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Knowledge Assessment

Matching
Match the term in column 1 to its description in column 2.
Column 1 Column 2
1. resource
a. the maximum capacity of a resource to accomplish tasks
calendar J
b. specifies default working and nonworking times for a resource, a project,
2. Max. Units a
or a task
3. material
c. when and how much of a resource's time can be assigned to work on tasks
resource g
4. project d. the people and equipment that do work to accomplish the tasks of the
calendar i project
e. the people, equipment, money, and materials used to complete the tasks in
5. cost resource h
a project
f. a way of documenting information about resources, tasks, and
6. work resource d
assignments
7. base calendar b g. consumable items used up as the tasks in a project are accomplished
h. a resource that doesn't depend on the amount of work on a task or the
8. availability c
duration of a task
9. resources e i. the base calendar that provides default working times for an entire project
10. note f j. defines the working and nonworking time for an individual resource
Multiple Choice
Select the best response for the following statements.

1. Which of the following is not an example of a work resource?


1. Yan Li
2. keyboard
3. SD card
4. electrician
2. It is helpful to assign a base calendar to a group of resources when they all __________.
1. have the same pay rate
2. work the night shift
3. have the same Max. Units
4. do the same job function?
3. A resource calendar does not apply to which of the following?
1. material resources
2. people resources
3. equipment resources
4. work resources
4. In which of the following views can you view information for the individual people who
will perform the tasks on the project?
1. Calendar view
2. Gantt Chart view
3. Network Diagram view
4. Resource Sheet view
5. You can provide additional information about how a resource is scheduled by doing
which of the following?
1. changing the Max. Units
2. establishing a project calendar
3. adding a resource note
4. setting constraints
6. For which resource is the standard rate listed per tracking unit of consumption?
1. material
2. equipment
3. people
4. all of the above
7. If you have four electricians whom can each work part-time (4 hours rather than 8),
which of the following values should you assign to Max. Units for the resource
“electrician”?
1. 50%
2. 25%
3. 100%
4. 200%
8. If you assign a base calendar to a resource, which of the following is true?
1. The base calendar dictates the resource's vacation days.
2. The base calendar gives all the available time to work on the project.
3. The base calendar gives the basic days/hours for the resource, but the resource's
calendar can have exceptions to those days/hours.
4. The resource calendar contains all nonworking days for the entire project.
9. To add vacation days to the calendar for an individual work resource, which dialog box
would you use?
1. Resource Information
2. Resource Notes
3. Change Working Time
4. none of the above
10. Which of the following is a reason why it is often difficult to get cost information for
people resources?
1. The information is often confidential.
2. The information is too complex to calculate.
3. The information changes too frequently.
4. The costs are large in comparison with other resource costs.

Competency Assessment Project 2-1: Adding People


Resources for Hiring a New Employee
In the previous lesson, you entered the tasks of a project schedule for hiring a new employee. In
this project, you will add some of the people resources that will be responsible for performing
those tasks.

ONLINE

The Hiring New Employee 2-1 project schedule is available on the book companion website.

GET READY. LAUNCH Microsoft Project if it is not already running. OPEN Hiring New
Employee 2-1 from the data files for this lesson.

1. Click the View tab. In the Resource Views group, select Resource Sheet.
2. In the Resource Sheet view, click the empty cell directly below the Resource Name
column heading.
3. Enter the following resource names into the simple Resource Sheet:
o Gabe Mares
o Barry Potter
o Amy Rusko
o Jeff Smith
4. SAVE the project as Hire New Employee and then CLOSE the file.

LEAVE Project open for the next exercise.

Project 2-2: Entering Pay Rates for an Office Remodel


You are in charge of the remodeling project for the kitchen and lunchroom for your office. Your
facilities manager has just provided you with the resource pay rates for this project. In this
project, you will enter the pay rates in the project schedule.

ONLINE
The Office Remodel 2-2 project schedule is available on the book companion website.

GET READY. OPEN Office Remodel 2-2 from the data files for this lesson.

1. Select the Resource Sheet view.


2. For the drywall resource, click the Type field drop-down arrow, select Material, and then
press Tab.
3. In the Material Label cell, key sheet.
4. For the drywall screws resource, click the Type field drop-down arrow, select Material,
and then press Tab.
5. In the Material Label cell, key 1 pound.
6. In the Resource Sheet, click the Std. Rate field for resource 1, Toby Nixon.
7. Key 1200/w and press Enter.
8.

(Course 55-57)

Course, Microsoft Official A. Microsoft Project 2016. Wiley, 2017-03-10. VitalBook file.

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