3.03
What does WBS stand for
Work Breakdown Structure
What is the word that describes all the main features of a project and what needs to happen?
scope
Specific points on a projects timeline
Project milestones
Best case: 6 days
Worst case: 13 days
Most likely: 8 days
Estimated time?
What does CPM stand for?
Critical path method
What is the lowest level of a WBS?
Work package
What is a tool used for controlling scope?
variance analysis
Project outlines that reduce rework and serve as a starting point
templates
What is the analysis of existing resources?
Reserve analysis
Critical path?
The tasks necessary for project completion
What does a WBS dictionary contain?
Detailed description of work packages
Who is most important in validating scope?
Project sponsor or customers
What type of chart is a Gantt chart
Bar chart
Things we use to help plan and organize our projects
Project management software
Performing tasks in parallel to get them done faster
Schedule fast tracking
What process do we use to create a WBS?
decomposition
What is the purpose of inspection
To make sure deliverables meet criteria
A task cannot be finished until its predecessor is finished
Finish-to-finish
What is reserve analysis a technique for?
estimate activity durations
Bringing in more resources to speed up a project
Project crashing
Components of what are listed in the project scope statement, WBS, and WBS dictionary
scope baseline
Accepted deliverables require formal documentation from who?
Stakeholders
Precedence diagramming method is a visual of what?
sequence activities
Technique for calculating time, cost, and resources needed for the project
Parametric estimating
What is the visual that contains everything that needs to be done in a project?
Precedence diagramming method