Exam 8: Scheduling Resources and Costs

Resource leveling or smoothing can have all the following results on a project EXCEPT

When the work in an activity is interrupted to work on another activity and is then resumed at a later point in time, it is called _________.

The fact that you must pour foundation before you frame the house and that you have to frame the house before you can put on the roof demonstrates scheduling constraints.

Identify and briefly describe the three types of project constraints that could impact or change the structure of project network.

Splitting is a scheduling technique used to get a better schedule or better resource utilization and should be used without hesitation.

Regina's boss has told her that her project is very important.If the critical path is delayed, she will be given whatever she needs to get it back on schedule.Her project is classified as ________ constrained.

Beth has two engineers assigned to her project and does not have access to more even if the result means extending the completion date on her project.She is managing a(n)________ -constrained project.

Splitting an activity can result in all of the following EXCEPT

When using resource-constrained scheduling, activities that were once scheduled to be completed at the same time now may have to be scheduled in sequence.What are the "rules of thumb" or heuristics that need to be followed to determine which activity is scheduled first?

Trying to renovate a ship compartment that is too small for more than one person is an example of a(n)________ resource constraint.

After resource leveling or smoothing one goal is that the amount of resources needed over the life of the project will be ___________.

Without a __________ budget a good project schedule and cost control are impossible.

Sequential activities hold just as much potential for resource conflicts as parallel activities.

All leveling techniques delay noncritical activities by using positive slack to smooth out the resource requirements.

Sam, the project engineer, has been scheduled to run the product system test at the same time he is to build a marketing prototype.This is an example of what type of resource constraint?

In reality resource allocation generally occurs in a(n)___________ environment where the demands of one project have to be reconciled with the needs of other projects.

If resources are truly limited and activity time estimates are accurate, the resource-constrained schedule will materialize as the project is implemented, not the time-constrained schedule.

In a resource-constrained project the third priority in assigning resources is usually given to activities with the

Why is it important to make efforts to identify resource scheduling problems before the project is implemented?

If your project has spent $50,000 versus a budget of $45,000 and it is a week ahead of schedule, is it a certainty that your project is doing well? Explain why or why not.