Project Management Vocabulary 2

QUESTIONS:
(Choose the best response for each one)


1. The __________________ ( = supplier) promised that the new servers would be delivered by next week.
vendor
vandal
vending machine

2. An experienced project manager is good at __________________ how long each activity will take.
dictating
predicting
predict

3. Nancy, since you're really busy, I've ______________________ some of your duties to Tom.
deflected
determined
delegated

4. Critical time = __________________ time
Crunch
Crash
Crutch

5. If an activity is not "effort-driven" but "of a fixed duration", it means that:
the activity will take less time if more people are hired
the activity is not interesting.
the activity will take the same amount of time no matter how many people work on it

6. I have ______________________ ( = set aside) 10 hours to complete this task.
allowed
allotted
alienated

7. Betty is great at managing her time = She's got excellent ______________________.
time management skills
time management skill
managing her time skills

8. A ______________________ is a tangible, measurable output of a task.
deliverance
deliverable
delivery

9. A project's ______________________ is the time when it's moved from a development status to a production status.
information phase
implementation phase
implementing phase

10. A product's "______________________" refers to the entire span of its existence - from its initial inception to the final version of the product (and its decline if applicable).
life term
life bicycle
life cycle

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