Launching the Planning Phase

Choose the correct order in the project lifecycle.

• planning

  initiation

• initiation

  planning

It's likely that the plan will

remain the same as the project evolves.

• True

• False

The planning phase may differ from project to project,

but generally three big things are worked

out during this stage: the ______, the _______, and the ____ _____ ____.

Choose all that apply.

• schedule

• risk management plan

• plan's life cycle

• budget

The schedule is basically a ________of the project.

• goal

• timeline

This includes the start date, the end date,

and the dates for things that will happen in between.

• the plan

• the schedule

Another part of the planning phase is setting the _____.

• budget

• scope

The budget will account for

the total cost to complete the project.

The total cost needs to be broken down to determine

how much has to be

spent on different elements of the project.

• True

• False

The third component of

the planning phase is _____ management.

• team

• risk

This means searching for possible problems and

planning ahead to mitigate these _____ .

• risks

• liabilities

What's not inevitable is

how the risk impacts your project.

Good project planning means searching for places where

______ might occur.

• trouble

• disagreements