unit 3.03
What is the Work Breakdown structure?
The work to be executed by the project team to accomplish project objectives and creat the required deliverables
What is verify scope?
This is the process of comparing the actual deliverables against what was documented within the scope baseline.
What is an activity list?
A comprehensive list including all schedule activities required on the project. The activity list includes the activity identifier and a scope of work description for each activity in sufficient detail to ensure that project team members understand what work is required to be completed.
what is bottom-up estimating?
a method of estimating project duration or cost by aggregating the estimates of the lower-level components of the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
What is schedule network analysis?
This is a strategy consists of visualising the different project tasks and making connections between them in the project management plan.
what is decomposition?
Decomposition is the subdivision of project deliverables into small, more manageable components until the work and deliverables are defined to the work package level. The work package level is the lowest level in the WBS and is the point at which the cost and activity durations for the work can be reliably estimated and managed. The level of detail for work packages will vary with the size and complexity of the project.
What is inspection?
Inspection includes activities such as measuring, examining and verifying to determine whether work and deliverables meet requirements and product acceptance criteria.
what is a sequence activity?
The process of identifying and documenting relations among the project activities. Activities are sequenced using logical relationships. Every activity and milestone except the first and last are connected to at least one predecessor and one successor. It may be necessary to use lead or lag time between activities to support a realistic and achievable project schedule. Sequencing can be performed by using project management software or by using manual or automated techniques
what is project management software?
Softwares that are used to help plan, organize and manage resource pools and develop resource elements
what is critical path?
is a technique where you identify tasks that are necessary for project completion and determine scheduling flexibilities.
what is the WBS dictionary?
The WBS dictionary is a document generated by the Create WBS process that supports the WBS. The WBS Dictionary provides more detailed descriptions of the components of the WBS.
What are accepted deliverables?
Deliverables that meet the acceptance criteria are formally signed off and approved by the customer or sponsor. Formal documentation received from the customer or sponsor acknowledging formal stakeholder acceptance of the project’s deliverables.
what is a milestone list?
Identifies all milestones and indicates whether the millstone is mandatory, such as those required by contract, or optional, such as those based upon historical information.
What is analogous estimating?
uses information from similar projects to establish a cost estimate based on the data available
what is schedule crashing?
is a schedule compression technique in which you bring in additional resources to complete two tasks simultaneously
What is the scope baseline?
Scope baseline is the approved version of a scope statement, work breakdown structure (WBS), and its associated WBS dictionary, a component of the project management plan. Components of the scope baseline include Project Scope Statement, WBS, and WBS Dictionary.
What is control scope?
the process of monitoring the status of the project and product scope and managing changes to the scope baseline
what are activity atributes?
The description of the activity by identify the multiple components associated with each activity. The components for each activity evolve over time. During the initial stages of the project they include the Activity ID, WBS ID, and Activity Name, and when completed may include activity codes, activity description, predecessor activities, successor activities, logical relationships, leads, and lags, resource requirements, imposed dates, constraints and assumptions.
what is parametric estimating?
a statistical and accuracy-based technique for calculating the time, cost, and resources needed for project success.
what is schdule fast tracking?
is a common project management schedule compressing technique that reworks project tasks so that some tasks are completed simultaneously, rather than sequentially
what is work performance measurement?
Measurements can include planned vs. actual technical performance or other scope performance measurements. This information is documented and communicated to stakeholders.
what is variance analysis?
Project performance measurements are used to assess the magnitude of variation from the original scope baseline.
what is role wave planning?
is the process of project planning in waves as the project proceeds and later details become clearer; similar to the techniques used in agile software development approaches like Scrum.
What is three-point analyisis?
a management technique to determine the probable outcomes of future events based on available information
what is resource leveling?
a resource management technique that can help teams better accommodate resource constraints and predict project timelines