As a project manager, you’re trying to take all the right steps to prepare for the project. What steps should you take? Select all that apply.

Project managers should follow which three best practices when assigning tasks to complete milestones?

When assigning tasks to team members, what two factors should you mainly consider?

Fill in the blank: During the planning phase of a project, you take steps that help you _____ to achieve your project goals.

Fill in the blank: After the stakeholders assign the project manager, the goals of the project have to be approved, as well as the scope of the project and its _____.

Which of the following are important to understand in the planning phase? Select all that apply.

What are the benefits of the project planning phase? Select all that apply

What are the benefits of setting milestones? Select all that apply.

When creating milestones as a project manager, what should you avoid? Select all that apply.

During the project planning phase which of the following occur?

Fill in the blank: _____ is the method where a project manager reviews all individual tasks and rolls the tasks into manageable chunks that lead to a milestone.

What are two benefits of making a work breakdown structure (WBS)?

Suppose as a project manager, you’re running a kick-off meeting. During the meeting, you present the shared project tools and documents. You also tell the team they will communicate through a team chatroom and will receive daily email updates. What agenda item does this represent?

As a project manager, you’re explaining to your team the difference between a milestone and a task. How would you explain a task to the team?

Imagine that you’re a project manager trying to complete a website design. What three activities might be tasks that must be accomplished to complete the project?

As a project manager, what is your first step when setting milestones?

What four items do stakeholders need to approve before the planning phase can begin?

Suppose as a project manager, you have multiple team members working on similar tasks. How would you decide who should work on what tasks?

Fill in the blank: When creating a work breakdown structure (WBS), a project manager should focus on _____ rather than actions.

Before starting the planning phase, you complete the initiation phase. What steps do stakeholders or the clients take during the initiation phase?

Suppose that as a project manager you’re running a kick-off meeting. During the meeting, you discuss the project plan software the team will be using, which is Google Sheets. You also discuss how the team will communicate with each other, which includes a team chat and weekly check-in meetings. What agenda section does this represent?

Suppose as a project manager, you’re leading a kick-off meeting. One of the discussions is taking longer than you expect. How do you get the meeting back on track?

Which of the following would you consider a project milestone?

Suppose that as a project manager you’re running a kick-off meeting. During the meeting, you spend about ten minutes to set expectations for the team and the next steps they should take. What agenda item does this represent?