Question 1

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 2

-Which of these statements about this network is BEST?

Accepted Answer

A)  Activities A and B are serial activities. 
B)  Activities B and C are serial activities. 
C)  Activities A and C are serial activities. 
D)  Activity D is a merge activity. 
A)  Activities A and B are serial activities. 
B)  Activities B and C are serial activities. 
C)  Activities A and C are serial activities. 
D)  Activity D is a merge activity.

Question 3

A project has the precedence requirements and activity durations shown in the table. After he draws the network, the project manager decides to represent a few activities by a hammock activity. Which is a legitimate hammock activity for this project?

Accepted Answer

A)  Combine activities A, B, C 
B)  Combine activities B, E, H 
C)  Combine activities E, F 
D)  Combine activities G, H, I 
A)  Combine activities A, B, C 
B)  Combine activities B, E, H 
C)  Combine activities E, F 
D)  Combine activities G, H, I

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A)  11 
B)  9 
C)  7 
D)  5 
A)  11 
B)  9 
C)  7 
D)  5

Question 5

The overall effect of laddering activities is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Streamline the linkage and sequencing between activities and keep project resources fully employed. 
B)  Summarize some subsets of the activities identified in the overall project network. 
C)  Allow the project team to disaggregate the overall project network into logical summaries. 
D)  Allow the project manager to more fully deploy resources and complete the project with zero slack. 
A)  Streamline the linkage and sequencing between activities and keep project resources fully employed. 
B)  Summarize some subsets of the activities identified in the overall project network. 
C)  Allow the project team to disaggregate the overall project network into logical summaries. 
D)  Allow the project manager to more fully deploy resources and complete the project with zero slack.

Question 6

At a burst point in a backward pass, the largest succeeding late start becomes the late finish for that node.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Construct a network using the information in the table and identify the critical path.

Accepted Answer

The network appears below; cri

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

Early and late start

Question 9

An activity has a pessimistic time that is four times as long as its most likely time and six times as long as its optimistic time. If the activity variance is 12, what is the expected time?

Accepted Answer

A)  About 8 days 
B)  About 9 days 
C)  About 10 days 
D)  About 11 days 
A)  About 8 days 
B)  About 9 days 
C)  About 10 days 
D)  About 11 days

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 late finish for the Plant Posts activity?

Accepted Answer

A)  13.3 days 
B)  8 days 
C)  20.83 days 
D)  22 days 
A)  13.3 days 
B)  8 days 
C)  20.83 days 
D)  22 days

Question 11

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 12

-Use the network diagram and activity lengths in the nodes to determine the slack time for activity D.

Accepted Answer

A)  3 
B)  2 
C)  1 
D)  0 
A)  3 
B)  2 
C)  1 
D)  0

Question 13

In general, the better candidates for shortening are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Early tasks opposed to later tasks. 
B)  Later tasks opposed to early tasks. 
C)  Merge tasks opposed to burst tasks. 
D)  Burst tasks opposed to merge tasks. 
A)  Early tasks opposed to later tasks. 
B)  Later tasks opposed to early tasks. 
C)  Merge tasks opposed to burst tasks. 
D)  Burst tasks opposed to merge tasks.

Question 14

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 probability that the project is completed in 31 days?

Accepted Answer

A)  0.055 
B)  0.092 
C)  0.125 
D)  0.187 
A)  0.055 
B)  0.092 
C)  0.125 
D)  0.187

Question 15

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 16

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 17

What are three methods of duration estimation for project activities and what are the advantages and disadvantages of each method?

Accepted Answer

The text presents three alternative ways

Question 18

The term ordered activity means:

Accepted Answer

A)  Tasks must either precede or follow other tasks in project planning and management. 
B)  Tasks cannot be performed unless the project manager issues a specific command to perform the work. 
C)  Prior project planning removes the need for any rush so that tasks can be performed in a methodical fashion. 
D)  Tasks are not performed unless the customer issues a specific request to perform the work. 
A)  Tasks must either precede or follow other tasks in project planning and management. 
B)  Tasks cannot be performed unless the project manager issues a specific command to perform the work. 
C)  Prior project planning removes the need for any rush so that tasks can be performed in a methodical fashion. 
D)  Tasks are not performed unless the customer issues a specific request to perform the work.

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A)  10 
B)  9 
C)  8 
D)  7 
A)  10 
B)  9 
C)  8 
D)  7

Question 20

Float is always measured in exactly the same way as slack.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

-Which of these statements about this network is BEST?

A project has the precedence requirements and activity durations shown in the table. After he draws the network, the project manager decides to represent a few activities by a hammock activity. Which is a legitimate hammock activity for this project?

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

The overall effect of laddering activities is to:

At a burst point in a backward pass, the largest succeeding late start becomes the late finish for that node.

Construct a network using the information in the table and identify the critical path.

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

An activity has a pessimistic time that is four times as long as its most likely time and six times as long as its optimistic time. If the activity variance is 12, what is the expected time?

The BEST candidate activities for shortening the overall project are:

-Use the network diagram and activity lengths in the nodes to determine the slack time for activity D.

In general, the better candidates for shortening are:

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

What are three methods of duration estimation for project activities and what are the advantages and disadvantages of each method?

The term ordered activity means:

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

Float is always measured in exactly the same way as slack.

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

Advanced Topics in Planning and Scheduling: Agile and Critical Chain

Resource Management

Project Evaluation and Control

Project Closeout and Termination

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

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

-Which of these statements about this network is BEST?

A project has the precedence requirements and activity durations shown in the table. After he draws the network, the project manager decides to represent a few activities by a hammock activity. Which is a legitimate hammock activity for this project?

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

The overall effect of laddering activities is to:

At a burst point in a backward pass, the largest succeeding late start becomes the late finish for that node.

Construct a network using the information in the table and identify the critical path.

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

An activity has a pessimistic time that is four times as long as its most likely time and six times as long as its optimistic time. If the activity variance is 12, what is the expected time?

The BEST candidate activities for shortening the overall project are:

-Use the network diagram and activity lengths in the nodes to determine the slack time for activity D.

In general, the better candidates for shortening are:

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

What are three methods of duration estimation for project activities and what are the advantages and disadvantages of each method?

The term ordered activity means:

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

Float is always measured in exactly the same way as slack.

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

Advanced Topics in Planning and Scheduling: Agile and Critical Chain

Resource Management

Project Evaluation and Control

Project Closeout and Termination

Filters