WBS
Estimating
PPM
Inter-Dependencies
Driving Deliverables
100
This level of the WBS represents the final deliverable or product of the project.
What is the top level?
100
This information defines the project and will help guide the team when beginning work
What is the scope of the project?
100
Wednesdays between 2 pm to 4 pm
What is PPM Clinic?
100
Two or more projects are related to each other, and complement each other in one or several ways
What is project interdependency?
100
Project artifacts are more easily completed if these forms of the documents are available as approved examples in advance
What is a template?
200
The lowest level in the WBS, and is the point at which the cost and schedule for the work can be reliably estimated.
What is What is the work package level?
200
An approximation used to determine how long it will take to complete tasks
What is an estimate?
200
This process helps you get resources assigned to your project before work begins
What is flighting?
200
Bi-weekly meeting, project lessons learned, architecture reviews (ARB, DARB, MARB), steering committee, internal/external dependencies
What are different ways to track or get informed of project interdependencies?
200
Giving Spark points can be considered a best practice of this when a key deliverable is completed
What is recognition and motivation?
300
The process of sub-dividing project deliverables into smaller, more manageable components until the work and deliverables are defined to the work package level.
What is What is decomposition?
300
What is a tool not recommended for tracking estimates in a project?
What is Outlook?
300
The phase code used when assigning resources while you’re waiting on a decision from IRB
What is CapEx or OpEx?
300
Communication, relationship building, coordination among other projects
What are best ways to be in the-know of project interdependencies?
300
Two project members have very different views on what is to be done and can’t agree. The PM uses this skill to manage the situation.
What is conflict resolution?
400
The rule that states “no single activity or group of activities at the lowest level of detail of a WBS to produce a single deliverable should be no more than 80 hours of effort.”
What is What is the “80 hour rule?”
400
One of 4 tools used to do estimating or swags
What is Excel, Word, Project or VersionOne?
400
Warner and Staples
Who are people that can help you flight projects?
400
Delayed dates, unavailable resources, inaccurate status reports, risks, issues, funding
What are things that can impact your interdependent project?
400
These work efforts involve no dependencies except that they are being completed or developed by the team at the same time
What is parrallel?
500
In 1987, the Project Management Institute (PMI) documented the expansion of WBS techniques across non-defense organizations in this guide.
What is What is the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)?
500
The process of estimating individual schedule activities and then aggregating them together to come up with a total estimate
What is bottoms up estimating?
500
This report charts how much money or labor has been actually used versus what was forecasted over a given time period
What is the Burn Rate report?
500
Project interdependencies should be considered as part of your project schedule
What is yes?
500
Commiserating with the team over missed deliverables, in some cases, demonstrates a lack of this
What is leadership?
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