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Project Management Using Microsoft Project
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. File -> info -> Project information -> advanced properties.
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2. Appears: mon means: month
WBS Code (Project 2010)
Team Planner (Project 2010)
mo (Abbreviations Project 2010)
File Name vs. Project name (Project 2010)
3. The number of resources required to get the tasks/assignments completed.
Peak
mo (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Fixed Units
Resource types
4. An approach for monitoring project progress that relies on the budgeted cost of activities completed to ascribe value
Actual Cost
Inspect feature (Project 2010)
Earned Value
'The 100% Rule'
5. 'Start no earlier than' constraint.
The task which has the LEAST slack is more important - Min-slack wins
m (Abbreviations Project 2010)
SNET
Network Diagram best practices
6. Project Tab -> Change Working time. Define the actual 'hours' of work - which days work happens (weekends grayed out by default) - and 'exceptions' to standard work times. Work weeks tab present too.
Duration
Show Assignment Units as (Project 2010)
Calendar/ Working time (Project 2010)
WBS Work Breakdown Structure
7. 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.
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8. Always preserve the number of hours to perform a task. Changing work when fixed will impact duration.
Project information dialog (Project 2010)
Working Time & 'Default' start/end time (Project 2010)
Fixed Work
DSM Design Structure Matrix
9. Always preserve the duration of a task. Changing duration when fixed will impact work.
Drawing on Gantt (Project 2010)
Work Package (WBS)
Units
Fixed Duration
10. Add your resources names to critical tasks _______ via bar styles/text.
WBS Code (Project 2010)
w (Abbreviations Project 2010)
WBS Work Breakdown Structure
Manually
11. Focus on Gantt -> Format ribbon ->
WBS Code (Project 2010)
Drawing on Gantt (Project 2010)
Table (Project 2010)
h (Abbreviations Project 2010)
12. Ensuring that the successor activity does not begin until after the predecessor activity is completed is implementing a start-to-finish (SF) model. This is the most logical path to follow when planning a project. Those in project management should be
WBS Code (Project 2010)
Effort Driven
Start to Finish (SF)
m (Abbreviations Project 2010)
13. Appears: ehr means: Elapsed hour
eh (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Fixed Work
SNET
Splitting tasks (Project 2010)
14. Task calendar - resource calendar - base calendar.
GO TO (Project 2010)
Default view (Project 2010)
Calendars to consider
Work Package (WBS)
15. Default view in Network Diagram. Without LINK LABELS - you won't see lag time - etc. The term finish to start refers specifically to the logical relationship that exits between the activities that make up he entirety of the project in which it is det
Finish to Start
w (Abbreviations Project 2010)
SNET
Summary tasks (WBS)
16. The total direct and indirect costs incurred in accomplishing work on an activity during a given period.
Initializing a Project (Project 2010)
Lead
PDM
Actual Cost
17. Two tasks vying for one resource - who wins?
Inspect feature (Project 2010)
The task which has the LEAST slack is more important - Min-slack wins
mo (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Work Package (WBS)
18. W = D + U Duration plus available resource units
Form (Project 2010)
Work
WBS Code (Project 2010)
Task with minimum duration
19. Single Start - Single Finish. No 'danglers'. Everything must be connected. No loops.
File Name vs. Project name (Project 2010)
Network Diagram best practices
Organizer (Project 2010)
Start to Finish (SF)
20. efines units.
Start to Finish (SF)
Material resource
Drawing on Gantt (Project 2010)
Views (Project 2010)
21. Shows logical relationship between tasks. View tab -> 'split view' section -> details checked -> More views -> Select there.
Lead
em (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Relationship Diagram (Project 2010)
Earned Value
22. 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.
Terminal element
em (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Fixed Units
Organizer (Project 2010)
23. Two critical tasks - both same duration - vying for one resource - who wins?
Task with minimum duration
Work
Start to Start
Task with first ID
24. Finish to start - finish to finish - start to start - start to finish. All are 'at least'.
Logical Relationships in PDM
'The 100% Rule'
Fixed Duration
RAM
25. ______ link Summary Tasks.
Material resource
Timeline (Project 2010)
Project information dialog (Project 2010)
Do not
26. The WBS contains 100% of the work defined by the project scope and captures all deliverables - internal - external - interim - in terms of the work to be completed - including project management.
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27. Shows closest thing to a 'resource gantt chart'. Shows tasks by resource. Also shows unassigned tasks - and unscheduled tasks. Allows for user-controlled scheduling.
Task with first ID
Team Planner (Project 2010)
Drawing on Gantt (Project 2010)
Customize 'Quick Access Tool Bar'
28. View -> Timeline check box. Shows timeline - but by default - nothing's on it. To add items - right click and 'add to timeline'.
Network Diagram best practices
Actual Cost
Timeline (Project 2010)
WBS Work Breakdown Structure
29. File -> Options -> Quick Access tool bar. Examples: Tables and Vies - good stuff.
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30. Gantt Chart with 'Entry' table on left.
Start to Finish (SF)
Default view (Project 2010)
Reccuring Tasks
DSM Design Structure Matrix
31. Appears: emon means: Elapsed month
Fixed Work
emo (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Inspect feature (Project 2010)
Task with first ID
32. Work divided by available resource units. Formula: D=W/U
Duration
Start to Start
Table (Project 2010)
Timeline (Project 2010)
33. Tables are made up of fields.
Earned Value
Table (Project 2010)
Start to Start
ed (Abbreviations Project 2010)
34. Create file. Set up file properties. Set a start date. Set up calendars and working time.
Reccuring Tasks
Initializing a Project (Project 2010)
Effort Driven
Duration
35. Tables - charts - usage tables - and sheets.
m (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Duration
Finish to Start
Views (Project 2010)
36. 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.
Default view (Project 2010)
Actual Cost
Inspect feature (Project 2010)
'Hiding' columns (Project 2010)
37. 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.
Summary tasks (WBS)
PDM
h (Abbreviations Project 2010)
File Name vs. Project name (Project 2010)
38. Work - resource - cost.
Resource types
h (Abbreviations Project 2010)
PDM
Manually
39. File -> Options -> Scheduling --> Drop down for Decimal or Percentage.
ed (Abbreviations Project 2010)
m (Abbreviations Project 2010)
'Hiding' columns (Project 2010)
Show Assignment Units as (Project 2010)
40. Function key 5. You can go directly to ID - or 'date'.
GO TO (Project 2010)
Lag
Fixed Work
WBS Work Breakdown Structure
41. A logical relationship that states that for one project to begin - another must also be underway. For example - the writing of a business proposal must have begun in order for editing of the proposal to take place.
Start to Start
RAM
Units
File Name vs. Project name (Project 2010)
42. Appears: ewk means: Elapsed week
Calendar/ Working time (Project 2010)
Show Assignment Units as (Project 2010)
ew (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Units
43. Tasks - resources - assignments - all have dialogs. Example: resource leveling. Project information dialog very important.
h (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Dialogs (Project 2010)
m (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Critical Tasks
44. 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.
DSM Design Structure Matrix
ew (Abbreviations Project 2010)
d (Abbreviations Project 2010)
WBS Code (Project 2010)
45. 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.
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46. U = W / D Work divided by duration.
Effort Driven
Bar Style (Project 2010)
Units
w (Abbreviations Project 2010)
47. Task ribbon -> schedule section -> broken task icon. Reschedule incomplete work - etc.
Resource types
Splitting tasks (Project 2010)
Relationship Diagram (Project 2010)
eh (Abbreviations Project 2010)
48. Can be added to the ribbon - and it walks user through formatting of the gantt chart. Pretty cool.
Gantt Chart Wizard (Project 2010)
Views (Project 2010)
Terminal element
WBS Work Breakdown Structure
49. Fixed Duration - Fixed Units - or Fixed Work. Described on page 72 of Project 2010 book.
WBS Work Breakdown Structure
Task Type
d (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Lead
50. Network Diagrom -> Format ribbon -> format.
Organizer (Project 2010)
Box Styles (Project 2010)
eh (Abbreviations Project 2010)
w (Abbreviations Project 2010)