Exam 7: Scheduling Activities

Figure 7-6 Network Scheduling Data -Consider the network scheduling data provided in Figure 7-6. What is the expected duration of this project?

Figure 7-3 System Integration Project -Consider the System Integration Project depicted in Figure 7-3. Based on the information provided,how many days can you delay the purchase of software (Activity C),without impacting the expected project completion date?

A scheduled activity that determines when a logical successor activity can begin and end is known as:

All of the following statements correctly describe an advantage or disadvantage associated with the use of Monte Carlo Analysis EXCEPT:

Faced with significant schedule challenges,the project manager has several responsibilities. All of the following are among the project manager's responsibilities EXCEPT:

Figure 7-2 Research Project -Consider the Research Project depicted in Figure 7-2. Based on the information provided,what is the late start date for activity C - "Review Reports"?

Milestones are important points in a project schedule that can serve as check points for project managers and sponsors. All of the following reasons might justify the decision to establish a milestone EXCEPT:

The enumeration method of determining the critical path relies upon identification of all paths through the project network.

Monte Carlo Analysis is a technique that computes activity durations based on three time estimates: one optimistic,one pessimistic and one most likely.

Even small delays on "near-critical" activities can change the critical path of a project.

The primary advantage of PERT is that it removes uncertainty from the estimates of activity durations,thereby increasing confidence in the reliability of a project schedule.

The length of time to perform an activity is often dependent upon who will do that work.

The total number of work periods (not including holidays or other non-work time)required to complete a schedule activity is known as:

The first process in developing a project schedule is to identify all the resources available to work on the project.

Figure 7-3 System Integration Project -Consider the System Integration Project depicted in Figure 7-3. Based on the information provided,what is the expected duration of this project?

Figure 7-4 Lab Experiment Project -Consider the Lab Experiment Project depicted in Figure 7-4. Based on the information provided,identify the critical path(s)for this project?

While the lowest level of decomposition in a Work Breakdown Structure is the work package,work packages can still be decomposed further into project activities.

The sequencing of activities is often based upon dependencies between the activities. The dependencies that should guide activity sequencing can be either:

Which of the following remedies may reduce the likelihood of omissions when developing activity duration estimates?

Figure 7-4 Lab Experiment Project -Consider the Lab Experiment Project depicted in Figure 7-4. Based on the information provided,what is the expected duration of this project?