Learning Assessment Project Management Process

1.Identify the five project management process steps. Work the Plan Initiate & Align Plan the Work Endorse the Plan Transition & Closure

2.Identify the three sides of the trade-off triangle. SCOPE S C H E D U L E B U D G E T

2.Bonus Question: What may be affected by balancing these parameters? SCOPE SCHEDULE BUDGET Quality

3.Each activity guide identifies the, and required for that element of the project management process? INPUTSPRODUCTS TOOLS

4. is the process of formally recognizing that a new project exists (including transition of projects from one phase to another). INITIATION

5.A is a significant event in the project schedule, such as an event restraining future work or marking the completion of a major deliverable, it has zero duration on a schedule. MILESTONE

6.The identifies and describes all of the project deliverables and defines the scope of work. WORKBREAKDOWN STRUCTURE Will accept: Master Deliverables List

7.The Project Performance Baseline serves three critical functions in managing the project SCORE-KEEPING ATTENTION DIRECTING PROBLEM SOLVING. and Pg. 118 Will accept: Scope, Schedule & Budget

8.True or False? a) Planning the Work (Initiate, Align, Work Planning, Endorsement) will take approximately 90% of the overall project time and effort. b) One side of the trade-off triangle can be changed without impact to the remaining two sides. c) The Project Delivery Information System (PDIS) is a project management tool & database that works within WSDOT’s project management process for effective and efficient project delivery. False True

8.True or False? d) The WSDOT project management process is scalable, the steps and elements are in proportion to the project and team size and complexity and to the value that can be derived. e) Transition and closure does not include financial closure of the activity, phase, or project. False True

9.Match the following terms with their definitions: A. WSDOT’s project management process B. MDL C. Endorse D. Project Management Plan E. Risk A commitment by project team members to perform … An uncertain event … A comprehensive listing of project … The application of skills, knowledge, … This describes the project requirements … C E B A D

Bonus Question ! What is the theme of the names on the Management Endorsement page for the US101 project? (2 points)