VCE Software Development U4O1 Crossword: Project plans, progress and effectiveness (Modules 186–198)
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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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- 3. Problems like bugs, tool failures or lost files that delay tasks and force changes to a project plan. Contingencies (backups, spare time) reduce their impact. Word 1 of: _________ issues (9)
- 5. Word 1 of the term in 4 Down: _________ _______ (9)
- 6. A short dated note added to a project plan that explains a change, giving the date and the reason, or describes how far a task has progressed. (10)
- 9. Word 4 of the term in 2 Down: _______ ____ effectiveness _________ (9)
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- 1. The cause of a plan ______, classed as scope creep, personnel, technical issues or poor estimates. Patterns in these causes show how effective the original plan was. Word 3 of: Reason for ______ (6)
- 2. A ______ of how well a ______ worked, using evidence from the number, reasons and impact of changes, plus improvements for next time. Word 2 of: _______ ____ effectiveness _________ (4)
- 4. When a team member leaves or is absent, their skills are lost and tasks must be reassigned, which can disrupt task allocation and delay the timeline of a project plan. Word 2 of: _________ _______ (7)
- 5. A dated record of progress, decisions, problems, solutions and reasons for changes, written as development happens and kept as evidence for evaluation. Word 1 of: _______ journal (7)
- 7. Progress is tracked by recording how long each task really took, comparing it with the planned time, and noting any milestone achieved. Word 1 of: ______ vs expected duration (6)
- 8. A plan that needed few changes was likely more effective. Count the changes made during the project and compare that count with the size of the plan, such as its total tasks. Word 1 of: ______ of _______ (6)
Answer Key
VCE Software Development U4O1 · Modules 186–198
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3TECHNICAL — Problems like bugs, tool failures or lost files that delay tasks and force changes to a project plan. Contingencies (backups, spare time) reduce their impact. Word 1 of: _________ issues
5PERSONNEL — Word 1 of the term in 4 Down: _________ _______
6ANNOTATION — A short dated note added to a project plan that explains a change, giving the date and the reason, or describes how far a task has progressed.
9JUDGEMENT — Word 4 of the term in 2 Down: _______ ____ effectiveness _________
Down
1CHANGE — The cause of a plan ______, classed as scope creep, personnel, technical issues or poor estimates. Patterns in these causes show how effective the original plan was. Word 3 of: Reason for ______
2PLAN — A ______ of how well a ______ worked, using evidence from the number, reasons and impact of changes, plus improvements for next time. Word 2 of: _______ ____ effectiveness _________
4CHANGES — When a team member leaves or is absent, their skills are lost and tasks must be reassigned, which can disrupt task allocation and delay the timeline of a project plan. Word 2 of: _________ _______
5PROJECT — A dated record of progress, decisions, problems, solutions and reasons for changes, written as development happens and kept as evidence for evaluation. Word 1 of: _______ journal
7ACTUAL — Progress is tracked by recording how long each task really took, comparing it with the planned time, and noting any milestone achieved. Word 1 of: ______ vs expected duration
8NUMBER — A plan that needed few changes was likely more effective. Count the changes made during the project and compare that count with the size of the plan, such as its total tasks. Word 1 of: ______ of _______