
- Performance
- Risks
- Costs
- Quality
- Schedule
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What stage in the project management is Evaluate & manage project information and outcomes
Closing Out
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What three things are done in the Close Out stage of a project?
- Close out contracts
- Conduct a “Hot Wash”
- Create a wrap-up report
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What is a Hot Wash in a project management?
lessons learned for use in future projects
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What Compares actual performance against planned performance, including what can be done better next time in a project?
Project Wrap-Up Report
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What Provides project statistics that can be used for broader analysis later for a project?
Project Wrap-Up Report
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What are the 4 elements in a project wrap-up report?
- Project description
- Planned vs. actual performance
- Successes and failures
- Recommendations
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What part of the project is The collection and filing of records, documents, or other historical materials for future reference
Archiving Records
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What are the 8 things that should be in the archiving records at the end of a project?
- Project reports and plans
- Correspondence
- Meeting minutes
- Procurement documents
- Vendor proposals
- Contracts
- Change orders
- Databases
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