Question 1

When crashing a project,our first task is to develop __________.

Accepted Answer

A) a table or graph of the cost of a project as a function of the project's possible completion dates 
B) a schedule that shows the risks associated with each activity in the project 
C) a list that shows the activities and the events of a project without referring to the costs 
D) a table showing the noncritical activities and the cost associated with each of those activities

Question 2

If the appropriate scheduling equation for task A of a project were W = D * U,and it was initialized so that W = 40d,D = 10d,and U = 4 resources,and task A is an effort-driven activity,correctly balance this equation if the value for U is changed from 4 to 5.To balance the equation,the altered variable and its new value are __________.

Accepted Answer

A) D = 6w 
B) W = 6d 
C) D = 8d 
D) W = 6d.

Question 3

The points between the extreme points of the relationship between time use and resource use represent __________.

Accepted Answer

A) time constrained projects 
B) resource constrained projects 
C) alternative trade-offs between time and resources 
D) a non-feasible solution space of trade-off alternatives related to time and resource use

Question 4

The principal reason why a project manager is surprised by resource constraints on a project is the failure to include __________ in risk identification activities.

Accepted Answer

A) resource availability 
B) resource cost 
C) resource mobility 
D) resource skill

Question 5

__________ refers to the amount of time past a project's due or delivery date.

Accepted Answer

A) Schedule slippage 
B) Scope slippage 
C) Quality slippage 
D) Time constraint

Question 6

Which of the following describes a situation where priorities are assigned to activities according to some rule not associated with task length,slack,or resource requirements?

Accepted Answer

A) student's syndrome 
B) arbitrary 
C) most successors 
D) most resources

Question 7

Given a scheduling equation W = D * U,if the equation for task J is initialized so that W = 20d,D= 5d,and U = 4 resources,and task J is a non-effort-driven activity (where D is held constant when resources are changed),correctly balance this equation if the value for U is changed from 4 to 5.To balance the equation,the altered variable and its new value are __________.

Accepted Answer

A) D = 25w 
B) W = 25d 
C) D = 80w 
D) W = 8d

Question 8

When doing multiproject scheduling,each individual project is represented by a network of tasks.We can form a single network of these projects by connecting them with dummy activities and / or ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) pseudo activities 
B) small tasks 
C) pseudonyms 
D) subnetworks

Question 9

__________ describes the amounts of individual resources an existing schedule requires during specific time periods.

Accepted Answer

A) Resource loading 
B) Resource leveling 
C) Scope loading 
D) Resource succeeding

Question 10

__________ aims to minimize the period-by-period variations in resource loading by shifting tasks within their slack allowances.The purpose is to create a smoother distribution of resource usage.

Accepted Answer