Question 1

What is a project organization?

Accepted Answer

A project organization is an organization formed to ensure that programs (projects)receive the proper management and attention.

Question 2

The network below represents a project being analyzed by the critical path method.Activity durations are A = 5,B = 2,C = 12,D = 3,E = 5,F = 1,G = 7,H = 2,I = 10,and J = 6.   a.What task must be on the critical path,regardless of activity durations?
b.What is the duration of path A-B-E-H-J?
c.What is the critical path of this network?
d.What is the length of the critical path?
e.What is slack time at activity H?
f.What is the Late Finish of activity H?
g.If activity C were delayed by two time units,what would happen to the project duration?

Accepted Answer

(a)J; (b)20; (c)A-B-G-I-J; (d)30; (e)5; (f)24; (g)no impact.

Question 3

Match the following steps in Microsoft's development of Windows 8 to their respective WBS level. Step Level
Develop Windows 8 Operating System ?
System Testing ?
Compatible with Windows 7 ?
Develop GUI's ?
Module Testing ?

Accepted Answer

A) Level 1,Level 2,Level 4,Level 3,Level 3 
B) Level 1,Level 2,Level 3,Level 4,Level 5 
C) Level 0,Level 1,Level 2,Level 3,Level 4 
D) Level 0,Level 2,Level 2,Level 3,Level 3 
E) Level 5,Level 3,Level 4,Level 1,Level 2 
A) Level 1,Level 2,Level 4,Level 3,Level 3 
B) Level 1,Level 2,Level 3,Level 4,Level 5 
C) Level 0,Level 1,Level 2,Level 3,Level 4 
D) Level 0,Level 2,Level 2,Level 3,Level 3 
E) Level 5,Level 3,Level 4,Level 1,Level 2 A

Question 4

Draw the AOA and AON networks for the following project and calculate the minimum project duration.

Accepted Answer

AON @#IMG-DLM& AOA @#IMG-DLM& Minimum du

Question 5

An activity on a PERT network has these time estimates: optimistic = 2,most likely = 3,and pessimistic = 8.What is its expected activity time and variance?

Accepted Answer

A) 3.67;1 
B) 3.67;6 
C) 4.33;1 
D) 4.33;6 
E) none of the above 
A) 3.67;1 
B) 3.67;6 
C) 4.33;1 
D) 4.33;6 
E) none of the above

Question 6

Describe some of the challenges faced in the construction of the new 11-story building at Arnold Palmer Hospital in Orlando,Florida.

Accepted Answer

Prior to beginning actual construction,r

Question 7

What are some of the ethical issues faced by project managers?

Accepted Answer

A project manager can be exposed to a wi

Question 8

Projects such as road building and plane building are:

Accepted Answer

A) ill-defined 
B) well-defined 
C) agile 
D) not defined 
E) none of the above 
A) ill-defined 
B) well-defined 
C) agile 
D) not defined 
E) none of the above

Question 9

A contractor's project being analyzed by PERT has an estimated time for the critical path of 120 days.The sum of all activity variances is 81;the sum of variances along the critical path is 64.What is the probability that the project will take 130 or more days to complete?

Accepted Answer

A) 0.1057 
B) 0.1335 
C) 0.8512 
D) 0.8943 
E) 1.29 
A) 0.1057 
B) 0.1335 
C) 0.8512 
D) 0.8943 
E) 1.29

Question 10

Identify,in order,the six steps basic to both PERT and CPM.

Accepted Answer

1.Define the project and prepare the WBS

Question 11

The ________ is the computed longest time path(s)through a network.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ________ is the computed longest time...

Question 12

________ is decreasing activity time in a network to reduce time on the critical path so total completion time is reduced.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ is decreasing activity time in a...

Question 13

If an activity whose normal duration is 13 days can be shortened to 10 days for an added cost of $1,500,what is the crash cost per period?

Accepted Answer

A) $500 
B) $1,500 
C) $750 
D) $13,000 
E) $15,000 
A) $500 
B) $1,500 
C) $750 
D) $13,000 
E) $15,000

Question 14

Every network has at least one critical path.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The standard deviation of project duration is the average of the standard deviation of all activities on the critical path.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A project organization that becomes permanent is often referred to as a:

Accepted Answer

A) fixed project organization. 
B) matrix organization. 
C) normal organization. 
D) standard organization. 
E) permanent project organization. 
A) fixed project organization. 
B) matrix organization. 
C) normal organization. 
D) standard organization. 
E) permanent project organization.

Question 17

Three critical path activities are candidates for crashing on a CPM network.Activity details are in the table below.
   a.What is the crash cost per unit time for activity A?
b.What is the crash cost per unit time for activity B?
c.Which activity should be crashed first to cut one day from the project's duration;how much is added to project cost?
d.Which activity should be the next activity crashed to cut a second day from the project's duration;how much is added to project cost?
e.Assuming no other paths become critical,how much can this project be shortened at what total added cost?

Accepted Answer

(a)$2,000; (b)$4,000

Question 18

________ is the amount of time an individual activity in a network can be delayed without delaying the entire project.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ is the amount of time an...

Question 19

A project organization works best for an organization when the project resides in only one of its functional areas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The critical path for the network activities shown below is ________ with duration ________.

Accepted Answer

A) A-B-D;10 
B) A-B-E;11 
C) C-E;12 
D) A-D-E;13 
E) A-B-C-D-E;22 
A) A-B-D;10 
B) A-B-E;11 
C) C-E;12 
D) A-D-E;13 
E) A-B-C-D-E;22

Exam 3: Project Management

What is a project organization?

Match the following steps in Microsoft's development of Windows 8 to their respective WBS level. Step Level Develop Windows 8 Operating System ? System Testing ? Compatible with Windows 7 ? Develop GUI's ? Module Testing ?

Draw the AOA and AON networks for the following project and calculate the minimum project duration.

An activity on a PERT network has these time estimates: optimistic = 2,most likely = 3,and pessimistic = 8.What is its expected activity time and variance?

Describe some of the challenges faced in the construction of the new 11-story building at Arnold Palmer Hospital in Orlando,Florida.

What are some of the ethical issues faced by project managers?

Projects such as road building and plane building are:

A contractor's project being analyzed by PERT has an estimated time for the critical path of 120 days.The sum of all activity variances is 81;the sum of variances along the critical path is 64.What is the probability that the project will take 130 or more days to complete?

Identify,in order,the six steps basic to both PERT and CPM.

The ________ is the computed longest time path(s)through a network.

________ is decreasing activity time in a network to reduce time on the critical path so total completion time is reduced.

If an activity whose normal duration is 13 days can be shortened to 10 days for an added cost of $1,500,what is the crash cost per period?

Every network has at least one critical path.

The standard deviation of project duration is the average of the standard deviation of all activities on the critical path.

A project organization that becomes permanent is often referred to as a:

________ is the amount of time an individual activity in a network can be delayed without delaying the entire project.

A project organization works best for an organization when the project resides in only one of its functional areas.

The critical path for the network activities shown below is ________ with duration ________.

Operations and Productivity

Operations Strategy in a Global Environment

Forecasting

Design of Goods and Services

Managing Quality

Process Strategy

Location Strategies

Layout Strategies

Human Resources,job Design,and Work Measurement

Supply Chain Management

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Material Requirements Planning Mrpand ERP

Short-Term Scheduling

Lean Operations

Maintenance and Reliability

Sustainability in the Supply Chain

Statistical Process Control

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Supply Chain Management Analytics

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The critical path for the network activities shown below is with duration .