3.02
When is Expert Judgement used?
used to analyze the information needed to develop the project scope statement.
What is a WBS?
A breakdown of the work to be executed by the project team to accomplish project objectives and create the required deliverables.
What is Rolling wave planning
the process of project planning in waves as the project proceeds and later details become clearer
What is Bottom-Up Estimating
when an activity cannot be estimated with reasonable degree of confidence, the work within the activity is decomposed into more detail.
What is the Critical Path Method
a technique where you identify tasks that are necessary for project completion and determine scheduling flexibilities
What are facilitated workshops
Requirements workshops are focused sessions that bring key cross-functional stakeholders together to define product requirements.
What is a WBS Dictionary
Document generated by the Create WBS process that supports the WBS. The WBS Dictionary provides more detailed descriptions of the components in the WBS.
What is an activity list
A comprehensive list including all schedule activities required on the project.
What is Project Management Software used for
used to help plan, organize, and manage resource pools and develop resource elements.
What is the Critical Chain Method
used to perform Schedule Network Analysis that considers task dependencies, limited resource availability, and buffers
What is a Project Scope Statement
The project scope statement describes, in detail, the project’s deliverables and the work required to create those deliverables.
What does the scope baseline consist of?
Components of the scope baseline include Project Scope Statement, WBS and WBS Dictionary.
What are Activity Attributes
The description of the activity by identify the multiple components associated with each activity.
What is Analogous Estimating
Uses parameters such as duration, budget, size, weight and complexity, from a previous, similar project, as the basis for estimating the same parameter or measure for a future project.
What is Resource Leveling
a resource management technique that can help teams better accommodate resource constraints and predict project timelines.
What does a scope statement provide
provides a common understanding of the project scope among project stakeholders.
What is Decomposition
The subdivision of project deliverables into small, more manageable components
What is the Precedence Diagramming Method
a graphical tool used for scheduling activities in a project plan.
What are Three-point estimates
a management technique to determine the probable outcomes of future events based on available information
What is Schedule Compression
techniques used when a project manager wants to shorten the duration of the project without changing the scope of the project.
What is the product acceptance criteria
The process and criteria for accepting completed products, services, or results.
Because the breakdown of tasks allocates and plans scheduled events
What is Project Lag
the amount of time by which a successor activity is required to postpone a predecessor activity
What is Reserve Analysis
an analysis of existing resources to provide transparency into campus' reserve balances
What is Schedule Crashing
a schedule compression technique in which you bring in additional resources to complete two tasks simultaneously