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Project Management Using Microsoft Project

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Create file. Set up file properties. Set a start date. Set up calendars and working time.






2. Appears: hr means: hour






3. Appears: wk means: week






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






5. 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.






6. Work - resource - cost.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Appears: emin means: Elapsed minute






17. 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.






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


19. Appears: ehr means: Elapsed hour






20. Task ribbon -> 'inspect' button-> Inspect Task. It shows more details about highlighted task - including critical predecessor task. Very useful tool. Especially when resources are over allocated.






21. 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






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






23. Appears: min means: minute






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






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






26. 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






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






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






29. Amendment to task type.






30. Two CRITICAL tasks vying for one resource - who wins?






31. Tables are made up of fields.






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






33. 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.






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






35. Appears: ewk means: Elapsed week






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






37. 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






38. Add your resources names to critical tasks _______ via bar styles/text.






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






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






41. 'Start no earlier than' constraint.






42. 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.


43. Contains information relative to tasks.






44. ______ link Summary Tasks.






45. 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.






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






47. Appears: mon means: month






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


49. Appears: emon means: Elapsed month






50. 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.