10.1 Vocabulary
process
n [C], v [T/I]
noun: a series of things which are done in a particular order to achieve a result
verb: to perform a series of operations on data in a computer
scheduling n [U] planning the times at which particular tasks will be done or events will happen
B
1. Set for individual work and pairwork checking. Elicit the meanings from students, and feed back visually using the following table.
Explain to students that the meaning of the highlighted phrases can often be inferred from the text itself and that the component words of the phrases can also help them. Encourage students to guess the meaning of the phrases from the context.
VOCABULARY BANK 10.1 Compound nouns from computing (3)
A more extensive list of the compound nouns related to project management can be found in Vocabulary Bank 10.1. You could also ask students to define the meanings of these nouns.
Suggested answers project sponsors
project funding
project methodology
project board project manager
project management plan
project budget key deliverables project timescale
the people who provide the money and support for the project
the money for the project
a set of principles, techniques and procedures used to plan, manage and execute projects
the people who have overall management responsibility for the project
the person who manages the project from day to day
the plan for managing the project
the available finance for the project and the different areas the finance is provided for
the most important outputs or results from the project activity
the amount of time between the beginning and end of the project according to the project plan
initial project plan the first version of the project plan
10.1_B
2. Set for individual work and teacher feedback. Elicit answers and feed back using the PDF.
Share an example using the system of big (stressed) and small (unstressed) circles of the stress pattern for one of the words. Explain that this system shows an overview of stress in the whole word and phrase.
Answers project sponsors project funding project methodology project board project manager project management plan project budget key deliverables project timescale initial project plan
C
Set for pairwork or class discussion. Encourage students to identify and describe elements of the photographs and to speculate on the possible links to project management. Students should use the highlighted phrases (and other words that are useful) from the text in Exercise B; they can also use words from Exercise A.
Feed back with the table below. Accept anything reasonable.
Suggested answers
1 project manager presenting to board meeting
2 a financial dealing room
3 website in development
4 website showing issues with project management quality
this represents the role of the project manager in managing the project
this represents a very large- scale, very complex, project management challenge
a relatively small-scale project management challenge – which is relatively independent of other systems
the need for quality in project management
5 airport self-check-in a mid-level project management challenge, but may be part of a much larger project
6 project manager scheduling tasks
using a Gantt chart to record milestones in the project and keep track of deadlines/the project timescale
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