Timelines in Digital Project Management

What is the purpose of estimating start and end dates for task lists before determining individual task durations?

• To make the project planning more difficult

• To lessen unwarranted optimism

• To ignore the client's indecisiveness

• To skip the triage periods

What should be done to lessen unwarranted optimism in estimating task durations?

• Assign tasks to multiple team members

• Add buffer zones to the timeline

• Add an estimate for each task before working with dates

• Skip the triage periods

What is the biggest enemy in project planning according to the text?

• Indecisive client

• Incorrect estimates

• Unwarranted optimism

• Triage periods

Why are triage periods necessary in a project plan?

• To make the project planning more difficult

• To avoid rough patches in the project

• To ignore client reactions

• To anticipate moments when the project is not going well

When should a triage padding be added in the project plan?

• After the testing phase

• After the research phase

• After the design phase

• After the coding phase

What can be the impact of an indecisive client on a project?

• It can make the project planning easier

• It can lead to incorrect estimates

• It can derail the project plan

• It can make the project scope smaller

What is the purpose of adding buffer zones in the timeline?

• To make the project planning more difficult

• To anticipate rough patches in the project

• To avoid the client's indecisiveness

• To skip the triage periods

What can happen to the project scope when the client finds out new features during the project?

• It can make the project planning easier

• It can make the project scope smaller

• It can make the project plan more accurate

• It can make the project scope bigger

Why should time lag be accounted for when planning task end dates?

• To ensure accurate project planning

• To ignore the client's indecisiveness

• To anticipate rough patches in the project

• To make the project planning more difficult

How many work days can a 7-hour task take to complete due to time lag?

• 1 work day

• 2 work days

• 3 work days

• 6 work days