project planning putting it all together weekly challenge 1 answers
1. Fill in the blank: _____ is the method where a project manager reviews all individual tasks and rolls the tasks into manageable chunks that lead to a milestone.
- Team scheduling
- Bottom-up scheduling
- Top-down scheduling
- Goal scheduling
2. Fill in the blank: _____ is the method where a project manager reviews all individual tasks and rolls the tasks into manageable chunks that lead to a milestone.
- Risk management
- Budgets
- Customer feedback
- Schedules
3. What four items do stakeholders need to approve before the planning phase can begin
- Project charter
- Project deliverables
- Project name
- Project goals
- Project scope
4. Suppose as a project manager, you notice that a new government regulation may add additional tasks to the project. You bring your concern about this new regulation to the stakeholders for a discussion on how to mitigate its impacts. What component of the planning phase does this situation represent?
- Schedule
- Budget
- Task management
- Risk management
5. Suppose that as a project manager, you’re running a kick-off meeting. During the meeting, you give examples of tasks that you consider part of the project, and tasks you consider not part of the project. What agenda section does this represent?
- Roles
- Background
- Questions
Goals and scope
6. Suppose as a project manager, you’re running a kick-off meeting. During the meeting, you present the shared project tools and documents. You also tell the team they will communicate through a team chatroom and will receive daily email updates. What agenda item does this represent?
- Scope
- Intended outcome
- Collabration
- Project purpose
7. Which of the following would you consider a project milestone?
- Project manager reviews mock-ups
- Web designer creates a proposal
- Client approves website design
- Web designer implements feedback
8. Suppose that as a project manager you had a goal of publishing a report. Which of the following would you consider the milestone for this goal?
- Draft sections of the report
- Interview a writer
- Complete first draft of report
- Conduct research
9. As a project manager, what is your first step when setting milestones?
- Consider the needs of your stakeholders
- Review the project as a whole
- Assign deadlines
- Have a team meeting
10. When assigning tasks to team members, what two factors should you mainly consider?
- Project timeline
- Task interest
- Task novelty
- Overall workload
Shuffle Q/A 1
11. Generally, how long should a kick-off meeting last?
- About one hour
- Less than 20 minutes
- One full work day
- Two-hours, and extend if attendees have questions
12. Which of the following are important to understand during the planning phase? Select all that apply.
- Customer feedback
- Schedules
- Risk management
- Budgets
