Assessment Requirements
1. Knowledge Questions
Instructions
Answer all parts of each question
Use your own words and give examples wherever possible
The quality of your answer is more important than how long it is
Enter your answers in this document
Answer the following questions:
Identify and explain 3 techniques you would use to estimate project duration and resource efforts.
Explain the procedures for identifying the critical path of a project.
Explain 3 procedures you would follow for managing each of the following (in terms of project time management):
Project baselines
Project establishment
Project variance
Summarise the 4 project life cycle phases and describe the time management considerations for each phase.
Explain the following time management methodologies by identifying their capabilities, limitations, applications and outcomes:
Pareto Analysis
Progress reporting
Variance analysis
Summarise the following techniques that can be used for project scheduling:
Project network diagramming
Critical path analysis
Gantt charts
Explain 2 aspects of work breakdown structures and their application to project schedules
There is a wide range of project management software available. Identify 2 of these project management applications and;
Describe the features of each,
Identify the pros and cons of each
Explain the following budgeting tools and techniques:
Time-phased budget
Estimated Costs at Completion
Bottom-up estimates
Top-down estimates
Explain the following cost management tools and techniques, and how you would apply them (provide at least 1 example for each):
Earned Value Management (EVM)
Front-end load
Risk transfer
Alternative analysis
Explain the difference between Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC); and provide a brief overview of the processes and requirements of each.
Review the following approaches to quality management. For each approach provide an explanation and state if the approach is relevant to your organisation. Please provide a reason for your response.
Six Sigma
LEAN
Total Quality Management (TQM)
Describe the quality criteria relevant to your industry.
Provide a description of your industry.
Create a table identifying the quality criteria relevant to your industry (or an industry you have worked in) and associated business activities (see below).
