What Is a Project?
What is a project?
A temporary effort with a defined start and end, intended to deliver a unique product or service.
The three sides of the project triangle represent time, cost, and ___.
Scope
What is initiation?
The first phase of any project.
This skill helps a PM guide the team toward the goal.
Leadership
What is a Gantt Chart?
A visual tool used to plan and track project progress.
A project is temporary, while operations are ___.
Continuous
Reducing the budget may affect these two elements:
Time and scope
What is planning?
The phase where schedules and budgets are created.
This skill keeps everyone aligned and informed.
Communication
The main difference between Waterfall and Agile methodologies.
What is Waterfall is linear, while Agile is iterative?
This organization provides a formal definition of what a project is.
Project Management Institute (PMI)
What is scope creep?
When scope increases without changes in time or cost.
What is execution?
The phase where the project work actually happens.
This skill allows a PM to identify and solve problems early.
Problem-solving
| These tools support collaboration and task tracking
Trello and Asana
What are project constraints?
Time, cost, and scope
The goal of the project triangle is to balance quality, cost, and ___.
Time
What is monitoring and controlling?
The phase focused on tracking progress and making adjustments.
This “superpower” helps balance people, time, and priorities.
Balance
What is the mindset helping a PM adapt to changes and challenges?
Flexible and adaptable.
Each project is unique because it has its own goals, deliverables, and ___.
Conditions
This skill helps a PM manage priorities and communicate clearly.
Balance
What is closing?
The phase where results are delivered and lessons learned are recorded.
Name one tool that can make a PM’s job easier.
Trello, Asana, Gantt Charts, or Dashboards.
A key practice to keep a team motivated and aligned
Communication and Positive leadership