Question 1

The overall window of time in which a project must be completed is defined by its ____ time and ____ time.

Accepted Answer

A)  earliest start, earliest finish 
B)  latest start, latest finish 
C)  estimated start, required completion 
D)  critical, most critical 
A)  earliest start, earliest finish 
B)  latest start, latest finish 
C)  estimated start, required completion 
D)  critical, most critical

Question 2

Total Slack is sometimes called

Accepted Answer

A)  drift. 
B)  ride. 
C)  float. 
D)  sink. 
A)  drift. 
B)  ride. 
C)  float. 
D)  sink.

Question 3

When considering the availability of resources, it may be necessary to make some assumptions, such as

Accepted Answer

A)  the unemployment rate in the community. 
B)  the ability to hire additional individuals with the appropriate expertise in time for when they will be required to work on a project. 
C)  the number of project deliverables. 
D)  the type of organizational structure of the sponsor. 
A)  the unemployment rate in the community. 
B)  the ability to hire additional individuals with the appropriate expertise in time for when they will be required to work on a project. 
C)  the number of project deliverables. 
D)  the type of organizational structure of the sponsor.

Question 4

When planning the project, it is important to

Accepted Answer

A)  determine all the details for all activities in the project. 
B)  estimate the types and quantities of resources required to perform each specific activity. 
C)  calculate the contingencies so that no changes will need to be made. 
D)  identify the names of the resources for every task to enter into the project management information system. 
A)  determine all the details for all activities in the project. 
B)  estimate the types and quantities of resources required to perform each specific activity. 
C)  calculate the contingencies so that no changes will need to be made. 
D)  identify the names of the resources for every task to enter into the project management information system.

Question 5

Project management is a proactive approach to controlling a project to ensure that the project objective is accomplished, even when things do not go according to plan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Each activity has two pairs of duration and cost estimates: ____ and ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  normal and crash 
B)  normal and flash 
C)  actual and crash 
D)  flash and level 
A)  normal and crash 
B)  normal and flash 
C)  actual and crash 
D)  flash and level

Question 7

The total completion time is 25 days.Task A is planned to take seven days.Task B is planned to take five days.Task C is planned to take eight days.The tasks have a serial relationship.Task A takes nine days to be completed instead of seven days.How much slack does the project have now that Task A is finished?

Accepted Answer

A)  Negative 5 days slack. 
B)  Positive 5 days slack. 
C)  Positive 16 days slack. 
D)  Positive 3 days slack. 
A)  Negative 5 days slack. 
B)  Positive 5 days slack. 
C)  Positive 16 days slack. 
D)  Positive 3 days slack.

Question 8

In many cases, especially for smaller projects, most activities involve people resources-that is,

Accepted Answer

A)  all the people who are employed by the project sponsor. 
B)  all the people who are employed by the project contractor. 
C)  the members of the project team who may be utilized full time or part time during the project. 
D)  the stakeholders for the project. 
A)  all the people who are employed by the project sponsor. 
B)  all the people who are employed by the project contractor. 
C)  the members of the project team who may be utilized full time or part time during the project. 
D)  the stakeholders for the project.

Question 9

A change in the estimated duration of any activity on that path will cause a corresponding change in the slack for that path.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The latest finish time for a specific activity must be the same as or earlier than the earliest of all the latest start times of all the activities emerging directly from that specific activity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The ____ time is the shortest estimated length of time in which the activity can be completed.

Accepted Answer

A)  flash 
B)  level 
C)  crash 
D)  normal 
A)  flash 
B)  level 
C)  crash 
D)  normal

Question 12

Once this baseline plan is agreed upon by the customer and the contractor or project team, the project work can be performed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

At the beginning of a longer-term project, it is easier to estimate the duration of

Accepted Answer

A)  long duration activities. 
B)  all the activities of the project. 
C)  near-term activities. 
D)  short duration activities. 
A)  long duration activities. 
B)  all the activities of the project. 
C)  near-term activities. 
D)  short duration activities.

Question 14

The contractor may not want to commit to completing the project by a specific date until the customer has approved the contract.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

As the project progresses, the actual finish times (AFs)of completed activities will determine

Accepted Answer

A)  the earliest start and earliest finish times for the remaining activities in the network diagram, as well as the total slack. 
B)  the earliest start and earliest finish times for the completed activities in the network diagram, as well as the total slack. 
C)  the latest start and latest finish times for the remaining activities in the network diagram, as well as the total slack. 
D)  the latest start and latest finish times for the completed activities in the network diagram, as well as the total slack. 
A)  the earliest start and earliest finish times for the remaining activities in the network diagram, as well as the total slack. 
B)  the earliest start and earliest finish times for the completed activities in the network diagram, as well as the total slack. 
C)  the latest start and latest finish times for the remaining activities in the network diagram, as well as the total slack. 
D)  the latest start and latest finish times for the completed activities in the network diagram, as well as the total slack.

Question 16

The sponsor or customer often states the project required completion time in the project charter, RFP, or contract.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

An updated project schedule can be generated regularly that forecasts whether the project will finish ahead of or behind its required completion time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The estimated duration should be aggressive and unrealistic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Changes requested early in the project always have more impact on schedule and budget than if they are requested later in the project.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Positive slack indicates the maximum amount of time

Accepted Answer

A)  that the activities on the critical path should be accelerated to complete the project by the required completion time. 
B)  that each of the activities in the project can be delayed without jeopardizing completion of the project by the required completion time. 
C)  that the activities with the positive slack should be accelerated to complete the project by the required completion time. 
D)  that the activities on a particular path can be delayed without jeopardizing completion of the project by the required completion time. 
A)  that the activities on the critical path should be accelerated to complete the project by the required completion time. 
B)  that each of the activities in the project can be delayed without jeopardizing completion of the project by the required completion time. 
C)  that the activities with the positive slack should be accelerated to complete the project by the required completion time. 
D)  that the activities on a particular path can be delayed without jeopardizing completion of the project by the required completion time.

The overall window of time in which a project must be completed is defined by its time and time.

Total Slack is sometimes called

When considering the availability of resources, it may be necessary to make some assumptions, such as

When planning the project, it is important to

Project management is a proactive approach to controlling a project to ensure that the project objective is accomplished, even when things do not go according to plan.

Each activity has two pairs of duration and cost estimates: and .

In many cases, especially for smaller projects, most activities involve people resources-that is,

A change in the estimated duration of any activity on that path will cause a corresponding change in the slack for that path.

The latest finish time for a specific activity must be the same as or earlier than the earliest of all the latest start times of all the activities emerging directly from that specific activity.

The ____ time is the shortest estimated length of time in which the activity can be completed.

Once this baseline plan is agreed upon by the customer and the contractor or project team, the project work can be performed.

At the beginning of a longer-term project, it is easier to estimate the duration of

The contractor may not want to commit to completing the project by a specific date until the customer has approved the contract.

As the project progresses, the actual finish times (AFs)of completed activities will determine

The sponsor or customer often states the project required completion time in the project charter, RFP, or contract.

An updated project schedule can be generated regularly that forecasts whether the project will finish ahead of or behind its required completion time.

The estimated duration should be aggressive and unrealistic.

Changes requested early in the project always have more impact on schedule and budget than if they are requested later in the project.

Positive slack indicates the maximum amount of time

Project Management Concepts

Identifying and Selecting Projects

Developing Project Proposals

Defining Scope, Quality, Responsibility, and Activity Sequence

Resource Utilization

Determining Costs, Budget and Earned Value

Managing Risk

Closing the Project

The Project Manager

The Project Team

Project Communication and Documentation

Project Management Organizational Structures

Filters

Exam 5: Developing the Schedule

The overall window of time in which a project must be completed is defined by its ____ time and ____ time.

Total Slack is sometimes called

When considering the availability of resources, it may be necessary to make some assumptions, such as

When planning the project, it is important to

Project management is a proactive approach to controlling a project to ensure that the project objective is accomplished, even when things do not go according to plan.

Each activity has two pairs of duration and cost estimates: ____ and ____.

In many cases, especially for smaller projects, most activities involve people resources-that is,

A change in the estimated duration of any activity on that path will cause a corresponding change in the slack for that path.

The latest finish time for a specific activity must be the same as or earlier than the earliest of all the latest start times of all the activities emerging directly from that specific activity.

The ____ time is the shortest estimated length of time in which the activity can be completed.

Once this baseline plan is agreed upon by the customer and the contractor or project team, the project work can be performed.

At the beginning of a longer-term project, it is easier to estimate the duration of

The contractor may not want to commit to completing the project by a specific date until the customer has approved the contract.

As the project progresses, the actual finish times (AFs)of completed activities will determine

The sponsor or customer often states the project required completion time in the project charter, RFP, or contract.

An updated project schedule can be generated regularly that forecasts whether the project will finish ahead of or behind its required completion time.

The estimated duration should be aggressive and unrealistic.

Changes requested early in the project always have more impact on schedule and budget than if they are requested later in the project.

Positive slack indicates the maximum amount of time

Project Management Concepts

Identifying and Selecting Projects

Developing Project Proposals

Defining Scope, Quality, Responsibility, and Activity Sequence

Resource Utilization

Determining Costs, Budget and Earned Value

Managing Risk

Closing the Project

The Project Manager

The Project Team

Project Communication and Documentation

Project Management Organizational Structures

Filters

The overall window of time in which a project must be completed is defined by its time and time.

Each activity has two pairs of duration and cost estimates: and .