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Project Management Using Microsoft Project

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The acceloration of the successor task. 'Negative lag'






2. Appears: ewk means: Elapsed week






3. Matches the outline number initially in Project 2010. It is common for work breakdown structure elements to be numbered sequentially to reveal the hierarchical structure. For example 1.3.2 Rear Wheel identifies this item as a Level 3 WBS element - si






4. Appears: day means: day






5. Task ribbon -> 'task' -> recurring task. An easy way to schedule reccuring meetings.






6. Task ribbon -> 'inspect' button-> Inspect Task. It shows more details about highlighted task - including critical predecessor task. Very useful tool. Especially when resources are over allocated.






7. Changing the working time in the 'details' section of the working time dialog won't change the default start time in the options -> scheduling settings. Try to keep these in sync.


8. Appears: mon means: month






9. W = D + U Duration plus available resource units






10. No single activity or group of activities to produce a single deliverable should be more than 80 hours of effort.


11. .mpp file extension. The actual project file.






12. File -> Options -> Quick Access tool bar. Examples: Tables and Vies - good stuff.


13. 1. Initiation 2. Planning 3. Execution 4. Monitoring & Control 5. Closing






14. Start date - Current date - finish date - status date - schedule from - calendar - & priority (with project pro). Enterprise custom fields here too - if you're hooked into enterprise.






15. Single Start - Single Finish. No 'danglers'. Everything must be connected. No loops.






16. Shows closest thing to a 'resource gantt chart'. Shows tasks by resource. Also shows unassigned tasks - and unscheduled tasks. Allows for user-controlled scheduling.






17. A compact - matrix representation of a system or project. The approach can be used to model complex systems in systems engineering or systems analysis - and in project planning and project management.






18. Two critical tasks - both same duration - vying for one resource - who wins?






19. Tables - charts - usage tables - and sheets.






20. Always preserve the number of hours to perform a task. Changing work when fixed will impact duration.






21. Network Diagrom -> Format ribbon -> format.






22. Appears: wk means: week






23. An approach for monitoring project progress that relies on the budgeted cost of activities completed to ascribe value






24. Contains information relative to tasks.






25. Add your resources names to critical tasks _______ via bar styles/text.






26. Time delay. Sometimes - it's preferred to have lag shown as a task. You can assign costs to it - that way. Style sheets will indicate this.






27. Tables are made up of fields.






28. To switch between ____________: (Project 2010) - Use the bottom-left icon. Use the ribbon. Task mode column in entry table. File -> options -> schedule.






29. Appears: emon means: Elapsed month






30. Two CRITICAL tasks vying for one resource - who wins?






31. Function key 5. You can go directly to ID - or 'date'.






32. Always preserve the number of people working on a task. Changing units when fixed will impact duration.






33. A terminal element is the lowest element (activity or deliverable) in a WBS; it is not further subdivided. Sometimes called a 'work package' - but NOT synonymous.






34. The number of resources required to get the tasks/assignments completed.






35. Their purpose is to ORGANIZE. Summary tasks have work packages or other summary tasks which comprise the parent summary task. Summary tasks are NOT scheduled. The children tasks are what need to be scheduled.






36. An 'activity' - or 'task'. The bottom 'child' task - there's nothing underneath it. If there are sub-components - or 'children' tasks below a parent task - that parent task is a SUMMARY task.






37. Gantt Chart -> Format -> Bar Styles segment -> format drop down. Adjust all aspects of the bars in the gantt.






38. View -> Timeline check box. Shows timeline - but by default - nothing's on it. To add items - right click and 'add to timeline'.






39. The Precedence Diagram Method is a tool for scheduling activities in a project plan. It is a method of constructing a project schedule network diagram that uses boxes - referred to as nodes - to represent activities and connects them with arrows that






40. ______ link Summary Tasks.






41. Appears: eday means: Elapsed day






42. Hiding does not delete data. If you hide a column - data maintains - but to get it back - you'll need to right click - insert column.


43. Shows logical relationship between tasks. View tab -> 'split view' section -> details checked -> More views -> Select there.






44. Two tasks vying for one resource - who wins?






45. U = W / D Work divided by duration.






46. Appears: ehr means: Elapsed hour






47. Finish to start - finish to finish - start to start - start to finish. All are 'at least'.






48. Work divided by available resource units. Formula: D=W/U






49. File -> Options -> Scheduling --> Drop down for Decimal or Percentage.






50. Fixed Duration - Fixed Units - or Fixed Work. Described on page 72 of Project 2010 book.