Exam 16: Job and Staff Scheduling

A properly planned project should not contain any aspect of uncertainty.

PERT stands for Project Electronic Relay Transfer.

Which of the following involves the highest level of complexity?

Determine whether this project is generally high or low in both uncertainty and complexity: Building a car plant.

A project manager's main activity is concerned with managing:

Structuring a project along similar lines to a bill of materials is called a:

When a customer has decided to change the specification of a project, it is called:

A project manager does not need technical expertise in the area of the project.

Determine whether this project is generally high or low in both uncertainty and complexity: Kyoto Agreement.

What term is used for the boundary-setting exercise that attempts to define the dividing line between what each part of the project will and will not do?

For an overseas education agency, fluctuating commodity prices, impacting on the ability of host governments to meet their resource commitments, would be an example of what project Environment factor?

Are clearly defined goals important to achieve a successful project..

Which of the following performance objectives is most important for a new aircraft project?

What is the critical path through the following network?

Is having no direct top management involvement important to achieve a successful project.

Which of the following is NOT an element in project definition?

Corrective action involves moving from:

Is technical expertise in the project area important for an effective project manager.

The pioneers of planning and controlling project operations were the engineers and planners who worked on complex defence and construction projects.

What is the critical path through the following network?