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Question 1

How long is one standard work interval in the Pomodoro Technique?

Accepted Answer

25 minutes. The Pomodoro Technique uses 25-minute focused work intervals separated by short breaks.

Question 2

The Pareto principle is often summed up by which ratio?

Accepted Answer

80/20. The Pareto principle notes that roughly 80% of effects often come from about 20% of causes.

Question 3

The Eisenhower Matrix sorts tasks using which two measures?

Accepted Answer

Urgency and importance. The matrix places tasks in four boxes by whether they are urgent and whether they are important.

Question 4

Which type of chart shows project tasks as horizontal bars along a timeline?

Accepted Answer

Gantt chart. A Gantt chart lists tasks down the side and draws each one as a bar spanning its start and end dates.

Question 5

In project planning, what is a task that must be finished before another can start called?

Accepted Answer

A dependency. A dependency links tasks so that one cannot begin (or finish) until another is done.

Question 6

What is the name for the tendency to remember unfinished tasks better than completed ones?

Accepted Answer

Zeigarnik effect. Psychologist Bluma Zeigarnik reported in the 1920s that interrupted tasks were recalled better than finished ones.

Question 7

In project management, what does the 'critical path' show?

Accepted Answer

The longest chain of dependent tasks, setting the shortest possible project time. Any delay to a task on the critical path delays the whole project, since those tasks have no slack.

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