Project Planning: Putting it All Together - Module 2

As a project manager, you are the main supporter of your project plan. You explain to teammates why it benefits them to stay on top of the project plan. You hope that this persuades the team to support the plan and update it regularly. What project plan best practice does this represent?

Championing your plan

You create a list of tasks for a project and determine which tasks the team must complete before another task can begin. What type of tasks have you identified?

Dependencies

A project manager creates a task to have 100 books delivered to the company's library. In the planning phase, how can the project manager account for the potential delays from the vendor?

Add a project buffer

As a project manager, you create timeline estimates for multiple tasks and assign them to team members. How can you decide which tasks to start first?

Identify which tasks the team can execute in parallel.

What type of document will you create to highlight tasks, assignments, and the timeline of a project?

Project plan

When creating a critical path, what does a network diagram help visualize? Select all that apply.

Which non-essential tasks are not on the critical path The path of work from the start to the end of the project The tasks that can be performed in parallel `

Fill in the blank: A Kanban board utilizes cards placed in columns to _____.

manage tasks

You create a new project plan for your company's staff training program. Which component of the project plan tracks team member activities?

Tasks