Question 1

Sometimes very high __________ costs are recognized before a project begins and reducing these costs through shorter project durations becomes a high priority.

Accepted Answer

A) Labor 
B) Direct 
C) Project 
D) Overhead 
E) Interest 
A) Labor 
B) Direct 
C) Project 
D) Overhead 
E) Interest

Question 2

In order to shorten the duration of a project the project manager should limit the choices of activities to just those which are on the __________.

Accepted Answer

critical path
Explanation: After the cra

Question 3

Cost slope can be determined by dividing the

Accepted Answer

A) Run by the rise. 
B) Rise by the run. 
C) Crash cost by the normal cost. 
D) Normal cost by the crash cost. 
E) Indirect cost by direct cost. 
A) Run by the rise. 
B) Rise by the run. 
C) Crash cost by the normal cost. 
D) Normal cost by the crash cost. 
E) Indirect cost by direct cost.

Question 4

Overhead costs such as supervision, administration, consultants, and interest are examples of ________ project costs.

Accepted Answer

indirect
Explanation: Indirect costs gen

Question 5

When crashing an activity, you always crash to its crash point.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to Brooks' Law, adding more people to a late project is most likely to have which of the following impacts?

Accepted Answer

A) Keep the project from slipping any further 
B) Get the project back on schedule 
C) Make the project slip further 
D) Lead to burnout 
E) Decrease team motivation 
A) Keep the project from slipping any further 
B) Get the project back on schedule 
C) Make the project slip further 
D) Lead to burnout 
E) Decrease team motivation

Sometimes very high __________ costs are recognized before a project begins and reducing these costs through shorter project durations becomes a high priority.

In order to shorten the duration of a project the project manager should limit the choices of activities to just those which are on the __________.

Cost slope can be determined by dividing the

Overhead costs such as supervision, administration, consultants, and interest are examples of ________ project costs.

When crashing an activity, you always crash to its crash point.

According to Brooks' Law, adding more people to a late project is most likely to have which of the following impacts?

Modern Project Management

Organization Strategy and Project Selection

Organization: Structure and Culture

Defining the Project

Estimating Project Times and Costs

Developing a Project Plan

Managing Risk

Scheduling Resources and Costs

Being an Effective Project Manager

Managing Project Team

Outsourcing: Managing Interorganizational Relations

Progress and Performance Measurement and Evaluation

Project Closure

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An Introduction to Agile Project Management

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Exam 9: Reducing Project Duration

Sometimes very high __________ costs are recognized before a project begins and reducing these costs through shorter project durations becomes a high priority.

In order to shorten the duration of a project the project manager should limit the choices of activities to just those which are on the __________.

Cost slope can be determined by dividing the

Overhead costs such as supervision, administration, consultants, and interest are examples of ________ project costs.

When crashing an activity, you always crash to its crash point.

According to Brooks' Law, adding more people to a late project is most likely to have which of the following impacts?

Modern Project Management

Organization Strategy and Project Selection

Organization: Structure and Culture

Defining the Project

Estimating Project Times and Costs

Developing a Project Plan

Managing Risk

Scheduling Resources and Costs

Being an Effective Project Manager

Managing Project Team

Outsourcing: Managing Interorganizational Relations

Progress and Performance Measurement and Evaluation

Project Closure

International Projects

An Introduction to Agile Project Management

Filters