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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. 1. Initiation 2. Planning 3. Execution 4. Monitoring & Control 5. Closing
5 phases of project
Organizer (Project 2010)
Task with minimum duration
Template (Project 2010)
2. Appears: emon means: Elapsed month
The task which has the LEAST slack is more important - Min-slack wins
emo (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Work
Start to Start
3. 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
Default view (Project 2010)
Working Time & 'Default' start/end time (Project 2010)
Resource types
Finish to Start
4. File -> Options -> Quick Access tool bar. Examples: Tables and Vies - good stuff.
5. Gantt Chart with 'Entry' table on left.
Splitting tasks (Project 2010)
Actual Cost
Customize 'Quick Access Tool Bar'
Default view (Project 2010)
6. 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.
PDM
Terminal element
d (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Units
7. Contains information relative to tasks.
Form (Project 2010)
Material resource
Task Type
ed (Abbreviations Project 2010)
8. Focus on Gantt -> Format ribbon ->
Manually
Start to Finish (SF)
Drawing on Gantt (Project 2010)
Project Files (Project 2010)
9. Amendment to task type.
Effort Driven
Drawing on Gantt (Project 2010)
Summary tasks (WBS)
File Name vs. Project name (Project 2010)
10. 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)
Start to Finish (SF)
em (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Customize 'Quick Access Tool Bar'
11. Single Start - Single Finish. No 'danglers'. Everything must be connected. No loops.
h (Abbreviations Project 2010)
5 phases of project
Network Diagram best practices
Material resource
12. U = W / D Work divided by duration.
Do not
WBS Code (Project 2010)
Accessing 'Properties' (Project 2010)
Units
13. Task ribbon -> schedule section -> broken task icon. Reschedule incomplete work - etc.
File Name vs. Project name (Project 2010)
d (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Form (Project 2010)
Splitting tasks (Project 2010)
14. 'Start no earlier than' constraint.
SNET
Task Type
Duration
mo (Abbreviations Project 2010)
15. File -> info -> Project information -> advanced properties.
16. Tables - charts - usage tables - and sheets.
Inspect feature (Project 2010)
Task with minimum duration
Views (Project 2010)
ed (Abbreviations Project 2010)
17. Task ribbon -> 'task' -> recurring task. An easy way to schedule reccuring meetings.
Form (Project 2010)
Duration
Start to Start
Reccuring Tasks
18. Shows logical relationship between tasks. View tab -> 'split view' section -> details checked -> More views -> Select there.
Resource types
Form (Project 2010)
Relationship Diagram (Project 2010)
Logical Relationships in PDM
19. Two CRITICAL tasks vying for one resource - who wins?
File Name vs. Project name (Project 2010)
PDM
Task with minimum duration
Form (Project 2010)
20. Add your resources names to critical tasks _______ via bar styles/text.
Manually
Project information dialog (Project 2010)
Logical Relationships in PDM
Accessing 'Properties' (Project 2010)
21. Can be added to the ribbon - and it walks user through formatting of the gantt chart. Pretty cool.
Remaining Duration
Gantt Chart Wizard (Project 2010)
Task with minimum duration
Calendar/ Working time (Project 2010)
22. 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)
d (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Template (Project 2010)
Default view (Project 2010)
23. Always preserve the duration of a task. Changing duration when fixed will impact work.
Gantt Chart Wizard (Project 2010)
Task Type
Fixed Duration
'Hiding' columns (Project 2010)
24. Work divided by available resource units. Formula: D=W/U
File Name vs. Project name (Project 2010)
Project Files (Project 2010)
Duration
Network Diagram best practices
25. .mpp file extension. The actual project file.
Calendars to consider
Project Files (Project 2010)
Manual and Auto scheduled tasks
Calendar/ Working time (Project 2010)
26. Responsibility Assignment Matrix.
h (Abbreviations Project 2010)
RAM
d (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Calendars to consider
27. efines units.
Lead
Material resource
Task Type
Work Package (WBS)
28. 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.
29. 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.
Work Package (WBS)
SNET
Splitting tasks (Project 2010)
Initializing a Project (Project 2010)
30. Appears: ehr means: Elapsed hour
WBS Code (Project 2010)
Earned Value
eh (Abbreviations Project 2010)
'Hiding' columns (Project 2010)
31. 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.
Manual and Auto scheduled tasks
Lag
mo (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Reccuring Tasks
32. Always preserve the number of hours to perform a task. Changing work when fixed will impact duration.
Critical Tasks
Team Planner (Project 2010)
Manual and Auto scheduled tasks
Fixed Work
33. The acceloration of the successor task. 'Negative lag'
Lead
Resource types
ew (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Remaining Duration
34. Appears: emin means: Elapsed minute
Initializing a Project (Project 2010)
Critical Tasks
Terminal element
em (Abbreviations Project 2010)
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.
Bar Style (Project 2010)
Team Planner (Project 2010)
Calendar/ Working time (Project 2010)
RAM
36. Two critical tasks - both same duration - vying for one resource - who wins?
Task with first ID
Material resource
eh (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Fixed Work
37. Function key 5. You can go directly to ID - or 'date'.
GO TO (Project 2010)
Reccuring Tasks
Manual and Auto scheduled tasks
Task with first ID
38. Tables are made up of fields.
Show Assignment Units as (Project 2010)
Network Diagram best practices
Table (Project 2010)
The task which has the LEAST slack is more important - Min-slack wins
39. File -> Options -> Scheduling --> Drop down for Decimal or Percentage.
Box Styles (Project 2010)
Show Assignment Units as (Project 2010)
Dialogs (Project 2010)
Start to Finish (SF)
40. Finish to start - finish to finish - start to start - start to finish. All are 'at least'.
Fixed Units
Logical Relationships in PDM
Fixed Work
Splitting tasks (Project 2010)
41. To switch between ____________: (Project 2010) - Use the bottom-left icon. Use the ribbon. Task mode column in entry table. File -> options -> schedule.
Box Styles (Project 2010)
Manual and Auto scheduled tasks
Template (Project 2010)
Material resource
42. Two tasks vying for one resource - who wins?
Network Diagram best practices
The task which has the LEAST slack is more important - Min-slack wins
Team Planner (Project 2010)
m (Abbreviations Project 2010)
43. W = D + U Duration plus available resource units
Work
Effort Driven
d (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Form (Project 2010)
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.
WBS Work Breakdown Structure
DSM Design Structure Matrix
Project Files (Project 2010)
Fixed Duration
45. Appears: hr means: hour
Box Styles (Project 2010)
Bar Style (Project 2010)
h (Abbreviations Project 2010)
RAM
46. ______ link Summary Tasks.
Summary tasks (WBS)
Effort Driven
Box Styles (Project 2010)
Do not
47. Appears: mon means: month
mo (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Initializing a Project (Project 2010)
Project information dialog (Project 2010)
Reccuring Tasks
48. Appears: eday means: Elapsed day
Bar Style (Project 2010)
ed (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Work
Inspect feature (Project 2010)
49. 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)
m (Abbreviations Project 2010)
eh (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Relationship Diagram (Project 2010)
50. Appears: min means: minute
DSM Design Structure Matrix
Duration
ew (Abbreviations Project 2010)
m (Abbreviations Project 2010)