Project Phases and Organization

Lab 3 Chapter 3: Project Phases and Organization NAME: Answer each question below. Please bold your answers. Specify your major here. Health Informatics Chapter 3, Section 1 Exercises 1. Completing the items on a punch list occurs during the _________ phase. 2. The ______ phase includes start-up activities and is called “starting the project” by PMI. 3. The phase in which the project work is mainly accomplished is the _______ phase. 4. How does the initiation phase differ from the planning phase? 5. What is a punch list and in which phase is it used? 6. What are the four phases of a project? Chapter 3, Section 2 Exercises 1. Materials or services whose quality is standardized and that are usually purchased based on lowest price are __________. 2. Major components of a project that are specialized and that require the provider to help with solving problems and share in the profits are provided by ____________. 3. Worker benefits would be managed by the ________ function. 4. Tracking costs and comparing them to the project budget is handled by the ___________ function. 5. Buying concrete for a bridge project would be handled by the __________ function. 6. Checking to see that the work performed on the project is done consistently and up to specifications is managed by the ________ function. 7. The number of people who report to a manager is referred to as the _____ __ ______ (three words). 8. If employees are responsible for estimating costs, to whom would they report? 9. Refer to Figure 3.1, Decreasing Span of Control by Increasing Levels of Reporting on page 42 in your text. How many additional employees were added to decrease the span of control of the engineering manager, and how was this accomplished? 10. Refer to Figure 3.4, Procurement Management Relationships on page 46 in your text. How do partnerships affect the complexity of the project? Describe an example of a situation where the...