Question 1

WBS stands for which of the following project management tools?

Accepted Answer

A) work break schedule 
B) work breakdown status 
C) work breakdown schedule 
D) work breakdown structure 
E) work break status 
A) work break schedule 
B) work breakdown status 
C) work breakdown schedule 
D) work breakdown structure 
E) work break status

Question 2

The network below represents a project being analyzed by the critical path method.Activity durations are indicated on the network.   a.Identify the activities on the critical path.
b.What is the duration of the critical path?
c.Calculate the amount of slack time at activity H.
d.If activity I were delayed by ten time units,what would be the impact on the project duration?

Accepted Answer

(a)Critical activities are A-C

Question 3

Consider the network presented in the following table.Calculate
a.All possible paths
b.The critical path
c.The slack available at any non-critical points
d.The minimum project duration

Accepted Answer

@#IMG-DLM& (A)Two paths are possible,ACDE and ABE.

Question 4

One responsibility of a project manager is to make sure that the project meets its quality goals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Identify,in order,the six steps basic to both PERT and CPM.

Accepted Answer

1.Define the project and prepare the WBS

Question 6

Which of the following statements regarding Gantt charts is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Gantt charts give a timeline and precedence relationships for each activity of a project. 
B) Gantt charts use the four standard spines of Methods,Materials,Manpower,and Machinery. 
C) Gantt charts are visual devices that show the duration of activities in a project. 
D) Gantt charts are expensive. 
E) All of the above are true. 
A) Gantt charts give a timeline and precedence relationships for each activity of a project. 
B) Gantt charts use the four standard spines of Methods,Materials,Manpower,and Machinery. 
C) Gantt charts are visual devices that show the duration of activities in a project. 
D) Gantt charts are expensive. 
E) All of the above are true.

Question 7

What was the name of the construction project to rebuild the Pentagon after the terrorist attacks on Sept.11,2001?

Accepted Answer

A) Project Panther 
B) Project Pit Bull 
C) Project Python 
D) Project Piranha 
E) Project Phoenix 
A) Project Panther 
B) Project Pit Bull 
C) Project Python 
D) Project Piranha 
E) Project Phoenix

Question 8

The control of projects involves close monitoring of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) resources 
B) costs 
C) quality 
D) budgets 
E) all of the above 
A) resources 
B) costs 
C) quality 
D) budgets 
E) all of the above

Question 9

The ________ is a project management technique using only one time factor per activity that enables managers to schedule,monitor,and control large and complex projects.

Accepted Answer

critical p

Question 10

In PERT analysis,the identification of the critical path can be incorrect if a noncritical activity takes substantially more than its expected time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A project organization that becomes permanent is often referred to as a:

Accepted Answer

A) fixed project organization. 
B) matrix organization. 
C) normal organization. 
D) standard organization. 
E) permanent project organization. 
A) fixed project organization. 
B) matrix organization. 
C) normal organization. 
D) standard organization. 
E) permanent project organization.

Question 12

Given the critical path below,calculate the following:
a.The crash cost per unit time savings for each activity.
b.The maximum total crash time savings and cost.
c.The maximum total time-savings with a $3000 budget.

Accepted Answer

(A)A saves 1 day for $4000/day,B saves 2

Question 13

A project being analyzed by PERT has 60 activities,13 of which are on the critical path.If the estimated time along the critical path is 214 days with a project variance of 100,what is the probability that the project will take 224 days or more to complete?

Accepted Answer

A) near zero 
B) 0.0126 
C) 0.1587 
D) 0.8413 
E) 2.14 
A) near zero 
B) 0.0126 
C) 0.1587 
D) 0.8413 
E) 2.14

Question 14

The network analysis method that allows activity times to vary is ________.

Accepted Answer

PERT or Pr

Question 15

Which of the following statements regarding critical paths is true?

Accepted Answer

A) The shortest of all paths through the network is the critical path. 
B) Some activities on the critical path may have slack. 
C) Every network has only one critical path. 
D) On a specific project,there can be multiple critical paths,all with exactly the same duration. 
E) The duration of the critical path is the average duration of all paths in the project network. 
A) The shortest of all paths through the network is the critical path. 
B) Some activities on the critical path may have slack. 
C) Every network has only one critical path. 
D) On a specific project,there can be multiple critical paths,all with exactly the same duration. 
E) The duration of the critical path is the average duration of all paths in the project network.

Question 16

Gantt charts give a timeline for each of a project's activities,but they do not adequately illustrate the interrelationships between the activities and the resources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A network consists of the following list.Times are given in weeks.
   a.Draw the network diagram.
b.Calculate the expected duration and variance of each activity.
c.Calculate the expected duration and variance of the critical path.
d.Calculate the probability that the project will be completed in less than 28 weeks.

Accepted Answer

(a) @#IMG-DLM& (b,c)
 @#IMG-DLM& (d)z =

Question 18

PERT,but not CPM,has the ability to consider the precedence relationships in a project.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of these statements regarding time-cost tradeoffs in CPM networks is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Crashing is not possible unless there are multiple critical paths. 
B) Crashing a project often reduces the length of long-duration,but noncritical,activities. 
C) Activities not on the critical path can never be on the critical path,even after crashing. 
D) Crashing shortens the project duration by assigning more resources to one or more of the critical tasks. 
E) The crash time always exceeds the normal time. 
A) Crashing is not possible unless there are multiple critical paths. 
B) Crashing a project often reduces the length of long-duration,but noncritical,activities. 
C) Activities not on the critical path can never be on the critical path,even after crashing. 
D) Crashing shortens the project duration by assigning more resources to one or more of the critical tasks. 
E) The crash time always exceeds the normal time.

Question 20

A simple CPM network has three activities,D,E,and F.D is an immediate predecessor of E and of F.E is an immediate predecessor of F.The activity durations are D=4,E=3,F=8.

Accepted Answer

A) The critical path is D-E-F,duration 15. 
B) The critical path is D-F,duration 12. 
C) Slack at D is 3 periods. 
D) Slack at E is 3 periods. 
E) Both A and C are true. 
A) The critical path is D-E-F,duration 15. 
B) The critical path is D-F,duration 12. 
C) Slack at D is 3 periods. 
D) Slack at E is 3 periods. 
E) Both A and C are true.

Exam 3: Project Management

WBS stands for which of the following project management tools?

Consider the network presented in the following table.Calculate a.All possible paths b.The critical path c.The slack available at any non-critical points d.The minimum project duration

One responsibility of a project manager is to make sure that the project meets its quality goals.

Identify,in order,the six steps basic to both PERT and CPM.

Which of the following statements regarding Gantt charts is true?

What was the name of the construction project to rebuild the Pentagon after the terrorist attacks on Sept.11,2001?

The control of projects involves close monitoring of which of the following?

The ________ is a project management technique using only one time factor per activity that enables managers to schedule,monitor,and control large and complex projects.

In PERT analysis,the identification of the critical path can be incorrect if a noncritical activity takes substantially more than its expected time.

A project organization that becomes permanent is often referred to as a:

Given the critical path below,calculate the following: a.The crash cost per unit time savings for each activity. b.The maximum total crash time savings and cost. c.The maximum total time-savings with a $3000 budget.

A project being analyzed by PERT has 60 activities,13 of which are on the critical path.If the estimated time along the critical path is 214 days with a project variance of 100,what is the probability that the project will take 224 days or more to complete?

The network analysis method that allows activity times to vary is ________.

Which of the following statements regarding critical paths is true?

Gantt charts give a timeline for each of a project's activities,but they do not adequately illustrate the interrelationships between the activities and the resources.

PERT,but not CPM,has the ability to consider the precedence relationships in a project.

Which of these statements regarding time-cost tradeoffs in CPM networks is true?

A simple CPM network has three activities,D,E,and F.D is an immediate predecessor of E and of F.E is an immediate predecessor of F.The activity durations are D=4,E=3,F=8.

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