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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. Gantt Chart -> Format -> Bar Styles segment -> format drop down. Adjust all aspects of the bars in the gantt.
Critical Tasks
Task Type
Summary tasks (WBS)
Bar Style (Project 2010)
2. U = W / D Work divided by duration.
Units
Peak
Template (Project 2010)
'80 hour rule'
3. 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.
eh (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Summary tasks (WBS)
Task with first ID
Fixed Units
4. Gantt Chart with 'Entry' table on left.
Default view (Project 2010)
Work
emo (Abbreviations Project 2010)
em (Abbreviations Project 2010)
5. Appears: ehr means: Elapsed hour
ew (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Dialogs (Project 2010)
Network Diagram best practices
eh (Abbreviations Project 2010)
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.
Earned Value
Working Time & 'Default' start/end time (Project 2010)
Start to Finish (SF)
Project information dialog (Project 2010)
7. Vitally important. It shows how much time remains - which indicates whether or not tasks need to be re-planned.
GO TO (Project 2010)
Units
WBS Code (Project 2010)
Remaining Duration
8. Appears: wk means: week
ew (Abbreviations Project 2010)
PDM
Inspect feature (Project 2010)
w (Abbreviations Project 2010)
9. Appears: ewk means: Elapsed week
Calendar/ Working time (Project 2010)
ew (Abbreviations Project 2010)
'Hiding' columns (Project 2010)
Drawing on Gantt (Project 2010)
10. 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
Finish to Start
Network Diagram best practices
Peak
'Hiding' columns (Project 2010)
11. 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.
GO TO (Project 2010)
Work
Do not
Terminal element
12. Network Diagrom -> Format ribbon -> format.
Timeline (Project 2010)
Box Styles (Project 2010)
emo (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Team Planner (Project 2010)
13. Contains information relative to tasks.
Work
Form (Project 2010)
Finish to Start
m (Abbreviations Project 2010)
14. File -> Options -> Scheduling --> Drop down for Decimal or Percentage.
ew (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Show Assignment Units as (Project 2010)
PDM
Actual Cost
15. 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
Terminal element
Start to Finish (SF)
SNET
'80 hour rule'
16. Project template (.mpt) - or Global MPT file. Drives what you see in the project. Corporations may have their own.
Lag
Duration
Start to Finish (SF)
Template (Project 2010)
17. Appears: day means: day
d (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Bar Style (Project 2010)
Reccuring Tasks
Peak
18. Create file. Set up file properties. Set a start date. Set up calendars and working time.
Initializing a Project (Project 2010)
RAM
Terminal element
Lead
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.
Form (Project 2010)
Views (Project 2010)
Work Package (WBS)
WBS Code (Project 2010)
20. Fixed Duration - Fixed Units - or Fixed Work. Described on page 72 of Project 2010 book.
Task Type
em (Abbreviations Project 2010)
5 phases of project
Fixed Work
21. W = D + U Duration plus available resource units
DSM Design Structure Matrix
h (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Working Time & 'Default' start/end time (Project 2010)
Work
22. 1. Initiation 2. Planning 3. Execution 4. Monitoring & Control 5. Closing
5 phases of project
Duration
Show Assignment Units as (Project 2010)
Fixed Duration
23. Work divided by available resource units. Formula: D=W/U
Manually
Earned Value
Task with first ID
Duration
24. Always preserve the number of hours to perform a task. Changing work when fixed will impact duration.
Accessing 'Properties' (Project 2010)
Task with minimum duration
Fixed Work
w (Abbreviations Project 2010)
25. Task ribbon -> 'task' -> recurring task. An easy way to schedule reccuring meetings.
Reccuring Tasks
WBS Code (Project 2010)
File Name vs. Project name (Project 2010)
w (Abbreviations Project 2010)
26. 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.
Default view (Project 2010)
Task with first ID
Duration
Calendar/ Working time (Project 2010)
27. Focus on Gantt -> Format ribbon ->
Resource types
Drawing on Gantt (Project 2010)
Logical Relationships in PDM
ed (Abbreviations Project 2010)
28. Appears: emon means: Elapsed month
Start to Start
File Name vs. Project name (Project 2010)
emo (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Splitting tasks (Project 2010)
29. Tasks - resources - assignments - all have dialogs. Example: resource leveling. Project information dialog very important.
Calendar/ Working time (Project 2010)
Project information dialog (Project 2010)
DSM Design Structure Matrix
Dialogs (Project 2010)
30. 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.
Table (Project 2010)
'80 hour rule'
'The 100% Rule'
DSM Design Structure Matrix
31. Work - resource - cost.
Resource types
Splitting tasks (Project 2010)
Critical Tasks
'80 hour rule'
32. The acceloration of the successor task. 'Negative lag'
mo (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Lead
Form (Project 2010)
Organizer (Project 2010)
33. 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.
d (Abbreviations Project 2010)
RAM
Lag
ew (Abbreviations Project 2010)
34. An approach for monitoring project progress that relies on the budgeted cost of activities completed to ascribe value
Earned Value
Timeline (Project 2010)
d (Abbreviations Project 2010)
eh (Abbreviations Project 2010)
35. Two CRITICAL tasks vying for one resource - who wins?
Box Styles (Project 2010)
Do not
Task with minimum duration
DSM Design Structure Matrix
36. Task ribbon -> schedule section -> broken task icon. Reschedule incomplete work - etc.
Material resource
Splitting tasks (Project 2010)
Inspect feature (Project 2010)
Lag
37. Appears: eday means: Elapsed day
ed (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Organizer (Project 2010)
ew (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Box Styles (Project 2010)
38. Responsibility Assignment Matrix.
File Name vs. Project name (Project 2010)
PDM
Material resource
RAM
39. ______ link Summary Tasks.
Box Styles (Project 2010)
Do not
'Hiding' columns (Project 2010)
Team Planner (Project 2010)
40. Add your resources names to critical tasks _______ via bar styles/text.
mo (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Effort Driven
Views (Project 2010)
Manually
41. 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
Material resource
Inspect feature (Project 2010)
WBS Work Breakdown Structure
DSM Design Structure Matrix
42. View -> Timeline check box. Shows timeline - but by default - nothing's on it. To add items - right click and 'add to timeline'.
Finish to Start
Initializing a Project (Project 2010)
Views (Project 2010)
Timeline (Project 2010)
43. Can be added to the ribbon - and it walks user through formatting of the gantt chart. Pretty cool.
Calendar/ Working time (Project 2010)
Start to Finish (SF)
Gantt Chart Wizard (Project 2010)
Calendars to consider
44. Appears: min means: minute
w (Abbreviations Project 2010)
m (Abbreviations Project 2010)
'The 100% Rule'
Initializing a Project (Project 2010)
45. Task calendar - resource calendar - base calendar.
Splitting tasks (Project 2010)
Project Files (Project 2010)
Calendars to consider
Effort Driven
46. Two critical tasks - both same duration - vying for one resource - who wins?
Calendar/ Working time (Project 2010)
Start to Finish (SF)
Logical Relationships in PDM
Task with first ID
47. 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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48. .mpp file extension. The actual project file.
Project Files (Project 2010)
Lag
Gantt Chart Wizard (Project 2010)
Duration
49. 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)
File Name vs. Project name (Project 2010)
PDM
Views (Project 2010)
50. The number of resources required to get the tasks/assignments completed.
m (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Peak
GO TO (Project 2010)
Do not