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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. Create file. Set up file properties. Set a start date. Set up calendars and working time.
em (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Task with first ID
Initializing a Project (Project 2010)
Fixed Units
2. Appears: hr means: hour
m (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Default view (Project 2010)
Resource types
h (Abbreviations Project 2010)
3. Appears: wk means: week
Terminal element
Project information dialog (Project 2010)
w (Abbreviations Project 2010)
WBS Code (Project 2010)
4. Work divided by available resource units. Formula: D=W/U
Duration
WBS Code (Project 2010)
Drawing on Gantt (Project 2010)
Bar Style (Project 2010)
5. 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.
Project Files (Project 2010)
Units
Summary tasks (WBS)
Start to Start
6. Work - resource - cost.
Task Type
Resource types
PDM
m (Abbreviations Project 2010)
7. Two tasks vying for one resource - who wins?
emo (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Bar Style (Project 2010)
Timeline (Project 2010)
The task which has the LEAST slack is more important - Min-slack wins
8. Vitally important. It shows how much time remains - which indicates whether or not tasks need to be re-planned.
WBS Code (Project 2010)
Remaining Duration
em (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Calendar/ Working time (Project 2010)
9. The total direct and indirect costs incurred in accomplishing work on an activity during a given period.
Working Time & 'Default' start/end time (Project 2010)
Remaining Duration
Actual Cost
mo (Abbreviations Project 2010)
10. Fixed Duration - Fixed Units - or Fixed Work. Described on page 72 of Project 2010 book.
em (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Manual and Auto scheduled tasks
Customize 'Quick Access Tool Bar'
Task Type
11. Tasks - resources - assignments - all have dialogs. Example: resource leveling. Project information dialog very important.
Dialogs (Project 2010)
Default view (Project 2010)
SNET
RAM
12. Always preserve the duration of a task. Changing duration when fixed will impact work.
Fixed Duration
'80 hour rule'
Manual and Auto scheduled tasks
Inspect feature (Project 2010)
13. Always preserve the number of hours to perform a task. Changing work when fixed will impact duration.
Inspect feature (Project 2010)
Fixed Work
em (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Duration
14. View -> Timeline check box. Shows timeline - but by default - nothing's on it. To add items - right click and 'add to timeline'.
Actual Cost
Timeline (Project 2010)
Earned Value
Drawing on Gantt (Project 2010)
15. Two critical tasks - both same duration - vying for one resource - who wins?
Task with first ID
Project Files (Project 2010)
Views (Project 2010)
Finish to Start
16. Appears: emin means: Elapsed minute
Fixed Units
Splitting tasks (Project 2010)
em (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Template (Project 2010)
17. 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.
Manually
Calendars to consider
Work Package (WBS)
Reccuring Tasks
18. File -> Options -> Quick Access tool bar. Examples: Tables and Vies - good stuff.
19. Appears: ehr means: Elapsed hour
WBS Code (Project 2010)
Task with minimum duration
ew (Abbreviations Project 2010)
eh (Abbreviations Project 2010)
20. 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.
Task with first ID
Inspect feature (Project 2010)
Summary tasks (WBS)
Lag
21. 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
WBS Code (Project 2010)
ed (Abbreviations Project 2010)
PDM
h (Abbreviations Project 2010)
22. To switch between ____________: (Project 2010) - Use the bottom-left icon. Use the ribbon. Task mode column in entry table. File -> options -> schedule.
'80 hour rule'
Duration
The task which has the LEAST slack is more important - Min-slack wins
Manual and Auto scheduled tasks
23. Appears: min means: minute
Resource types
Peak
m (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Actual Cost
24. 1. Initiation 2. Planning 3. Execution 4. Monitoring & Control 5. Closing
Finish to Start
5 phases of project
ed (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Form (Project 2010)
25. The number of resources required to get the tasks/assignments completed.
Peak
emo (Abbreviations Project 2010)
ed (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Actual Cost
26. 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
Gantt Chart Wizard (Project 2010)
Finish to Start
'80 hour rule'
Splitting tasks (Project 2010)
27. File -> Info -> Organizer. Access global mpt - delete views - etc. (ADD MORE)
mo (Abbreviations Project 2010)
'The 100% Rule'
Timeline (Project 2010)
Organizer (Project 2010)
28. An approach for monitoring project progress that relies on the budgeted cost of activities completed to ascribe value
'The 100% Rule'
Form (Project 2010)
'Hiding' columns (Project 2010)
Earned Value
29. Amendment to task type.
Material resource
Effort Driven
em (Abbreviations Project 2010)
DSM Design Structure Matrix
30. Two CRITICAL tasks vying for one resource - who wins?
Form (Project 2010)
Do not
Task with minimum duration
Task with first ID
31. Tables are made up of fields.
Material resource
SNET
Table (Project 2010)
Earned Value
32. Single Start - Single Finish. No 'danglers'. Everything must be connected. No loops.
Lead
Bar Style (Project 2010)
Accessing 'Properties' (Project 2010)
Network Diagram best practices
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.
Fixed Work
Terminal element
WBS Work Breakdown Structure
PDM
34. Network Diagrom -> Format ribbon -> format.
Terminal element
Do not
Box Styles (Project 2010)
Dialogs (Project 2010)
35. Appears: ewk means: Elapsed week
ew (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Critical Tasks
Calendars to consider
Drawing on Gantt (Project 2010)
36. Project template (.mpt) - or Global MPT file. Drives what you see in the project. Corporations may have their own.
Calendar/ Working time (Project 2010)
Template (Project 2010)
w (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Default view (Project 2010)
37. 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
Terminal element
ed (Abbreviations Project 2010)
h (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Start to Finish (SF)
38. Add your resources names to critical tasks _______ via bar styles/text.
Template (Project 2010)
Resource types
Dialogs (Project 2010)
Manually
39. Task ribbon -> 'task' -> recurring task. An easy way to schedule reccuring meetings.
Material resource
Default view (Project 2010)
Summary tasks (WBS)
Reccuring Tasks
40. Shows logical relationship between tasks. View tab -> 'split view' section -> details checked -> More views -> Select there.
Table (Project 2010)
Duration
RAM
Relationship Diagram (Project 2010)
41. 'Start no earlier than' constraint.
Project information dialog (Project 2010)
Peak
Resource types
SNET
42. 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.
43. Contains information relative to tasks.
Task with first ID
Actual Cost
Form (Project 2010)
emo (Abbreviations Project 2010)
44. ______ link Summary Tasks.
Do not
SNET
Lead
w (Abbreviations Project 2010)
45. 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.
Network Diagram best practices
eh (Abbreviations Project 2010)
SNET
Project information dialog (Project 2010)
46. File -> Options -> Scheduling --> Drop down for Decimal or Percentage.
Box Styles (Project 2010)
Show Assignment Units as (Project 2010)
d (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Logical Relationships in PDM
47. Appears: mon means: month
mo (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Task with minimum duration
Views (Project 2010)
Network Diagram best practices
48. No single activity or group of activities to produce a single deliverable should be more than 80 hours of effort.
49. Appears: emon means: Elapsed month
emo (Abbreviations Project 2010)
'Hiding' columns (Project 2010)
'The 100% Rule'
Organizer (Project 2010)
50. 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.
Do not
d (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Network Diagram best practices
Lag