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Project Management Using Microsoft Project

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






2. Appears: ewk means: Elapsed week






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






4. It is NOT an exhaustive list of work. It is instead a comprehensive classification of project scope. Contains Sub-components - work packages (child of sub-component). Further work packages can be children of other work packages. Summary tasks are the






5. Task calendar - resource calendar - base calendar.






6. Appears: wk means: week






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






8. 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






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






10. Appears: eday means: Elapsed day






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






12. Task ribbon -> schedule section -> broken task icon. Reschedule incomplete work - etc.






13. The acceloration of the successor task. 'Negative lag'






14. Project template (.mpt) - or Global MPT file. Drives what you see in the project. Corporations may have their own.






15. Responsibility Assignment Matrix.






16. Appears: day means: day






17. Tables are made up of fields.






18. If '______________' isn't checked - for example - then you won't be able to set a style for critical tasks.






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






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






21. 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.






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






23. 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.






24. 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






25. Always preserve the duration of a task. Changing duration when fixed will impact work.






26. Vitally important. It shows how much time remains - which indicates whether or not tasks need to be re-planned.






27. 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.






28. File -> Info -> Organizer. Access global mpt - delete views - etc. (ADD MORE)






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






30. 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






31. Appears: min means: minute






32. .mpp file extension. The actual project file.






33. Focus on Gantt -> Format ribbon ->






34. Work - resource - cost.






35. 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.






36. Gantt Chart with 'Entry' table on left.






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






38. The FILE name is what you see at the top of the screen - and is the raw name of the .mpp or .mpt FILE itself. The PROJECT NAME is set in the 'Properties' of the project. The project name will show up in reports - etc.






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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.






45. ______ link Summary Tasks.






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






47. Create file. Set up file properties. Set a start date. Set up calendars and working time.






48. 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.






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






50. Appears: ehr means: Elapsed hour