Project Management Methodologies

Question 1

A chart that provides a formal method for
documenting and displaying the project lifecycle stages (Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring, Controlling, and Closing)

Answer 1

1917 - Gantt Chart

Question 2

Created by “Morgan R. Walker of DuPont and James E. Kelley, Jr. of Remington Rand. This predicted how long a project would take by focusing on the least flexible
activities”

Answer 2

1957 - Critical Path Method (CPM)

Question 3

Invented for the U.S. Navy’s Polaris submarine project. This focused on defining both the tasks and the time of each task needed to complete a project.

Answer 3

1957 - Program Evaluation Review Technique
(PERT)

Question 4

Promotes developing competences in project management for individuals, project teams, businesses, organizations and government agencies around the world”.

Answer 4

1965 - International Project Management
Association (IPMA)

Question 5

A guide that defines project management as the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements.

Answer 5

1969 - The Project Management Institute (PMI)

Question 6

A method that is focused on setting guidelines for the flow of a project from one phase to the next and was adopted by the UK Government’s Central Computing and Telecommunications Agency (CCTA) in 1979”

In DOST we use Workplan of Activities

Answer 6

1975 - The PROMPTII Method

Question 7

A theory that was intended to help organizations achieve a goal by focusing on removing constraints that hinder achievement.

In project management, this theory
is a problem-solving methodology to help you identify the most important bottleneck or limiting factor standing in the way of your project objectives and goals”.

Answer 7

The Theory of Constraints (TOC)

Question 8

A technique that prioritizes the successful completion of projects by focusing on efficient resource utilization”

Answer 8

1984 - Critical Chain Project Management
(CCPM)

Question 9

a management framework that teams use to self organize and work towards a common goal. It describes a set of meetings, tools, and roles for efficient project delivery

Is based on multiple small teams working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Answer 9

1986 - Scrum, Agile software

Question 10

focuses on managing resources and
risks by dividing projects into smaller stages,defining clear roles & responsibilities and using seven processes to manage the project life cycle”.

For DOST: Risk Management Plan

Answer 10

“PRINCE2” or 1989 –Projects IN Controlled Environments
(PROMPTII)

Question 11

Individuals and interactions over processes and tools. Working software over comprehensive documentation. Customer collaboration over
contract negotiation.

Answer 11

2001 - Agile Manifesto

Question 12

What are the 4 Agile Values?

Answer 12

1. Individuals and Interaction
2. Working Software
3. Customer Collaboration
4. Responding to change