Question 1

Compute early and late start and finish times for the network shown.

Accepted Answer

Early and late start

Question 2

Use the information in the table to sketch the network and compute early and late start times.

Accepted Answer

The early and late s

Question 3

What is the early finish time for Activity F given the activity times and precedence requirements shown in the table?

Accepted Answer

A) 17 
B) 12 
C) 13 
D) 26 
A) 17 
B) 12 
C) 13 
D) 26

Question 4

Laddering is a technique that allows the project manager to redraw the network to more closely sequence project subtasks to make the overall network sequence more efficient.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What is laddering and what advantages can be gained from its use in project management?

Accepted Answer

Laddering is a technique that allows us

Question 6

Project Test Bank is composed of activities we will refer to as A,B,C,and D for convenience (and lack of creativity).Durations and precedence requirements are shown in the table.Each of these activities can be conveniently laddered into two sub-activities of equal duration.The first half of each activity serves as the predecessor to its second half and the first half of the original following activity.What is the expected completion time of the laddered project?

Accepted Answer

A) 34 
B) 38 
C) 42 
D) 48 
A) 34 
B) 38 
C) 42 
D) 48

Question 7

Use the network diagram and activity lengths in the nodes to determine the late start time for activity F.

Accepted Answer

A) 21 
B) 24 
C) 26 
D) 23 
A) 21 
B) 24 
C) 26 
D) 23

Question 8

A(n)________ is a project schedule whose start and finish dates reflect expected resource availability.

Accepted Answer

resource-l

Question 9

The length of time expected to complete an activity assuming that its development proceeds normally is called the:

Accepted Answer

A) optimistic duration. 
B) pessimistic duration. 
C) most likely duration. 
D) normal duration. 
A) optimistic duration. 
B) pessimistic duration. 
C) most likely duration. 
D) normal duration.

Question 10

A gentleman farmer maniacally works on academic projects to raise funds for his true passion,farming.He has identified seven tasks and developed three time estimates (all in days)of the next big project on the farm,replacing the fence at the comedy pasture.Tasks,precedence requirements,and time estimates are shown in the table.What is the standard deviation of the project's critical path?

Accepted Answer

A) 1.33 days 
B) 1.56 days 
C) 1.25 days 
D) 1.75 days 
A) 1.33 days 
B) 1.56 days 
C) 1.25 days 
D) 1.75 days

Question 11

Prior to creating a network,it is important to:

Accepted Answer

A) identify all loops through activities. 
B) identify the party responsible for each activity. 
C) calculate the float for each activity. 
D) understand the activity precedence. 
A) identify all loops through activities. 
B) identify the party responsible for each activity. 
C) calculate the float for each activity. 
D) understand the activity precedence.

Question 12

Use the information in the table to determine the late start time for Activity E.

Accepted Answer

A) day 23 
B) day 26 
C) day 32 
D) day 17 
A) day 23 
B) day 26 
C) day 32 
D) day 17

Question 13

The PERT technique assumes that durations are more deterministic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Concurrent activities are:

Accepted Answer

A) activities that must be done one after the other. 
B) activities that can be performed at the same time. 
C) activities that use labor from the same group of workers. 
D) activities that use resources from the same resource pool. 
A) activities that must be done one after the other. 
B) activities that can be performed at the same time. 
C) activities that use labor from the same group of workers. 
D) activities that use resources from the same resource pool.

Question 15

Thanks to excessive dilly dallying,the subcontractor grossly exceeded the slack on his portion of the project,resulting in ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Thanks to excessive dilly dallying,the subcontractor grossly...

Question 16

Use the values in the table to calculate activity durations and variances for the project.Which path is critical? How closely should the other path be watched and why?

Accepted Answer

The estimated activity lengths and varia

Question 17

The best candidate activities for shortening the overall project are:

Accepted Answer

A) the shortest tasks. 
B) the longest tasks. 
C) the merge tasks. 
D) the burst tasks. 
A) the shortest tasks. 
B) the longest tasks. 
C) the merge tasks. 
D) the burst tasks.

Question 18

What is the slack time for Activity B given the activity times and precedence requirements shown in the table?

Accepted Answer

A) 7 
B) 6 
C) 5 
D) 4 
A) 7 
B) 6 
C) 5 
D) 4

Question 19

One approach to reducing project length would be to:

Accepted Answer

A) convert parallel paths to be serial. 
B) convert merge activities to burst activities. 
C) use hammock activities in place of multiple activities. 
D) eliminate tasks on the critical path. 
A) convert parallel paths to be serial. 
B) convert merge activities to burst activities. 
C) use hammock activities in place of multiple activities. 
D) eliminate tasks on the critical path.

Question 20

In order to reduce the length of a project,it would be wise to shorten:

Accepted Answer

A) the project activity that costs the least to speed up. 
B) the project activity that can be speeded up by the greatest amount. 
C) the critical path activity that can be speeded up by the greatest amount. 
D) the critical path activity that costs the least to speed up. 
A) the project activity that costs the least to speed up. 
B) the project activity that can be speeded up by the greatest amount. 
C) the critical path activity that can be speeded up by the greatest amount. 
D) the critical path activity that costs the least to speed up.

Compute early and late start and finish times for the network shown.

Use the information in the table to sketch the network and compute early and late start times.

What is the early finish time for Activity F given the activity times and precedence requirements shown in the table?

Laddering is a technique that allows the project manager to redraw the network to more closely sequence project subtasks to make the overall network sequence more efficient.

What is laddering and what advantages can be gained from its use in project management?

Use the network diagram and activity lengths in the nodes to determine the late start time for activity F.

A(n)________ is a project schedule whose start and finish dates reflect expected resource availability.

The length of time expected to complete an activity assuming that its development proceeds normally is called the:

Prior to creating a network,it is important to:

Use the information in the table to determine the late start time for Activity E.

The PERT technique assumes that durations are more deterministic.

Concurrent activities are:

Thanks to excessive dilly dallying,the subcontractor grossly exceeded the slack on his portion of the project,resulting in ________.

Use the values in the table to calculate activity durations and variances for the project.Which path is critical? How closely should the other path be watched and why?

The best candidate activities for shortening the overall project are:

What is the slack time for Activity B given the activity times and precedence requirements shown in the table?

One approach to reducing project length would be to:

In order to reduce the length of a project,it would be wise to shorten:

Introduction: Why Project Management

The Organizational Context: Strategy, structure, and Culture

Project Selection and Portfolio Management

Leadership and the Project Manager

Scope Management

Project Team Building, conflict, and Negotiation

Risk Management

Cost Estimation and Budgeting

Project Scheduling: Lagging, crashing, and Activity Networks

Critical Chain Project Scheduling

Resource Management

Project Evaluation and Control

Project Closeout and Termination

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Exam 9: Project Scheduling: Networks, duration Estimation, and Critical Path

Compute early and late start and finish times for the network shown.

Use the information in the table to sketch the network and compute early and late start times.

What is the early finish time for Activity F given the activity times and precedence requirements shown in the table?

Laddering is a technique that allows the project manager to redraw the network to more closely sequence project subtasks to make the overall network sequence more efficient.

What is laddering and what advantages can be gained from its use in project management?

Use the network diagram and activity lengths in the nodes to determine the late start time for activity F.

A(n)________ is a project schedule whose start and finish dates reflect expected resource availability.

The length of time expected to complete an activity assuming that its development proceeds normally is called the:

Prior to creating a network,it is important to:

Use the information in the table to determine the late start time for Activity E.

The PERT technique assumes that durations are more deterministic.

Concurrent activities are:

Thanks to excessive dilly dallying,the subcontractor grossly exceeded the slack on his portion of the project,resulting in ________.

Use the values in the table to calculate activity durations and variances for the project.Which path is critical? How closely should the other path be watched and why?

The best candidate activities for shortening the overall project are:

What is the slack time for Activity B given the activity times and precedence requirements shown in the table?

One approach to reducing project length would be to:

In order to reduce the length of a project,it would be wise to shorten:

Introduction: Why Project Management

The Organizational Context: Strategy, structure, and Culture

Project Selection and Portfolio Management

Leadership and the Project Manager

Scope Management

Project Team Building, conflict, and Negotiation

Risk Management

Cost Estimation and Budgeting

Project Scheduling: Lagging, crashing, and Activity Networks

Critical Chain Project Scheduling

Resource Management

Project Evaluation and Control

Project Closeout and Termination

Filters