Project Management

Managing Scope & Time  Knowing the terminology of project management is critical to passing the exam.  For this assignment you are asked to review the terminology section of Chapter 5 and Chapter 6.  Write a 2 page paper.  In your paper discuss the following:  •Complete a paragraph on each of the three questions you found most challenging in Chapter 5 and Chapter 6 •In the paragraphs include the question and the correct answer-and the strategy you will use to remember how to answer similar questions on the topic area in the future  Include a cover sheet and 2-3 references.  References should be obtained through the Grantham University online library.  You may use online references for this assignment (not Wikipedia).  Please adhere to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), 6th ed., 2nd printing when writing and submitting assignments and papers.              Grading Criteria Assignments Maximum Points   Meets or exceeds established assignment criteria 40  Demonstrates an understanding of lesson concepts 20  Clearly presents well-reasoned ideas and concepts 30  Uses proper mechanics, punctuation, sentence structure, and spelling 10  Total 100

Chapter 5

3. You are the project manager of the BHY Project. Your project customer has demanded that the project be completed by December 1. December 1 is an example of which one of the following?

A. A constraint…………Correct Answer

5. You are working with the project team to create the WBS. There are some elements in the WBS that can’t be broken down yet. You and the team elect to break down these items later in the project as more details become available. This approach to creating the WBS is also known as what?

D. Rolling Wave Planning……..Correct Answer

10. David, one of your project team members, has been making changes to his work, which, as a result, changes the project scope. David’s changes are also known as what?

C. Scope Creep…………Correct Answer

Chapter 6

5. Mary has created an activity list with her project team. She has included activity attributes for each of the activities in her project activity list. Of the following which one is not an example of an activity attribute that Mary likely included?

A. Scope verification process………Correct answer

B. predecessor activities

C. Leads and lags

D. Geographic area where the work must take place

13. You are the project manager of the PJG Project for your company. This project is similar to a project you completed a few months ago and you’d like to reference the older project for information. Which estimating technique uses a similar project to predict how long the current project will take to complete?

A. Analogous estimating …………Correct answer

17. Management has asked that you create the schedule management plan to identify the different processes and procedures your project will require. During the creation of the plan, you need to identify schedule control and its components. Schedule control is part of which project management process?

D. Integrated change control……………Correct answer