Question 1

The practice of assigning project team members to multiple projects is called

Accepted Answer

A)  concurrent engineering 
B)  parallel activities 
C)  fast-tracking 
D)  project crashing 
E)  multitasking 
A)  concurrent engineering 
B)  parallel activities 
C)  fast-tracking 
D)  project crashing 
E)  multitasking E

Question 2

One limitation of MSP is that all resources must share the same availability calendar.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

A project that must be completed by a specific time is considered

Accepted Answer

A)  time constrained 
B)  schedule constrained 
C)  resource constrained 
D)  performance constrained 
E)  critically constrained 
A)  time constrained 
B)  schedule constrained 
C)  resource constrained 
D)  performance constrained 
E)  critically constrained A

Question 4

All tasks can be crashed to some extent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT commonly used to help select a priority rule?

Accepted Answer

A)  schedule slippage 
B)  resource utilization 
C)  in-process inventory 
D)  cost overruns 
E)  all of the above are used 
A)  schedule slippage 
B)  resource utilization 
C)  in-process inventory 
D)  cost overruns 
E)  all of the above are used

Question 6

For resources that are consumed when used,the problem is which project gets to use the resource first and which must wait.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is a measure of the amount by which a project is delayed by application of a leveling rule?

Accepted Answer

A)  schedule inflation 
B)  schedule progression 
C)  schedule efficacy 
D)  schedule efficiency 
E)  schedule slippage 
A)  schedule inflation 
B)  schedule progression 
C)  schedule efficacy 
D)  schedule efficiency 
E)  schedule slippage

Question 8

All projects are carried out under conditions of uncertainty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following rules maximizes the number of tasks that can be completed by a system in a given period of time?

Accepted Answer

A)  as soon as possible 
B)  as late as possible 
C)  shortest task duration first 
D)  minimum slack first 
E)  most critical successor 
A)  as soon as possible 
B)  as late as possible 
C)  shortest task duration first 
D)  minimum slack first 
E)  most critical successor

Question 10

The amount of resources a project can use depends in part on the timing of the allocation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

It is considered good management to crash the least costly activities before the more costly ones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The primary cause of concern in resource allocation is

Accepted Answer

A)  labor cost 
B)  resource scarcity 
C)  lack of solution methodologies 
D)  parallel activities 
E)  equipment downtime 
A)  labor cost 
B)  resource scarcity 
C)  lack of solution methodologies 
D)  parallel activities 
E)  equipment downtime

Question 13

If resources were not scarce,the resource allocation problem would be concerned solely with cost minimization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Applying "line balancing" techniques to balance the capacity of a project typically yields significant benefits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Trade-offs must be made in order to optimize the use of limited resources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Pools of like workers are most useful when labor is subdivided into highly specialized subtasks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT considered a resource

Accepted Answer

A)  Money 
B)  People 
C)  Equipment 
D)  Material 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Money 
B)  People 
C)  Equipment 
D)  Material 
E)  All of the above

Question 18

The as late as possible priority rule is considered the standard scheduling rule.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

MSP allows the PM to create an individual availability calendar for each resource on the project

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A task's duration is a function of both the amount of labor required to complete the task as well as the calendar time required to complete it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The practice of assigning project team members to multiple projects is called

One limitation of MSP is that all resources must share the same availability calendar.

A project that must be completed by a specific time is considered

All tasks can be crashed to some extent.

Which of the following is NOT commonly used to help select a priority rule?

For resources that are consumed when used,the problem is which project gets to use the resource first and which must wait.

Which of the following is a measure of the amount by which a project is delayed by application of a leveling rule?

All projects are carried out under conditions of uncertainty.

Which of the following rules maximizes the number of tasks that can be completed by a system in a given period of time?

The amount of resources a project can use depends in part on the timing of the allocation.

It is considered good management to crash the least costly activities before the more costly ones.

The primary cause of concern in resource allocation is

If resources were not scarce,the resource allocation problem would be concerned solely with cost minimization.

Applying "line balancing" techniques to balance the capacity of a project typically yields significant benefits.

Trade-offs must be made in order to optimize the use of limited resources.

Pools of like workers are most useful when labor is subdivided into highly specialized subtasks.

Which of the following is NOT considered a resource

The as late as possible priority rule is considered the standard scheduling rule.

MSP allows the PM to create an individual availability calendar for each resource on the project

A task's duration is a function of both the amount of labor required to complete the task as well as the calendar time required to complete it.

The World of Project Management

The Manager, the Organization, and the Team

Planning the Project

Budgeting the Project

Scheduling the Project

Monitoring and Controlling the Project

Evaluating and Terminating the Project

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Exam 6: Allocating Resources to the Project

The practice of assigning project team members to multiple projects is called

One limitation of MSP is that all resources must share the same availability calendar.

A project that must be completed by a specific time is considered

All tasks can be crashed to some extent.

Which of the following is NOT commonly used to help select a priority rule?

For resources that are consumed when used,the problem is which project gets to use the resource first and which must wait.

Which of the following is a measure of the amount by which a project is delayed by application of a leveling rule?

All projects are carried out under conditions of uncertainty.

Which of the following rules maximizes the number of tasks that can be completed by a system in a given period of time?

The amount of resources a project can use depends in part on the timing of the allocation.

It is considered good management to crash the least costly activities before the more costly ones.

The primary cause of concern in resource allocation is

If resources were not scarce,the resource allocation problem would be concerned solely with cost minimization.

Applying "line balancing" techniques to balance the capacity of a project typically yields significant benefits.

Trade-offs must be made in order to optimize the use of limited resources.

Pools of like workers are most useful when labor is subdivided into highly specialized subtasks.

Which of the following is NOT considered a resource

The as late as possible priority rule is considered the standard scheduling rule.

MSP allows the PM to create an individual availability calendar for each resource on the project

A task's duration is a function of both the amount of labor required to complete the task as well as the calendar time required to complete it.

The World of Project Management

The Manager, the Organization, and the Team

Planning the Project

Budgeting the Project

Scheduling the Project

Monitoring and Controlling the Project

Evaluating and Terminating the Project

Filters