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Nov.13, 02
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POP Quiz. Schedules
and Estimates
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Bus. 1040 Project
Management
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Answers will be posted
by Sat. Nov. 16, 9 pm.
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1
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Question:
What is your name?
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Your answer: Students
who attend afternoon classes tend to get this question right more often
than the students who have the 8 am. class.
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Marks
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2
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On which chart would you
put Milestone symbols?
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3
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Benchmarks set s………for
the project?
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4
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What is the relationship
of budget to scope?
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5
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In which document do you
find most of the rules for the project.
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6
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Which time related document
helps most to control successful completion? P. 120.
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7
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On
which documents would you include all the people who can influence the
project?
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8
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When making up tasks lists
what is the name of what comes before the next task?
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9
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Who has expert knowledge
of how task is done – management or team member?
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10
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Is it possible to “Do”
a summary item on a W.B.S.?
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11
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Before we can group work
packages (WBS) what must we look for between them-
one word begins with R?
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12
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On which document do we
make a forward pass?
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13
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Why would you make a backward
pass?
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14
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What do ES and LF stand
for on a PERT diagram?
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15
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Give three reasons for
estimates and budgeting.
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Would you start the project
with a big picture cost estimate or wait till you have completed the work
package details?
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17
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Accuracy:If
we don’t have time or resources r previous data to estimate what method
could we use?
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18.
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Accuracy: If a project
is twice as big as a previous project what estimate method could we use?
P. 159
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19.
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Accuracy: detailed estimates
are made up from using which method?
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20.
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Which additional estimating
techniques do we use for one cycle of the project?
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21
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If Apportioning(top
down) is used does it consider the whole project cost first?
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22
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If we knew the number
of guest at a wedding and the cost per plate we would use the P……..methods
of estimating
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23.
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Who has best knowledge
to make a detailed estimate?
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24
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When budgets go back and
forth between upper management and team members what is the process called.
Begins with I.
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25
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Give one advantage of
top down budgeting
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26
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Give one advantage of
bottom up budgeting
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27
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Give one reason for proceeding
with an unprofitable budget.
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28.
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What might happen if we
overestimate a project?
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29.
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Do learning curves only
influence the estimates in the early stages of the project?
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30.
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Where might we find data
of previous project spending?
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Draw a network diagram base on the following. Show critical path and time for C.P.
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Task:
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Predecessor:
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Time:
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A
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None
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5
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B
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A
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4
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C
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B,
D
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6
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D
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A
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2
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E
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D
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5
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F
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C,
E
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