Deck 8: Project Scheduling

Question 1

Project time includes all the required processes to manage and complete the project in a timely fashion.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

PDM uses time as a common factor to analyze other project success factors like scope,resources,cost,performance,and value.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

One very important purpose of constructing and using PDM is to determine how much time is needed to complete a project.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

An activity on the critical path has several days of free float.

Question 5

PERT is inexpensive to maintain and primarily used for small to medium sized projects.

Question 6

A significant disadvantage of PDM and PERT is that they should not be used in times of uncertainty.

Question 7

Capacity measures how early or late an activity can start or finish.

Question 8

In PDM,an activity can have successors with no predecessors.

Question 9

Before any successor activity can be initiated in PDM,all the activities that precede that activity have to be completed.

Question 10

In PDM,an activity can have predecessors with no successors.

Question 11

Project Evaluation and Review Technique is a project management tool used to schedule,organize,and coordinate tasks within a project.

Question 12

In PDM,a project will have one start activity and at least two finish activities.

Question 13

A work breakdown flowchart is useful for all stakeholders to track the project from beginning to finish.

Question 14

Causing a delay to the whole project is called free float.

Question 15

The earliest finish time is the total of the earliest start time and the activity duration.

Question 16

Free float is an early warning and an indicator that corrective measures to scheduling have to be taken.

Question 17

Primary advantages of PERT are that it is flexible and easy to use.

Question 18

If the early start for an activity is 7 and the late start is 12,then the activity's slack is 84.

Question 19

SAP PS is a free,web-based project software package.

Question 20

When making a forward pass through a network,the earliest start time of a successor activity is the earliest finish date of a predecessor.

Question 21

In order to keep the whole project on schedule,the CCPM method requires project personnel to be strict with their start times.

Question 22

Which of the following is the delivery of a project scope?

A)quality functional deployment
B)project schedule
C)burndown chart
D)thought process map

Question 23

The total project duration is the sum of all critical tasks.

Question 24

Which of the following is integrated with the organization's finance and human resources databases?

A)Primavera
B)Zoho
C)SAP PS
D)Microsoft Project

Question 25

Each activity can be crashed at least once.

Question 26

The CCPM method modifies the project schedule to account for limited resources.

Question 27

Optimistic time is the completion time having the highest probability.

Question 28

Which of the following was chosen by Coca-Cola Bottling Co.Consolidated to improve their project cost estimations and use their resources effectively?

A)Zoho
B)Primavera
C)Microsoft Office Enterprise Project Management Solution
D)SAP PS

Question 29

Which of the following was developed by Du Pont de Nemours & Co.and Remington Rand Corporation?

A)PERT
B)CPM
C)TMAP
D)QFD

Question 30

A project management tool used to schedule,organize,and coordinate tasks within a project best defines

A)PERT.
B)TMAP.
C)SWOT.
D)Delphi.

Question 31

Contraction rate is the duration at which the project can be compressed with available resources.

Question 32

The total path standard deviation can be calculated as the square root of the sum of variances of the critical path.

Question 33

Multitasking is when a resource is responsible for doing more than one activity at the same time.

Question 34

Benefits of networking project activities include

A)an estimate of time and cost at any point of a project.
B)the interdependence of the activities of a project.
C)a graphical representation of work to be performed.
D)all of the above.

Question 35

Which of the following is a free,web-based project software package?

A)Microsoft Project
B)Zoho
C)Primavera
D)SAP PS

Question 36

The standard deviation of the critical path is computed by summing the standard deviations of the activities.

Question 37

A plan to implement a project using an ordered sequence of activities with time allotted for each activity best defines

A)scheduling.
B)feasibility study.
C)thought process map.
D)quality functional deployment.

Question 38

Popular project management software packages include each of the following except

A)Primavera.
B)Zoho.
C)FastTrack.
D)Microsoft Access.

Question 39

Boeing used FastTrack for scheduling,tracking,and resource allocation throughout the Boeing 767 project.

Question 40

Which of the following demands extensive hardware,is used by larger organizations,and may not be ideal for managers working with smaller projects?

A)Primavera
B)Zoho
C)FastTrack
D)SAP PS

Question 41

Advantages of PERT include

A)inexpensive to maintain.
B)flexibility.
C)easy to use.
D)ability to identify interdependencies and problems between activities.

Question 42

For an activity,assume the early start is 3 weeks,early finish is 6 weeks,late start is 4 weeks,and late finish is 7 weeks.What is the activity's slack?

A)3 weeks
B)4 weeks
C)1 week
D)2 weeks

Question 43

PDM is useful because it provides

A)the start and end times of all activities.
B)expected project completion time.
C)the probability of completion at any given period during the project.
D)all of the above.

Question 44

Causing a delay to the whole project is called

A)acquired float.
B)total float.
C)accumulated float.
D)negative float.

Question 45

Which of the following is the longest path of the network,determines the total duration of the project,and is also the shortest amount of time necessary to accomplish the project?

A)burst path
B)critical path
C)project path
D)designated path

Question 46

Negative slack can occur due to

A)unavailability of resources.
B)resources were either incorrect or did not do their job right.
C)some activities slipped during project execution.
D)all of the above.

Question 47

For an activity,assume the early start is 12,early finish is 27,late start is 19,and late finish is 34.What is the activity's slack?

A)9
B)6
C)8
D)7

Question 48

Causing a delay to a subsequent activity is called

A)free float.
B)designated slack.
C)reduced slack.
D)total float.

Question 49

Which of the following is used in project planning because it helps a project manager to identify interdependencies and problems between various activities?

A)QFD
B)TMAP
C)PERT
D)SWOT

Question 50

When constructing the PDM,an activity can have

A)predecessors with no successors.
B)successors with no predecessors.
C)both predecessors and successors.
D)all of the above.

Question 51

Which of the following usually occurs when the forward pass extends beyond the customer's requested end date?

A)negative slack
B)positive slack
C)proportional slack
D)designated slack

Question 52

A specific task,or set of tasks,that is part of the scope of a project,uses up some of the resources of a project,and requires some finite time to be completed best defines

A)activity.
B)deliverable.
C)SWOT summary.
D)product.

Question 53

When working with project management software,factors that drive the calculation of time include each of the following except

A)resource assignments and types.
B)task dependencies.
C)task iterations.
D)project calendars.

Question 54

The shortest time in which an activity can be completed best defines

A)realistic time.
B)optimistic time.
C)pessimistic time.
D)designated time.

Question 55

Which of the following is used to help project managers plan,schedule,monitor,and control their projects?

A)PDM
B)SWOT
C)DFD
D)ERD

Question 56

Dependencies defined by the project team are

A)discretionary dependencies.
B)specific dependencies.
C)external dependencies.
D)mandatory dependencies.

Question 57

The amount of time that an activity in a project network can be delayed without causing a delay to subsequent activities or project completion best defines

A)restricted flow.
B)task obstruction.
C)capacity.
D)slack.

Question 58

Basic reasons for creating dependencies of project activities include each of the following except

A)external dependencies.
B)discretionary dependencies.
C)desirable dependencies.
D)mandatory dependencies.

Question 59

If prototype testing can be started only after the completion of the prototype,then this is an example of a(n)

A)external dependency.
B)discretionary dependency.
C)replicated dependency.
D)mandatory dependency.

Question 60

Dependencies involving relationships between the project and non-project activities best defines

A)mandatory dependencies.
B)external dependencies.
C)discretionary dependencies.
D)internal dependencies.

Question 61

A method of planning and managing projects that are having difficulty due to lack of the resources required to execute project tasks best defines

A)quality functional deployment.
B)fishbone diagram.
C)critical chain project management.
D)thought process map.

Question 62

Which of the following includes activities performed more quickly than they normally would be performed?

A)relaxed program
B)floating program
C)reduced program
D)crashed program

Question 63

Shortening an activity is called

A)float.
B)crash.
C)reduction.
D)smoothing.

Question 64

The ratio of rise and run of the project crash line describes

A)cost slope.
B)crash time.
C)crash buffer.
D)expected time.

Question 65

If the optimistic time is 3,the most likely time is 5,and the pessimistic time is 7,then the expected time is

A)6)
B)5)
C)15.
D)4)

Question 66

The completion time having the highest probability best defines

A)preferred time.
B)pessimistic time.
C)most likely time.
D)optimistic time.

Question 67

In CCPM,a finite amount of time that can be added to a sequence of activities to non-critical tasks best describes

A)negative float.
B)safety float.
C)relaxed capacity.
D)feeding buffers.

Question 68

An overall management philosophy introduced by Goldratt to help organizations continually achieve their goals best describes

A)six sigma.
B)theory of constraints.
C)scrum.
D)TMAP.

Question 69

What is PDM? Why is it useful?

Question 70

The longest time that an activity might require best defines

A)expected time.
B)optimistic time.
C)most likely time.
D)pessimistic time.

Question 71

Identify and describe three dependencies of project activities.

Question 72

Identify five benefits of networking project activities.

Question 73

A scheduling approach driven by dates and deadlines best describes

A)quantitative scheduling.
B)effort-driven scheduling.
C)duration-based scheduling.
D)SWOT scheduling.

Question 74

When using project management software,what are six factors that drive the calculation of time?

Question 75

A technique to shorten the duration of a project to meet the target dates best describes

A)project enhancement.
B)fast tracking.
C)thought process mapping.
D)quantitative project assessment.

Question 76

A scheduling approach driven by the quantity of assigned resources best describes

A)effort-driven scheduling.
B)duration-based scheduling.
C)event-based scheduling.
D)task-based scheduling.

Question 77

The shortest time an activity can be completed assuming a reasonable level of resources best defines

A)activation.
B)response time.
C)crash time.
D)task reduction.

Question 78

What is negative slack? Why does it occur?

Question 79

In CCPM,a definite amount of time that can be added at the end of the project is called

A)project buffer.
B)feeding buffer.
C)relaxed capacity.
D)safety buffer.

Question 80

Disadvantages of accelerating the duration of a project include

A)customer satisfaction may suffer.
B)sometimes adding manpower late to a software project makes it later.
C)scheduling overtime may cause problems with direct and intangible costs.
D)all of the above.