Router? I Hardly Know Her! (Network Hardware)
This device directs data packets between networks and knows the best path to reach a destination.
What is a router?
When you need to determine if a project can weather the storm, you conduct one of these assessments.
What is risk analysis?
This type of storage has "solid" performance and no moving parts.
What is an SSD (Solid-State Drive)
This is what you call it when you’re keeping an eye on project progress to ensure things stay on track.
What is monitoring?
A network device that connects multiple devices within the same LAN, and it’s not the thing that toggles the lights on and off.
What is a switch?
When a project’s goals are as clear as mud, you need to work on defining this more clearly.
What is scope?
This piece of hardware converts digital data into a signal to be sent over a phone line or cable line.
What is a modem?
This fancy chart is a PM’s go-to for visualizing tasks over time. It’s a timeline but with bars.
What is a Gantt chart?
This protocol is not a fan of delays and helps devices resolve domain names into IP addresses.
What is a DNS (Domain Name System)?
The process of defining who does what, so no one is stepping on each other’s toes in a project.
What is resource allocation?