Operations Ch 9 Project Mgmt – Flashcards
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work breakdown structure
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tool used for project planning
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work breakdown structure
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WBS stands for
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components, subcomponents, activities, and tasks
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a WBS breaks down a project into ? (4)
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project
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a WBS organizes the work to be done on a ?
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modules
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project is broken down into its major components, referred to as ?
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detailed subcomponents, activities, individual tasks
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These modules are then subdivided into ?, which are further broken down into ? and, finally, ?
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project hierarchical organizational structure
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end result of WBS
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the overall project; individual tasks for each activity
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? at the top of the structure and the ? at the bottom level
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activities
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a WBS is a good way to identify ?
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individual task, module, and project workloads and resources required
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a WBS determines the ? (4)
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modules and activities; unnecessary duplication of activities
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WBS helps identify relationships between ? as well as ?
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project schedule, resources, and modifications
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Provides the basis for developing and managing the ? (3)
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gantt chart
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a graph or bar chart with a bar for each project activity that shows the passage of time
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status of tasks
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bars in a gantt chart indicate ?
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project schedule
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Gantt chart provides visual display of ?
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1. indicating when activities are scheduled to start 2. when they will be finished 3. where extra time is available 4. activities can be delayed
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gantt chart indicates? (4)
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the progress of activities and see which ones are ahead of schedule and which ones are behind
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gantt chart can be used to monitor ?
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limits the chart's use to smaller projects with relatively few activities
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disadvantage of gantt charts
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slack
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amount of time an activity can be delayed without delaying a project
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henry gantt
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gantt chart was developed by ?
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precedence relationship works
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a set of activities demonstrates how a ?
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critical path
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the longest path through a network; it is the minimum project completion time
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earliest start time
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the earliest time an activity can start
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forward pass
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starts at the beginning of a CPM/PERT network to determine the earliest activity times
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earliest finish time
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is the earliest start time plus the activity time
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latest start time
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the latest time an activity can start without delaying critical path time
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• Backward pass:
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determines latest activity times by starting at the end of a CPM/PERT network and working forward
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• Latest finish time:
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the latest time an activity can be completed and still maintain the project critical path time
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resources to be temporarily diverted from activities with slack and used for other activities that might be delayed for various reasons or for which the time estimate has proved to be accurate
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Slack is beneficial to the project manager because it enables ?
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zero
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all activities on the critical path have a slack of
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slack
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the amount of time a non-critical activity can be delayed without delaying the critical path
