The Following Questions Adapted from Tutorial Material of H Steyn

Short Answer

The Following Questions adapted from tutorial material of H Steyn Ed., Project Management -A Multi-disciplinary Approach (Pretoria: FPM Publishing, 2003). Reprinted with permission.
-Put checks in the appropriate boxes in the table below.
$$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | l | } \hline & \begin{array} { l } \text { Project } \\\text { buffer }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { Feeding } \\\text { buffer }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { Resource } \\\text { buffer }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { Drum } \\\text { buffer }\end{array} \\\hline \begin{array} { l } \text { This buffer/ these buffers ensure(s) that, unlike } \\\text { the critical path, the critical chain does not } \\\text { change from time to time during project } \\\text { execution. }\end{array} & & & & \\\hline \begin{array} { l } \text { This buffer/ these buffers ensure(s) that jobs } \\\text { done faster than planned contribute to reduced } \\\text { project duration. }\end{array} & & & & \\\hline \begin{array} { l } \text { Action is required when this/these buffer(s) } \\\text { is/are say 67\% depleted. }\end{array} & & & & \\\hline \begin{array} { l } \text { This/these buffer(s) contain a contingency } \\\text { reserve that has been removed from activities. }\end{array} & & & & \\\hline \begin{array} { l } \text { If activities are done faster than planned, it } \\\text { could cause that this/these buffer(s) could get } \\\text { depleted (i.e. get smaller). }\end{array} & & & & \\\hline \begin{array} { l } \text { This/these buffer(s) is/are never used on a } \\\text { single project. }\end{array} & & & & \\\hline\end{array}$$