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Project Management Using Microsoft Project

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. 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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2. 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.






3. Appears: emin means: Elapsed minute






4. 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






5. Single Start - Single Finish. No 'danglers'. Everything must be connected. No loops.






6. The number of resources required to get the tasks/assignments completed.






7. The total direct and indirect costs incurred in accomplishing work on an activity during a given period.






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






9. Appears: wk means: week






10. Task ribbon -> 'task' -> recurring task. An easy way to schedule reccuring meetings.






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






12. 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.






13. Focus on Gantt -> Format ribbon ->






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






15. 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.






16. W = D + U Duration plus available resource units






17. 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






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






19. Responsibility Assignment Matrix.






20. Task calendar - resource calendar - base calendar.






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






22. Appears: min means: minute






23. File -> info -> Project information -> advanced properties.

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24. Appears: mon means: month






25. efines units.






26. Gantt Chart -> Format -> Bar Styles segment -> format drop down. Adjust all aspects of the bars in the gantt.






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






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






29. Appears: ewk means: Elapsed week






30. 'Start no earlier than' constraint.






31. 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.






32. Two tasks vying for one resource - who wins?






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






34. Appears: ehr means: Elapsed hour






35. No single activity or group of activities to produce a single deliverable should be more than 80 hours of effort.

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36. 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






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






38. 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






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






41. 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.






42. 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.






43. Can be added to the ribbon - and it walks user through formatting of the gantt chart. Pretty cool.






44. 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.






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






46. ______ link Summary Tasks.






47. 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.






48. Amendment to task type.






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






50. Tasks - resources - assignments - all have dialogs. Example: resource leveling. Project information dialog very important.