Exam 6: Developing a Project Plan

Lags are used to break larger activities into smaller segments so that activities that follow can be started earlier.

What is the laddering approach to project networks and why would you use this approach?

The forward pass through a project network determines the critical path.

____________ is defined as the difference between the EF of an activity and the ES of the activity that follows it.

The ________ method for creating project networks is sometimes called the Precedence Diagram Method.

The _________ lag is the most typical type of lag that is encountered in developing networks.

Part of a project is to Develop Product Specifications.This is best classified as a(n)

Activities that can occur while an activity is taking place are called ________ activities.

Which of the following represents an activity on an AOA project network?

In a ________ the delaying of any activity will delay the completion of the project by the same amount.

The activity time estimates used to build a project network are derived from ________.

Which company utilized concurrent engineering to design a new line of cars and in the process completed its development six months ahead of schedule?

Project network logic errors include which of the following?

Activities which can take place at the same time are termed

Activities that can take place at the same time if the manager wishes them to are called ________.

A(n) ________ is the minimum amount of time a dependent activity must be delayed to begin or end.

Only activities that occur at the end of a chain of activities can have free slack.

Which of the following is not one of the basic rules to follow when developing project networks?

Identify and briefly describe the four types of lags giving an example for each type.

________ can never be negative and applies only to the last activity in a single chain of activities.