You are the Project Manager for your company. You have an administrative assistant who reviews
task information submitted between you and the project team. The project team has a defined set
of activities that they must do in order to complete tasks and then submit them for review.
You have decided to create a diagram that will show the workflow of the task assignment,
completion, and approval process. The workflow includes you, your administrative assistant, and the
project team. While the different activities are connected, each member of the workflow has their
own section to see the activities that are unique to them in the workflow. This diagram allows each
member of the process to see where they fit into the overall flow and what their responsibilities are.
What is this diagram called?
A.
Swim lane diagram
B.
Project network diagram
C.
Pareto chart
D.
Swim lane diagram
Explanation:
This is an example of a swim lane diagram, as each member of the workflow is to stay “within their
lanes” and complete their activities as the activities are assigned to each member of the project
team.
Answer option A is incorrect. This is a type of a workflow diagram, but workflows do not designate
the activities by person, like a swim lane diagram does.
Answer option C is incorrect. A Pareto chart illustrates categories of failure from largest to smallest.
Answer option B is incorrect. A project network diagram is a workflow that shows the order of
project activities from the start of the project to the end of the project.