Tools for planning

Tools for planning

warning

These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Switch to our new teaching resources now - designed by teachers and leading subject experts, and tested in classrooms.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will begin to understand the different methods used for planning a project, as well as focusing on digitally available tools and analysing their advantages and disadvantages.

Licence

This content is made available by Oak National Academy Limited and its partners and licensed under Oak’s terms & conditions (Collection 1), except where otherwise stated.

Loading...

5 Questions

Q1.
Which of the following do project aims directly link to?
Constraints
Feasibility report
Initiation stage
Correct answer: Requirements
Q2.
In the acronym SMART, what does the A stand for?
Accessible
Correct answer: Achievable
Allowable
Available
Q3.
Repeating a stage in a project is known as what?
Initiation
Integration
Investigation
Correct answer: Iteration
Q4.
If a project does not have SMART goals, what is the likely outcome of that project?
It will be accurate
It will be completed
It will be successful
Correct answer: It will fail
Q5.
Which of the SMART targets is used to monitor the progress of a project?
Measurable
Realistic
Correct answer: Specific
Timely

4 Questions

Q1.
What is a Gantt chart?
Correct answer: A series of blocks representing time taken to complete tasks.
A series of nodes representing tasks.
A series of tasks organised by priority.
A series of unfortunate events.
Q2.
What is a PERT chart?
A series of blocks representing time taken to complete tasks.
A series of circles linked in a pattern.
Correct answer: A series of nodes representing tasks.
A series of tasks organised by priority.
Q3.
Which of these are advantages of a Gantt chart? (Tick 2 boxes)
Correct answer: Comments can be added during the run of the project.
Easy to identify dependent and concurrent tasks.
Correct answer: Highly visible to everyone in the team.
They answer "what if" questions.
Q4.
What are the disadvantages of a PERT chart? (Tick 2 boxes)
Can be difficult to see on one sheet of paper.
Correct answer: Can become potentially confusing.
Difficult to see dependencies.
Correct answer: Takes a long time to develop accurately.

Lesson appears in

UnitComputing (non-GCSE) / Project management

Computing (non-GCSE)