Question 1

Project managers' work includes:

Accepted Answer

A) Planning,Scheduling,Control,and Closing 
B) Planning,Scheduling,Starting,and Ending 
C) Scheduling,Control,Starting,and Ending 
D) None of the above 
A) Planning,Scheduling,Control,and Closing 
B) Planning,Scheduling,Starting,and Ending 
C) Scheduling,Control,Starting,and Ending 
D) None of the above A

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true about a critical path?

Accepted Answer

A) It consists of activities for which early start time equals late start time. 
B) The total time of activities on the path take the longest time. 
C) There is no slack in the activities along the critical path. 
D) All of the above 
A) It consists of activities for which early start time equals late start time. 
B) The total time of activities on the path take the longest time. 
C) There is no slack in the activities along the critical path. 
D) All of the above D

Question 3

A work-breakdown structure is used in the scheduling activity of project management.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Gantt charts are effective for project scheduling if:

Accepted Answer

A) Activities are highly interconnected 
B) Activity times are random 
C) The project contains simple activity sequences 
D) All of the above 
A) Activities are highly interconnected 
B) Activity times are random 
C) The project contains simple activity sequences 
D) All of the above

Question 5

The project management concept that can best be applied to situations such as R&D,computer systems design,and military invasions is:

Accepted Answer

A) PERT 
B) CPM 
C) Gantt chart 
D) All of the above 
A) PERT 
B) CPM 
C) Gantt chart 
D) All of the above

Question 6

The early start and late start times are equal for an activity on the critical path of a network.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A forward pass of the above network indicates that the early start time of activity 4-5 is:

Accepted Answer

A) 4 
B) 5 
C) 3 
D) None of the above 
A) 4 
B) 5 
C) 3 
D) None of the above

Question 8

Project managers' objectives include:

Accepted Answer

A) Cost 
B) Quality 
C) Flexibility 
D) All of the above 
A) Cost 
B) Quality 
C) Flexibility 
D) All of the above

Question 9

A network-based project scheduling method that requires three time estimates for each activity is:

Accepted Answer

A) PERT 
B) CPM 
C) Gantt chart 
D) All of the above 
A) PERT 
B) CPM 
C) Gantt chart 
D) All of the above

Question 10

The purpose of performing a forward pass is to:

Accepted Answer

A) Identify the critical path 
B) Determine the early start and the early finish times 
C) Determine the late start and the late finish times 
D) Determine the slack available in the process 
A) Identify the critical path 
B) Determine the early start and the early finish times 
C) Determine the late start and the late finish times 
D) Determine the slack available in the process

Question 11

The advantage(s)of the network method over the Gantt chart is (are)that:

Accepted Answer

A) The network method is easy to use and quite widely understood. 
B) The network method shows precedence relationships more explicitly than Gantt charts. 
C) Network methods are less costly to use. 
D) All of the above 
A) The network method is easy to use and quite widely understood. 
B) The network method shows precedence relationships more explicitly than Gantt charts. 
C) Network methods are less costly to use. 
D) All of the above

Question 12

The critical path of the following network is:

Accepted Answer

A) 1-3-4-5 
B) 2-3-4-5 
C) 2-3-5 
D) More than one of the above 
A) 1-3-4-5 
B) 2-3-4-5 
C) 2-3-5 
D) More than one of the above

Question 13

The job of the project manager is to:

Accepted Answer

A) Control all costs 
B) Control costs,schedule,and performance of the project 
C) Keep within the budget,no matter what 
D) All of the above 
A) Control all costs 
B) Control costs,schedule,and performance of the project 
C) Keep within the budget,no matter what 
D) All of the above

Question 14

The information calculated from the forward and backward pass can be used for:

Accepted Answer

A) Identifying the critical path 
B) Calculating slack 
C) Determining the final completion date of the project 
D) All of the above 
A) Identifying the critical path 
B) Calculating slack 
C) Determining the final completion date of the project 
D) All of the above

Question 15

Multiple critical paths can exist under the critical path method (CPM)because:

Accepted Answer

A) There is more than one way to complete the project 
B) Different network paths can have the same total time 
C) Great flexibility of activity sequences is available 
D) None of the above 
A) There is more than one way to complete the project 
B) Different network paths can have the same total time 
C) Great flexibility of activity sequences is available 
D) None of the above

Question 16

An assumption of the PERT method is:

Accepted Answer

A) Activity times are not constant. 
B) There is uncertainty in individual activity time estimates. 
C) Distribution of project completion times and the probability that each activity is on the critical path can be computed. 
D) All of the above 
A) Activity times are not constant. 
B) There is uncertainty in individual activity time estimates. 
C) Distribution of project completion times and the probability that each activity is on the critical path can be computed. 
D) All of the above

Question 17

PERT assumes that the statistical variation in total project completion times can be computed by adding the standard deviations along the critical path.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The advantage(s)that the Gantt chart has over the network method is (are):

Accepted Answer

A) A Gantt chart is easy to use and quite widely understood. 
B) Gantt charts show precedence relationships more explicitly than network scheduling. 
C) Gantt charts require specialized training. 
D) All of the above 
A) A Gantt chart is easy to use and quite widely understood. 
B) Gantt charts show precedence relationships more explicitly than network scheduling. 
C) Gantt charts require specialized training. 
D) All of the above

Question 19

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the PERT method of project scheduling?

Accepted Answer

A) PERT requires three time estimates for scheduling a given activity. 
B) PERT assumes that the actual activity times are distributed according to the beta probability distribution. 
C) PERT assumes that the statistical variation in total project completion times can be computed by multiplying variances along the critical path. 
D) None of the above 
A) PERT requires three time estimates for scheduling a given activity. 
B) PERT assumes that the actual activity times are distributed according to the beta probability distribution. 
C) PERT assumes that the statistical variation in total project completion times can be computed by multiplying variances along the critical path. 
D) None of the above

Question 20

Project management requires:

Accepted Answer

A) Scheduling,planning,and controlling 
B) Quantitative skills 
C) Behavioral skills 
D) All of the above 
A) Scheduling,planning,and controlling 
B) Quantitative skills 
C) Behavioral skills 
D) All of the above

Project managers' work includes:

Which of the following statements is true about a critical path?

A work-breakdown structure is used in the scheduling activity of project management.

Gantt charts are effective for project scheduling if:

The project management concept that can best be applied to situations such as R&D,computer systems design,and military invasions is:

The early start and late start times are equal for an activity on the critical path of a network.

A forward pass of the above network indicates that the early start time of activity 4-5 is:

Project managers' objectives include:

A network-based project scheduling method that requires three time estimates for each activity is:

The purpose of performing a forward pass is to:

The advantage(s)of the network method over the Gantt chart is (are)that:

The critical path of the following network is:

The job of the project manager is to:

The information calculated from the forward and backward pass can be used for:

Multiple critical paths can exist under the critical path method (CPM)because:

An assumption of the PERT method is:

PERT assumes that the statistical variation in total project completion times can be computed by adding the standard deviations along the critical path.

The advantage(s)that the Gantt chart has over the network method is (are):

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the PERT method of project scheduling?

Project management requires:

The Operations Function

Operations and Supply Chain Strategy

Product Design

Process Selection

Service Delivery System Design

Process-Flow Analysis

Lean Thinking and Lean Systems

Managing Quality

Quality Control and Improvement

Supply Chain Management

Forecasting

Capacity Planning

Scheduling Operations

Independent Demand Inventory

Materials Requirements Planning and ERP

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Exam 14: Project Planning and Scheduling

Project managers' work includes:

Which of the following statements is true about a critical path?

A work-breakdown structure is used in the scheduling activity of project management.

Gantt charts are effective for project scheduling if:

The project management concept that can best be applied to situations such as R&D,computer systems design,and military invasions is:

The early start and late start times are equal for an activity on the critical path of a network.

A forward pass of the above network indicates that the early start time of activity 4-5 is:

Project managers' objectives include:

A network-based project scheduling method that requires three time estimates for each activity is:

The purpose of performing a forward pass is to:

The advantage(s)of the network method over the Gantt chart is (are)that:

The critical path of the following network is:

The job of the project manager is to:

The information calculated from the forward and backward pass can be used for:

Multiple critical paths can exist under the critical path method (CPM)because:

An assumption of the PERT method is:

PERT assumes that the statistical variation in total project completion times can be computed by adding the standard deviations along the critical path.

The advantage(s)that the Gantt chart has over the network method is (are):

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the PERT method of project scheduling?

Project management requires:

The Operations Function

Operations and Supply Chain Strategy

Product Design

Process Selection

Service Delivery System Design

Process-Flow Analysis

Lean Thinking and Lean Systems

Managing Quality

Quality Control and Improvement

Supply Chain Management

Forecasting

Capacity Planning

Scheduling Operations

Independent Demand Inventory

Materials Requirements Planning and ERP

Filters