Project Planning & Scheduling Flashcards
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What are the five process groups in DPO project management?
Answer: Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring & Controlling, Closing
The five groups cover the lifecycle: Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring & Controlling, and Closing.
What is the critical path in DPO project scheduling?
Answer: The longest sequence of dependent tasks determining minimum duration
The critical path identifies the longest chain of dependent tasks; delays on these directly delay project completion.
What is scope creep in DPO project management?
Answer: Uncontrolled scope expansion without adjusting time, cost, or resources
Scope creep adds requirements without formal evaluation, causing schedule delays and budget overruns.
What is a work breakdown structure in DPO practice?
Answer: Hierarchical decomposition of deliverables into manageable work packages
A WBS breaks total scope into progressively smaller components for easier estimation, scheduling, and tracking.
What is the triple constraint in DPO project management?
Answer: The interdependent relationship between scope, time, and cost
Scope, time, and cost are interdependent: changing one affects the others. Managers must balance all three.
What is a milestone in DPO project management?
Answer: A significant event marking progress at a key point in the timeline
Milestones are significant checkpoints marking completion of major deliverables or phase transitions.