GIS Project Management Flashcards
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A Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM) in GIS project management is used to:
Answer: Assign roles and responsibilities to project activities
A RAM, often displayed as a RACI chart, maps project roles to activities to clarify who is Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, and Informed for each task.
Which communication model component in project management accounts for potential misunderstandings caused by differences in knowledge, culture, or language between sender and receiver?
Answer: Noise
Noise refers to anything that impedes or distorts the message between sender and receiver, including cultural differences, language barriers, and technical jargon.
In GIS project change management, the primary purpose of a Change Control Board (CCB) is to:
Answer: Review, approve, or reject proposed changes to project baselines
A Change Control Board reviews proposed changes to the project's scope, schedule, or cost baselines and formally approves or rejects them.
Which project closure activity ensures that lessons learned are documented and made available for future GIS projects?
Answer: Administrative closure
Administrative closure involves collecting and archiving project records, documenting lessons learned, and completing all project documentation for organizational learning.
A GIS project scope statement describes the project as developing a web-based parcel mapping application. Adding mobile offline capabilities mid-project without a formal change request is an example of:
Answer: Scope creep
Scope creep refers to the uncontrolled expansion of project scope without adjustments to time, cost, or resources through formal change control.
When a GIS project manager uses fast-tracking as a schedule compression technique, this means:
Answer: Performing tasks in parallel that would normally be done sequentially
Fast-tracking overlaps phases or activities that were originally planned to be done sequentially, which can compress the schedule but increases risk.
In GIS project human resource management, the tool that graphically illustrates how the project is organized and depicts the relationships between project activities and the organizational units responsible for performing them is the:
Answer: Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS)
An Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS) arranges project activities according to an organization's departments or units, showing which part of the organization is responsible for each work package.