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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. Tables - charts - usage tables - and sheets.
h (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Organizer (Project 2010)
Start to Finish (SF)
Views (Project 2010)
2. 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
Start to Finish (SF)
eh (Abbreviations Project 2010)
File Name vs. Project name (Project 2010)
ew (Abbreviations Project 2010)
3. ______ link Summary Tasks.
Do not
Customize 'Quick Access Tool Bar'
Finish to Start
Terminal element
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 phases of project
Form (Project 2010)
WBS Work Breakdown Structure
Manually
5. Appears: emon means: Elapsed month
Fixed Duration
emo (Abbreviations Project 2010)
ed (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Fixed Work
6. Gantt Chart with 'Entry' table on left.
Gantt Chart Wizard (Project 2010)
Fixed Work
Default view (Project 2010)
Start to Start
7. 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.
Remaining Duration
Units
Terminal element
Duration
8. View -> Timeline check box. Shows timeline - but by default - nothing's on it. To add items - right click and 'add to timeline'.
WBS Work Breakdown Structure
Dialogs (Project 2010)
Task with first ID
Timeline (Project 2010)
9. Appears: emin means: Elapsed minute
Actual Cost
em (Abbreviations Project 2010)
w (Abbreviations Project 2010)
m (Abbreviations Project 2010)
10. Appears: ewk means: Elapsed week
RAM
Table (Project 2010)
Do not
ew (Abbreviations Project 2010)
11. Add your resources names to critical tasks _______ via bar styles/text.
Network Diagram best practices
Fixed Work
Manually
Accessing 'Properties' (Project 2010)
12. Appears: hr means: hour
Work Package (WBS)
Task with first ID
RAM
h (Abbreviations Project 2010)
13. Two tasks vying for one resource - who wins?
Splitting tasks (Project 2010)
GO TO (Project 2010)
The task which has the LEAST slack is more important - Min-slack wins
Fixed Work
14. Gantt Chart -> Format -> Bar Styles segment -> format drop down. Adjust all aspects of the bars in the gantt.
Critical Tasks
Views (Project 2010)
Bar Style (Project 2010)
Peak
15. Create file. Set up file properties. Set a start date. Set up calendars and working time.
m (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Initializing a Project (Project 2010)
Critical Tasks
Start to Finish (SF)
16. .mpp file extension. The actual project file.
m (Abbreviations Project 2010)
w (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Project Files (Project 2010)
'The 100% Rule'
17. 'Start no earlier than' constraint.
em (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Lag
SNET
PDM
18. The number of resources required to get the tasks/assignments completed.
Peak
m (Abbreviations Project 2010)
emo (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Project information dialog (Project 2010)
19. 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.
Start to Finish (SF)
Project information dialog (Project 2010)
w (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Work Package (WBS)
20. Appears: eday means: Elapsed day
DSM Design Structure Matrix
Remaining Duration
ed (Abbreviations Project 2010)
m (Abbreviations Project 2010)
21. Two CRITICAL tasks vying for one resource - who wins?
Task Type
WBS Work Breakdown Structure
File Name vs. Project name (Project 2010)
Task with minimum duration
22. Focus on Gantt -> Format ribbon ->
Bar Style (Project 2010)
Task with minimum duration
Drawing on Gantt (Project 2010)
Effort Driven
23. W = D + U Duration plus available resource units
PDM
Task with first ID
Work
Project Files (Project 2010)
24. Responsibility Assignment Matrix.
DSM Design Structure Matrix
RAM
Reccuring Tasks
Template (Project 2010)
25. Can be added to the ribbon - and it walks user through formatting of the gantt chart. Pretty cool.
Template (Project 2010)
Project information dialog (Project 2010)
Lead
Gantt Chart Wizard (Project 2010)
26. Appears: wk means: week
Reccuring Tasks
Fixed Work
w (Abbreviations Project 2010)
d (Abbreviations Project 2010)
27. Work divided by available resource units. Formula: D=W/U
Duration
Lag
ed (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Work
28. Finish to start - finish to finish - start to start - start to finish. All are 'at least'.
Logical Relationships in PDM
Dialogs (Project 2010)
Earned Value
Duration
29. Always preserve the duration of a task. Changing duration when fixed will impact work.
h (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Earned Value
Fixed Duration
Do not
30. 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.
WBS Code (Project 2010)
Summary tasks (WBS)
File Name vs. Project name (Project 2010)
Fixed Work
31. 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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32. Shows logical relationship between tasks. View tab -> 'split view' section -> details checked -> More views -> Select there.
Relationship Diagram (Project 2010)
Calendars to consider
Timeline (Project 2010)
Terminal element
33. Appears: ehr means: Elapsed hour
h (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Lag
Gantt Chart Wizard (Project 2010)
eh (Abbreviations Project 2010)
34. Contains information relative to tasks.
Manual and Auto scheduled tasks
Effort Driven
Form (Project 2010)
The task which has the LEAST slack is more important - Min-slack wins
35. 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.
Timeline (Project 2010)
Critical Tasks
Lag
PDM
36. 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
PDM
Inspect feature (Project 2010)
Manual and Auto scheduled tasks
Peak
37. Single Start - Single Finish. No 'danglers'. Everything must be connected. No loops.
Fixed Units
Finish to Start
Network Diagram best practices
m (Abbreviations Project 2010)
38. File -> info -> Project information -> advanced properties.
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39. Appears: min means: minute
Terminal element
Summary tasks (WBS)
m (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Initializing a Project (Project 2010)
40. No single activity or group of activities to produce a single deliverable should be more than 80 hours of effort.
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41. The total direct and indirect costs incurred in accomplishing work on an activity during a given period.
Default view (Project 2010)
File Name vs. Project name (Project 2010)
Accessing 'Properties' (Project 2010)
Actual Cost
42. Fixed Duration - Fixed Units - or Fixed Work. Described on page 72 of Project 2010 book.
Work
Reccuring Tasks
Task Type
PDM
43. 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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44. 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.
Calendar/ Working time (Project 2010)
emo (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Drawing on Gantt (Project 2010)
Organizer (Project 2010)
45. 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
Manual and Auto scheduled tasks
Views (Project 2010)
GO TO (Project 2010)
46. Appears: day means: day
Initializing a Project (Project 2010)
RAM
Project Files (Project 2010)
d (Abbreviations Project 2010)
47. File -> Info -> Organizer. Access global mpt - delete views - etc. (ADD MORE)
Drawing on Gantt (Project 2010)
Actual Cost
Organizer (Project 2010)
Reccuring Tasks
48. Shows closest thing to a 'resource gantt chart'. Shows tasks by resource. Also shows unassigned tasks - and unscheduled tasks. Allows for user-controlled scheduling.
Team Planner (Project 2010)
Organizer (Project 2010)
Splitting tasks (Project 2010)
Terminal element
49. Amendment to task type.
Lead
mo (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Effort Driven
'The 100% Rule'
50. Tasks - resources - assignments - all have dialogs. Example: resource leveling. Project information dialog very important.
m (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Dialogs (Project 2010)
ew (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Task with first ID