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Project Management Using Microsoft Project

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Work - resource - cost.






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






3. 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.






4. 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






5. Tables - charts - usage tables - and sheets.






6. 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.






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






8. efines units.






9. Shows closest thing to a 'resource gantt chart'. Shows tasks by resource. Also shows unassigned tasks - and unscheduled tasks. Allows for user-controlled scheduling.






10. 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.






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






12. 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.






13. Appears: day means: day






14. Contains information relative to tasks.






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






16. Appears: min means: minute






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






18. Task calendar - resource calendar - base calendar.






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






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






21. 'Start no earlier than' constraint.






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






23. .mpp file extension. The actual project file.






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






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






26. Appears: ewk means: Elapsed week






27. 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






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






29. Appears: emin means: Elapsed minute






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






31. 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






32. ______ link Summary Tasks.






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






34. 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.


35. View -> Timeline check box. Shows timeline - but by default - nothing's on it. To add items - right click and 'add to timeline'.






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






37. Appears: wk means: week






38. 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.






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






40. File -> Options -> Quick Access tool bar. Examples: Tables and Vies - good stuff.


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


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






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






44. 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.


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






46. Appears: eday means: Elapsed day






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






48. 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






49. Focus on Gantt -> Format ribbon ->






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