Question 1

________ activities are to be completed immediately following a particular activity.

Accepted Answer

A)  Merge 
B)  Burst 
C)  Predecessor 
D)  Successor 
E)  Parallel 
A)  Merge 
B)  Burst 
C)  Predecessor 
D)  Successor 
E)  Parallel

Question 2

If a network has more than one critical path but noncritical activities have very little slack,the network is considered to have a high level of sensitivity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following represents an activity on an activity-on-node (AON)project network?

Accepted Answer

A)  An arrow 
B)  A line 
C)  A node 
D)  Both an arrow and a line 
E)  An arrow,a line and a node all represent activities 
A)  An arrow 
B)  A line 
C)  A node 
D)  Both an arrow and a line 
E)  An arrow,a line and a node all represent activities

Question 4

The backward pass in project network calculations determines all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  Latest time an activity can begin. 
B)  Earliest time an activity can finish. 
C)  The critical path. 
D)  How long an activity can be delayed. 
E)  Latest time an activity can finish. 
A)  Latest time an activity can begin. 
B)  Earliest time an activity can finish. 
C)  The critical path. 
D)  How long an activity can be delayed. 
E)  Latest time an activity can finish.

Question 5

Tom is responsible for ordering hardware for a custom home his company is building.The contractor installing the hardware is scheduled to start in 5 working days,but the hardware is on backorder and will not arrive for another 9 working days.Fortunately,Tom has 10 days of slack;however,he shares this slack with the hardware installer.He will have to let the contactor know that the hardware will be ready 4 days later than expected and that the slack for the installer has been reduced by 4 days.Tom and the installer share 10 days of

Accepted Answer

A)  Free Slack. 
B)  Shared Slack. 
C)  Total Slack. 
D)  Critical Slack. 
E)  Functional Slack. 
A)  Free Slack. 
B)  Shared Slack. 
C)  Total Slack. 
D)  Critical Slack. 
E)  Functional Slack.

Question 6

A(n)__________ activity is frequently used to identify the use of fixed resources or costs over a segment of the project.

Accepted Answer

hammock
Explanation: Hammock activities

Question 7

What is the Concurrent Engineering Approach and why should project managers be aware of it?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the Concurrent Engineering Approach and...

Question 8

If a project has more than one activity that can begin when the project is to start,a common start node should be used to indicate a clear project beginning on the network.Without a common start node,each path is a

Accepted Answer

A)  Critical path. 
B)  Parallel path. 
C)  Dangler path. 
D)  Multiple start path. 
E)  Confused path. 
A)  Critical path. 
B)  Parallel path. 
C)  Dangler path. 
D)  Multiple start path. 
E)  Confused path.

Question 9

Arrows on an activity-on-node (AON)project network represent

Accepted Answer

A)  An activity. 
B)  Project flow. 
C)  Dependency. 
D)  Project flow and dependency. 
E)  An activity and dependency. 
A)  An activity. 
B)  Project flow. 
C)  Dependency. 
D)  Project flow and dependency. 
E)  An activity and dependency.

Question 10

A(n)_________ activity has more than one dependency arrow flowing from it.

Accepted Answer

A)  Parallel 
B)  Critical path 
C)  Burst 
D)  Merge 
E)  Independent 
A)  Parallel 
B)  Critical path 
C)  Burst 
D)  Merge 
E)  Independent

Question 11

An activity that has more than one predecessor is a _________ activity.

Accepted Answer

merge
Explanation: A merge act

Question 12

The delaying of any activity on the __________ will delay the completion of the project by the same amount.

Accepted Answer

critical path
Explanation: Cri

Question 13

The longest path through a project network is called the _________.

Accepted Answer

critical path
Explanation: The

Question 14

How does the WBS differ from the project network? How are WBS and project networks linked?

Accepted Answer

The answer of How does the WBS differ from the...

Question 15

Lags can be used to constrain the start and finish of an activity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A merge activity is one that merges with other activities into a succeeding activity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The likelihood the original critical path(s)will change once the project is initiated is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  Flexibility. 
B)  Resilience. 
C)  Sensitivity. 
D)  Concurrent engineering. 
E)  Rigidity. 
A)  Flexibility. 
B)  Resilience. 
C)  Sensitivity. 
D)  Concurrent engineering. 
E)  Rigidity.

Question 18

What is the difference between free slack and total slack?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the difference between free slack...

Question 19

________ activities must be completed immediately before a particular activity.

Accepted Answer

A)  Merge 
B)  Burst 
C)  Predecessor 
D)  Successor 
E)  Parallel 
A)  Merge 
B)  Burst 
C)  Predecessor 
D)  Successor 
E)  Parallel

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

Free slack
Explanation: Free slack is th

________ activities are to be completed immediately following a particular activity.

If a network has more than one critical path but noncritical activities have very little slack,the network is considered to have a high level of sensitivity.

Which of the following represents an activity on an activity-on-node (AON)project network?

The backward pass in project network calculations determines all of the following EXCEPT

A(n)__________ activity is frequently used to identify the use of fixed resources or costs over a segment of the project.

What is the Concurrent Engineering Approach and why should project managers be aware of it?

If a project has more than one activity that can begin when the project is to start,a common start node should be used to indicate a clear project beginning on the network.Without a common start node,each path is a

Arrows on an activity-on-node (AON)project network represent

A(n)_________ activity has more than one dependency arrow flowing from it.

An activity that has more than one predecessor is a _________ activity.

The delaying of any activity on the __________ will delay the completion of the project by the same amount.

The longest path through a project network is called the _________.

How does the WBS differ from the project network? How are WBS and project networks linked?

Lags can be used to constrain the start and finish of an activity.

A merge activity is one that merges with other activities into a succeeding activity.

The likelihood the original critical path(s)will change once the project is initiated is referred to as

What is the difference between free slack and total slack?

________ activities must be completed immediately before a particular activity.

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

Modern Project Management

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Organization: Structure and Culture

Defining the Project

Estimating Project Times and Costs

Managing Risk

Scheduling Resources and Costs

Reducing Project Duration

Leadership: Being an Effective Project Manager

Managing Project Teams

Outsourcing: Managing Interorganizational Relations

Progress and Performance Measurement and Evaluation

Project Closure

International Projects

Oversight

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Exam 6: Developing a Project Plan

________ activities are to be completed immediately following a particular activity.

If a network has more than one critical path but noncritical activities have very little slack,the network is considered to have a high level of sensitivity.

Which of the following represents an activity on an activity-on-node (AON)project network?

The backward pass in project network calculations determines all of the following EXCEPT

A(n)__________ activity is frequently used to identify the use of fixed resources or costs over a segment of the project.

What is the Concurrent Engineering Approach and why should project managers be aware of it?

If a project has more than one activity that can begin when the project is to start,a common start node should be used to indicate a clear project beginning on the network.Without a common start node,each path is a

Arrows on an activity-on-node (AON)project network represent

A(n)_________ activity has more than one dependency arrow flowing from it.

An activity that has more than one predecessor is a _________ activity.

The delaying of any activity on the __________ will delay the completion of the project by the same amount.

The longest path through a project network is called the _________.

How does the WBS differ from the project network? How are WBS and project networks linked?

Lags can be used to constrain the start and finish of an activity.

A merge activity is one that merges with other activities into a succeeding activity.

The likelihood the original critical path(s)will change once the project is initiated is referred to as

What is the difference between free slack and total slack?

________ activities must be completed immediately before a particular activity.

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

Modern Project Management

Organization Strategy and Project Selection

Organization: Structure and Culture

Defining the Project

Estimating Project Times and Costs

Managing Risk

Scheduling Resources and Costs

Reducing Project Duration

Leadership: Being an Effective Project Manager

Managing Project Teams

Outsourcing: Managing Interorganizational Relations

Progress and Performance Measurement and Evaluation

Project Closure

International Projects

Oversight

An Introduction to Agile Project Management

Project Management Career Paths

Filters