mis 300 exam

The entire project is considered to be level _____ in the WBS 1 0 2 3

1

The level under the entire project is called level _________ in a WBS. 0 1 2 3

2

RTM stands for requirements _______ matrix tracking traceability testing tuning

traceability

____ estimates, also called top-down estimates, use the actual cost of a previous, similar project as the basis for estimating the cost of the current project. Homologous Analogous Sequential Parallel

Analogous

In an AOA network diagram, ____ occur when two or more activities follow a single node. Drive Bursts Runs Flares

Bursts

is a technique for making cost and schedule trade-offs to obtain the greatest amount of schedule compression for the least incremental cost. Crashing Fast-tracking De-scoping Parametric modeling

Crashing

A WBS _________ is a document that describes the deliverables on the WBS in more detail glossary statement dictionary appendix

Dictionary

____ includes the actual amount of time spent working on an activity plus elapsed time. Extension Duration Period Length

Duration

Project management ____ facilitate communication among stakeholders and provide a baseline for progress measurement and project control. charters plans contracts compacts

Plans

are conditions or capabilities that must be met by the project or present in the product, service, or result to satisfy an agreement or other formally imposed specification. Requirements Contracts Regulations Specifications

Requirements

The project management plan should not be dynamic flexible receptive to change static

Static

The _________ rule is that all work required for a deliverable is included in its sub-deliverables when defining activities. golden hierarchy roll-up WBS 100%

WBS 100%

A(n) ________ is a distinct, scheduled portion of work performed during the course of a project. activity work package tasks all answers are correct

activity

Using a(n) _________ approach to developing cost estimates requires a good deal of expert judgment and is generally less costly than others are, but it can also be less accurate. bottom-up parametric expert judgment analogous

analogous

You develop a WBS by analyzing a similar project. You are using the _________ approach. analogy copy-cat guidelines SMART analogy

analogy

Performance in meeting project scope goals is based on the scope ____. definition revision baseline statement

baseline

A(n) ____ path for a project is the series of activities that determine the earliest time by which the project can be completed. critical integral incidental critical vita

critical

The ____________ method is a network diagramming technique used to predict total project duration. PERT Gantt chart critical path crashing

critical path

High level items in a WBS are broken down or _______ into smaller tasks segregated allocated decomposed separated

decomposed

The main purpose of project planning is to guide project ____. initiation execution review evaluation

execution

Slack or ____ is the amount of time an activity may be delayed without delaying a succeeding activity or the project finish date. leeway float redundancy space

float

According to PMI, which of the following would not be good wording for a WBS item? install software software software installation software training

install software

Project ____ management involves coordinating all the project management knowledge areas throughout a project's life span. union synthesis unification integration

integration

In an AOA network diagram, a(n) ____ occurs when two or more nodes precede a single node. merge join union intersection

merge

A(n) ___________ normally does not have any cost or duration. milestone crtical task baseline activity

milestone

In the context of a network diagram, a ____ is simply the starting and ending point of an activity. cell vertex source node

node

A three-point estimate is an estimate that includes a(n) ____, most likely, and pessimistic estimate, such as three weeks, four weeks, and five weeks, respectively. optimistic unusual remote conditional

optimistic

What is the first process in project scope management? plan scope management collect requirements define scope create WBS

plan scope management

Project teams develop a ___________ to coordinate all other project plans. strategic plan project management plan master plan project website

project management plan

A __________________ is a condition or capability that must be met by the project or present in the product, service, or result to satisfy an agreement or other formally imposed specification. requirement scope statement quality checklist WBS

requirement

The project team begins to develop a ____ by first clearly defining all the activities it needs to perform. schedule charter schedule scope work flow diagram

schedule

A project schedule network diagram is an output of the ___________ time management planning process. defien activites estimate activity resources estimate activity durations sequence activites

sequence activities

After defining project activities, the next step in project time management is activity organization sequencing segmenting ordering

sequencing

Planning includes tasks related to each of the ____ project management knowledge areas. Four five ten sixteen

ten

A requirements ______ _______ is a table that lists requirements, various attributes of each requirement, and the status of the requirements to ensure that all of them are addressed. traceability matrix management plan management matrix tracking tool

traceability matrix