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Project Planning & Execution Flashcards

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  1. A lean project manager wants to reduce handoff waste between teams. Which technique is MOST directly targeted at this?

    Answer: Co-locating interdependent team members and using visual buffers at handoff points

    Co-location and visual buffers at handoff points reduce the communication gaps and delays that cause handoff waste.

  2. In an A3 problem-solving report used in project planning, what section immediately follows the 'Current Condition' section?

    Answer: Goal / Target Condition

    The A3 structure moves from Current Condition directly to defining the Target Condition (Goal) to frame the gap that needs to be closed.

  3. When applying lean to project scheduling, 'buffer management' in Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) primarily protects:

    Answer: The project completion date by absorbing variation in the critical chain

    CCPM places a project buffer at the end of the critical chain to absorb statistical variation and protect the delivery date.

  4. A lean project team is experiencing 'analysis paralysis' during the planning phase. The best lean response is to:

    Answer: Set a decision deadline and use the best available information, accepting that learning will refine the plan

    Lean embraces 'last responsible moment' decision-making but sets explicit decision deadlines to prevent indefinite delay.

  5. What does 'flow efficiency' measure in a lean project context?

    Answer: The ratio of active work time to total elapsed time for a work item

    Flow efficiency is the percentage of total lead time during which a work item is being actively worked on rather than waiting.

  6. In lean project execution, a 'spike' is best defined as:

    Answer: A time-boxed investigation to reduce uncertainty before committing to a specific approach

    A spike is a short, time-boxed research or prototyping effort designed to reduce technical or planning uncertainty before full commitment.

  7. Which lean principle BEST explains why project teams should minimize the number of projects in simultaneous execution?

    Answer: Single-piece flow and WIP limits reduce multitasking waste and improve throughput

    Limiting concurrent projects applies WIP constraints at the portfolio level, reducing context-switching waste and accelerating each project's flow.