Project Management Essentials

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Questions and Answers

A project is defined as a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result.

True (A)

Operations Management focuses on temporary activities, while project management is concerned with ongoing production of goods and/or services.

False (B)

Scope Management includes processes to ensure the project includes all required work, and some extra work, so that the project is completed successfully.

False (B)

Risk Management involves processes for risk management planning, identification, analysis, response planning, response implementation, and monitoring risk on a project.

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The 'Executing' process group involves defining the project’s objectives and scope, as well as determining the actions needed to achieve them.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Closing process group involves formally finalizing all project activities across all Process Groups.

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A critical component of project planning is creating goals that follow the ACRONYM SMART, where ACRONYM stands for achievable, repeatable, analytical, timely.

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The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is a deliverable-oriented hierarchical decomposition of work, organizing and defining the total scope of the project.

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A Gantt chart is a textual report describing resource allocation and task dependencies within a project.

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The Critical Path Method (CPM) identifies the shortest sequence of activities essential for completing the project on time.

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Flashcards

Project

A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result.

Project Management

Application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements.

Program

A group of related projects managed in a coordinated way to obtain benefits and control.

Portfolio

A collection of projects, programs, and operations managed as a group to achieve strategic objectives.

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Stakeholder

Individual, group, or organization who may affect, be affected by, or perceive itself to be affected by a project.

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Scope Management

Processes to ensure the project includes all the work required, and only the work required, to complete the project successfully.

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Schedule Management

Processes concerned with establishing policies, procedures, and documentation for the project schedule.

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Cost Management

Processes involved in planning, estimating, budgeting, managing, and controlling costs.

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Scope (constraint)

The work that needs to be done.

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Gantt Chart

A visual representation of a project schedule listing tasks and their start/end dates.

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