VCE Software Development U3O2 Crossword: Project reasons and the brief to Needs, requirements, constraints and scope (Modules 12–24)
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Read each clue and write the matching term in the grid. Numbers in brackets show the letters in each word.
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- 1. A bar ______ built by listing tasks, estimating durations, ordering them by dependency, then marking milestones and the critical path on a timeline. Word 2 of: _____ _____ (5)
- 4. The longest chain of dependent tasks in a project. It sets the shortest possible finish time, and any delay to a task on it delays the whole project. Tasks off it have float. Word 1 of: ________ ____ (8)
- 7. Splitting a whole project into small tasks, each with a clear outcome, a time estimate and an order (dependencies), so you can track progress as the work gets done. Word 2 of: task _________ (9)
- 9. A marked checkpoint in a project plan, such as a finished prototype, showing a major piece of work is complete by its deadline. Used to check progress. (9)
- 10. Word 2 of the term in 4 Across: ________ ____ (4)
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- 2. The estimate of how long each task will take, shown on a Gantt chart as the length of its bar. Bars are measured in days or weeks and together set the total project length. Word 2 of: ____ __________ (10)
- 3. How a proposed solution is new or different from existing software, such as unique features, while avoiding copying the work of others. (11)
- 5. Word 1 of the term in 1 Across: _____ _____ (5)
- 6. A record of each work session: the date, what was done, any problems and the next step. It shows actual progress against the plan and evidences why the plan changed. Word 1 of: _______ log (7)
- 8. Word 1 of the term in 2 Down: ____ __________ (4)
Answer Key
VCE Software Development U3O2 · Modules 12–24
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1CHART — A bar ______ built by listing tasks, estimating durations, ordering them by dependency, then marking milestones and the critical path on a timeline. Word 2 of: _____ _____
4CRITICAL — The longest chain of dependent tasks in a project. It sets the shortest possible finish time, and any delay to a task on it delays the whole project. Tasks off it have float. Word 1 of: ________ ____
7BREAKDOWN — Splitting a whole project into small tasks, each with a clear outcome, a time estimate and an order (dependencies), so you can track progress as the work gets done. Word 2 of: task _________
9MILESTONE — A marked checkpoint in a project plan, such as a finished prototype, showing a major piece of work is complete by its deadline. Used to check progress.
10PATH — Word 2 of the term in 4 Across: ________ ____
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2ALLOCATION — The estimate of how long each task will take, shown on a Gantt chart as the length of its bar. Bars are measured in days or weeks and together set the total project length. Word 2 of: ____ __________
3ORIGINALITY — How a proposed solution is new or different from existing software, such as unique features, while avoiding copying the work of others.
5GANTT — Word 1 of the term in 1 Across: _____ _____
6PROJECT — A record of each work session: the date, what was done, any problems and the next step. It shows actual progress against the plan and evidences why the plan changed. Word 1 of: _______ log
8TIME — Word 1 of the term in 2 Down: ____ __________